The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-08
MR.. WILSON'S ADDREss-AN
" mMk.a n y ANALYSIS.

End. delivered to the congress most
remarkable address. It's power and
forcefulness extorted even from his
most bitter political foe compliments
an unstinted praise. 1t has wrested
" from men in ell walks of life, and of
-- every faith and creed the highest ex-
preston Of approval and confidence.
America. the greatest and most
powerful Of all the nations, follows
the lead of its greatest President,
into the greatest conflict that has ever
engaged the attention of mankind
The address is remarkable, first Of
all for it's broad humanitarian con-
cepts. THE challenge is to all man
kind" says the President. 1.-THE pres
ent German submarine warfare against
commerce is warfare against man
kind" Again, in speaking of his for
mer proposition, he proclaims there
has been no change of purpose or
thought; merely an altered attitude:
Neutrality is no longer feasible or
desirable where the peace of the
world is involved, and the freedom Of
it, peoples
Il Another thing to be remarked is his
yaunting Of democracy in the abstract.
"A steadfast concert for peace can
never be maintained except by part
nership of democratic nations,-It
must be league Of honor, partner
ship Of opinion Then speaking of
the revolution for the people in Rus
sta; and their accomplished freedom,
he says: "Here is a fit partner for a
league of honor"
Thus does the head of the worlds
greatest democracy contrast the free
dom and liberties of the entente ma
B tons with the autocracy and despo-
tism Of the central powers. Thus does
he castigate the most arrogant of all
modern governments for its intrigue
and deception, holding always in bas-
relief that noble concept of the De
claration of Independence, that no
government should live that does not
derive its power from the consent of
the governed Truly, if these thought
full and cogent sentences should fall
under the eye of the German soldier
in the trenches, it is by no means i'm
probable that an old adage may be
resusciatated even in these bellicose
days, and the pen again proves itself
mightier than the sword in bringing
to an end the most sanguinary con
flict Of all time.
But the most striking feature OF
this many sided address, as in all the
utterances of this most remarkable
man, is its splendid idealism. He
would teach a new patriotism. Time
was when men would oovet the bless
ings of peace as they sang with
Scott
"Breathes there man with soul sc
dead
Who never to hemself hath said,
This is my own, my native land?"
Butothe exaltation of this pronounc
ment,, and of the man, true TO his
thought and his ideals, would lead us
out and beyond the narrow confines
OF simple patriotic fervor, Right is
more precious than peace says he
land we shall fight for the things
which we have always carried near
est our hearts
Yet gwtthal it has the ring o
true Americanism. and an enlivenef
Imagination carries us back through
years, of uprivaled accomplishment
cast in an intricate historical setting
to the days OF Washington and Jeffer
son; we catch the echo Of trutl
pronounced III measured phrase, al
men are, and of right ought to be FREE
and Independent" and while memoir!
recalls this cradle song of our liber
ties, we read on the page before us
America. is. privileged to spend hel
blood and her might for the principles
that gave her birth and happiness.
Truly the God of nations has raised
up a real man to guide the destinie'
Of this nation, embarked as she is OF
s I most tempestuous sea. We will fol
low his lead.