Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-06

Washington. March 6. = Woodrow Wilson, with the major part of the world at war and America poised on It's verge. consecrated his second in- auguration as president of the United States today with a last message or hope for peace.
 Standing in the shadows of the na- lions capitol with his face turned to- ward the eastern war-seared skies, the president renewed his oath of ale glance to the constitution. praying to God that he might be given wisdom and prudence to do his duty in the true spirit of the American people.
 Firm in Armed Neutrality.
 While trumpets blared and martial aecoutrements Fattled about him, the president pictured the deep wrongs thas United States patientIr had borne In the conflict of eotter peoples with put wishing to wrong or fnjure in re- turn. Asserting that the tragedy of another continent had removed pro- vincialism and made Americans citi- gems of the world. and that the prin- riples of this republic should be ap- piled to a liberation of mankind, he resolutely voiced a determination that America, standing firm in armed neu- tra1ity," must demonstrate her claim to minimum of right and freedom of action in world affairs.
 Peculiar interest and significance, fin the light of his rebuke last night to senators who prevented passage of the armed neutrality bill. were attached to the presidents assertion on this point Even more interest and con- cern were aroused when he added: we may even be drawn on, by cir cumstances, not by our own purpose or desire, to a more active assertion of our rights as we see them and a more immediate association with the great struggle itself. But nothing will alter our thought 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 covet the opportunity to prove that our professions are sim
 Events of immediate Future
 Making no attempt to review the legislative record of the last four Fears, the president said that this was DO time for retrospect The time was sne to speak of thoughts and pur- poses for the immediate future. To be indifferent to the influence of the war upon America or independent of lt, he said. was impossible, and he was Hrm in the conviction that the part vital turmoil was the part of those tyho mean to vindicate and fortify peace"
 These were the dominant thoughts of the president as he addressed the cheering multitude in the broad plaza of the capitol grounds: In the .as- sembIage before him American citi- Eens of all nations had sung Amer ica'' with a mighty voice while wait rural stand And in the procession which followed him to the White House and passed in review, "a com eosite and cosmopolitan people" gave vraphic evidence of loyalty and pa riotism.
 Ready to Fight and Die for America.
 we are American citizens fared hands we are ready to fight and lie for America" was the stirring message blazing from a standard way mg over the heads of new American eifizens from Poland. Men of many ,oreign ancestries held to the breeze Is they marched past the chief execu- i've other insignia of patriotic. Amer eaTlisn.f and the words America streamers aroused the throngs along Washington's broad thoroughfares to continual outbursts of patriotic fer
 Mrs. Wilson Shared in PIaudits.
 From the time the president left course was triumphab sharing with him the plaudfts was Mrs. Wilson, who ncconpanfed him to the capitol, stood by his side on the inaugural stand as Chief Justice White administered the 5ath of ofice and joined with him in acknowledging the tributes and ac- sIaim in the processfonal journey to ,IIfe White House. It was the first tirns h history that the wife of president lad participated so prominently in Inaugural ceremonies and gracing hem also was Mrs. Marshall. wife of The vice president, who sat with her husband in the inaugural stand and ode beside him in the parade.
 No less impressive than the lnau- EI1rafion of tl1e president was the in Suguration of the vice president and