Fair play., 1915-11-13
PLANS FOR DEFENSE
PRESIDENT WILSON STATES TH5
PREPAR TrNEss PROGRAM
OF ADMINISTRATION.
ASKS SUPPORT OF NATION
In Speech Before Manhattan Club
Chief Executive Tells How Army
Should Be Enlarged and Navy De.
veloped for Protection OF America.

VeIoped for Protection OF America.
New York, Nov. 5.-What President
| Wilson and his administration are
! planning in the way of larger army
and navy for the adequate protection
of the United States was summarized
by the chief executive last night in a
/ speech at the tiftieth anniversary of
/ the Manhattan club.
Our ambition, said Mr.. Wilson. is
not only to be free and prosperous
ourselves, but also to be the friend
and thoughtful partisan of those who
are free or who desire freedom the
world over. We shall he declared he
believed, never again take another
foot of territory by conquest, or seek
| to make an Independent people sub.
ject to our dominion. Because Of the
great European conflict, said the pes.
ident, from one end of our own dear
country to the other men are asking
one another what our own force is,
how far we are prepared to maintain
ourselves against any interference
with our action or development"
Though the mission of America in
the world is essentially a mission Of
peace and good will among men, de-
| clared Mr.. Wilson. we feel justified in
preparing ourselves to vindicate our
right to Independent and unmoested
action by making the force that is In
us ready for assertion.
Plans for the Army.
And we know" continued the pres
ident, that we can do this in a way
that will be itself an illustration of the
American spirit In accordance with
our American traditions we want and
shall work for only an army adequate
to the constant and legitimate uses OF
times of international peace. But we
do want to feel that there is a great
body Of citizens who have received at
least the most rudimentary and neces-
sary forms of military training: that
they will be ready to form themselves
into fighting force at the call of the
nation; and that the nation has the
munitions and supplies with which to
equip them without delay should il be
w, go " o"i lhenn Iilo ac'loh'
W. W supply 'ie"i WIN the
training they need. and we think we
can do so without calling them at any
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