The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-02-03
u. S. FIRST IN
TEST SAYS WILSON
Tells Milwaukee Danger of Split
II Is Past. r.-.E
WARNS NATION TO PREPARE
President. Gives Pledge to Keep the
Country Out Of War, If Possible
Asserts That No Immediate
Crisis Exists.


Milwaukee, Wis. Feb. president
Wilson, speaking before. the largest
audience of his present trip, declared
the men who say Americans will not
stand together in time of trouble have
shot their bolt"
Il have not supposed that the men
whose voices seemed to show threat
against us represented even the peo-
pie they claimed to represent" he
said.
The president spoke to an audience
many of whom were. of foreign birth.
He declared he knew the men. who
came from foreign lands to America
loved liberty and would stand by the,
ideals of America. ~.
He appealed to all Americans to
support the government in its national
defense plans. ....
No Crisis, Declares President v
Il want at the outset to remove any
. misrepresentation in your MINDS said
the president in beginning his ad-
dress. There is no crisis; nothing
new has happened. came to confer
with you on d matter which we should
confer on in any event. We should
see that our house is set in order.
When all the world is on fire the
sparks fly everywhere" l a.
The president said the presence OF
the vast crowd attested the interest of
the people of Wisconsin in his mis-
sion. %Gt"
America has drawn her blood and
her energy out OF almost all of the
nations of the world he said. We
know that our roots and our traditions
run best into other soils.
I'VE cannot forget our forbears. At
the outset of tn war it did look as If
there were DIVISION of domestic SEN
timent which might lead us into some
errors of judgment. for one believe
that that danger is past"
The crowd applauded.
d. Calls Danger Exaggerated.
II never doubted that the danger
was exaggerated" he continued.1'I for
my part alwaysGfeel serene conf
dence in waiting for the declaration of
the principles and sentiments of the
men who are not vociferous, who do
their own thinking, attend to their
own business and leave everything
else alone.
Il have not supposed that the men
whose voices seemed to show a threat
against us represented even the people
they claimed to represent.
Il know the magic of America.
know the impulses which draw men
to our shores. / know that they came
to be free.
Il know that when the test comes
every mans heart will be first for
America" he declared amid applause.
There are dangers, however, which
are past our control" continued the
president and which have not been
overcome, dangers we cannot control
We can control the irresponsible talk.
ers in our midst. All we have to do is
to encourage them to hire hall and
they will abundantly advertise their
own folly"
America Minds Own Business.
America, the president said, was at
tending to her own affairs in world
where everyone else was absorbed In
war.
There is daily, hourly danger" he
continued, that they will feel con-
strained to do things which are abso-
lutely inconsistent with the rights of
the United States. They are not think
ing of US. They are thinking first of
all of their own affairs.
The very uncalculated course of af-
fairs may touch us. to the quick at any
time/ Standing in the midst of these
difficulties want you to know am in,
difficulty"
The president said he knew the peo-
pie wanted him to keep the nation out
of war. Here was prolonged applause,
Il pledge YOU" he continued, sol
erally, that, God helping, l will keep
it out Of war"
He went on to say the nation want.
ed him to preserve the honor of the
United States. The applause continued
He told how difficult it was to.do both.
Il want the people to know some
thing of military life If the call should
come. That is the reason am urging
on the congress Of the United States
that at least part of the people be
trained"