Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-02-01


ca holding up her hand OF hope ana OF
guidance to the people of the world
Milwaukee Speech
At Milwaukee the President said:
81 want at the outset to remove any
annrehension that may exist in your
minds.
"There is no sudden crisis. Nothing
new has happened. am not upon the
errand because of any unexpected SIT
uation. l have come to CONFER Win
YOU upon a matter upon Which 1
would in any circumstances, be neces-
sary for us to confer, when all the rest
of the world is on fire and our own
house is not fireproof
Some Dangers Passed
"Everywhere the atmosphere Of the
world is thrilling with the passion or a
disturbance such as the world has new
er seen before and it is first that we
should see that our own house is set
in order and that everything is done
to make certain that we shall not suf-
fer by the general disturbance. There
were some dangers to which this nation
seemed at the outset OF the war to be
exposed, which I think 1 can say are
now passed and overcome.
America has drawn her blood and
energy out Of almost all the nations of
the world. 1t is true of great many
of US that there lies deep in our hearts
the recollection of an origin which is
not American. We know that Our roots.
our traditions run back into other ma
tional soils and there are some songs
that stir us. There are some histori-
cal recollections which engage our
affections and stir our memories.
"ReaI Sentiments"
I'VE cannot forget our forebears. We
cannot altogether alter the fact Of our
essential blood relationships, and at
the outset of this war; it did look as if
there were division of domestic SEN
timent which might lead us to some
errors of judgment and some errors
Of action. But l for one believe that
that danger is past. l never doubted
that The danger was exaggerated be-
cause had learned long ago and many
of you will corroborate me by your
experience, that it is not the men who
are doing the talking always who rep
resent the real sentiments Of a ma
ton. I for my part always feel a Sc
rene confidence in waiting for the dec
| laration of TIE principles and senti-
ments Of the men who are not vocifer-
| Gus, do not go about seeking to make
| trouble. do their own thinking, attend
to their own business and love their
! own country. And, therefore, / have
at no time supposed the men whose
| voices contain or seem to contain the
threat of division amongst us were
really utlcring the sentiments even of
those whom they pretended to repre-
sent
Magic Of America
Il. for my part, have no jealousy of
family sentiment. l have no jealousy
of that deep affection which runs
back through long lineage 1t would be
a pity If we forget the fine things that
our ancestors have done. But 1 also
know the magic of America. I also
know the great principles which thrill
! with emotion in the great body polite
to which we belong in the United
/ States. 1 know the impulses which
| have drawn men to our shores They
have not come idly. They have not
come without conscious purpose to the
/ free They have not yet come without
voluntary desire to unite themselves
! with the great nation on this side OF
the sea, and know that whenever the
test comes every mans heart will be
first for America. And wherever they
! come from, it was the principle and
effective ambition that draw men tc
these shores. And they are not going tc
forget the errand upon which they
came and the America which they
have made their refuge and their hope
will not suffer by any forgetfulness or
their part. The trouble makers have
! fectual.
President Must Be Careful
Some of them have been verv yo-
ciferous. All of them have been ex-
ceedingly irresponsible. Talk was
cheap and that was all it cost them
they didn't have to do anything. But
you will know without my telling YOU
that the man whom for the time being
You have charged with the duties of
President Of the United States must
talk with a deep sense Of responsible
ity. and he must remember. above all
things, the fine traditions of his Office
Some men seem to have forgotten
that there is no precedent in American
history for any actions Of aggression
on the part Of the United States or
for any action which will indicate that
America is seeking to connect herself
| with the controversies on the other
side of the water.
Remembering Traditions
Men who seek to provoke such ac-
tion have forgotten the traditions OF
the United States, and it behooves
those with whom you have entrusted
Office to remember the traditions of the
United States and to see what those
traditions are-that the actions Of the
government are made to square with
those traditions. But there are other
dangers. my fellow citizens, which are
not passed and which have not beer
overcome, and they are dangers which
We canot control. We can control ir-
Irresponsible takers amidst ourselves
All that we have got to do is to en-
courage them to hire hall and theil
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