The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-11-05
Speaks At Manhattan Club
On the Administrators
Program.
CALL TO RECKONING
ALIEN SYMPATHIZERS
This Class and Those Form
ing Religious Prejudices
Are a Menace.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.


New York, Nov. President
Wilson's speech here tonight at the
Manhattan club banquet, in which he
opened the administration campaign
for it's national defense program,
was greeted by enthusiastic applause.
Henry Watterson, who was also to
have spoken, sent letter of regret.
Just before the dinner, Wilson shook
hands with all the guests, including
Charles F. Murphy. The president
has changed his plans and will remain
here tomorrow. He and Mrs. Nor
nam Gait will take lunch at Cleveland
H. Dodges' home.
RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE
:. May Inot say, while I ana spea3xa
ing of this, that there is another
danger that we should guard against?
We should rebuke not only manifesto
lions of racial feeling here In America
where there should be none, but also
every manifestation of religious and
sectarian antagonism. It does not
become America that within her Dor
ders, where every man is free to fol-
low the dictates of his conscience and
worship God as he pleases, men should
raise the cry of church against church
To do that is to strike at the very
spirit and heart of America. We are
a God-fearing people. We agree to
differ about methods of worship, but
we are united in believing in Divine
Providence and in worshiping the
God of Nations. We are the cham
pions of religious right here and
everywhere that it may be our privi-
lege to give it our countenance and
support. The government is conscious
of the obligation and the nation is
conscious of the obligation. Let no
man create divisions where there are
none"
ASKS FOR SUPPORT.
Speaking of the administrations
defense program the president said:
"In the fulflment of the program
propose 1 shall ask for the hearty
support of the country, of the rank
and file of America, of men Of all
shades of political opinion. For my
position in this important matter is
different from that of the private
individual who is free to speak his
own thoughts and to risk his owl
opinions in this matter. We are here
dealing with things that are vita
to the life of America itself. In doine
this / have tried to purge my hear
of all personal and selfish motives
For the time being, speak as the
trustee and guardian of a nations
rights, charged with the duty of speak
ing for that nation in matters involv
ing her sovereignty-a nation toe
big and generous to be exacting anc
yet courageous enough to defend it!
rights and the liberties of its peopl,
wherever assailed or invaded.
would not feel that I was dischargin,
the solemn obligation I owe the coun
try were not to speak in terms O
the deepest solegnnity of the urgenc,
and necessity of preparing ourselve
to guard and protect the rights an,
privileges of our people, our sacre'
heritage of the fathers who struggle,
to make US an Independent nation.
THE ALIEN VOICES.
"The only thing within our owl
borders that has given US grave con
Germ in recent months has been tina
voices have been raised in Americ
protesting to be the voices of Ameri
cans which were not indeed and i
truth American, but which spoke allie,
sympathies, which came from me
who loved other countries better tina
they loved America, men who wer
partisans of other causes than that o
! America and had forgotten that thei
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