Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-30

PHILADELPHIA. June SO.-Presi-
dent Wilson. in addressing the ad mems
convention yesterday afternoon. spoke
as follows:
You will understand that l have not
come here to make an extended adj
dress | do not need to explain to you
the circumstances which made 1t I'M
possible that l should prepare an ex-
tended address. but | count myself very
fortunate to be able to leave my ou-
ties at Washington long enough 10
face this interesting company OF meh'
who have the very fine conception that
IL is their duty to lift the STANDARDS ana
ideals of their profession
- understand. gentlemen, that you
have associated yourselves together III
order TO promote candor and truth IN
the advertisement of your business
81 wish very much, gentlemen, that
candor and truth might always pe ~
standard of politics as wen a -
standard of business. want " ut" -
lenge your attention LOT iho
this aspect of your ACTIVITIES
Must Put Ideals Into Action.
81 90 not see how a man can devote
himself to candor and truth in the pro-
motion of particular business with
ont studying the life of the great ma
tion to whom he addresses his advertls-
IT,, do not see how a man can fail.
having established the horizon OF ms
business where the great hills OF truth
lie TO lift his eyes to the great Hiuiti-
Pile of laboring men ana sums
women who constitute a great hatioi
like ours. and in the very act OF ad-
seriousness some part of the Impulse Oh
their life. You cannot comnehu 49,
business to people that you 90 not un
derstand, and you cannot uhueIssa
irr neopie o; the United States without
wishing to serve them ,,.
so l come to you with this though1.
America is at point, gentlemen, "heI
II is more than ever necessary that sne
sbould understand her own ideals not
only. but ready to put them INTO a''io"
at any cost.
Must Renew Example.
1T is one thing to entertain me
principles and another thing to make
them work. 1t is one thing to enter
tain them in the formulas OF words IKE
the splendid words which were uttered
and gave distinction to this ancient and
historic building behind me. but il is
another thing to do what these same
men did-make these words live in the
acts of their lives. And America is
summoned in each new genera.iot 10
renew not only the pledges that those
men made, but to renew the example
which they gave TO the world
IL am not interested. and l beg that
you will believe me when l say that
never have been Interested, in hghtlng
for myself. but l am immensely inter
ested in fighting for the things that
believe in, and so far as they are con-
cerned / am a challenger to all comers
1t is important, therefore. since i am IN
fighting mood. to let you know what
are some of the things that l do be-
lieve in.
IN the first place, 1 believe. and
summon you TO show your belief in the
same thing, that it is the duty of every
American in everything that he does,
in his business and out OF 1t, TO tnlnk
first not of himself or of any interest
which he may be called upon to sac
rifce- but of the country which we
serve. America first means nothing
until you translate it in what you do.
Duty of Every American.
so I believe most profoundly in the
duty of every American to exalt the ma
tional consciousness by purifying his own
motives and exhibiting his own devotion
u believe in the second place, that
America. the country that we put first in
our thoughts. should be ready in every
point of policy and of action to vindicate,
at whatever cost. the principles Of liberty.
of justice and of humanity to which we
have been devoted from the first
''You cheer the sentiment, but do you
realize what il means? 1t means that
YOU have not only got to be just to your
fellow men. but that a nation you
have got to he just to other nations 1t
comes high 1t is not an easy thing to
do |; is easy to think first of the ma
te.iaI interest of America, but it is not
easy TO think first of what America. IL
she loves justice. ought to do in the field
Of international affairs.