The evening world., 1917-06-05
LINE OF MEN WAITING TO REo.
lsTER At PUBLIC SCHOOL
NO. ia, OAK AND OLIVER
STREETS.
UNION PRESERVED
TO SERVE WORLD,
WILSON DECLARES
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days OF rejoicing. because we now
at last sec why this great nation was
kept united, for we arc beginning to
SEQ, great world purpose which it
part ticularly Of your own generation.
have wondered 81 some OF the deal
ings Of Providence, but the wise
heart never questions the dealings
Of Providence because the great long
pihn as II unfolds has a majesty
about Il and a definiteness OF pur-
pose, an elevation OF Ideals, which
we are incapable of conceiving as
we try TO work things out with our
own short sight and weak strength.
And now that we see ourselves
part OF nation, united, powerful,
great In spirit and In purpose, we
know the great ends which God in his
mysterious providence wrought
Through our instrumentality. because
at the heart OF the men OF the North
and OF the South there was the same
love of self government and OF lib
erty, and now We are TO be an instru-
nent In tho hands OF God to see that
liberty Ia made secure for mankind.
AT the day OF our greatest div
lslon there was one common passion
amongst us, and that was the pas
sion for human freedom,
We did not know that God was
working out In his own way the
method by which we should best serve
human frecdom-by making this ma
ton great united, indiyisible, inde-
structible instrument In His hands for
the accomplishment Of these great
things.
AS I came along the streets n fow
minutes ago, my heart was full OF the
Thought that this Is Registration Day
VIII you not support me In feeling that
there Is somo Significance in this CO.
incidence that this day. when | como
to welcome you to the national cap
ital. is a day when mon young as you
were In those old days, when you
gathered together 20 fight, are now
registering their names AS evidence OF
this great idea, that In II democracy
the duty 10 serve and the privilege 10
serve falls upon all aliKe2
There is something very fine. my
fellow citizens, In the spl.lt of the
volunteer, but deeper than the volun-
teer spirit is the spirit of obligation.
There IL not "a man OF US who must
not hold himself ready to be sum
moned to tho duty OF suppoI ting the
great Government under which we
live. No really thoughtfui and patri-
otto man is Jealous OF that obligation.
mo man who really understands
the privilege and the dignity OF be-
ing an American citizen quarrels for
moment with tho idea that the
Congress Of tho United states has
tho right TO call upon whom IL will
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lines OF young men going to-day all
over the Union 10 the places OF reg
istration ought 20 be "a signal 90 the
world, TO those who dare hout the
dignity and honor and rights OF the
United States, that an her manhood
will iook To that standard under
which we all delight 20 serve, and
! that he who challenges the rights nnd
principles OF the United States chal-
longes the united atrength and de-
votion of a nation"
There are not many things that
one desires about war my fellow
! citizens, but YOU have come through
war. you know how you have been
chastened by II, and there comes
time when II Is good for a nation to
know that II must sacrifice n need be
everything that Il has 20 vindicate
the principles which It processes. We
have prOspeTed with sort Of needless
and irresponsible prosperity. Now we
are going TO lay all our wealth. II
necc ssary and spend all OF our blood
n need he TO show that we were not
accumulatlng that wealth selnshly,
but were acCumulating II for the ser
vice OF mankind Men all over the
world have, thought OF tho United
states as trading and money getting
people, whereas We who have lived at
home know the ideals with which the
hearts OF this people have thrilled.
we know the sober convictions which
have lain al the basis OF our life all
the time, and We know the power and
devotion which can be spent in heroic
ways for the service OF those ideals
that we have treasured We have
been allowed Ia become strong In the
providence OF God that our strength
might be used 90 prove, not our sci
flshness but our greatness: and II