Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-10-27
Wilson Sees No War Menace For
America.

In speech devoted primarily to dis
cussion of the need for economic prepared
ness in the United States, President Will
son told delegation of farmers, architects
and engineers at Long Branch, N. j., on
Saturday last, that he did not expect the
United States to get into war.
Il know that the way in which we have
preserved peace is objected to-" said the
President. land that certain Gentlemen
say they would have taken some other
way that would inevitably have resulted
in war. but am not expecting this coun-
try to get into war, because am not ex-
pectine these gentlemen to have chance
to make a mess OF it."
Taking the work done by the Admins
tration for the farmers as his text. Mr..
Wilson declared:
we want the privilege of representing
the whole force Of the nation"
He demanded that men be out through
third degree" in respect to where they
stand with regard to love of the United
States, and he said he was glad the CAM
paisn was nearly over, because am in
hurry to get down to business again."
There is great deal of irresponsible
talk being INDUCED in. declared the Presi-
dent in discussing the campaign. Men
are saying things they know perfectly well
they cannot make good on, and it disturbs
the national counsel. On the 7th Of No
vember we will call time"
Mr.. Wilson said the Democratic party
had been trying to take the Government
out OF the control Of small groups and
square it with the counsel of the whole
nation"
In detail he told of work being done to
mobilize the industrial resources of the
nation, saying. Zone of the great lessons
OF the European war has been that the
economic coordination and cooperation
Of the country is just as important as the
military cooperation OF it,"
In his speech President Wilson said, in
part:
I'VE owe this much to our Republican
professionalism they exercised such long
and systematic neglect that it was neces-
sary for us to undertake systematic per-
Torrance. Things will not wait forever TO
be performed Not only that, but circum-
stances will not wait upon everything that
ought to be done some of the things must
be done and done nromnflv
The Administration has had the singu-
lar advantage Of having a great body of
national sentiment behind it, which had
long stood ready to support such measures
as it adopted. do not know whether the
systematic neglect to which referred was
deliberate or not only know that il was
thoroughgoing, and that an absolutely free
field was left for the present Administra-
ton.
You. as farmers, never were told.
take it. that you were getting the direct
benefit Of the tariff. You were told you
were getting the indirect benefit of the
tariff. You were getting it with extreme
indirection, because you were getting it by
having duties placed upon almost every
thing that you had to use and, therefore,
the cost of almost everything you had to
use was enhanced, and you were prom
ised hardly more than this-that IL the
country prospered you would necessa-
rily prosper with the country-but You
would pay for the prosperity at a very
considerable price. That was not added,
but that was implied.
And the whole point Of view Of our leg
islation has been this. that a special set
Of men, who thought they could guide the
nation better than anybody else and pre-
ferred to guide II in private. asked certain
chief benefciaries Of the tariff to come
together and suggest what the schedules
Of the tariff should be. So that these gen.
tlemen have the idea that have several
times pointed out that it was best for us to
be in the hands of guardians. Now for
one have come Of age some time ago and
decline to live as ward. insist upon
living as a grown-up individual. ready to
take my part in the councils Of the nation
and to insist that shall be considered
primarily along with the rest. and not sec
ondary."
The President then reviewed the bene-
fits Of the Federal Reserve act and the
Rural Credits act