Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-31
AMERICA RESPONDS
TO CALL OF LIBERTY
President Wilson Declares Re
suit Will Hold Attention
Of All Mankind.
IN MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS
U. S. Enters Struggle to Assist
and Fight for Cause of
Human Freedom.
IN MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS
lRy Associated rrn.. l

By Associated Prcss.l
WASHINGTON. May 3o.-Amcrica's
response TO the call of liberty in the
strugElc OF the world will hole tho
attention of all mankind. President
Wilson said to-day in a Memorial Day
address at Arlington National Gene
terry. In observing the day, he said.
with reinsurance. because. knowing
how the men OF America have re-
sponded 10 the call of liberty. there
is perfect assurance that the new re-
Sponses will come again in equal
measure. with equal majesty"
The President spoke in the natural
amphitheater in the cemetery at a
meeting arranged by the local G.. 4. r.
and attended by crowd of thousands
He said he did not pity the men in
whose honor the ceremonies were held
Il envy them. rather he went on.
because theirs is great work for
liberty accomplished, and we are In
the midst Of work unfinished. testing
our strength where their strength has
already been tested The time for
action. he said, has come. "and. in the
providence of God, America will come
once more TO have an opportunity to
show to the world that she was born
to serve mankind
EXPRESSES SENTIMENT
THAT IS IN HIS OWN HEART
The Presidents address follows:
The program has conferred an un
meritcd dignity upon the remarks
am going TO make by calling them an
address. because | am not here to de-
liver an address. am here merely
TO show in my official capacity the
sympathy of this great government
with the object of this occasion, and
also TO speak just a word OF the senti-
ment that is in my own heart
Any Memorial Day OF this sort is.
OF course, day touched with sorrow
ful memory. and yet !, for one, do not
see how we can have any thought OF
pity for the men whose rnemors va
honor to-day. do not pity them T
envy them. rather, because theirs is
a great work for liberty accomplished.
and we are in the midst of a work
unfinished. testing our strength. where
their strength has already been tested.
is touch of reinsurance also in a
day like this, because we know how
the men of America have responded
to the call OF the cause of liberty. and
1t fills our mind with a perfect assi,r-
in equal measure. with equal majesty.
and with result which will hold the
attention of all mankind
AMERICA WILL SHOW
SELF GREATER THAN EVER
When you reflect upon It, these men
who died to preserve the union. died
to preserve the instrument which we
are now using TO serve the world-a
Tree nation cspousinE the cause of hu-
man liberty. In one sense, the great
struggle into which we have now en-
tered is an American struggle, because
IT is in the sense of American honor
and American rights. but It is some
thinG even greater than that: it is
world struggle. 1t is a struggle OF
men who love liberty everywhere, and
in this cause America will show her
self greater than ever, because she will
rise to greater thing. We have said
in the beginning that we planned this
great government that men who wish
freedom might have IL place of refuge
and place where their hope could
be realized. and now, having established
such a government. having preserved
such a government, having vindicated
the power of such government. we
are saying TO all mankind, We die not
set this government up in order that
we might have a selfish and separate
liberty, for we are now ready TO come
TO your assistance and fight out upon
the fields OF the world the cause of
human liberty In this thing Amer
ica attains her full dignity and the
full fruiton of her great purpose
GLAD Or OPPORTUNITY
TO SHOW PRINCIPLES
no man can be glad that such
things have happened as we have wit
messed i'm these last fateful years. but
perhaps il may be permitted to us %
be glad that VIC have an oppor,unitv
to show the principles that we profess
be living, principles that .v= in
our hearts and TO have chance by
the pouring out of our blood nd
trca sure TO vindicatc the things which
we have prufesscd. For, my friends.
the real fruition of life is to do .hc
things we have said we wished t. do
empty and only action seems great.
Such a time has come. and, in the
providence of God, America will once
more nave an opportunity to show 10
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