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MEDFORD. OliKdOy, MONDAY. MARCH 5, 1917
NO. 294
A UNITED N
PRESIDENT PLEADS
"OR
ON
IN INAUGURAL ADDRESS WILSON
ISSUES SOLEMN WARNING AGAINST Wff
INTRIGUETOBREAKNATION'SSPIRIT WM.
President Declares Anew That America Must Stand for Peace, Stability of
Free Peoples, National Equality in Matters of Right and That Seas
' Must Be Free and That Family of Nations Shall Not Support Any
Governments Not Derived From Consent of the Governed Nation Must
Be United in Feeling, Purpose and in Its Vision of Duty and of Service.
WASHINGTON', March .". resi
dent Wilson's inaugural address was
os follows : . ,
My fellow citizens:
The four years which have elapsed
since I last stood in 'this place, have
been crowded with counsel and ac
tion of the most vital interest and
consequence. Perhaps no equal pe
riod in our history has been so fruit -fill
of important reforms in our eco
nomic and industrial life or so full
of significant changes in the spirit
and purpose of our political action.
Wc have sought very thoughtfully to
set our house in order; correct the
grosser errors and abuses of our
industrial life, liberate and quicken
the processes of our national (renins
and energy and lift our polities to a
br.fllder view of the peoples' essential
interests. It is a record of singular
variety and singular distinction. But
I shall not attempt to review it. II
speaks for itself and will be of in
creasing influence as the years go by.
This is not the thno for retrospect.
It is time, rather, to speak tinr
thoughts and purposes concerning the
present and the immediate future.
Kxtrnucotis Matters.'
Although we have centered counsel
and action with such unusual concen
tration and success upon the great
problems of domes! ice legislation to
which we addressed ourselves four
years ago other matters have come
and forced themselves upon our at
tention, matters lying outside our
own life as a nation and over which
we had no control, but which, despite
our wish to keep free of them, have
drawn us more irresistibly into their
Oii current and influence.
It has been impossible io avoid
them. They have affected the life of
the whole world. They have shaken
men everywhere with a passion and
ail apprehension they never knew be
fore. It has been herd to preserve
ealui counsel while the thought of
our people swayed this way and that
under their influence. We are a com
posite and cosmopolitan people. We
are of the blood of all the nations thai
are at war. The currents of our
thoughts as well as the currents of
our trade run quick at all seasons
back and forth between us and them.
IVar Sets Its .Mark.
The war inevitably set its mark
from the first alike upon our minds,
our industries, our commerce, our
politics, and our social action. To be
indifferent to it or independent of it
"was out of the question. And yet all
the while we have been conscious that
we were not part of it. In that con
sciousness, despite many divisions we
have drawn closer togclher. We have
bee deeply wronged upon the seas,
yet wo have not wished to wrong or
injure in return; have retained
throughout the consciousness of
standing in some sort apart, intent
upon an interest that transcends the
immediate issues of the war itself. As
some of the injuries done us have be
ENGLA?
BOSTON. March :. New KnRland
was in the grasp of one of the most
sever storms of tho winter today.
With the exception of the southeas
tern coast where rain was general,
the storm raped fiercely during tliej
early hours with a stiff nortuea-l?r
blowing. Many point? reporled more
than a foot of snow, the 5torm hein
especially severe in Maine.
Six Inches of snow had fallen fn
Boston at eight o'clo k this mornini; j
and it continued as the day advanced, j
come intolerable we have still been
clean that we wished nothing for our
selves, that we were not ready to de
maud for all mankind fair dealing,
justice, the freedom to live and be at
case against wrong.
To Vindicate l'cace.
It is in this spirit and with this
thought that we have grown more and
more aware, more and more certain
that the part we wished to play was
the part of those who mean to vindi
cate and fortify peace. We have been
obliged lo arm ourselves to make good
our claim to a certain minimum of
right and of freedom of action. Wc
stand firm in aimed neutrality since it
seems that in no other way wt?s can
demonstrate what it is we insist upou
and cannot forego. Wu-iuay cvu be
drawn on, by circumstances, uot -by
our own purpose or desire, to a more
active assertion of our rights as we
see them and a more immediate asso
ciation with the great struggle itself.
l!ut nothing will alter our thought or
our purpose. They are too clear to be
obscured. They are loo deeply rooted
in the principles of our national life
to be altered. Wc desire neither con
quest nor advantage. We wish noth
ing that can be had only at the cost
of another people.
Tilings Still to Do.
We have professed unselfish pur
pose and we covet the opportunity to
prove that our professions are sin
cere. There are many things slill lo do
at home, to clarify our own polities
and give new vitality to the industrial
, professes of our own life and we shall
i do them as time ami opportunity
serve, but we realize that the great
tilings thai remain to be done, must
be done with the whole world for
stage and la co-oporation with the
wide and universal forces of mankind
and we arc making- our spirit 'ready
for those things. They will follow in
the immediate wake of the war itself
and will set. civilization up again. We
arc provincials no longer. The tragi
cal events. of the thirty months of vi
tnl turmoil through which we have
just passed have made us citizens of
Hie world. There can be no turning
back.- Our own fortunes as a nation
are involved, whether we would have
it so or not.
I'riiicipals of Humanity.
And 'el we arc not the less Ameri
cans on that account. We shall lie
the more American if wc but remain
true to the principals in which we
have been bred, they are not the
principles of a province or of a single
continent.- We have known and
boasted all along that they -were the
principles of a liberated mankind.
These, therefore, are the things we
shall stand for, whether in war or in
peace :
That at 1 1 nations are equally inter-
jested in tlx peace nl' the world and in
tin political Mability of free peoples
nnil cNjiially re sponsible Tor their
I ni.'tiiiti'tiatii'p.
That the essential principle of
pence is mitt mil equality of nations
in all matters of ripht or privilege.
That -teiice cannot securely orjust-
(Continued on Pago Eight.)
WASIirxiiTON, March 3. A dem
ocratic senate caucus has been call
ed for lti:3u tomorrow morning at
which one of the luibjects discussed
ttill he a fluht for a cloture rule to
prevent fillluisten by a few senators
sm b. as killed the armed neutrality
Mil, (
lfe&S$$t Aih's I'V I LAST fOUR-
w ;
DEFENDS PLOT 10
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UKl.'I.I.W .March .-..The l.okal An
zeiger strongly supports the policy of
Secretary Zimiucrmunu. The Anzci
ger says :
"Americans have not the slightest
reason lo be provoked at our inten
tions. Without treachery which
brought the German offer to the
knowledge if the I'niled States gov
ernment, the Mexican government
would not have learned of it until
after the I'niled States had declared
war on us. It is well known that
President Wilson attempted to incite
every neutral stale to break off dip
lomatic, relations with us. This was
at a time when Germany had not com
mitted a single hostile act against the
I'niled States, but merely because we
were finally forced to make use of a
weapon calculated to hasten the con
clusion of peace. He has now no
right to complain when we, too, are
seeking allies who might possibly help
us to thwart tlic step he aims to un
dertake against as.''
LONDON'. March r. The following
officii) announcement was made here
today:
"A priMuicr charged with espion
age was tried by the general court
martial in London in February tmd
was found guilty and sentenced to
death. The finding was confirmed,
but the sentence was commuted to
penal servitude for life.''
TODAY FOR CHAPALA
GfAHAI.A.IAIlA. Mcje.. March
General Cnininza plans to leave here
today for t'lmpnlu. Henry P.
Fletcher, the American ambassador,
and Antonio li. Agncio, the Chilean
minister, probably . will accompany
him.
NEW YORK IN GRIP
OF SLEET AND SNOW
NKW VOIiK. .March A storm
ronsi-ting of rain, sleet and snow
here today was tics, Tilled ,v (!.
weather bureau as one of the heav
iest of the season, and also to be re
corded among big .March storms
Trains were much delaved,
HE'S OFF AGAIN
ALLEGED PLOT
I
AGAINST LIFE
HODOKHN, X. J., March 5. All
alleged plot against the life ot Presi
dent Wilson has been uncovered here,
according to detectives who today ar
rested Fritz Kolb, a (!ermun resoivist
from Mexico. In a hotel where Kolb
had engaged a room were found two
he tubs which the deteitives said weie
to have been sei.t tonight lo the president.-
Kolb Is alleged by the poll,:.! to
have confessed that he conspire 1 in
a "plot to blow up President Wilson."
In the nia i's room were found a
number of boa i-f and some explo
sives. Kolb told detectives, they sil l,
that he participated in the explosit i,s
on Black Tom :sla.id in New 1i or':
l oibor and Kii gs'ijad, X. J., Will
cost a ninnou of lives and did more
than a mlllljii dolli.r-j worth o.' plop
city damage.
Accomplices .ri-e.sted.
Upon information declared to have
been given by Kolb, detectives arrest
ed two other men , one hero and one
In Jersey City and brought them to
police headquarters as alleged accom
plices. With the arrest of the two other
men whose names were temporarily
withheld, it was reported that the po
lice were Investigating alleged rami
fications of the plot which were said
to include the dextrin lion of oil works
at Tampfco, Mexico, aad the Reming
ton Anns works In lloboken.
Hoinhs I ngcnUiiis.
According to members of the Now
Vork bomb squad the bombs werd the
"height of Ingenuity." One Is a time
bomb and the other fitted lo explode
by the Igyiition of a fuse. The explo
sives were contained in tubing wrap
ped with copper wire.
The hotel where Kolb was arrested
Is the same one at which Lieutenant
Robert Kay. formerly of the German
army, aad Hans .Schiller had rooms
prior to their arrest nearly a year ago,
charged with conspiracy to destroy
llrltlsh merchant ships by placing
bombs on them before their depar
ture from American harbors.
CUNARD LINER PASSES
BARRED ZONE SAFELY
NKW YOlfK. M-.rrh .-The lt.it-i-h
stcHtiwhip Aiid.mia, a Canard
liner, which lell New York on Wa-h-ingtoii'
birthday u it h sity pa--en-aers,
inchidin- a Ihirvard unit o
American ambulance imu, art iveil
safely in Livrp.M) today, aeeonling
to cable advice,
OF PRES DENT
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WASHINGTON", March ,'). There
was (dily one mishap in the inaugural
parade and Unit was on the trip oin;
to the eapitol when horses drawing a
carriage in which were some military
aides slipped down and became so
cnfaitglcd in their hnrness that they
had to lie iihiiudoncd while the offi
cers found another way to uet to the
eapilot.
As the party drew into the court of
honor the escorting t roups came to
salute and there was a I'm it fa re of
trumpets. The president waved his
hat as if to thank the escort and then
drove into the white house grounds.
The procession halted about twenty
minutes while the president and his
party took a bite of luncheon.
At 2:1.") o'clock the president took
his place in the glass-inclosed review
ing stand before the white house and
in the center of the court of honor,
and the procession began to file by
in review, to dibaud a short distance
further on. Members of the cabinet,
fj4rternmcnl officials and a few invit
ed guests were at the president's side
while he stood at the rail of the box
and reviewed the troops ns they
marched pat eyes left and with anas
at salute.
NEAR SETTLEMENT
NKW YOliK, March I'rospecU
of a fipecdy settlement of the Cuhnn
revolution have been brought about,
It was announced today, by Dr. Orew
tes Kerrara, representative of the lib
erals, who are in revolt against the
Cuban government, through a guar
antee by the fulled Slates of fair elec
tions in Oriente province.
Dr. Kerrara said ho had received
a cablegram gaylng that with the ap
proval of Seerelary of State Lansing,
Commander HelkiiHp is in conference
at Santiago de Cuba with the llberjil
leaders to inalie lo-Uon aloitK these
lines effective.
FEDERAL GRAND JURY
NKW YOliK. Mun i, .V- The f. d
crjil grand juiy, w hich Im (nr -cvcral
month- been ini e-l ij-jit iic' tile hih
cic-t of 1'immI nitfl I'iicI. returned three
indictment- todnv. I'nitcil Staler.
Judge Van Fleet i--ned bench war
rant lor the nrie-t of Inrce ,e;ilcr-whii-c
identity w.i-. led revealed.
WILSON TAKES
OATH OF OFFICE
A MM
Great Demonstration Attends Inaug
uration Ceremonies Address De
livered While Gale Blows Crowds
Unable to Hear Brilliant Scene in
Senate Guard of President.
WASHINGTON, March 5. 1'resi
dent WilHon took tho oath of office
In public at 12:45 o'clock thin after
noon and delivered Ills Inaugural ad
dren8 beforo a great crowd which
packed tho plaza at tho east front of
tho capltol. ,
Vlco-1'renhlent Marshall had been
InauKUiuled In the senate chumuer
a few. minutes before.
With a new consecration to tho na
tion's service tho president, touching
on the International crisis declared
there could now bo no turning" back
from the tragical cvonts of the luKt
30 months which have brought upon
Americans a new responsibility as
citizens of tho world. The president
declared anew thai "America must
stand for peace, stability of free peo
pies, national equality of matters of
right, that the seas must be free and
that the family of nations shall not
support any governments not derived
from the consent of the governed.
WorillliK Against Faction.
Sounding a solemn warning against
any taction or Intrigue to break the
harmony or embarrass tho, spirit of
the people, tho president called for
an America "united In feeling, pur
pose mid In its vision of duty, of op
portunity and of service."
At the conclusion of his address,
the president led the Inaugural pro
cession back to the white house whore
it passed in review before him.
Tbe president took tho oath bare
headed, Airs. Wilson standing a few
feet awnv. 1 1 o shook hands Imme
diately with the chief justice and
with the vice-president, lie lifted
Ills hat to tho crowd and began at
once to deliver his address while the
crowd leaned forward, but the high
wind made It Impossible for those
more than a few feet away to hear,
ami many of them began to leave,
t'roud llcgim to Ixmivc.
Kven tho crowds on tho nearby
stands could hear nothing and many
of them, chilled by the cold wind and
uncomfortable wet benches, went
away.
The wind died down slightly when
tho president was half through and
his words became audible to those on
tho platform and in the front ranks
of the crowd. Many took off their
hats and listened 'intently.
The president took off bis hat at.
tho first cheers, hut the wind was so
cold be soon put it on again.
The president concluded his ad
dress at 1:01 and prolonged cheering
followed. Immediately the space In
front of tbe stand was cleared to
make way for the president's car
riage. Tin; singing crowd was being
pushed back to make w-ay for the
starling of the procession back to the
w hite house.
in)' Scene In Semite.
When the presidential party ar
rived at I he capltol the escorts took
places on the plaza while President
Wilson went to his room to await
(Continued on Pago Kight.)
OYSTER BAY ADDPIS
A BELGIAN VILLAGE
NKW VOIIK, March :,. -Alter lis
tening to an address by Theodore
Itoosovell, tin; citizens of Oyster Hay
at a mass meeting last night decided
lo "adopt" a llelgiau village of 2 led
children. Tho plan will call for a
contribution of 12 too a month.
Colonel Roosevelt, It iis an
nounced today, will serve as honor
ary chairman or the general commit
tee o'f the Itocky Mountain .l-.b of
New York, whlcli has started a cam
paign to raise f l.nno.iioo a mouth to
aid the children of IlelKlum,
DENT
ARM SHIPS IF
LAW PEIITS
Utile Group of Dozen Senators Kill
Armed Neutrality Bill by Filibuster
Denounced by President Senata
Rules to Be Changed to Make Fu
ture Filibuster Impossible.
WASHINGTON. March 5. Thq
president has referred to his legal
advisors his doubtB of his power to
arm American ships In tho absence ot
direct authority from congress. Some
decision is expected from the attor
ney-general within the next 24 hours.
President Wilson believes the kill
ing ot tho armed neutrality by tho
senate filibuster before adjournment
yesterady may offectually prevent hlia
from exercising tho executive pre
rogative to arm merchant Bhlps anil
advocates Immediate- reform ot rules
by the scnato at the session called
today to prevent u small minority
from holding up legislation In thq
future. , j
I I'll by La Kollette.
After 12 senators, led by Senator,
La Kollette had defied the wish ot
an overwhelming majority to vote ou
tho neutrality bill until foicod ad
journment yestorduy noon carried the
measure down to Its death, President
Wilson issued a statement denounc
ing the obstructionists and express
ing doubt whether he can proceed to
arm ships without legislative sanc
tion. - i - . :
ltcferrlng to the filibuster tho
president's statement satd:
"The result In this case Is a com
plete paralysis alike of tho legisla
tive and exeeutivu branches of lhu
government.
"A little group of wilful men, rep
resenting no opinion but tholr own,
havo rendered tho great government
of the United States helpless and con
temptible." To Kill I'ilibiislcr.
Responsive to the president's ap
peal lo the senate to change its rules
so that a "little group of wilful men"
might uot continue to make the coun
try "helpless and contemptible" be
fore tho world In tho submarine cri
sis, tho clnluro movement was ini
tiated today by the democratic lead
ers. Thirty-three members have agreed
to co-operate with the antl-flllbustcr
movement.
Itlllil.lN'. .March 'J (by wireless to
Snyvillc, Maieh ."il. -The admiralty
made the following- nunouncenieut
loilav:
"(icrumu hydroplanes on the morn
ing of .March I dropped twentv-onn
IioiiiIi,- on merchant vc-sels anchored
in the llown and on 1 hit railroad at
UiinisgMlc. (loud success was ot)--enrd.
All the machine returned
undamaged."
An ofiieini iritih statement of
.M ni-eli I .-aid n hostile airplane liml
dropped humb that day on llroad--liiir-,
a town near Wumsgale, anil
that oio- woman was slighty injured.
PIIII.ADKI.I'III A, March ,1. A dis
patch to the .Maritime lOxi hangu from
l.ewes, Del., says that coast guard
stations on the Maryland coast today'
reported that, eleven men wore
drow ned In the attempt to render as
sistance to the American tanker
Louisiana, stranded off Ocean City,
Md. At least, nine of tho limn. If
not all, were from the coast guard
cutter Yaiuacrow. The condition of
the Louisiana early today was hot
known, i
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