The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-05
WARNS NATION
Of ITS PERIL
DECLARES THAT THE UNITED
STATES MAY YET BE DRAWN
INTO WORLD STRUGGLE.
MAKES PLEA f0R PEACE
Urges Il Limitation OF World Arma-
nlent and Equal Responsibility
for All Nations in Maintaining
Peacc-Freedom CT Seas.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-Pre~t-
dent Wilson sounded new doctrine
OF iEternafionalism and world peace
in his inaugural address today. and
by the same breath warned that the
United states may be required 70
take u mere ssimgnediate association
with the war than By mere armed
neutrality.
He spoke for a unity Of icmerican
thought and spirit OF action. This
must be Americas step into the
World peace spirit-instead Of an
isolated national yiew AS in the
past.
The presidents plea for peace be-
fcre the thousands and thousands at
tending his second suguration CALI
ed for the following:
Limitation Of world armament.
Equal responsibility Of all nations
in maintaining peace.
Equality of nations in maintaining
rights, power and privileges.
The destruction OF 'sarlned balance
of power and that all the world will
support no other power than the view
OF Il government derived from all just
powers and consent Of the governed"
Freedom OF the seas.
Equality for all and the crushing
of any attempt by any nation to or-N
ganize or set in motion revolution
against another nation
Continuing In his discussion Of the
spirit of patriotism and Amerieanism
and of a new world unity, the pres
idcnts speech suggested, despite war
fires which are raging, that it is prob
able this nation viii take u broader
stand for peace which is coming soon.
sThe shadows now lie dark along
our path" he said. ARMED nentraii-
ty is now our stand. We must stand
firm in our arme dneutrality. sincc
il seems there Is no other way by
which we can do what we insist on
doing and which we cannot forego."
At this statement hush followed.
Then gradually the president contin-
uexl:
I'VE may be drawn into the strug-
gle, not by our own purpose or desire,
to IA mere immediate action In assert
ing our rights"
Amy such step, he assured his hear
ers, would be with an unselfish pur-
pose-not with amy view Of conquest
or national aggrandixement.
The president. in his inaugural
address, said in part:
MY Fellow Citizens: -Four years
lave elapsed since l last stood here
and they have been crowded with
| full OF matters of vital interest;
pc rhaps no important reforms in
our commercial and industrial life
are SO full OF interest as the change
in political actions. We have
sought to set our own house IN
order; TO correct the ggosser errors
OF our civil life, liberate and
quicken the nations genius and
energy and lift our policy for a
better view of the people. Ii IS IA
record of singular gravity for in
tesesting discussion, but l shall NOT
ettempt to review IL now.
/ ..it is not n time for retrospect
II is time rather to speak ou,
thoughts and purposes concerning
the present and immediate future
In addition tn the important legisia
ten to- which we addressed oar
selves four years ago other matter.
have mere and more forced them
selves upon our attention, matter
lying outside of our own life a
u nation over which we had no con
trol, but which, despite our wishe
. te keep free from. hay drawa u
: more under their influences.
has been impossible IL avoid il.
has affected the life of the worlt