The Detroit times., 1915-11-05
PRESIDENT
Asks UNITY
| IN Defense
Urges All Parties to
Give Support to
Program
RAPS LIP-LOYAL
AMERICANS
Great New York Crowd
Greets Wilson With
Enthusiasm

NEW YORK. Nov. 5.-Before q
distinguished audience IN the Man
haitian club last night President VIII
son opened his preparedness" cam
pajgn.
The president said In part. 81 shall
assume that here around the dinner
table on this memorable occasion
our talk should properly turn TO the
wide and common interests which
they Be the interests OF the commun-
tty or Of the nation
A year and a half ago our thought
would have been also altogether of
great domestic questions. They are
must and shall address ourselves to
their solution with diligence. firm
ness. and self-possession, notwith-
stsnding we ind .; Ssrselvss In the
disaster and. ahlaze. with terrible
war: but our thought Is now newt
ably OF new things about which for
merly we gave Ourselves little con-
Germ. We are thinking now chiefly
ef our relations with the rest Of the
world--not our commercial relations
about those We have thought and
planned ~always--but about our poll
dividuai and Independent force in the
and the world itself.
Our principles are well known.
We believe IN political liberty and
obtain II, the liberty Of men and OF
peoples--of men TO choose their own
lives and of peoples. to choose their
own allegiance. Our ambition. also.
al the world has knowledge of. II
10 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
.orid over. y we have nad s N,,.rn.
they were the fruit Of our thought
put them aside. we shall. ] con-
i,dsntly 6:ii e meyer again take an
All this - very clear to US and
will. ! confidently predict. become
more and more clear to the whole
wcrld :. tns great Hroces,s' OF the
: fun consciousness OF such prin-
ciples and such ambitions that we
IRE asking ourselves at the present
tiabe what our duty 10 with regard
e ,. tie :rmsd force OF the ,, nation;
I6et We IA ln1i y iisve possible, :
kfdat E6kop3Gn &onfiict invOlv1ng
many Of the Breatest nations Of the
I.crlA. The Influences Of z great war
one end OF our own dear country to
the other men are asking one an.
other what our own force 10. how
fAr We are prepared 70 maintain our
eur ,national action or development.
!; We have II In mind to be pre-
pared. but not for war. but only for
ldsfsnee; and with the thought con-
ss.s = hold o:. se as.r the can rS 5.
achieved By the slow processes of
history oniy IN the kindly and whole.
some atnaesphsee OF peace. and not
Sc g. s 81 e hG 3sss. ssri I: preparing
ourselves % vindicate our right TO
independent and unmolested action
BY making the force that IL In us
ready Tor assertion.
In : W. way that Win s. Itself II an ~ mus f
traitor .cf TIE American spirit In
lions We want and shall work for
s SALT :: "a sss. g e ;as time. s' &
lnternsfloSaf peace: But We do want
g FEEL that there 10 . great body Of
eitissns who have received ut least
forms q miIitsry sr.lnins; tSss sSssy
lnto . nghting force q the call Of
the nation. and that the notion has
re n1 On asn; , and :tHRsss. 18th nth
sHcS a K S s pse sas % ssii sksSs
Int action. We wtsh 10 supply then
Nth the training they nsed. and We
them q any time too long away
from their civilian purSuits
10 with this idsa. With this con-
kssa made which it viii b my priv.
!!scs e lay essers she eonsrS:e q, g
ealy suel a increase n the regular
army Of the UnlteA otates - e1por.
iisnss has proved g BE- required for
ss.sc q tie army II Is: philippines.
Ssrdsrs 81 the Unitsd States, 1t ire
coast fortincetions. and at the mill
rest e calls for the training within
the next three years Of q force OF
teo.ooe citixsn soldiers TO be raised