The Washington herald., 1917-03-06

political stsbiiity Of free peoples. and
equally responsible for their mainten-
ance;
That the essential principle of peace
Is the actual equality Of nations in
all matters Of right or sprivilege:
That peace cannot securely or Justly
rest upon an armed balance Of power: /:
That governments derive all their just
powers from the consent Of the gov
erned and that no other powers should
be supported by the common thought.
purpose or power, OF the family Of ma
tons:
That the seas should be equally free
and safe for the use Of all peoples, un-
der rules set UP by common agreement
ticable. they should be accessible to all
upon equal terms; ..r@s ~..t
That national armaments should be lin
tied to the necessities Of national order
and domestic safety;
That the community Of interest and
Of power upon which peace must hence
forth depend imposes upon each nation
the duty, Of seeing to 1t that all infiu-
ences proceeding from its own citizens
ton IN other states should be sternly
and afectuaIiy suppressed and pre-
vented.
need not argue these principles to
you. my fellow countrymen; they are
your own. part and parcel of your own
thinking and your own motive in affairs
They spring up native amongst U.S. Upon
this as a platform Of purpose and Of ac-
tion We can stand together.
And 1t 10 imperative that we should
stand together. We are being forged
into new unity amidst the fires that
now blaze throughout the world. In
y AValA AVaA L.
tdence, let US hope, be purged Of faction
and division, purified Of the errant
humors Of party and Of private interest.
and shall stand forth in the days to
come with new dignity Of national
pride and spirit. Let each man see to
it that the dedication is in his own
heart, the high purpose of the nation
in his own mind, ruler OF his own will
and desire.
I 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
their leader in affairs. I know now wha,
the task means. I realize to the full
the responsibility which 1t involves.
pray God I may be given the wisdom
| and the prudence to do my duty in the
true spirit OF this great people. I am
their servant and can succeed only as
they sustain and guide me by their conn.
dence and their counsel. The thing
| shall count upon. the thing without
which neither counsel nor action will
avail Is the unity OF America-an Amer.
lea united in feeling. in purpose, and in
Its vision Of duty, Of opportunity and OF
service.
We are to beware Of all men who
! would turn the tasks and the necessi-
ties OF the nation to their own private
profit or use them for the building uu
OF private power; beware that no fac
tion or dtsloyal intrigue break the har-
mony or embarrass the spirit of our
people; beware that our government be
kept pure and incorrupt in all its parts.
United alike in the conception Of our dut '
and in the high resolve to perform It in
the face OF all men. let us dedicate our
selves to the great task TO which we
must now set our hand. For myself
beg your tolerance, your countenancc
and your united aid. The shadows that
now lie dark upon our path will soon
he dispelled. and we shall walk with the
light all about us II we be but true to
ourselves-to ourselves as we have wish
ed to be known in the counsels of the
world and in the thought Of all those
who love liberty and justice and the right
exalted.