New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-21

the Democrats, but he certainly cannot
call me 10 the White House and give
me orders. ! am perfectly willing ~
consult with him. but not TO 20 there
and take orders. ] am for all the pre-,
paredness that is necessary, but II wiz
be my own views, and not Mr.. Wilson'S
that | vote for"
Mr.. Mann brought word OF strong
drift back 70 the Republican party
throughout the Mississippi Valley.
Country Republican Again.
"Thc country Is Republican again"
said Mr. Mann. "If there were an cleo
ton to-day Wilson would be defeated:
The Progressives have come back and
they will stay. They are ready to sup
port any good Republican.
1--WE are prosperous now, and all In
dications point to a continued pros
perity. But we would be more prosper
Gus, enormously more prosperous, II
we were allowed to trade where and
with whom we would. As it is, we can
trade only with those whom England
indicates.
1.-THE State Department Of the Unit
ed States Is run from London. What
it needs Is backbone. II the United
States wants to become really prosper
Gus it should tell England to stop the
practice Of parcelling out the worlds
trade to suit the British navy"
The Republican leader sees little
chance of the early adjournment which
members of Congress are hoping for to
give them time for the campaign. He
declared that Congress would be in ses-
sion "a year from now" and intimated
that he believed the Democratic pro-
gramme would keep the legislature in
continuous session until Mr. Wilson's
term expired
People Want Preparedness.
Testimony 10 the desire of the Unit
ed States for preparedness was brought
here to-day by Dr.. David Starr Jordan,
one OF the leading pacifsts Of the
country. He declared that, personally,
he saw no reason for increased mill,
tary preparedness, but he admitted
that there was no question that large
percentage of the people of the Middle
West favored It, because they are
afraid of the military efficiency Of Ger
many"
"Of course, the eagerness for pre-
paredness decreases with the square OF
distances" said DR.. Jordan. 1.-TWO diff
ferent sources are advocating increased
preparedness. One is those who are
really afraid of the efficiency of Ger
many and the other is those who are
afraid the sale of munitions will drop
when wars stop. The influence Of the
latter is very small. The influence of
the others, however, is less in the Mid
die West than it is here, although there
is no question that they are afraid out
there.
81 personally do not see any posi-
bility of a rampant Germany. ! know
the country pretty well. They are in
great distress in Germany because of
the loss of so many of their people.
The feeling against war in Germany
now is as strong as it is anywhere in
the world. The sabre rattlers' lack in
fuence there now. There has been a
division in the ministry Of Germany
on the question of war from the first.
II do not see any particular reason
for increased military preparedness. !
do not stand in opposition to President
Wilson's policy, however, because Pres
ident Wilson is the most precious asset
that the cause of peace has. | should
feel differently if we had a different
kind of a President. The dangers of
war in this country always are from
the inside and not from the outside"