Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-05
PEACE WILL COME
. ONLY WHEN ENEMY
DROPS MIL|TAR|SM
"These Great Ends Cannot
Be Achieved by Debat-
ing" President Asserts.
RUSSIA STILL COUNTED
AMONG ALLIED NATIONS
Representative of Foreign-Born
Citizens Makes Confession of
Devotion to America.
ADDRESS AT MOUNT VERNON
Senator Martin With MIR. Wilson'S
Personal Party on Mayhower -
Trip Down Potomac. 90
RUSSIA STILL COUNTED
AMONG ALLIED NATIONS.
ADDRESS AT MOUNT VERNON
tBy Associated Press. ]

WASHINGTON, July president
Wilson to-day answered all feelers for
a compromise peace with a new and
unqualified conservation of Americaato
the struggle for cleaning military au-s
tocracy from the earth gsz
AT an independence Day gathering
OH the gentle slopes of Mt Vernon,
home and tomb of George Washington.
and surrounded by scenes which looked
upon the creation of this nation the
President addressed small gathering
of officials and of diplomats of the al
lied nations.
But he spoke to the world. and he
spoke the logical sequel TO his force
without stint or limit" declaration OF,
several weeks ago. E
JOHN McCORMACK SINGS
"STAR-SPhNGLED BANNER-
ForciEn-born citizens OF the United
States of thirty-three nationalities, who
had placed wreaths of palms ON the
tomb In token Of fealty to the prin-
cipies laid down by tho Father ofaHis@
Country, cried their approval OF. his 4
words In many languages and then
stood with reverently barred heads while
the voice of John Mccormack scared
over the hailowcd ground inNthc notes
OF The Star-Spangled Banner"
unreservcdly. the President declared
that there could be no thought OF a
peace which did not mean the destruc-
tion of military autocracy or it's re-
duct!on to virtual impotence.
"A reign of law, based on the con-
sent of the governed and sustained
by the organized opinion of mankind"
was the way he summarized in a single
sentence the objects of humanity in
the world war.
lie SPOKE OF AMERICAS
ATTITUDE TOWARD HUN TREATIES
whether the President was address
ing his remarks directly to the recent
speech OF German Foreign Secretary
Won kuehlmann: or to the foreshadows
OF a renewed German peace offensive, 3
or whether he merely took the occasion
OF the celebration OF American inde-
pendence TO emphasize to the world
war aims of the nation can only; be
OWNED, He did not deal with the
progress Of the war or any particu-
lar phase OF 1t. but he spoke eloquentIy
of Americas attitude toward Germany,s
so-called peace treaties in the east
by grouping the people of Russia, "for
the moment unorsanized and helpless"
among the peoples of the world stand
The past and present are In deadly
grapple. and the peoples of the world
are being done to death between
them" said President Wilson.
There can be but one issue. The
settlement must be final. There can be
no compromise. No halfway decision
would be tolerable. No halfway de-
cision is conceivable"
TENT OF PRESIDENTS
SPEECH IN FULL
The Presidents speech in full was
as follows:
Gentlemen OF the diplomatic corps
and my fellow citizens:
II am happy to draw apart with YOU
to this quiet place Of old COUNSEL in
order TO speak a little of the meaning
of this day OF our nations indepens-
dence The place seems very still and
remote. 1t is as serene and untouched
by the hurry of the world as IL was
In those great days long ago when
washington was here and 'held leisure-
ly conference with the men who were
TO be associated with him in the crea-
ton OF a nation. From these gent:e
slopes they looked out upon the world
ana saw Ii wnole,- saw 1t with the ilgh.
OF the future upon it, saw it with mod
ern eyes that turned away from a pas.
which men of liberated spirits could
no longer endure. 1t is for thac reason
that we cannot feel. oven here, in the
presence OF this sasre! tomb.
that this is place OF death 1t was
place OF achievement. y great promise
That was meant for all mankind was
here given plan and reality. The as
sociations by which we are here SUR
rounded are the inspiriting associations
OF that noble death which Is only
glorious consumnation. From this
green hillside we also ought to be 8
able to SEQ with comprehending eyes
the world that lies about US. and should
anew the purposes that must 4
set men free.
AND HIS
ASSOCIATES SPOKE; FOR ALI, I;
1T is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF thoir
own character and purpose and OF the
influences they were setting afoot--- 8
that Washington and his associates,
like tho barons at Hunnymeds. spoke %
and acted. not for a class, but tor, Il
people 1t has been left for us to SEQ TO 4
II that 1t shall be understood that theysfs