The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-21
Guarded Reference to Peace
Received With Enthusiasm
by Carolinians
CRAYS AND VETERANS
CHEERED TO ECHO
Rchmonders in Parade in
Meck.enburg Anniversary
Pageant Given Perfect Series
of Ovations

]. Charlotte, n. c., May 2o.---Peace
sentiments adrohiy voiced by Preri-
dent Wilson in his speech here today
seemed to strike responsive chord
In upwards of 100, 900 hearts. The
President attended the celebration OF
the anniversary of the signing of the
Mecklenburg Declaration of Indepen-
dence.
While the President was guarded
In his reference toward peace pros
poets and that the part that the
United States may take In ending the
conlict in Europe, II was obvious that
the thought was uppermosi In his
mind. II was equally apparent from
the tremendous applause greeting the
slightest suggestion of peace In his
epeech that the Southland Ia for peace.
emblem OF Peace.
summing up an address directed
z cautiously at peace, the President said
would like therefore to think the
spirit OF this occasion could be ex-
pressed II we imagined ourselves lift
ing some sacred emblem OF counsel
and of peace. OF accommodation and
righteous judgment before the nations
Of the world"
Discusses Ideals of United States
The President spoke only briefly and
devoted himself almost wholly 10 dis
cussion OF the ideals OF the United
States He declared "untainted Amer
icansm' is needed He declared the
United States must preserve it's ideals
IN order te be Of assistance In fefpfrE
the world. He was enthusia stica,ly
applauded
I have come back for brief visit
TO region dear to my heart" said
the President. II do not know
whether ] Nn interpret sor you the
spirit of this occasion. II is neces-
cary TO realize just what we cele-
hrnte
There were only 100000 people
IN this nation when It became indie
pendent Now there are 100, 000 600
people. There have been changes
hut we have the same elements. What
want TO impress on you is that we
have always been in the making
Among the men who founded this
nation therc was very great pas
rion for human liberty.
Cites Fauft OF Nation.
What | want to call your atten.
ton TO Is that this nation has de-
voted itself almost too much to ma
terial things. There have been other
nations just as rich as the United
States We must think of what we
are going to do with our wealth ard
our prosperity.
America did not come out Of the
South and II did not come out of New
| ENGLAND. II came out of the Middle
States. where there was mixture OF
different races"
The President dveit on the Euro
pean war
What are the elements of this
war" he asked. III is clash Of
different elements Europe is nghtinR
out in war the questions we are night
ing out in peace
Whole World Now Melting Pot
AS the processes of communication
have grown better. nations and peo-
pies have grown closer together. Men
can now learn more about each other
So that now the melting pot is bigger
than America. 1t is AS big as the
world. See. then. what new word
We have come into.
Here in America we have tried to
set the example of peace by keeping
| together
Isn't II the sign and dawn of
new age that the one thing now on
which the world Is about to fall ba TX
IL the moral Judgment Of mankind p
The President said he would like
To think the spirit of the occasion"
| could be expressed 'if we could fmag-
inc ourselves lifting up some symbol
of humanity
Closing hi. aldtess amid a burst of
. applause. the President left the stand
to go to a local club for lunch.
A quasi interpreta-
ton Of the Presidents speech was
| that he tried cautiously to convey his
conviction that the European bellig-
. erents are actually at n ,''standstill'
as to peace progress and ultimately
will be required to seek counsel"
asking the friendly Offices of the
! limited States.
It was reliably stated that the Pres
ident expects to make a more def
mite declaration Of his peace opinions,
. IL not intentions. when he speaks be-
fore the League to Enforce Peace in
washington next Saturday
The Greatest Celebration
Today was described as the greatest
May 20 in the history OF North Caro-
lima.
Independence IL held to be the first
"declaratton," antedating the one at
Philadelphia by more than one year.
The President ana party left at z
o'clock this evening for Warrington
President Wilson and his party ar
rived here at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. The President first reviewed a
parade. Thousands from all over the
state packed the streets and gave the
president great demonstration. At
the reviewing stand he was welcomed
~ Governor Craig. Of North Carolina:
Governor Manning, Of South Carolina,
ana their STAINS
The procession, headed by the
North Carolina National Guard $500
sffonK, took an hour TO file by the
sIoint where the President stood. 1t
n wsas made up of not only the milf
| 1ary, but Of Industrial floats and ex-i
. Nbits, vekarans Of the Civil War, ira