South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-15

shows its ugly head where We can
see it. and there are hose az his
moment who are trying 90 levy "a
species OF political blackmail. say
ing. DO what we wish in the interest
of foreign sentiment. 1r we viii
wreak our vengeance 40 the polls
That Is the sort OF thing against
which the American nation will turn
with might and triumph II senti-
ment which viii teach hese gentle
men once for an that loyalty this
flag is the first test OF tolerance in
the United States"
Challenge to Foreign Born.
The presidents words were taken
as an open challenge 20 foreign-born
Americans who he had learned from
foreign language newspapers and
other sources are opposing him for
reelection.
You know we have derived our
citizenship from every country i'm the
world 10 is, therefore. not singular
| that sentiment In this country should
I bee disturbed by what is going on
/ across the water But while our
/ sentiments may be disturbed. our
/ loyalty 20 the United States ought
+ never 20 be disturbed. / want 10 be
scrupulously just in assessing cir
/ cumstances which have brought
about division Of sentiment in his
country and ! believe that a great
majority Of those whose lineage
comes from the nations al war are
just as loyal as native Americans
/ II have not come here this after
noon for the purpose of making an
elaborate address, he said THE
/ day is sufficiently eloquent already %
Takes Fling at Critics.
The president took a fling at the
critics of his foreign policy by de-
claring that sentiment about the flag
I must be backed up by action. II
need not remind YOU" he said how
much sentiment has been poured out
on our flag There was a day when
/ all that was necessary was to put
our sentiments into poetic words
/ This is not "A day Of sentiment.
/ Sentiment is all right. but il does not
profit to the best service Of the coun-
/ try unless it has "a definite purpose
before IT,
! Apparently this nation is again
| and again and again to be tested.
| The last great test was the Civ.l war,
J and you know how deep that cut,
but the wounds have all been healed.
Il will regard this day as a day
/ Of re-dedication Of all that is good
In the United States. / will go from
/ here and see a hand pointing 10 my
\ definite duty and. no matter how
and scrupulousIy follow where it
/ long il points, / shall unswervingly
/ points"
While the democratic convention
was being opened in St Louis, Pres't
| Wilson devoted the entire day TO the
/ Flag day demonstration. Carrying
a large flag. ne walked from the
capitol 10 the white house at the
head of more than so, 900 marchers.
| including many high government
officials. employees OF all the gov
eminent departments and of the
capitals business houses. companies
/ OF cadets. national guardsmen, union
and confederate veterans and mem
/ bers OF commercial and social or
/ ganizatiOns
Goes in Reviewing Stand.
The parade started from the cap
itOl grounds. and as its head passed
the white house the president drop
ped out and took his place in the
| reviewing stand. lie was Joined
there Sec'ys McAdOo, Redfeld and
Lane and Wilson. Postmaster Gen
! BurlesOn and Atty. Gen. Gregory
who had marched at the head Of en-
plOyes of their departments, and by
Sec'y Lansing. AS soon as the last
marchers passed the stand FIVE hours
later the president went to the
monument grounds. where his ad-
dress formed the principal part OF
| an hours patriotic exercises.
Almost every man and women in
the presidents audience carried an
American flag. Before he began
! speaking cannon fired a national sa-
lutte of p guns and the marine band
played the star Spangled Banner. u
while a huge flag was drawn slowly
10 the top Of the white monument
800 feet above the ground. Sec'y
Lansing presided and i'm introducing
the president emphasized the duty
Of present-day Americans TO preserve
unSullied ideals handed down by the
founders of the republic.