The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-03
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taken in the building and the doors
were closed. At that hour the presi-
dent was not yet due to arrive for
half an hour.
The National Security league of st.
Louis was getting In some clicks" for
preparedness before the president de-
were distributed through the audience
askfng Having repeatedly failed In
the past to get from congress the
proper consideration of national de-
Tense, what reason lave we to be-
1ieve we shall not fail this time I'M
less a strong unified sentiment
throughout the country demands 1t?
And adding. "let us be very con-
Bervative and refuse to gamble with
country's future"
Following the breakfast in the JEFF
3erson MOTEL, the president yielded to
demands for a snort speech.
Il have changed my mind on many
things, he said, in beginning. For
instance l have changed my mind on
the question of a tariff commission"
He talked about business and said
hat peace was the only thing that
could keep business in its present
prosperous channels.
This wal is SO terrible" he went
on, that it, will come again
and It's horror should hasten peace"
Six hundred mem bers Of the league
and their guests attended the break
fast Mrs. Wilson sat with a num-
Der of ladies at a table directly in
front of the presidents seat at the
speakers table. iley were the only
ladies at the breakfast.
Not only is it necessary that we
prepare to mobilize the forces of the
country for defense, but it Is also
necessary to mobilize the economic re-
sources Of the country for the great
work of healing to be done after war
- over" said the president. He was
loudly a%pplauded by the business
men.
America will be efficiently suc-
cessful in the world OF business If
she is righteous in the world Of bust
ness" he said. Advertisers are com
ing to realize that the real efficiency
is in the facts as they are and all
business men ~ coming to the reali.
cation that it is better to prepare for
the facts when you see them coming"
He predicted a wonderful picture
for America in the world today.
America has been shy about going
out into the world of competition" he
said. "1n a way she has shut her
doors from the e of the world.
For one thing, we have left the
business of foreign exchange to other
Now in the midst of the
war we have been called upon to
serve all the world in a financial way.
That is the reason we must conserve
our resources in order to prepare to
the world at the end of the war.
'@The world cannot endure another
war like this one.
Men" he added, ARE learning this
and he predicted that peace
will be a lasting one which follows
this war.
The thought of business men should
therefore be prepared for peace.
AS the president entered his auto
1T the Twentieth street entrance to
union station, a small dark haired
woman endeavored to thrust two let
ters into his hands. She was seized
by detectives and taken to police
headquarters. The letters were found
TO be religious exortations asking
Wilson to assist In simpn-
lying religious doctrine. The police
Iaid she had no weapon
The presidents special train pulled
put of union station at 12:O2 for East
St. Louis where it will be delivered to
he Pennsylvania tracks. The station
vas thronged with workers on their
noon recess and the executive and his
bride received an enthusiastic send
DIFF.
At East St. Louis.
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, Feb. g.
President Wilson made a fifteen min
ute speech from the rear platform of
his coach at the relay depot, here
while his train changed engines.
The president did not appear to have
any from the trip through
the tunnel which usually is filed with
smoke and gases. In order to eliminate
smoke and gas, no trains passed
the tunnel during thirty min
utes preceding the presidents special.
The presidents special stopped a
short distance north of Missouri Ave,
the crowd an opportunity to
stand on the street crossing n depo;
platform. The crowd was estimated
at 1000. Because the stop was made
during the noon hour many railwa.
men, business men and Office employees
were able to hear the president. May
or Mollman headed the reception COM
which met the special and aft
er the customary greeting, President