The state herald., 1917-03-09

be drawn on. By .oircumstsnces. not "
our own purpose Or desire. to = more
see them and : more immsd!ste ssso.
But nothing vii, alter our utu tso1sst ist'a; Of
our purpose: They are too clear to be
In the principles Of our national life 70
nor advantage. We wish nothing that
can be had only at the cost Of another
Now Citisens Of the World.
We have always professed unselfish
purpose and we covet the opportunity
cere. There are many things stiii to
do at homo to clarity our own politics
and give new vitality to the Industrial
processes Of our own life. and we shall
ws sns hs. .Ss ssa sns
that remain 70 be done must be done
with the whole world for q stage and
making our spirits ready for those
things. They will follow In the imme-
diate wake of the war itself and will
we are provinciais no longer. Tho
tragic events Of the thirty months Of
vital turmoil through which we have
jSst jjs pass passed have have made US citi:ens Of
l
back. Our own fortunes as nation
| 1t so or not
And yst y. are not the les: Am..i-
more American II we but remain true
to the principles in which we have
been bred: They are not the principles
1%g % 2 province or Of . single continent.
that they were the principles of a lib
Grated mankind.
Americas National Greed.
These, therefore, are the things We
shall stand for. whether In war or In
That all nations are equally interest,"
ed In the peace of the world and in
the political stability of free peoples
and equally responsible for their main
That the essential principle of peace
Is the mutual equality Of nations In all
matters OF right or privilege;
rest upon an armed balance of power;
That governments derive all their
Just powers from the consent of the
governed and that no other powers
should be supported by the common
thought. purpose or power of the fam
lily Of nntions:
That the seas should be equally free
and safe for the use Of all peoples,
ment ay4 consent and that. SO far az
practicable. they should be accessible
to all upon equal terms;
That national armaments should be
| limited to the necessities OF national
order and domestic safety:
That the community of interest and
of power upon which peace must
nation the duty Of seeing to it that
all Influences proceeding from its own
citizens meant to encourage or assist
revolution In other states should be
sternly and effectually suppressed and
preyented
need not argue these principles to
you, my fellow countrymen; they are
your own. part and parcel Of your own
fairs. They spring up native amongst
us. Upon this platform of purpose and
OF action VIC can stand together.
Nation Msst stand . Unit.
And II Is imperative that we should
stand together. We are being forged
into a new unity amidst the fires now
ablaze through the world. In their ar
dent heat we shall, in Gods providence.
division. purified of the errant humors
shall stand forth In the days to come
with a new dignity Of national pride
that the dedication 10 in his own heart.
the high purpose of the nation in his
own mind. ruler Of his own win and
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 what the task means. !
realise to tho full the responsibility
which Il Involves. pray God ! may
dence to do my duty In the true spirit
of this great people. ! am their serv-
ant and can succeed only as they sus-
tain and guide me by their confidence
and their counsel.
The thing I shall count upon. the
thing without which neither counsel
nor action will avail. H. the unity of
AmerIca-an America united in feeling,
In purpose and in vision of duty. Of
opportunity and of service. We are to
beware Of all men who would turn the
their own private profit or use them
for the building up OF private power:
beware that no faction or disloyai In
trigue break tho harmony or em-
barrass the spirit of our people: be-
ware that our government be kept
pure and incorrupt In all It's parts-
United alike in the conception OF our
duty and In the high resolve to per-
form II In the face of all men. let US
dedicate ourselves TO the great task to
which we must set our hand. For my
tenance and your united aid. The shad-
ows that now lie dark upon our path
will soon be dispelied and we shall
walk with tho light all about Us n We
arc but truo to ourselvea-to ourselves
A. We have wished to be known In the
counsels of tho world and in the
thought Of nli those who love liberty