The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19

Mount Vernon, July 4.-That George
Washington and his associates spoke
and acted not for class but for q peo-
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 single
people only, but for all mankind and
were planning that men Of every class
should be free and America place to
which men out Of 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 Washingtons
| tomb today.
In the course of his address the pres
ident asserted that in the present world
struggle the peoples Of the world hnd
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
4 follows:
Gentlemen Of the Diplomatic Corps
and My Fellow Citizens: I am happy
; to draw apart with you to this quiet
place Of old counsel in order to speak
4 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 we're to be associ-
ated wiAh him In the creation Of na-
ton. Fsom the gentle slopes they
looked out upon the world and saw IT
whole, saw it with the light Of the fu,
ture upon 1t, saw 1t with modern eyes
that turned away from past which
men of liberated spirits could no longer
endure, II Is for that reason that we
= cannot feel, even here. In the immedi
ate presence Of this sacred tomb, thai
this is q place Of death. II was
place of achievement. A 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 inspiring association
, Of that noble death which 10 only
, glorious cOnsummation. From thl
, green hillside we also ought to be abi
: to sec with comprehending eyes tn
, world that lies about US and shoul'
conceive anew the purposes that mus
set men free.
1T Is significant-Signitcan Of thei
own character and purpose and OF IN
: influences they were setting afoot-
= that Washington and his associate.
n like the barons at Runnymede. spok
u md acted, not for q class, but for
people. 1t has been left for US to sc
o to It that It shall be understood this
a they spoke and acted, not for singl
e people only, but for all mankind. The
t, were thinking, not Of themselves an
1t of the material interests which Gel
tered in the little groups Of landhol'
ID ers and merchants and men Of affail
le with whom they were accustomed
act, In Virginia and the colonies TO Il
north and south Of her, but Of peop
which wished to be done with class'
N and special interests and the autho
- ity Of men whom they had not ther
20 selves chosen to rule over them. The
entertained no private purpose, q
a. sired no peculiar privilege.
es Sought Freedom for All Men.
en- "They were consciously plannil
ng that men OF every class should be fr
To- and America a place to which men
ng of every nation might resort W
ir- wished to share with them the rigf
and privileges Of free men. And
take our cue from them-dO we nc
We intend what they intended.
xet here in America believe our particiI
ton In this present war to be only
,es fruitage Of what they planted. @
case differs from theirs only In tn
. that It is our inestimabls privilege
concert with men out Of every natl
= what shall make not only the libert
Of America secure but the liberties
= every other people as we'll We
3 happy in the thought that we are
mitted to do what they would nj
done had they been in our pla
There must now be settled once for