The Ordway new era., 1916-02-04

son Thursday night opened his per
| sonal appeal to the country for ma
tional defense He gave warning that
plans for the readjustment of the
army must be formulated and carried
out without delay, and solemnly de
clared he could not predict that the
outlook for the United States would
be as bright tomorrow as today.
Speaking at banquets of the Railway
Business Association and the Motion
Picture Board of Trade, he sounded
the keynote of addresses that he will
deliver during the next ten days in
the Middle West. Mr.. Wilson was in
fighting mood throughout his ad
dress. In a speech delivered early in
the day he declared he always ac.
cepted an invitation to fight.
At night he told the railway men he
was an advocate of peace. and had
struggled to keep the United States al
peace. but he considered the liberty
and honor of the nation even more i'm.
portant than peace.
"Woe to MarpIots."
"Woe to any man who plays mar
| plot, or who seeks to make party pol.
| itics or personal ambition take prece
dence over candor, honor and unself
ish, bipartisan service! said the
President in speaking of his defense
plan, before the railroad men.
! He declared that the country eX.
| poets action; this is a year of ac.
counting, and the accounting must be
| hn ,f ho ri ioc
on the part of every Individual who
wishes to enjoy the public confidence.
For my part. l hope every man in
lublic life will get what's coming to
| him. said Mr. Wilson, amid laughter
ard applause.
Turns Down Suffrage Plea.
The President refused to support
the movement for an amendment to
the federal constitution providing for
woman suffrage. He spoke briefly to
zoe members of the Congressional
Union for woman suffrage. telling
them he felt the suffrage question
should be dealt with by individual
states.
The President admitted that in a
message to the last Congress he had
said the need for preparedness was
not pressing. He declared that he had
| learned differently in the meantime,
He cited his recent support of Tar
| iff Commission as another instance
OF change on his part. but declared
that previously there was no need for
| such a commission.
Mr.. Wilson spoke of men of high
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 of the world.
| Discusses Mexican Policy.
The President vigorously discussed
his Mexican policy. He asserted that
TO invade Mexico would mean the los
! Ing of confidence of the rest of the
western hemisphere. He cited the
fleeing of Cuba as an instance OF
good done by the United States.
"If we are drawn into the mael.
strom which now surges in Europe
the President declared, 1--WE shall not
be- permitted to do the high things we
would prefer"
The President defended the CONT.
rental army plan drawn up by Secre-
tary Garrison and said that he did not
care about the details of any plan as
long as 5O0,OO0 trained r,en were pro.
vsded as reserves under the federal
government.
He advocated Strengthening the ma.
tional guard, but said the constitution
itself nut the guard under the state
He a., ed that the United States Will
hot turn in the direction OF mill.
| tarism.
The President at both banquets and
hIl during his days visit to New York
was greeted with enthusiasm.
Outlining why the United States
should prepare, Mr.. Wilson said we
must prepare to defend our rights AZ
a nation and the rights OF our citizens
ia America and outside OF it as the
consensus Of civilized peoples has de.
fined them; must insure, the unem6ar>
rnSaed realization Of our political az
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