New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-01
CHEER WILSON
AS EX-PRESIDENT
Continued from page I

for a ship Of battle whose name shall
be America.
"The flag that will not defend its
citizens forfeits all claim 10 their sup
port. To woman, duty is doubly duty
because she and her children are shell
tered at whatever cost by mems lives.
Shall she then weigh against them for
money? Listen 10 the cry of the Eng
lish mothers over their dead sons
They had no chance, we were UMPIRE
pared Shall our sons have all the
odds against them? Shall they fight
with no chance or only a sporting
chance or every chance?
Eve will stand adamant. We mothers,
against inadequacy OF defence. You
shall not barter our flesh and blood, for
the men of these United States must
arise 20 defend this land. They shall
be equipped 10 survive, they shall NOT
be doomed TO perish TO no purpose.
They must go forth 10 victory, not 20
defeat. defeat carries the end of self
government. Lives there man with
soul so dead as too bear that fot
America? We are at the crossroads OF
many things. We are tired of the
tyrannies Of armies; we are soul SICK
Of the wrongs We are made TO bear.
This war when il ends must leave
men thenceforth forever free. not IN
subiugation TO armed might. IL is time
that we demand for Americans their
neutral rights. Till martial power IL
in the hands Of peaceful people there
can be no lasting peace. We owe some
thing TO ourselves and 10 what we hoid
for humanity. We are striving 70 live
as neutrals. We have kept faith with
the continents of battling powers. IN
all the ages across the world the rlgh,
Of way has been TO war.
when nations draw the sword, those
keeping it sheathed must stand away
Il is time We proclaimed q new emah-
cipation from slavery. Let US an
nounce that the right Of way belongs
no more 10 war. On land and on sea-
over land and under sea. make way for
peace. Our citizens have rights IN
/ alienable along the pathways or the
world. The routes of the air, the sea-
I is first unto non-combatants, not 70
either the battleship or the submarine
[ Life has its own claim.
/ with patience unbounded we have
tried diplomacy for safety. We nave
pleaded for safety. We have reasoned
| for safety. Now we must command
safety. And now back Of that com
mand must be the power and purpose
TO enforce safety. For the lawlessness
! OF might must be stretched an auth2rl-
tative hand. and America must pro
| claim thus far shalt thou go and no
/ farther. For God is marching en-
Throughout the speaking every ailu'
| sion TO Belgium was greeted with p tr'
/ tioularly hearty applause which became
{ especially intense when IT was coupled
/ with Pronunciation Of the Adminlstra-
/ ton at Washington for allowing the
violation Of Belgian neutrality By Ger
many 10 go unchallenged.
an the early days OF the war, SAID
/ Mr.. Bacon in his opening address, al
1 ter the admitted violation by Germany
/ Of the Hague convention, 10 which the
/ United States was a signatory, II
| seemed 20 be our solemn duty 10 pro-
/ test, which would nave been in strict
conformity with official neutrality.
81 consider that by remaining silen.
We incurred a heavy responsibility;
that protest against the admitted vio-
lation OF the treaty 20 which VIC had
given adherence, providing that She
territory of neutral powers is invio-
late, was never made. In many quar-
I tiers thers'was outcry that protest was
/ folly fraught with danger. But what
has happened since then;
Indifference 10 ones rights or timid-
. ity invites disregard on the part OF
others; violation has followed violation
IN appalling succession. none more
/ fragrant than that first one which was
publicly confessed"
Henry A. Wise Wood, chairman Of
- conference committee on national
pfeparodncss, started the crowd laugh
ing when he began b. saying that he
was going 70 speak of that sociologic
experimentation which, before Mr. Dan
iels took hold Of IL, was called the
American navy" lie went on 20 tell
how the navy had slipped down the
scale In relative strength among the
nayies o. the world 70 fourth place
Japan's navy. he said. is a close second
% ", and the General stan has stated
that - could deliver IN 600 men on the
Pacific Coat in sixty-thrcc days
Mayor Mitchell spoke, IL beng Just a
FEN hour before his departure COR st.
Lous 20 join The conference - c,ty
representative there 10 dacuss pre-
parcduess The problem confronting
the country, he said. would not be
solved until all the people rccogr I'VE
that with equal nights under demo-