Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-07-12


Washington and his associates spoke
and acted, not for class, but for PEG
pie and that 1t has been left for us to
see to 1t that 1t shall be understood that
they spoke and acted, not for a single
people only, but FIR all mankind and
we're planning thsi men Of every class
should be free and America a place to
which men out If every nation might
resort who wished to share with them
the rights and privileges of free men,
was the gist of speech delivered by
President Wilson at Washington's
tomb today.
In the course Of his address the pres
ldent asserted that In the present world
struggle the peoples of the world find
themselves confronted by a selfish
group of nations who speak no COM
mon purpose but only selfish ambitions
Of their own and by which none can
profit but themselves and whose people
are fuel in their hands.
Text Of Address.
The text of the presidents speech
follows:
Gentlemen Of the Diplomatic Corps
and My Fellow Citizens: l am happy
to draw apart with you to this quiet
place Of old counsel In order to speak
little Of the meaning of this day of
our nations independence. The place
seems very still and remote. 1t is as
serene and untouched by the hurry of
the world as 1t was In those great days
long ago when General Washington
was here and held leisurely conference
with the men who were to be associ-
ated with him In the creation of ma
tion. From the gentle slopes they |
looked out upon the world and saw 1t |
whole. saw 1t with the light of the fu
lure upon 1t, saw II with modern eyes
that turned away from past which
men Of liberated spirits could no longer
endure, II Is for that reason that we
,annot feel, even here, In the immedi-
tie presence of this sacred tomb, that
his is place of death. 1t was
,lace of achievement. A great promise
hat was meant for all mankind was
lere given plan and reality. The as
ociations by which we are here sur
ounded are the inspiring associations
f that noble death which Is only
lorious contamination. From this
reen hillside we also ought to be able
0 see with comprehendlng eyes the
'orld that lies about us and should
onceive anew the purposes that must
ct men free.
ut is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of their
wn character and purpose and of the
lfiuenees they were setting afoot-
nat Washington and his associates,
Ike the harons at Runnymede, spoke
nd acted, not for a class, but for a
eopfe. 1t has been left for us to see
, ii that 1t shall be understood that
ley spoke and acted. not for single
eople only but for all mankind. They
ere thinking, not of themselves and
the material interests which cen
red In the little groups OF landhold
$ and merchants and men of affairs
It'll whom they were accustomed to
t, in Virginia and the colonies to the
nth and south of her, but of a people
hich wished to be done with classes
Id special interests and the author
y OF men whom they had not them
Ives chosen to rule over them. They
tertained no private purpose. de-
red no peculiar privilege.
Sought Freedom for Al Men.
"They were consciously planning D
at men of every class should be free c
I'd America place to which men out "
every nation might resort who n
Ished to share with them the rights n
ID privileges OF free men. And we r,
Ike our cue from them-do we not7 h
e intend what they intended We 81
re ia America believe our participa- D
IN In this present war to be only the e
uitage of what they planted. Our tc
Sc differs from theirs only In this, fl
at II is our inestimsble privilege to v,
ncert with men out of every nation OF
lat shall make not only the liberties Ell
America secure but the liberties of ki
cry other people as WELL We are al
ppy in the thought that we are per- az
tied 10 do what they would have In
ne had they been In our place. de
ere must now be settled once for all III