Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-05
DANGER CONFR0NTs
NATION PRESIDENT
SAYS IN INAUGURAL
WOODROW WILSON PUBLICLY AS
SUMES LEADERSHIP OF U. s. A.
AT WASHINGTON TOOAY-AO-
DRESS DEALS ALMOST ENTIRE
lY WITH WAR MENACE.


ing to use his own words. not re-
Prospect but the thought and purposes
of the President and immediate fu-
ture. Woodrow Wilson of New Jer-
sey today subscribed in public to the
oath as his own successor. The oath
was publicly administered at l24a o.
clock.
Not since Abraham Lincoln kissed
the bible in subscribing to the same
solemn obligation has president
been inducted into office under such
extreme tension in national affairs as
prevailed today. The dominant note
OF the day was patriotism and ulil,'
ci nation. The city of WASHINGTON
wes beautiful in the extreme silnpli-
CITY of all decorations the national
colors alone prevailing. And from the
moment that President Wilson and
Vice President Marshall left the White
House at 11:01 to proceed to the capi-
tol until the last man in the inaugural
parade had passed the court of honor
the one dominant note everywhere
was America first"
President Wilson made this very
plain in his inaugural address. lnsis
ting that perhaps no period of Ameri-
can history has been so fruitful OF
important reforms in our economic
and industrial life the president in
sisted that the nation mast present
a united front in its relations to the
existing crisis,
I'VE are of the blood OF all nations
that are at war" declared the chief
executive in solemn tones, and then
he demanded a sngleness of purpose
for the people of the nation in the try
ing days that now are Immediately be
fore us. And the sentiments thus ut
tered seemed to find receptive tone
in the hearts of all who heard him
, President Wilson never looked bet
/ ter than he did today. Drawn by four
beautiful thoroughbreds to proceed tt
the capitol to subscribe to the oath
until he returned to the White House
he was smiling All along the route
of the parade he and Mrs Wilson bow
ed to the crowd that acclaimed then
and was plainly in sympathy with the
president and the doctrines for which
ne stands.
The scene along Penna avenue as
4 the President proceeded to the CAPT
@ tol was an animated one Three car
s riages each drawn by four horses ant
Q entirely surrounded by soldiers, con
yeyed the President and Mrs. Wilson
Z Vice President and Mrs. Marshall, in
:. augural chairman Harper and the sen
e ate and House committee representa-
n tives to the grey pile which domin
e ates the city And each had its owl
y individual escort and the senate an
l. house committee representatives il
e the grey pile, which dominates tn
a city.
u Preceding the entire column wa
d Major General Hugh l., Scott, chic
y marshal and his aides the majorit
Of whom were designated from tn
e regular army. Then came the squat
K ron Of the Second Cavalry selected b
ID the President as his own idyidual a'
)f cort. high honor paid to the regula
army and designed to show that Woot
N rev Wilson was the President OF IN
t. whole people and not Of any indiyidui
,e state. Vice President Marshall wa
escorted by the cadets of the Culve
Military academy Of Indiana, mounte
on coal black horses and presentin
wonderful picture Inaugural Chai
man r.. Harper, a resident Of the di
I trict. had FOR his individual esco
the troopers of Troop Il, district
,f. Columbia military,
- President Wilson in his epochal q
no. dress said
's "Mya Fellow Citizens: The fou
os years which have elapsed since las
or stood in this place have bee
,s crowded With counsel and action {
the most vital interest and cons
od quence Perhaps no equal perio
=, in our history has been so fruitt,
20, of important reforms in our &c
ri. nomic and industrial life or so fu
,ro of significant changes in the spir
and purpose Of our political actlo
-, We have sought very thoughtful
,o to set our house in order. CORE
iry the grosser errors and abuses
our industrial life liberate al
quicken the processes of our natio
al genius and energy and lift o
I'm pelities to broader view of Il
lily. peoples essential interests. 1t
out record of singular variety al
singular distinction. But sh'
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