The Raymer enterprise., 1915-11-11
BE PREPARED
GET READY. NOT FOR WAR, BUT
FOR DEFENSE. SAYS THE
PRESIDENT.
"iison Asks Nations Support OF
plans for Preparedness at Ban
quet In New York City.
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New York, - President Wilson
opened the administration campaign
tor its national defense program in a
comprehensive and carefully prepared
addrcss delivered on the ith at the
Manhattan Club banquet
The President was received with
enthusiastic applause IA he entered
tue banquet hall and during his ad.
dress.
The President called upon men OF
all shades OF political opinion 10 rally
to the support OF the program.
Tie spoke Of the United States as
"a nation too big and generous TO be
esacting. but yet courageous enough
TO defend its rights aud the liberties
OF It's people. wherever asBailed or in
Eotyed."
Tue President spoke in part as fol.
TOYS.
Air Toastmaster aud Gentlemen:
"A year and half ago our thought
would have been almost altogether OF
great domestic questions They are
many and OF vital consequence, We
must and shalt address ourselves to
their solution with diligence. firmness
and self p0ssession.
WE are thinking now chiefly of our
relations with the rest Of the world
not our commercial relations about
those We have thought and planned
always. but about our political rela-
tons. our duties as an individual aud
independent force In the world to our.
selves. our neighbors and the world
Itself.
Our principles are well known 1t
Is not necessary to AVON them
again We believe In political liberty
aud founded our great government to
obtain II, the liberty OF men and OF
peoples-of men TO choose their own
lives and OF peoples TO choose their
own allegiance
We shall. | confidently believe
never again take another foot OF ter
titory by conquest We shalt never
in any circumstances seek to make an
independent people subject to our do
minion, because we believe, we pas
sIonately believe, in the right o. ey.
cry people. to choose their own al
seeiaHce and be free OF masters alto
Fcther.
For ourselves we wish nothing bnt
the full liberty OF self-deHelopment;
aud with ourselves In this great mat
ter we associate all the Peoples oi
our own hemisphere
we have II in mind to be prepared
but not Tor war, but only for defense
THAT plan calls for only such an
increase In the regular army OF the
United States as experience has
proved TO be required for the perform
ance of the necessary duties OF the
army in the Philippines, in Hawaii. in
porto Rico. upon the borders OF the
United States. at the coast tottitica
tIons and at the military posts Of the
Interior
"Fur the rest. II calls for the train
ing within the next three years OF T;
force OF 100000 citizen soldiers to bt
raised In annual contingents OF 1873,
900, who would be asked 10 enlist foI
three years with the colors and three
wears on furlough, but who duri1t
their three years OF enlistment with
the eolors would not be organized as
standing force, but would be expected
merely to undergo intensive training
for very brief period Of each year.
Their training would take place II
Immediate association with the organ
lied units OF the regular army.
''lt has been American policy timt
out Of mind to look to tha navy as The
first and chief line of defense. The
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