Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-03-09

| washington, Murcn O.--W OOurow
| Wilson, with the major part of the
world ut war and America poised on
its verge, consecrnted his second
inaugural MS president of the United
States today with message of hope
for peace.
Standing in the shadows of the
nations capitol, with his face turned
toward the eastern war scared skies,
tho president renewed his oath of
allegiance to the constitution, praying
| given wisdom and prudence to do
his duty in the true spirit of the
American people.
, Pictures Wrongs.
| While trumpets barcd and martial
Announcements ratified propheticnlly
about him, the president nicturcd the
deep wrongs the United States pa-
tiently had borne in tho conflict Of
other peoples without wishing to
wrong or injurc in return.
Asserting that the tragedies of an
other continent had removed provin-
cinlism and made Americans citizens
of the world and that the principles
of this republic should be applied to n
liberation of mankind, he rcsolutcly
voiced II determination TINT America,
standing firm in armed neutrality"
must demonstrate her claim To n
minimum OF right and freedom of
action in world affairs.
Interest Arouscd.
Peculiar interest and Significance,
in the light VI his rebullc last night to
senator's who prevented pussagc of
the armed neutrality bill, were Mt.
tnchcd to the presidents assertion.
| Even more interest and concern were
aroused when he added:
ave may even he drawn on. by cir.
cumstanccs, not by our own purpose
or desire, To II more active assertion
| OF our rights rs we see tho,n and u
| more immediate association with Tho
great struggle itself. But nothing will
| alter our thought or our purpose. We
| desire neither conqucst nor advnnt-
age. We wish nothing that can be had
| only ut the cost of another people. We
| always have profcssci unsclfish pur-
pose, and we covet the opportunity TO
prove that our professions are sin
cere."
Looks 10 Future.
Making no attempt TO review the
Legislative record OF the last four
years, the president snid this was no
| time for retrospect The time was
one to speak of thoughts and pur-
poses FOR the immediate future. To
he Indifferent to the influence of the
war upon America. or independent of
1t, he snid, was impossible, and he
| was firm in the conviction TINT the
part this country wished TO plny in
| the vital turmoil was the part of
those "who, mean TO vindicatc and
fortify peace"
These were the dominant thoughts
of the president as he addressed the
cheering multitude in the brond plaza
of the capitol grounds. In the MS
scmblage before him American citi-
zcns of all nations had sung "Amer-
ica" with mighty voice while whit
ing for his appearance on the in
augural stand. And in the procession
which followed him to the white
house and passed in review "a COM
posite and cosmopolitan people" gave
graphic evidence of loyalty and pa
triotism.
| IhtfiotihIll onOWn.
| 1--WE arc American citizens" flarcd
from banners borne by once alien
hands. 1--WE are ready to fight and
die for America" was the stirring
message blazing from standard
waving over the heads of new Amer
lean citizens from Poland. Men of
many foreign ancestries held 10 the
breeze as they marched past the chief
executive other insignia of patriotic
Amcricanism, and the words, Gamer
ica first" emblnzoned from count
less streamers aroused the throngs
along WashingtOn's broad through
fares to countless outbursts of patri-
otic fervor.
From the time TIE president left
the white house until his return, his
course was triumphal. Sharing with
him the plaudits was Mrs. Wilson.
who accompanied him to the capitol,
stood by his side on the inaugural
stand as Chief Justice White admin
istercd the oath Of office, and Joined
with him in acknowledging the trib-
utes and acclaim in the journey to
the white house.
Women Take Part.
IL was the first time in history that
the wife of n president had partici-
patcd so prominently in inaugural
ceremonies; and grazing them also
was Mrs. Marshall, wife of the vice
president, who sat with her husband
in. the inaugural stand and rode be-
side him in the parade. No less i'm
pressive than the Inauguration of the
president was the inauguration of
the vice-president and the swearing in
Of new senator's in the senate cham
Der, in which the president partici-
pated. When members of the senate
and house had been seated, the diplo.
mats Of foreign nations, in their
official regalia. were ushercd into the
chamber, followed by the chief Justice
and associate justices of the supreme
court in their sombre robes, officers
of the army and navy, and members
of the cabinet. Then the sergeant-at-
arms of the senate heralded the
approach of the president of the
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