Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-06
Wen Fight and Die for
America" Say Foreign
Born Citizens.
INAUGURATION IMPRESSIVE
Mighty Throng Cheers PreSi-
dent; Nice-PreSident Mar.
shall Also Sworn In.

the world at war and America poised
Inauguration as president of the
United states today with last mes
sage of hope for peace.
Standing in the shadows of the ma
/ TONS capitol the president renewed
his oath OF allegiance to the constitu-
tion. praying to God hat he might be
given wisdom and prudence to do his
duty in the true spirit of the Amcri-
can people.
To Push Our Claim.
While trumpets blared and martial
| accOutremcntS ratified prophetically
about him. the president pictured the
deep wrongs the United States pa
! tiently had borne in the conflict OF
other peoples without wishing TO
wrong or to injurc in return. Assert
| ing that the tragedies of another con-
! tlnent had removed provinCialism and
| made American citizens OF the world
and that the principles of this re-
public should be applied to Liberation
of firm and armed neutrality" must
demonstrate her claim to n minimum
Of right and freedom of action" In
world affairs.
Peculiar interest and significance in
the light of his rcbuke last night to
senators who prevented the passage OF
the armed neutrality bill. were at
tachcd to the presidents assertion on
this point Even more interest and
| concern were aroused when he added.
The Unscliish Stand of L. S.
I'VE may even be drawn on by cir
cumstances, not by our own purpose
| or desire. to more active assertion
| of our rights as we see them and
more immediate association with the
great struggle itself. But nothing will
alter our thot or our purpose. We
! desire neither conquest nor advantage.
| We wish nothing that can be had only
at the cost of another people. We
have always professed unselfish pur-
| pose and we cONet the opportunity to
prove that our professions are sin
cere"
Making no attempt to review the
legislative record OF the last four
years, the president said that this was
no time for retrospect. The time was
one to speak of thots and purposes
for the immediate future. To be in
| different to the influence of the war
upon America or Independent Of it,
he said, was impossible ana he was
firm I'm the conviction that the part
this country wished to play I'm the
vital turmoil was the part Of those
who mean to vindicate and fortify
peace"
These were the dominant thots Of
! the president as he addressed the
cheering multitude in the broad plaza
of the capitol grounds. In the assem-
blage before him American citizens
Of all nations had sung america"
with mighty voice while waiting for
| his appearance on the inaugural
stand. In the procession which fol
lowed him to the white House and
passed in review ga composite and
cosmopolitan people gave graphic
evidence of loyalty and patriotism.
Real Patriotism shown.
1--WE are American citizens" flared
from banners borne by once alien
bands 1--WE are ready 10 fight and die
for America" was the stirring mes
sage blazing from a standard waving
over the heads Of new American citi-
zens from Poland. Men OF many FOR
cign ancestrics held to the breeze as
they marched past the chief executive
other insignia Of patriotic American
ism and the words America first" on
countless streamers aroused the
Ithrongs along Washington's broad
thorofarcs TO continual outbursts OF
patriotic foryor.
Mrs. Wilson'S Part.
From the time the president feft
the White House until his return his
course was triumphal Sharing with
him the plaudits was Mrs. Wilson, who
accompanied him TO the capitol. stood
by his side on the inaugural stand as
! Chief Jutsice white administered the
oath of office and Joined with him i'm
acknowledging tributes and acclaim
I'm the professional Journey to the
White House. 1t was the first time I'm
history that the wife OF a president
had participated so prominently in
inaugural ceremonies and gracing
them also was Mrs. Marshall wife of
the vice president who sat with her
husband in the inaugural stand and
rode behind him in the parade.
More Impressive Ceremonies.
No less impressive than the inaugu-
ration of the president was the inaug-
uration of the vice president and the
swearing in OF new senators in the
senate chamber in which the presl-
dent participated. When members of
the senate and house had been seated
the diplomats of foreign nations In
their glittering official regalia were
ushored into the chamber followed by
the chief Justice and associate Jus
tices OF the supreme court In their
| somber robes, officers OF the army
and navy and members of the cabinet
Then the sergeant-at-arms OF the sem
ate heralded the approach of the
president Of the United States.
Instantly the crowd In the gal
eries and dignitarlcs on the senate
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