Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-28

New York Jan, 27.-Prcsidcnt Will
son tonight opened his personal appeal
to the country for national defense.
He gave warning that plans for the
rendjustment of the army must be
formulated and carried out without
delay, and solemnly declared he could
not predict that the outlook for the
United states would be as bright to-
morrow as today. Speaking at the
banquet Of the hallway business as
ISOLATION and the Motion Picture
Board Of Trade, he sounded the key
note OF addresses that he. will deliver
during the next ten days In the mid
die west.
President in Fighting Mood.
MIR. Wilson was In Il fighting mood
throughout his address. In speech
delivered early in the day he declared
he always accepted an invitation to
fight Tonight he told the railway
men he was an advocate of peace and
had struggled to keep the United
states at peace. but he considered the
! liberty and honor of the nation even
more important than peace.
Woes TO any man who plays mar
plot OF who seeks to make party, pc,
! litical or personal ambition take prec.
edcncc over candor, honor and un-
selfish, bipartisan service" said the
president In speaking Of his defense
plan before the railroad men. He de-
clared that the country expects action.
this is a year of accounting and the
accounting must be definite on the
part Of the parties ana on the part
of every individual who wishes to en-
JOY the public confidence.
For my part / hope every man in
public life will get what's coming to
him" said Mr.. Wilson, amid laughter
and applause.
Greeted With Enthusiasm.
The president at both banquets and
MI during his days visit 10 New York
was greeted with enthusiasm On his
ride between the hotels where the b0n-
auots were held tonight he was cs-
eortcd by u band aud the Ninth cum
pany coast artillery Of the New York
national guard. Thousands Of per-
sons packed the streets and ehoered
him as he wont by. During his speech
before nearly 500 business men at
the railway banquet where he cast
aside almost entirely the text Of the
address that he had previously pre-
pared for delivery there, hr was FREE
quently Interrupted by applause
The president admitted thai in "a
4. T., 4. -
said the need for preparedness was
not pressing He declared that he
had learned differently In the mean
time He citod his recent support
If tariff commission as another In
stance of a change on his part hut
declared that previously there was no
need for such a commission
Men Belouding the I'suc.
Mr. Wilson spoke Of men Of nigh
character who were clouding the pre-
paredness issue. He declared they
were provincial. and that the United
States could no longer cut itself off
from the rest cf the world
The president vigorously discussed
his Mexican policy He asserted that
to invade Mexico would mean the
losing of confidence OF the rest Of the
western hemisphere He cited the
freeing of cuba as an instance OF
good done by the United States.
"If we are drawn into the male
strom which now surges in Europe.
tho president declared, I'VE shall not
be permitted TO do TIE hish things
we would prefer
No Danger Of Niilithrism
The president defended the CONT
mental army plan drawn up hy Secre-
tary Garrison and said that he did not
care about the details of any plan as
long as 100000 trained men were
provided as reserves under the fcd-
eral government. He advocated
strengthening the national guard, bnt
said the constitution Itself. put the
guard under the state. He added that
the United Statcs Will not turn IN
the direction of militarism. Outlining
why the United states should prepare
Mr. Wilson said We must prepare our
rights as il nation and the rights ot
our citizens in America aud outside
of il as the consensus OF civilized
peoples has defined them must en-
sure the unembarrasscd realization of
our political development within our
own borders. ana must protect the
peace ana political autonomy OF the
Americas.
Industrial Preparedness.
Industrial preparedness with the
military training OF students in in-