Arizona republican., 1916-01-28
Opening Gun In Adminis- tration's Campaign for Preparedness Fired In Speech to Railroad Men In New York
PRESIDENT ADMITS
 CHANGED VIEWPOINT
Says Ideas On Nation $ Need Revised In Light of What Has Occurred In the Past Fourteen Months Speech In Full
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1


 NEW YORK. Jan. President Wilson tonight opened his personal appeal to the country for national de- fense. He gave warning that plans for readiustment of the army must be formulated and carried out without delay, and sOlemnly declared he could not predict that the outlook for the United States would De as bright to- morrow as today. Speaking at q banquet of the Railway Business as- sociation and the Motion Picture Board of Trade, he sounded the key not of addresses that he will deliv- er during the next 10 days in the middle west.
 Mir. Wilson was in a fighting mood throughout his address In a speech delivered early in the day he declared he always accepted an invitation to fight. Tonight he told the Railway men he was an advocate of peace and had struggled to keep the United states at peace, but he considered the liberty and honor of the nation even more important than peace.
 Woe to any man who plays mar plot or who seeks to make party. pA- litieal or personal ambition take pre- ceaence over candOr honor and un- selfish, bipartisan service" said the president in speaking of his defense plan before the railroad men, He declared that the country expects an accounting; this is a year of account ing, and the accounting must be defi- nite on the part of the parties and on the part of every individual who wishes to enjoy the public confidence.
 For my part, 1 hope every man in public life will get what's coming to him." said Mr. Wilson, amid laughter and applause
 The president at both banquets and all during his days visit to New York was greeted with enthusiasm. In his ride betweent the hotels where the banquets were held tonight, he was es- corted by a band and the Ninth com pany of Coast Artillery of the New York National guard. Thousands of persons packed the streets and cheered him as he went by.
 During his speech before nearly 1900 business men at the Railway banquet, where he cast aside almost entirely the text of the address that he had previously prepared for de- livery there, he was frequently in- terrupted by applause.
 The president admitted that in a message to the last congress he had said the necessity for preparedness was not pressing. He declared that he had learned differently in the meantime. He cited his recent sup port of tariff commission as an- other instance of a change on his part, but declared that previously there was no need for such a com mission.
 Mir. Wilson spoke of men of high character who were clouding the pre- paredness issue. He declared they were provincial and that the United States must no longer cut itself off from the rest of the world.
 The president vigorously discussed his Mexican policy. He asserted that tO invade Mexico would mean the losing of confidence of the rest of the western hemisphere. He cited the freeing of Cuba as an instance of good done by the United States.
 If we are drawn into the mael- strom which now surges in Europe, . the president drclared. we shall not be permitted to do the high things we would prefer"
 The president defended the conti mental army plan drawn up by Sec retary Garrison and said that he did not care about the details of any plan as long as 800 900 trained men were provided as reserves under the federal governmnt. He advocated strengthening the national guard. but said the constitution itself, put the guard under the state. He added that the United States will not turn in the direction of militarism.
 Outlining why the United States should prepare, AIr. Wilson said We must prepare our rights as a nation and the rights of our citizens in America and outside of it as the con- sensus of civilized peoples has de- fined them must ensure the unem- barra ssed- realization of our political development within our own borders, ani must protect the peace and polit ical autonomy of the Americas.
 Industrial preparedness. with the military training of students in in- dustrfal schools was proposed by the president. He left navy plans for later addresses.
 Business men who formerly relied on protective measures in their deal ings with the foreign powers were