Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-15
Big AUDIENCE HEARD
PRESIDENT TALK
ON NATIONAL CRISIS

filed with utmost porrent for the fu-
ture of our country, there are no
terms which apply to classes and types
OF our citizens; we are all Ameri-i
cans.
"The present national crisis has
been brought about to considerable
extent" he declared" by the failure
OF the people of the nation to regard
President Wilson's request. made at
the opening of the European war, to
refrain from partisan discussion of
the rights or wrongs of the belliger-
ents.
4 will leave the discussion of the
=, n,omentous affairs of the nation in this
great crisis to President Wilson, than
whom no truer, more loyal or more
able American ever lived, and if peace
shall continue, / will thank my GOD
for Woodrow wilson," declared the
yice-President, and his tribute to the
chief executive Of the nation brought
bowls of applause.
Relieves i'm Arbitration.
MIR Marshall asserted his belief in
tile theory of arbitration and his hopes
that this system of adjusting differ
ences may eventually prevail, but ex-
pressed doubt on this upoint, since
questions of opinion are inarbitrable.
as opposed to questions Of fact He
stated that he favors the S-hour law,
because it fixes a scale and fixes opin-
ion, it being necessary that standards
of opinion be fixed by law. However,
said he, if this law or any other law.
works Justice for one class of citizens
and injustice for another it must
not stand, for no nation can long ex-
ist where its statutes are founded ON
such a principle.
The Vice-President urged the ut
most cooperation, loyalty and patriot
ism in support of President Wilson
and declared that while he loved the
Democratic party with whole-souled
devotion, he would rather it were ut
terly destroyed than to see it hinder
the President in his effort TO uphold
the honor and dignity of the nation.
Many people have wrong concep-
ton of patriotism, said he. ''Educa-
ton does not necessarily mean patriot
ism, but right along this line | would
saw that the establishment of a mill
tary department in your own local
high school is a step in the right di-
rection, and I would like to see every
high school in the country with a de-
bartment for military training; 1t
makes for better citizenship" de-
clared Mr.. Marshall.
Mere force and power are not the
objects of the government that is to
stand through the ages said the
sreaker. "All men have the right u
organize the form of government they
desire and the rights of man VIII al
ways be superior to the rights of those
Who say they rule by divine grace"
He voiced the opinion that the Unit
ed States does not desire to build up
national structure founded upon the
principle that mere power is the vital
essential. THE United States stands
fcr the golden rule of statecraft, if it
stands for anything" he said.
The President paid high COM
.riiment to the Woodmen Of the World,
declaring that through the inculcation
of the principles of their order, the
Woodmen camps throughout the coun-
try are recruiting stations for Ameri-.
cans The Woodmen as well as the
i embers of the other fraternal orders.
are binding the people of the nation
together. said the speaker.
In concluding his address. Mr.. Mar
shall asserted that while there are un-
doubtedly many points upon which the
citizens of the United States may cons
cientiously differ. they are of one ae-
cord in their conception of their duty
TO the nation and to the President.
1T is our country. first. last and all
the time; right or wrong, our coun-
Try" he declared.
The vice-President concluded his
address shortly after 10 o'clock, and
after meeting large number of eiti-
zens in the lobby of the Windsor Ho-
tel, was taken to the Central of GeoT-
sia depot, where he boarded the 10:40
northbound train for Winston-Salem,
" c., where he is scheduled to delive.
~ address on Friday.