The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-05
WILSON IDEA Of
DEFENSE NEEDS
In New York Speech Presi-
dent Launches Campaign
for Armament Program
OPENING GUN SPREADS
Chief Executive Says There Is
No Need of Haste to Build
Up Army and Navy

NEW YORK, Nov. :. President
= Wilson opened the administration
campaign for It's national defense pro
gram In comprehensive ana care
fully prepared address delivered here
Thursday night at the Manhattan club
banquet lie declared soIrmny that
the United States had no aggressive
purposes, but must be prepared itself
To assume full liberty and sclfpossr>.
sion. Significantly, he said that with
ourselves In this great matter we as-
,nrintc all the peoples Of our own hem
sphere adding that 1--WE wish mot
only for the United States, but ror
them the fullest freedom Of mdcpcud
rnt growth Of action"
The president received enthusiastic
applause rs he entered the banquet
hall and during his address. The huu
was decorated with American flag,
aud filled even to the galleries with
Democrats happy over their victory uf
Tuesday In New York city When hr
arose 10 speak every one jumped up
and appaudcd until he was forced Ca
signal for quiet
His speech In full. follows:
A year and "a half ago our thought
would hay" been almost altogether "
great domestic questions. They ar.
many and of vital consequence. We
must and shall address ourselves "a
their solution with diligence. nrm.
ness and self possession. notwI'h.
standing We nnd ourselves I'M the
midst M IA world disturbed by great
disaster and Hhla2e with terrible war.
but our thought Is now Inevitably
uf new things about which iaymrr.
wr gave ourselves little conccA W.
Wr thinking now chiefly ur uuf r..
bNuus with the rest Of the world
/ not our commercial relations
uhn0r those we have Thought and
planned always, bat about our pu.
'I.u relations. our duties us un .u.
dN'dml aud independent force m th.
world lu ourselves, our uriEnbu.. and
the world itself
sour principles are wen SHOWN
/ 10 H uNt necessary tu uv0N 'nrm
again We believe iu political lhert,
ana founded our great government 10
/ obtain ,l the liberty of men and pcu-
/ pies WI men tu choose hu'T own
/ lives ana ut peoples to choose their
own allegiance our ambition ALSO.
all the world hus kuuWfrnEr NJ II
N not only tu he free ana prosperous
ourselves. but also to boz the friend
and thoughttul partisan ur those who
are free on who desire freedom the
/ world over II We have hul aggros-
sNe purposes and co.rtuus ambitions
they were the lwlt OF our though.
less youth J- nation and we have
put them aside We shall I conf
IDENTITY believe. never again take an
other foot ul territory hy conquest
We shah never boo amy circumstances
geek 'N make 900 independents pruuIu
|suhI". tn our dominion. because nr
believe. Nc uasslunntcN ncI',lr. BOO
the ugnf OF every people 20 choose
their own allegiance md bee free M
masters altogether. For uursvlN ve
We wish nothing hut the run nrorty
.or sr.I.lDNrIopmcnt, and with our.
selves u THIS great matter We ussurl-
.a'r all the peoples NJ our own hcmN
D sphrr. We wish not only for the
United States but for them the fullest
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