The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-14
But Asks If Nation Is
Ready For War If
Need Be
WILSON OPENS
HIS CAMPAIGN
Notable Speech Deiv-
cred at Jefferson
Banquet

WASHINGTON. April 14.-voic.
Ing his earnest hope that the Unit.
cd States may be able to avoid war,
but asking If the people were ready
TO go in where the interests of hu.
manity were TO be served and
ready TO withdraw when that pur.
pose had been accomplished, Presi-
dent Wilson in speech at the JET.
ferson banquet last night. delivered
what is received here as the key.
note OF the Democratic national
campaign.
When the president asked II
Americans were ready to serve the
interests Of humanity even to the
I'oint Of war, he was interrupted by
shouts of Eyes
The president said In part:
The great feeling has come into nv
heart that we are better prepared
than We ever were before to show
how Amrics can lead the way along
the psths of light Take the single
matter of the financial statistics OF
which We have only recently become
precisely Informed. the mere increase
IN the resources OF the national
banks OF this country IN the last
twelve month exceeds the total re-
sources OF the Deutcsher Raichsbank.
and the aggregate resources OF the
national banks OF the United States
exceed ny three thousand millions the
aggregate resources OF the Bank ~
Rank OF Russia, the Reichbank in
where everybody Processes to be non :
partisan; refer Just as much TO do
site affairs. for In saying non par
tween parties and political Organise
tions. hut also and more fundament-
ally rs between classes and interests.
We are not lighting anybody that
are hghtinc for everybody that wants
Ia do legitimate business And We
are not partiFans as between the rich
ami the poor. as between the employ
or and the employc, but that. u u he
possible. We are pnrtisans % both
and would N We could. in our think
.rc. draw them together TO see the
Interests az the country In the same
terms ard express them In the same
concerted purposes,
Any mn who fights for any class
,n this country ia now nghtIng again 1T
IN" Interest % America and the wei
fare Of tho world. We are non
partisan a. between classes. as be-
tween interests. as between political
ambitions. as between those who de-
sire power and those who have u,
For power will never again I'm Ameri- .
ca, ~ know anything OF Its temper,
long he entrusted TO those who use IL
In thor own behalf
Gentlemen. are YOU ready for the
test God forbid that We should ever
become directly or indirectly emhroil-
cd In uuarrels not Of our own choos-
ing and that do not afYect what we
feel responsible to defend. but N We
the Bank Of Switzerland and the
Bank Of Japan Under the provin-
cial conceptions OF the Republican
party this would have been impos-
slble
There are only two theories Of gov
eminent my fellow citizens. The one
Ia that power should be centered In
the control OF trustees who should de-
terminc the administration OF all
is the theory 81 the Republican party
A carefully hand picked body OF
trustees: the other theory is govern
ment by responsible and responsive
servants Of the great body Of citizens.
ests. because In direct and sympa-
thetic touch with the common desire
and the common need.
am not interested In personal am
billions Nav 7 not admit even that
am not enthusiastic over mere party
success like to see mon genera
lions strong take FIRE 81 great pro-
gressive ideas and; banding them
thoughtful brothers: put their shoul.
ders together and lift some part Of
the great load that has depressed hui
msnity. This country has not the
L.. - 80 ~ -
listen to the violent. TO the passion
ate. 10 the ambitious.
This country demands service which
is essentially end Fundamentally nom
This soon. some will learn u late. but
they viii all learn II so thoroughly
that II viii he diRcsted. This country
demands At this time as " never did
before absolutely dis'nteresteo ana
now refer merely to foreign aRairs.
should ever be drawn to II, are you
ready to TO In only where the inter-
ests OF America are coincident WIN
the interests OF mankind. and TO draw
out the moment the interest centers
In America and Is narrowed from the
Wide circle Of humanity Are you
ready for the test'
Have you tho courage to 90 int
Have YOU the courage to come out.
according as the balance is disturbed
or resdiusted for the interests OF hu-
manitv' ~ you are ready. you neve
Inherited tho spirit OF Jefferson, VINO
recognized the men In France and the
mon In Germany, who we're DOING
their best for humanity OF their day:
These are solemn days. when all
the moral standards OF mankind are
about to be finally tried out Ana
the responsibility II with US, gentle
mon. with us Democrats. because the
power for tho time being II ours, I"
say whether America under our LEAD
ershIp shall hold those eternal pal
ances even. or shall let some mallgn
influence depress one balance ana
lift the other: TIL we shall look
around and say, who stands for the
old visions OF liberty and whose eyes
are still open To those spiritual I'M
hgea conceived at our birih7"