The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-05
- lEnllIs lEFElsE.
AnGrn1CANs DO NOT WANT PEACE
~ H81CE on REsPECT SAYS
~ HAgusss Au1ieAce Which. Has
Eosaso Hin a HI Tssp Thas The
/. xSoooD - Un1ooa 1sa1es Ghoald In
- a Naa1oA Being Prepared for

xSoons - Un1>sa ssaaes should In
- q NaaAon neins Prepared for
D. MoinsA Feb. 1.-Presidcnt
Wlhsa. IN addrsssing the largest
on1tsaes ef hb present trip in which
- = advocating preparedness. here
r'0nt asked this question: DO you
x41a he situstion to bs such that all
a., prssldsnt can do IL to write mes
onGoe and utter words OF protest7"
.:Why. 70 ssk that question 10 TO
nn6nBss ~" he said.
GAco by one or the other .bslliger-
6ooR~ = the presidsnt aid. "America
~ eaIlsd upon to rseistsc . voice of
Jg0oeue ~ inslsesncs.'
- the hrsachss Of international
M Vhieh ere n daily danger Of oc-
en>eino enepl1 toueh the very honor
- ~ unlted statss. DO you wish TO
- ne&AinG shout ~ DO you wish 70
1uVo III he VoslA ~ that the mas
9 ~ Unlts1 ntAtss can be stained
~ imDnnity
\ know there = not = man or wo-
- within the hearing Of my voice
~ would wish peace at the az
peoss OF the honor Of the United
sHso4a.~
- prssident's address was punc-
>n(ce1 with thundsrous applause. He
hp(ne oRavsly but with emphatic ses-
(nl11 - enforce his words. But both
- 1selasa&ion that the United statea
V1o1D peaee ana his assertion that
~ ~ vsapeee tor the nation must
- Dteservsa bsvught quick responses.
- Dgssi1ent declared hs was try
~ - wsieh carefully every word
~ said- He rsitsratsd that he had
49, daily ehasssA 10 hesp the soun-
a. cut Of var ana Also to uphold IL
1eoee.
fAn0 many Q aight when II has
oo9nsd inpossibls Tor me to 4ssp,'
-. ni1. ''bscauss of tins apparently
n>xtrieabls difhoultiss into which our
iin4esnatieual relations ,vsrs drifting.
: lave aid 70 mysslf. 4 wonder II
~ Dsepls Of the unitsa states fully
tnDw what that mandsts means TO
NJ And then. s)esp hsss come: be-
satss I hnSw ~ thsss wis not :
eennunisy IN Antesiea chat wosld moi
.in4 b>hihd ne IN mlAii{llinins tha
1eteR ~ ne Unit6d etstss.
~ 1lmsplty of keeping America
q <peaee during this titanic struggle
oe@en ths ~ can not bs disclosed
qoes perhaps Il never can b ais
&Dosd. How anxious and how dlf-
lsrf. this task has bssni But my heart
he been in It. 4 hsvo not srudsed
: single burden that has bsen placed
upon me with tlaat end d, visw."
There Are actually man In America
Who srs prsashins war the president
oeeearsd. men who want the United
oeotss - have entangling alliances
ahfoe1. He aid ne did not think they
epfGo The voice OF America. which he
lcpAred 20 be for peace. ~,
- added that others 60 further
4 0on 10 In advocating peace. "Thsy
psoaeh the doctrine Of peace at any
pe>ce." no added. while men In the
audience called ''Never!" "Nsvsr!" He
sa1d these mon ala not know the CIR
cu1nstances Of the world.
"Amsrica can not b an ostrich with
its head In the sand" ne said.
The president dsciar,d he hoped II
this war had no other sssult it would
crsats an international tribunal to set
tls questions which cause war. His
dsclarstion that he hid found the
psopls Of the Middle West for pro-
psrsdnsss drew long applause.
ZONE one who docs not know our
fellow citisens - well as no ought TO
kuow them. told me there was a GER
sah degree Of indifference and
iseAArgy In the Middle West with re-
safd TO the defense OF the nation"
No declared. II said did not believe
it. but was going out to see. / have
ssen what I expected to see-great
bodies Of serious men and women COM
Inc together to show their interest In
Tho object Of my visit"
Qhe president closed with q tribute
to the American flag.
As look At that fag." he said, 'T
sssm to SOC many characters upon Il
which are not visible to the physical
sys. There seems to move ghostly
visions Of devoted men who. ,ook,rv