Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-03-05
COOPERATION N UNIVER-
SAL FORCES OF MANKIND
Future Action Declared the President, Must Be
Done With the Whole World AS a Stage We
Are No Longer Provincials, But Tragic
Events of Past Ihiry.Six Months Have Made
Us Citizens of the World.
(By Associated Press,


Washington, March 5.-President
Wilson made his second inaugural
address the occasion for announcing
the new world policy for the United
States Of cooperation In the wide
and universal forces Of mankind"
Declaring there are. many things to
be done at home." the President add
cd: But we realize that the greatest
things that remain to be done must be
done with the whole world for stage.
They will follow in the immediate
wake OF the war itself and will set
civilization up again" He continued;
I'VE are provincials no longer. The
tragic events Of the past thirty
months have made US citizens Of che
world. There can be no turning back.
Our fortunes as nation are involved.
We are not the less Americans. We
shall be more true Americans II we
remain true to the principles In which
we have been bred. We have known
and boasted all along that these we're
the principles OF liberated man.
kind" The President declared:
I'VE stand firm in armed neutrality.
since In no other way can we demon
strate what II Is We insist upon and
cannot forget"
Continuing. the President said:
I'VE maybe even drawn. not by our
own desire, into more active asser-
tion OF our rights as we see them. but
nothing will be allowed TO alter our
purpose. We desire neither conquest
nor advantage. We wish nothing at
the cost Of another people. We covet
the opportunity to prove our profes.
sions to be sincere
In closing President Wilson pro-
claimed q platform OF the right OF all
people to govern themselyes-"equai
responsibility Of nations for maintain.
ing such a peace. which cannot se.
curely rest upon an armed balance Of
power" and freedom OF the seas and
limitation Of national armaments to
the need OF domestic safety"
Prior to the taking Of the oath by
Vice President Marshall In the senate.
all the cabinet officials came In and
sat beside President Wilson. thus dis
pelling reports Of possible cabinet
changes. II is the custom Of tho Pros
ident to bring In only those who win
serve with him In tho coming term.
Mr.. Marshall is the inst vice presi.
dent to succeed himself since the
present elective system was adopted.
Just before President Wilson began
mo -eddrsss someone In the crowd
started singing America" and the
strains werc taken up In q mighty
cnorus that rcsounded over the vast
assemblansc. Mr.. Wilson smiled.
A cold strong wind made Il impossi.
bic for many TO hear the President
speak. Tho President began speak.
Ing with barred head. but put On his
hat owing TO the cold wind. Many 9th.
era stood bareheaded. Prolonged
cheers followed the completion Of the
address. The crowd was more order.
ly than usual At Insugurals. officers
having no trouble TO Keep them from
pushing toward the stand. Tho dec.
orations Of flags were more profusc.
The Presidents carriage was drawn
by four horses. Senators ovcrman
and Smith Of Georgia rode with the
President and Mrs. Wilson Tho
carriage was entirely surrounded by
troops. police and secret service men.
Vast volumes Of cheuinE greeted
the President when he was inaugural.
cd at is:ts O'Clock this afternoon for
the second time. He Issued q solemn
warning to the nation against any fac.
zion or intrigue to break the harmony
or embarrass the spirt Of the Ameri.
can people. and called for an Amerscs