Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-05
Nc Turnino Back,

Will follow Immediately In the wake OF
war itself. We are provincials no
longer.
No Turning Back.
THE tragical events Of the thirty
months of idle turmoil thru which we
have passed have made us citizens Of
the world. There can, be no turning
back. Our own fortunes as nation
are involved whether we would have
1t so or not. And yet we are not less
Americans on that account. We shall
be most American II we but remain
true to the principles in which we
have been bred. They are not the prin-
ciples of a province or single con.
tinent. We have known and boasted
all along that they were the princi-
pies Of liberated mankind. These.
therefore, are the things we shall stand
FOR whether in war or in peace.
That all nations are equally inter-
ested in the peace of the world and ir
the political stability of free people
and equally responsible for their main
tenance; that the essential principle
OF peace is mutual equality Of nations
in all matters OF right and privileges.
Seas Should Be Free.
That peace can not securely or
justly rest on an armed balance Of
power: that governments derive all
their just powers from the consent Of
the governed; and that no other pow
ers should be supported by the COM
mon thoughts, purpose or power Of the
family of nations:
THAT the seas should be equally fren
nd A - oil ,Ioc
under the rules set up by common
agreement and consent. and that so
far as practicable they should be ac-
cessible to all upon equal terms; that
national armament should be limited
to the necessities of domestic order
and domestic safety.
Stand Together on Principles.
That the community of interests
and Of power upon which peace must
-henceforth depend imposes on each ma
ton the duty Of seeing to 1t that all in
fluences proceeding from it's own cit
liens that tend to encourage or assist
revolutions in other states should be
sternly suppressed and prevented
Il need not argue these principles
with you, my fellow countrymen, they
own thinking. They spring up native
amongst us. Upon this platform of
purpose and action we can stand to-
gether.
"And it is imperative that we should
stand together We are being forged
into a new unity among the fires that
blaze thruout the world. In their heat,
we shall, In Gods providence. let us
hope, be purified Of the errant humors OF
party and private interests and shall
stand forth. in the days to come with
new dignity Of national pride and
spirit.
II stand here and have taken the
high and solemn oath to which you
have been audience because the people
Of the United States have chosen me
for this august delegation of power and
have by their gracious judgment named
me leader in affairs. realize to the
full the responsibility which 1t involved.
Prays For Wisdom.
pray God may be given the wis.,
dom and prudence to DO my duty In
the true spirit Of this great people. I
am their ser0SEt and can silccsed only,
as they sustain ,snd guide me by their
and their COUNCIL The thing
I shall count upon, the thing. without
which neither counsel nor action shall
avail, Is the union OF America-an
America united In purpose OF oppor-
tunity and of service. We are to be-
ware Of all men who would turn the
tasks and necessities Of the nation TO
their own private profit or to use them
for the building up of private power:
beware that no faction or, disloyai in
trigue break the harmony OF en-
barrass the spirit Of our people; be-
ware that our government be kept
pure and incorrupt, united alike in the
Of our duty and the re-
solve to perform it, let us dedicate
to the great task to which
we must set our hand. For myself
beg your tolerance. your countenance
and your united aid. The shadows
that now lie dark upon our path will
soon be dispelled and we shall walk
with the light all abous US. II we be
but true to ourselves--to ourselves as
we wish to be known In the councils
Of the world, and in the thoughts of all
who love justice and liberty and right
exalted"