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Show U PLEADS FOR JIEUTRAUTY DEMAND THAT AMERICANS TAKE STAND FOR AMERICA VOICED IN ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT. 6ays United States is Not Merely Trying to Keep Out of Trouble, But Trying to Preserve Foundations on Which Peace Can be Rebuilt. Washington. A demand on all Americana on pain of ostracism to tie more than neutral in regard to the KuropcaJJ '.var, to take their stand for America first, last and all the time, was voiced by President Wilson on Monday, in a speech in the celebration celebra-tion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The United States, the president said, was not merely trying to keep out of trouble, 'but w'as trying to preserve the foundations foun-dations upon which peace could be rebuilt. "Peace can be rebuilt," he added, "only upon the ancient an aaccepted principles of international law; only upon those things things which remind re-mind nations of their duties to each "only upon the ancient and accepted duties to mankind and humanity. America has a great cause which is not confined to the American continent. conti-nent. It is the cause of humanity itself." it-self." Declaring his faith in the loyalty of the great body of naturalized citizens of foreign birth, the president said he believed the impression was too general gen-eral that a very large number of these citizens "were without a sufficient affection af-fection for the American ideal. "But I am in a hurry to have a line-up," he explained, "and let the men who are thinking of other countries stand on one side, and those who are for America Amer-ica first, last and all the time, on the other." "Every political action and every social action in America at this time," said Mr. Wilson, "should have for its objective to challenge the spirit of Americanism." |
