Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-29

Often 1t has been lmpoSsioie " eoaei VI
the situation, because others were In
volved.
LAS your responsible servant l must
tell you that the dangers are constant.
l must go out and tell the people .nat
new circumstances have arisen wnicn
make it necessary that America defend
ITSELF
The President spoke these words
slowly and solemnly amid deep silence:
When he concluded that portion of his
address the applause was marked.
Wants adequate" Defense.
1--WE should be prepared" continued |
the President, mot for war or anything
that smacks of aggression, but for ade- |
quate national defense.
Il am not afraid that America will |
not do enough. 1 am only earnestly de-
sirous that she should be very coolly |
considerate of what she does. One cool
judgment is worth a thousand hasty
counsels The thing to do is to supply
light and not heat.
Americans were born into the world
to do service, and no man is true
Am erican who does not seek to serve
mankind. If I believed that the might
man in the world 1 would wish Amer
| lea to be weak. But do not believe
| that. I believe that the might of Amer
| lea is the might of a righteous pur-
pooc, thC hight VI o. IL &c PCOpiS SSSA-
| ing to serve mankind.
Stirred by Sight Of Flag.
Now as never before am stirred by
the sight of our fias-my flag, your
flag, the flag intrusted to our keeping.
That nag was originally stained in very
precious blood, spilled not to uphold
any dynasty, not as an incident of
small controversy: but in order that
little body of 100000 men in America
might make sure that no man was their
master. And as this nation has ac-
cumulated wealth and population there
have arisen all through it's history men
who have called upon the trustees of
that flag to maintain its high purposes.
And now, in conclusion, let me say
that do not want you merely to listen
to speeches. 1 want>you to become ac-
tive partisans for national defense. l
do not want you to go home and merely
say, The President seems to be a good
fellow but l want you to realize deep
ly that the people must be for pre-
paredness.
"Out of what seems to be an intricate
debate a grand plan of national de-
Tense, 1 believe. will result plan. ]
| trust. of real adequate national pre-
paredness."
President Eludes Crowd.
PRESIDENT wilson reached mere at 9:4O
am.
The Presidents special stopped at
the Shadyside station, four miles from
| the city proper. SO that he might elude
| the crowd which the police felt would
be awaiting him at the Union station.
He was met by q committee Of BUSH
| ness men, who escorted him to his
hotel. A scattering crowd cheered
him as he rode in a sprinkle of rain
through the streets. Care had been
| taken not to disclose the station at
which he would leave the train and
the crowd awaiting him at Shadyside
was consequently small.
Reception Held at Hotel.
After reaching the hotel the President
| and his wife held an informal reception,
to which were hidden members of the
committee, some of the city's leading
men. and the women who had been ap-
pointed a committee to accompany Mrs.
Wilson to Soldiers Memorial Hall,
where the President was due to begin
his address at l o'clock. After this
address his program called for another
to an overflow meeting in the same
building.
Shortly after the arrival of the party
at the hotel Mrs. Wilson, accompanied
by DIR. Grayson, went for an hours au-
tomobile ride through the parks and
residential section of the city.
The President and Mrs. Wilson lunched
in their suite. in keeping with their pre-
determined plan not to attend any public
luncheons or dinners during the tour.
After the committee had departed the
President planned to spend the re-
mainder Of the forenoon In preparing
notes OF his addresses here and in
Cleveland tonight.
President Arises Refreshed.
Notwithstanding the unusual activities
of yesterday in Washington. and the |
fact that he had spent three consecutive |
nights on the train, the President arose |
refreshed. He slept well. remained abed |
till o'clock. and had just finished his |
breakfast when the train rolled into the |
station.
Dr. Cary T. Grayson. the White House
physician, said Mr.. Wilson was in good |
condition for the activities OF the week |
ahead These include addresses at
Cleveland tonight, Milwaukee Monday;
Chicago. Monday night: Des Moines.
Tuesday night: Topeka. Wednesday aft
ernoon; Kansas City. Wednesday night;
st. Louis. Thursday morning. and many |
brief addresses from the rear platform
of his car in smaller towns.
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