Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-03

lean peoplc love better than they love
pcacc They love tn" principles upou
which their political life Is founded.
They are ready ut any time to fight for
the vindicaton of their character and
of their honor. They will! at no time
seek n contest. but they will at no
time cravenly avoid It. Because, IL
there Is ono thing that the country
ought to fight for and that every ma
ton ought to fight for. 1t is the i'm
teEriy of its own convictions We can
teErty OF its own convictions. | would
rather surrender territory than sur
render those ideals which are the staff
OF life for the soul itself And be-
cause we hold certain ideals, we have
thought 1T was right we should hold
them for others as well as for our
selves. America has more than once
given evidence of the generosity and
disinterestedncsS of it's love of liberty"
AMERICA NEVER THE AGGRESSOR.
II cannot toll YOU what the intcr-
national relations of this country will he
tomorrow. and I use the word literally.
And would not dare keep silent and
let the country suppose that tomorrow
-
America will never he tho aggreasor;
America will always seek to the last
point at which her honor is involved to
avoid the things which disturb the peace
of the world But America does not con-
troll tho circumstances of the world and
We must be sure that we are faithful scr.
| wants of those things which we love- and
are ready to defend them AGAINST every
| Int, inc n,t.N hot.
| them.
: america is always going to use her
| army in two ways. She is going to use It
| for the purpose Of peace, and she is going
to use it as a nucleus for expansion into
those things which she does believe in,
namely. the preparation Of her citizens to
! take care of themselves.
TWO SIDES TO PREPAREDNESS
! There are two sides to the question Of
PREPARATION There is not merely the mill
tary side, there is the industrial side. And,
| the ideal which have in mind is this gem
| 'lemen: We ought to have in this coun-
try great system of industrial and voca
! tional education under federal guidance
and with federal aid. in which a very
| large percentage of the youth of this
countrN Will he given training in the skill
| ful use and application Of the principles
OF science in manoeuvre and business We
must see to it that sufficient body of
citizens is given the kind of training which
will make them efficient for call into the
field in case of necessity.
WHAT WE NEED.
what we need is body OF men
TRAINED in association with units of the
pf
the immediate direction of the national
authorities. body of men subject To
the immediate call to arms of the ma =
tional authority, and yet men not put
into the ranks of the regular army;
,mcn left to their tasks of civil life:
men supplied with equipment and
training, but not drawn from the
peaceful pursuits which have mace
America great and must keep ncr
great.
NOT PARTISAN OF THE PLAN
II am not partisan of any one plan.
But what ! am for and what every
American ought to insist upon IS a
body of at least half IA million trained
citizens who will serve under condi-
lions of danger as an immediately
available national reserve
"There is only one way that parties
, and individuals win the confidence Of this
/ nation and that is to do the things thai
ought to be done Nobody is going to h,
| deceived. Speeches are not going to wiz
| elections. The facts are going to speak
; for themselves, and speak louder thar
anybody who controvcrts them. NJ
political party, no group or men. can ever
disappoint America This is year OF
political accounting and the America ms
in politics are rather expert accountants
| They know what the books contain ant
! they are not going To he deceived. NJ
man is going to hide behind any cX
cusos Tho goods must he delivered or the
confidence will not be enjoyed; and fo
my part I hope every man in uubli,
life will get what is coming to him"
MAKES SECOND SPEECH
After he had finished his address before
the Railway Cuisines association tn,
President aud Mrs Wilson went to III.
Hotel Biltmore. where the President mad,
a brief speech at the annual dinner Of the
! Motion Picture Board of Trade. Tn,
President spoke extcmporaneously anc
was frequently interrupted by applause
Leaving the Riltmorc the Presden, anc
Mrs. Wilson went Immediately to tn,
! PENNSYLVANIA station, being recognized
and cheercd along the route Refor,
boa riding his private car Mr.. Wilson sale
he was more than pleased with his rcccp
ton in this city and we'll satisfied witt
the manner in which the first of his ap
peals for national preparedness was re
ccived
President Wilson and his party left a
1920 o'clock this morning for the return
trip to Washington.