The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-08
PRESIDENT FOR THE SECOND time
STANDING IN SHADOW OF CAPITOL PRESIDENT
TALKS OF POSSIBILITY OF WAR.
MARTIAL AIR MARKS INAUGURAL CEREMONY
$4,000 PERSONS SEE PRESIDENT WILSON TAKE OATH
FOR THE SECOND TIME.

washington, ~. ", Marcn o.
Probably $4,000 persons saw Presi
dent Wilson repeat, on the east
front of the Capitol today, tht
oath Of fidelity he took yesterday
in the building itself. He came
out to the east front from the
Senate chamber, where he had
participated in the Inauguration
of Thomas r. Marshall, the first
Vice-P President to succeed himself
since John G. Calhoun.
He delivered his inaugural ad-
dress and then went to the White
House reviewing stand, where he
reviewed a military and civil pa
rade that lasted four hours, in
which $4,000 men and women
were in line.
This ended the official ceremo-
MES. There was no inaugural
ball. The parade was only about
half as long as that of four years
ago, the smallest, in fact in many
years. There was no ostentation,
no fuss and feathers. The whole
desire of everyone in authority
was to minimize. not to accentu-
ate, the spectacular and the pic.
turesque.
The President renewing his oath
of allegiance to the Constitution,
prayed God that he might be CIV
en- wisdom and prudence to do
his duty ip the true spirit OF the
American people.
While trumpets blared and mar
tial accoutrements ratified pro-
phetically about him, the Presi-
dent pictured the deep wrong the
United States patiently had born
in the conflict of other peoples
without wishing to wrong or to
injure in return. Asserting that
the tragedies of another continent
had removed provincialism and
made-American citizens of the
world, and that the principles OF :
this Republic should be applied to
a liberation of mankind, he reso-
lutely voiced determination
that America, standing "firm in
armed neutrality must demon
strate her claim to a minimum
of right and freedom Of action
in world affairs.
Peculiar interest and signifi-
cance, in the light of his rebuke
last night to Senators who pre-
vented the passage of the armed
neutrality bill were attached to
the Presidents assertion on this
point. Even more interest and
concern were aroused when he
added:
eve may even be drawn on, by
circumstances, not by our own
purpose or desire, to more active
assertion of our rights as we see
them and more immediate asso-
citation with the great struggle
itself. But nothing will alter our
thought or our purpose. We have
always professcd unselfish pur-
pose and we covet the opportun-
ity to prove that our professions
are sincere"
Making no attempt to review
the legislative record Of the last
four years, the President said that
this was no time for retrospect.
The time was one to speak of
thoughts and purpose for the i'm
mediate future. To be indiffer-
ent to the influence of the war
upon America, or independent Of
It, he said was impossible and he
was firm in the conviction that the
part this country wished to play
in the vital turmoil was the part
Of those "who mean to vindicate
and fortify peace. +"
It was IL AS when the inaugu-
ration ceremonies began, with the !
entrance Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives into the Senate cham /,
ber. Usually this comes as the
of q climax. The clos I
ing of the Senate has been great [
how for the gayly-dressed GAL ]
aries, which have been filled for I
hours with . holiday crowd. {
Eeday the galleries were not filled 4
Iii ! few minptss be6ore the te
"a &C Isntsiives u 5 =. ald thsse Il
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