South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-10


administration was advocating and secure popular
support for OF them which still pending IN
uar assemblages how ne was trying 10 meet the tre-
uendous burden placed the chief executive OF the
country particular he wished forth his con-
cepuon Of the naval and military forces that were
needed for the defence Of the country.
The following passage from his address at Soldiers
Memorial hall Pittsburgh. Pa. shows how his mind
already turning from keeping the country out OF
the 20 preparing the means Of effective hghtng
He had yet TO the draft and was, therefore
advocating dependence volunteer army. But he
dwet that every constitution in the United
Saes-he constitution OF the nation and that Of every
state-lays a principle that every man ii
America has the right to bear arms Here are his
the universal military training and
on the soldiers death for country:
Force That Was Not Made Ready.
There two things which practically everybody
who comes to the executive office IN washington tells
They tell me, The people are counting upon you
TO keep out Of this war And in the next breath
what they tell me- The people equally count
ing upon you to maintain the honor Of the United
States
Have YOU reflected that time might come when
could not do both? And have YOU made yourselves
ready 10 stand behind your government for the main
OF the honor of your country, well fol-
the maintenance Of the peace of the country?
IF am TO maintain the honor Of the United States
and should be necessary exert the force Of the
United States in order to do it. have you made the
force -eady2 You know that you have not and the
very Z that the force ready may make the task
you have set for all the more delicate and all the
more difficult
Il have come away from Washington to remind you
of part in this business. There is no part
that belongs that wish shirl; but wish you
to bear the part that belongs 10 you. want every
man and YOU to stand behind me in pressing
reasonable plan for national defence.
Soldiers Death for Country
Every audience still after the passage of more than
hundred is stirred by the stories OF the EN-
6atted farmers at Lexington, the men who had arms
who and forth in order 10 assert the
independence and political freedom of themselves and
heir opta is America
the rising OF the nation. But do we want the nation
rise unschooed inexperienced ineffective. and fur
nsh targets for powder and shot before they realize
how to defend themselves at all? And So my
fellow citizens what pleading for with the utmost
confidence is the revival OF that spirit of patr
otism for which hail like this stands as a symbol.
Il was saying the other night that it very In
teresting circumstance that never hand lads
vardstick up over the mantepiece but that dc
hang his up when he gone. Not because the
musket stands for finer thing than the yardstick IN
itself-it is a brutal thing kl-but that the muske
stood for the risk of life for something greater than
the lads self 1t stood for infinite sacrifice &c
the point DEATH and it is for that sentiment of will
ngness TO die for something greater than ourselves
that we hang musket up the mantelpiece, and
in doing make sacred record of the high service
Of the family from which It sprang."
Let If be observed that this said in January
1916. and that it was addressed 10 the co'iio'
Task Assigned to America.
In the Auditorium at Chicago on January 81, 1915
he describes as follows the task assigned to the Oneo
states by passing events;
states to assert the principles of law in world IL
which he principles of law have broken doWh-no'
tho technical principles Of law but the essenual prh
cinles of right dealing and humanity as between ma
w NAV have to assert these principles of right
o,5 of humanity at any time. What means are avail
ebIeq What force a the disposal Of the United
states 10 assert these things? The force OF opinion
Opinion TO say my Fellow cl'izeIs' ala no
bring this war od, ana am dlIalu 'H"' 0p''O YAM
its
This war was brought by rulers, not by the
,. No man for many a year yet car
- mis- thing we know-that opinion did not bring
il on and that the force Of opinion at any rate the
Answer TO the Republican Leaders.
Az Des Noines on February l. 1916. he uttered the
following sentences apply without the change
of word to the present utterances OF the republican
ders who are the American people
from dischargng their plain duty toward their recent
ornradesn-ar1ns Great Britain. France, Italy. and
Japan
Yet my fellow citizens, there some men among
,,s preaching peace who go much further tnan car
GO further ] believe, than you can follow
them preaching the doctrine OF peace at any price
and in any circumstances. There is price Which i
too great 10 pay for peace and that price be pu
i'm one word. the price Of duties alb
dicated Of glorious opportunities neglected OF char
acter. national character left withou vlndlcauon a'
decentralization in action
The above citations from addresses made by Presi
dent Wilson i'm the week January q TO FEBRUARY q
1915 will enable the careful voter 10 estimate the cor
recss of the following sentence near TIE
beginning the republican platform Of 1920; In
Iexcusable failure 20 make timely preparation IS th
chief Indictment against the democratic administrator
i'm the conduct OF the war
Faith Wilson Has Held.
The last sentence Of short address which Preside1
wilson made at meeting OF the Business Mems leagT
of s. Louis on February 1915 being the last OF th
addresses which ne made in his weeks tour is as fol
lows:
Il have come { appeal TO America. not becaus
doubted what America felt, but because l though
America wanted the satisfaction of uttering what SIN
felt and letting whole world know that she
unit i'm respect every question Of national dignu
and national safety
/ This sentence shows that President Wilson was sur