The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-07-04


celebrations looked Vernon tomb of Americas
first president where Wilson the principal speaker.
WASHINGTON, July 4-Preden Wilson
struggle for cleaning military auto om t1e ssh of America
At an Independence Day gaens the
home and tomb of George Washington and by
looked upon the creation of this nation the President
gathering of officials and of diplomats of the allied
But he spoke the world he spoke sequel force
without stint or limit declaration of several weeks
Unreserved could be no THOUGHT Of
which did the destruction military autocracy its
ga reign of governed and sustained by
sentence the objects o humanity n the war
Whether the President addressing his directly
sion of the eeraton of American indp h ne ] mercy TOOK the the occ
the aims OF the nation only be OWNED the
of the particular phase eoquenty
by unoganized and help
less, the standing enemies of lib
The and the
issue The settlement must be- Gn There
can be no compromise No halfway decision would be toea No
pies of the world fighting and which
T The destruction of arbitrary anywhere that
1T cannot be presently destroyed the least its reduction virtual
The settlement of every question whether of territory Of w
acceptance by the peop1
concerned advantage Of
sake of its nfluence mastery
I'LL The consent of all nations be
law civilized society individual citizens of all modern
states their relations with another to the end that all premises and
wrought with mpuniv and mutual rt established
Establishment of an organization for @ peasc which shall
make it certain that the combined
invasion Justice the more secure
definite tribunal of opinion to which all must submit and by
which international roadustent that
by the peoples directly concerned shall be sanctioned
"ihec objects
the reign of law based the consent of the governed and sustained
the ORGANIZED opinion of mankind
These ends achieved seeking
ce and accommodate what statesmen wish with their
balances
by the determination of what the thinking peoples
their longing hope for justice for social freedom and
The Presidents speech in full follows:
Gentlemen of the diplomatic
am happy to draw apart with this quiet place old counsel
order to speak little of the meaning of this nations
pendence The place still and
touched by the great
when General Washington here and held eisure with the
who be associated with him in the
these gentle slopes they looked the
with the light of the future it, it with modern that turned
away from past which of liberated spirits could endure
for that that feel here
this sacred tomb that this place of death 1t place of achieve
nents great that meant for all mankind
plan and reality The associations by which here surrounded the
associations OF that noble on which only glorious con
summation From this hillside also ought able with
comprehendng lies about
the purposes that free.
81" is significant of their and
he ans at Ruunnymde spoke and acted not for class but Tor
people 1t has been left to it that shall be understood that
not OF themselves e material interests which cenered
in the little andhoders merchants with
OF but of wished done with and
special interests the themselves
no peculiar privilege They consciously planning that of
class should be free place which nation
men And we take from hemdo not? We intend what
they intended We here in believe participation this
only In this that inestmabe privilege to concert with
out of nation make not the liberties
that we
our place There settled for ALL what settled for
surely fitting calmly task
may oy spirits for accomplishment And this the appropriate