The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-03

The President s flag waved in Keno
sha for fourteen members on Monday
and for that same length of time
President Woodrow Wilson and his
wife received the plaudits of thous
ands of loyal Americans of Kenosha
and Kenosha county. How many
thousands no one could say, but they
were wedged in so tight that the
Presidential special was all but crowd
ed out Of the way to make room for the
cheering men, women and children The
President was most gracious in accept
ing the greetings Of Kenosha He stood
on the platform of the train and rode
through cheering quarter of mile
of humanity. Thousands failed to
hear the President speak, thousands
were disappointed in not seeing the
charming Mrs. Wilson, but all of them
had chance to see and cheer the
President. The welcome was nom
partisan and out of the dozen men who
shook the hand of the President dur
ing the fourteen minutes that he re-
manned in Kenosha were prominent
men in all walks Of life in Kenosha.
That President Wilson was gratifed
by the great greeting given him in
Kenosha, was shown by the fact that
he spoke for ten minutes and he was
still attempting to make his voice carry
out over the enormous crowd when the
train pulled away from the station.
He still recognized the homage of the
people of the city and until the train
was out of sight he stood with Mrs.
Wilson on the platform waving the
people the salutation and farewell.
Cheering people were lined up along
the tracks of the railway until the
north limits of the city were reached
and it was evidently the intent of the
President not to overlook any of them.
To sum it all up, it was one of the
greatest, if not the greatest, ovation
ever given to a public man in Keno
sha. 1t even exceeded the monster
greeting given to former President
Roosevelt during the last presidential
campaign.
The address of the President in
Kenosha was necessarily brief When
he was urged to speak he responded.
"I'll try but it seems almost impossi-
BILE to speak to this great company"
We want to hear from you just lit
tie" shouted some one in the crowd,
and the President without introduc-
ton, launched into discussion of
preparedness. He said:
E'Fellow Citizens. I am mindful of
the fact that you are aware of the inn
portant errand which has brought me
from Washington to get in touch with
the people of Kenosha and other parts
of the nation. While circumstances
make it impossible for me to enter in
to any extended discussion of the great
question of preparedness, it is most
gratifying for me to see the interest
that is being shown by the great
crowds which have greeted us. This
is not only movement for the ma
tion's defense but for the nations
safety
At this point Mr.. Wilson was inter
rupted by crowd of school children
who insisted on waving flags and cheer
ing. The President smiled as he con-
tinued. You know | used to be
schoolmaster, but I am not able to ham
die these boys and girls May be I
have lost the art or it may be that the
noise is just naturally being squeezed
out Of the boys by the pressure of
the crowd"
Returning to his main topic the
President continued. II only want to
say that the government of these
United States, which you have placed
temporarily in our trust, is worthy Of
your most serious consideration. Not
only for its welfare, but also for its
safety. 1t is our sincere wish that we
may have the privilege to give to it
adequate provision to meet every
emergency and to provide for its
future. There may be some discussion
as to method, but there is no variance
OF opinion as to the necessity for
preparedness ait this time