South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-28
WILSON IS READY
To TALK DEFENSE
President Opens Personal
Campaign With Address
in New York.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2s.-Pres
Wilson Thursday night opened his
personal appeal 10 the country for
national defense. He gave warning
that plans for the readjustment or
The army must be formulated and
carried out without delay. and de-
olared that he could not predict what
the outlook for the United States
would be as bright tomorrow as to-
day. speaking at banquets Of the
Railway Business association and the
Motion Picture board Of trade. he
gave the keynote Of addresses that
ne viii deliver during the next ten
days iu the middle west
Mr. wilson was in a fighting mood
throughout his addresses In al
speech delivered early in the day.
he declared he always accepted an
invitation 10 fight Thursday. he told
the railroad men he was an advo-
cate Of peace and had struggled 10
keep the United states at peace, but
ne considered the liberty and honor
or the nation even more important
than peace.
Woe 90 any man who plays mar
plot or who seeks 20 make party
politics or personal ambition take
precedence over candOr, honor and
unselfsh. bipartisan service" said
the president in speaking Of his de
Tense plan before the railroad men
says Action Expected.
lie declared that the country eX-
poets action. this is a year of ac-
counting and the accounting must be
definite on the part Of the parties
and on the part of every individual
Who wishes TO enjoy the public con-
fidence.
For my part / hope every maa
in public jfe will get what's coming
To him" said Mr.. Wilson amid laugh
ter and applause
The president at both banquets
and all during the days visit TO New
York was greeted with enthusiasm.
con- his ride between the hotels
where the banquets were held on
Thursday night, he was escorted by
q band and the ninth command of
coast artillery of the New York
guard Thousands of persons pack
ed the streets and cheered him as
he went by.
says lie learned Much.
During his speech before nearly
1900 business men at the railway
banquet where he cast aside almost
entirely the text OF the address that
lie had previously prepared for de
livery there. he was frequently in
terruptcd by applause
The president admitted that in
message To the last congress he had
said the need for preparedness was
not pressing He declared that he
had learned something in the mean
time lie cited his recent support of
tariff commission as another in
stance of q change ON his part, but
declared that previously there was
no need for such "a commission. The
business men enthusiastically cheer
ed his support of the commission
Mr.. Wilson spoke of men of high
character who were clouding tho
rreparednes~ issue. He declared
they We're provincial. and that the
United states could no longer cut
itself Off from the rest of the world.
Defends Mexican Policy.
The president vigorously defended
his Mexican policy. He asserted that
To invade Mexico would mean the
losing Of the confidence of the rest
OF the western hemisphere. He cit
ed the freeing of cuba as an in
stance of eood VIII done by the
United states.
Ell we are drawn into the maci-
strom which now surges i'm Europe
the president declared. 1--WE shall not
he permitted 90 40 the high things
1,e Would prefer
The president defended the CON
tiu-9al army plan drawn no by
ScCy Garrison aud said that he did
not care rnout the detaHS of any
plan as Ions a- 100000 trained men