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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28
President Points the Way.

From the New York Times
To his immediate audience and to
the country Mr.. Wilson does point out
the way. the straight. sure road that
leads us out of our fools paradise
to the firm ground of armed readi-
ness, where we shall know no fear
and be equipped to defend our own.
The country knows the substance of
the measures of preparedness now
awaiting the action of Congress We
shall train soldiers, We shall instruct
officers and make them capable of
directing great military operations
We shall make sure of our supply OF
the munitions of war We are to see
to 1t that our army shall always be
organized in such way as to make il
serve. when necessary, the vital
nucleus for an expanded and effective
force. There is the foundation idea of
the administration plan. We are not
the enemies of preparedness falsely
cry out, Transforming the peaceful re-
public into a military nation. we are
not providing a great standing army.
The justifying reasons are beyond as
sault. they lie outside the field of hon
est controversy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28

| President Wilson's address at the
Railway Business Association banquet
| in New York last night follows:
The exactions of my official duties
have recently been so great that 1t has
| been very seldom indeed that coulo
give myself so great pleasure as that
which I am enjoying tonight. IL is
great pleasure to come and be greeted
in such generous fashion by men so
thoughtful as yourselves, and so deep
~ engaged in some of the most impor-
tant undertakings of the nation. and
consider it is Il privilege to be permit
ted to la before you some of the things
to which we ought to give our most
careful and deliberate consideration
The question. it seems to me, which
most demands Qualification just now is
the question to which your POSTMASTER
has referred-the question of prepare
ton of national defense.
Il say that it stands in need of clari-
fiCation because. singularly enough, 1t
has been deeply clouded by passion and
prejudice. 1t is very singular that a
question. the elements of which are so
simple and so obvious. should have been
so beClouded by the discussion of men
of high motive, men of purpose as
handsome rs any of us may claim, and
Yet apparently incapable of dlVesting
themselves of that sort of provincial
ism which consists in thinking the con-
tents of their own minds to be the con
tents of the mind of the world. For,
gentlemen. while America is very
great nation, while America contains
ali the elements of fine force and ac-
cumpliShment. America does not con-
stitute the major part of the world
We live in world which we did not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28
States His Own Position.

And /, for my part. am ambitious
that America should do a greater and
more difficult thing than the great ma
tions on the other side Of the water
have done. In all the belligerent coun-
tries men. without distinction of party.
have drawn together TO accomplish a
successful prosecution of the war. Is
II not a more difficult and a more de-
SRA BILE thing that all Americans should
put partisan prepossession aside, and
draw together for the successful pros
ecutIor of peace? l covet that distinc
tion for America, and / believe that
America is going to enjoy that dis
Junction.
7 only the other day, the leader of
the republican minority in the House
of Representatives delivered a speech
Cnat showed that he was ready, and L
take il for granted that the men be-
hind him were ready, TO forget party
lines in order that all men may act
with a common mind and impulse for
the services of the country And l
want, upon this first public occasion, to
pay my tribute of respect and obliga-
ton TO him.
Il find it hard. indeed. to approach
this subject without deep emotion, gem
tlemen because. when we speak Of
America and the things that are to be
conserved in her, does ii not call
wonderful picture into your mind?
America Is young sun, she Is not even
in the heyday of her development and
power Think of the great treasures
of youth and energy and ideal pur-
pose stiIi to be drawn from the deep
sources from which this nation has al
WAYS drawn its light.
Think of the service which those forces
can and must render to the rest Of the
world Think of the position into which
America has been drawn almost in spite
Of herself, by the circumstances Of the
present day. She alone is free TO help
find things wherever they show them
selves in the world. And she is forced
also, whether she will or no. in the decades
Immediately ahead of us. to furnish the
world with its chief economic guidance
and assistance.
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Appeal to the People.
From the Philadelphia Ledger

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In other respects, however, the Presi-
dents appeal to the people is remark
able. He has formulated a policy of
preparedness. and, finding that his
party. of which he regards himself the
directing leader, to be by no means
united in support of that policy, he is
making a direct appeal to the people,
in the hope of so strengthening the
popular movement in favor of an i'm
mediate provision for the national de-
Tense that Congress will not dare to ig
more or materially modify his recon
mendations. His appeal. therefore. is
to the people and against his own
party, or that fraction of it suspected
of being tainted with the Bryan pacifi-
ciSm
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SPEAKER CLARK OPPOSES
MORE STAMP TAX LEVY
He Would Have Manufacturers of
Munitions Bear the Additional
Burden of Government.

Publication of statements that Speak
er Clark is opposed to the further levy
ing of stamp taxes was confirmed by
him yesterday afternoon by a declara-
ton that the manufacturers of war
munitions should bear the burden of
additional taxation to raise revenues
for the present necessities.
Mr.. Clark said:
Il cannot favor the imposition of
further stamp taxes or burdensome ex-
else taxes to meet the needs of the
Treasury at this time or in the near
future. Stamp taxes are onerous at
best and should be resorted to only as
an emergency measure. l believe the
present war tax law should be revised
and many of the stamp taxes which it
contains should be eliminated.
Income Tax Now Available
Under the recent decision Of the
Supreme Court the income tax law be-
comes available as a means of raising
additional revenue without making its
provisions especially burdensome to any
one class of citizens. Through the in
come tax We ran raise large part of
the money we need for various pur-
poses. An increase in the income tax
rates and a general rearrange of
the classification of incomes under the
income tax law would produce a large
amount of revenue and would not un-
duly burden any one.
Then | believe the proposal to levy
a tax on the manufacturers of war mu-
nitions, who are shipping vast quanti-
ties of their products abroad. should be
favorably considered. These munition
manufacturers are making vast profits
out of the present increased trade in
their product. They are probably the
most prosperous class in the country
today. | am convinced that they should
bear their share of any increased tax
alton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28
Addresses Motion Picture Men.

After ne had finished his address be-
fore the Railway Business Association,
the President and Mrs Wilson went to
the Hotel Biltmore, where the Presi-
dent made brief speech at the annual
dinner of the Motion Picture Board Of
Trade The President spoke extern
poraneously and was frequently inter
rupted by applause.
CThe address is printed in another
columnD
Leaving the BiItmore, the President
and Mrs. Wilson went Immediately TO
the Pennsylvania station. where they
left at 1880 O'Clock this morning for
Washington, being recognized and
cheered along the route. Before board
ing his private car Mr.. Wilson said he
was more than pleased with his recep-
tion in this city and well satisfied with
the manner in which the first of his
appeals for national preparedness was
received.
The President, at both bauquets and
all during his days visit 10 New York.
was greeted with enthusiasm. On his
ride between the hotels where the ban
ouets were held he was escorted by a
band and the 9Th Command of Coast
Artillery of the New York National
Guard. Thousands of persons pack ed
the streets and cheered him as he
went by.
During his speech before nearly $500
business men at the railway banquet
"Hetc nc CAST dsiue almost eHtlrelE tile
text OF the address that he had pre-
viously prepared for delivery there, he
was frequently interrupted by APP
Dlause.
Shortly before the speaking began
Mrs. Wilson. accompanied by Miss Mar
garet Wilson. the Presidents daugh-
ter. and Dudley Field Malone, collector
of the port of New York. entered Il bal
cory box overlooking the banquet hall
AS they appeared the President arose
with the other guests and Joined in the
applause which greeted them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28
"EVA'S JANUARY PARTY"
Il Given by the Electrical Vehicle
Association.

The members Of the Washington sec
tion of the Electric Vehicle Association
OF America participated in "Eya's Jan
nary party as it was termed, last
night at o'clock al Eckstcirl's cafe.
Thirty covers were laid. During the
supper brief speeches were made by
several OF those present.
Al the conclusion Of the sumner the
members were escorted to theater in
motor cars. where the remainder of
the evening was spent. The committee
in Charge of the affair was composed of
X. Bruce Emerson, ). J. Bartram C NJ
Marsh. e. a. Watson and F. l.. Harvey
cutter.
Those present were r. A Israel, Har-
~ Ward. S. j Meeks, William Orme.
Edgar Orne. Charles Orme. James w
orme. Harry A. Orme. J. J Bartram
q. NJ Marsh. Howard s Fisk, 5. s
j.ogan. l.. Il. GimmcI, Charles J. CO.
lumbus. Harry = Duckstien. T Ran
Joiph Bourne, IT a. iiail, Alfred Young,
I.'cha:G a. wheat. K Bruce Emerson
r. y. prbeiio, Frank J. koIb. William
"i.hers. Jack Hobby Of New York and
-. r. Rodgers, Frederick l. Harve. =
cutter ana e. y. Watson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28
Civil Service Examinations.

The United States civil service COM
mission has announced the following
examinations, February %, skilled la
borer, qualified as elevator machinist.
Department of Agriculture. $40 per
annum: apprentice map engraver. geo
logical survey, s1.25 per diem: April II,
copyist marine engine and boiler
craftsman. Navy Department. at from
So to 1928 per diem.
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PRESIDENT SOUNDS
NOTE OF Warning
Cannot Predict feaCe Outlook
in y. S. Will Be as Bright
Tomorrow as Today.
MAKES PERSONAL APPEAL
FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE
Speaks at Two Banquets in New
York and Addresses 1,5o0 Clergy
men of All Denominations.

NEW YORK, January 2>--Tresideut
Wilson last night opened his personal
appeal to the country for national de
Tense. He gave warning that plans
for the readjustment of the army must
he formulated and carried out without
delay. and solemnly declared he could
not predict that the outlook for the
United States would be as bright to-
morrow as today. Speaking at ban
auets of the Railway Business Associa-
ton and the Motion Picture BOARD OF
Trade, he sounded the keynote of ad-
dresses that he will deliver during the
next ten days in the middle west.
Mr.. Wilson was in d fighting mood
throughout his address. In i speech
delivered early In the day to 1.5oo
clergymen he declared he always ac-
cepted an invitation to fight. Last
night he told the railroad men he was
an advocate of peace ana had strug-
gled to keep the United states AT
peace but he considered the liberty
and honor of the nation even more than
peac.
Woe TO any man who plays marplot
or who seeks to make party politics
or personal ambition take precedence
over candor. honor and unseiflSh. un-
partisan service" said the President
i'm speaking OF his defense plan before
the railroad men. He declared that the
country expects action. this is year
of accounting. and the accounting must
he definite on the part of parties and
on the part of every iudIVldual VINO
wishes to enjoy public confidence.
For nv part ! hope every man in
public life will get what's coming to
him, said Mr.. Wilson amid laughter
and applause
American people love the principles
upon which their political life is found
ed better than peace
The text of the address will be found
Near President wilson at the Rail
way Business Association banquet sat
Manor Mitchell of New York, Samuel
Rea. president of the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad: Senator Harding of ONO
Frank Trumbull. chairman .of the
Chesap eake and Ohio railroad; John H
Fahey, president OF the tinted states
Chamber of Commerce; w. q. Besler,
president OF the Central Railroad of
New Jersey: Alfred Fl Smith, president
of the New York Central lines; Fred
erick =. Underwood, president OF the
Erie railroad; George Pope, president
of the National Association of Manu-
facturers: VI. C. Kennedy. president of
the Cumberland Valley railroad, VIII
liam T. Noonin. president OK the But
faIo Rochester and Pittsburgh rail-
road: Irving T. Bush, president of the
Bush Terminal, and former Gov. Cox
of Ohio.
George A Post, president of the Rail
way Business Association. introduced
the President, in an address devoted
to preparedness and the future of the
railroads. He said the Presidents last
message to Congress had encouraged
railroad men TO hope that wise solu
tion of the railroad problems might be
reached through sincere govern
fz1 Nd pf he G,.ir q n
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National Guard Considered.

Il am not forgetting National
Guard. I had the privilege of being gov
ernor of one of our great states-a state
which furnishes this city with great
deal of its intelligence. Some Jersey
men on either side here enjoy that very
much.
"And as Governor of New Jersey ] was
brought into association with what I am
glad to believe was one of the most
efficient portions of the National Guard
of the United States. ] learned to admire
the men, to respect the officers and to be-
lieve in the National Guard. And I he
lieve that that great arm of national
defense should be built up and encour-
aged to the utmost. But you know that
under the Constitution of the United
States it is under the direction of more
than two score states and that it is not
permitted to the national government di-
rectly to direct its development and or
ganiZation. And that only upon occasion
of actual invasion has the President Of
the United States the right to ask those
men to lSave their respective states 1.
for my part am afraid, though some
gentlemen differ with me, that there is
no way in which that force can be made
a direct resource as a national reserve
under national authority.
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pineh-in the first place. to see the
right way to do. and in the second
place to do it that way. If we could
only agree that in all matters of pub
lie concern. we would adjourn our pri-
vate interests. look each other frankly
in the face and say We are all ready
at whatever sacrifice of our own in
terests. to do in common the thing that
the common veal demands what an
irresistible force America would be-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28
Conservative.

from TIE New York Herald.
Conservative and convincing" will
be the verdict of American intelligence
in estimating the Presidents case for
preparedness as presented before the
Railway Business Association last
night. Insistence upon the necessity of
the nation equipping itself for it's duty
to itself, to this hemisphere and to the
world was it's keynote. Recognition of
the world as it is. instead of a
something existing only in impossible
dreams, was its basis.
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Happy Cal" Wagner Dies.

SYRACUSE. y. Y. January 2s-"Hap-
Nv Cal" Wagner once famous as min
strel man. died here yesterday, AT the
age of seventy-siX. He was thirty
second degree Mason and MEMBER OF
the Chicago Lodge of Elks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28
Solemn Time Reached.

TT is a solemn time when men must
examine, not only their purposes but
their hearts. when men must purge
themselves of individual ambition,
when men must see to it that they
are ready for the utmost self-sacri-
flee in the interest of the common
welfare Let no man dare be mar
plot Let no man bring partisan pas
sion into these great things. Let men
honestly debate the facts and courage
ously act upon them, and then there
will come that day when the world
will say this America that We thought
was full of a multitude of contrary
ideas now speaks with the great vol
ume of the hearts accord. and that
great heart of America has behind it
the moral force of righteousness and
the hope and the liberty of mankind "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28
What the Country Needs.

What we need is a body of men
trained in association with units of the
army, body of men organized under
the immediate direction of the national
authorities. a body of men subject to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28
Methods of Levying Tax.

Several methods of taxing these mu-
nitions producers have Been suggested
and believe fair and eouita Bile
scheme of raising revenue through tax
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America has more than once given
evidence of the generosity and dlsin-
i terestedness of it's love of liberty. 1t
has been willing to fight for the lib
liberty. The world sneered when we
set out for the liberation of Cuba. but
| the world does not sneer any longer.
The world knows now what it was then
/! 10th to believe. that nation can sac
rifiCe its own interests and its own
blood for the sake of the liberty ana
happiness of another people.
And, whether by one process or an
other. we have made ourselves in some
, and national sovereignty in both con
tnents of this hemisphere. SO that
there are certain obligations which
every American knows that we nave
undertaken. The first and primary OBJ
| legation is the maintenance OF the IN
,tegrity of our own sovereigHty-wh ich
goes as of course. There is also the
maintenance of, our liberty to develop
our political institutions without hin
drance, and last of all. there is the de-
termination and the obligation TO stand
as the strong brother of all those IN
this hemisphere who will maintain the
same principles and follow the same
ideals of liberty.
May I venture to insert here par
enthesis? Have any of you thought OF
this? We have slowly. very slowly. In.
deed. begun to win the confidence OF
the other states of the American hem-
isphere. If we should go into Mexico,
the sympathy of the rest of America
would look across the water ana not
northWard, to the great republlc Whlch
We profess to represent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28
EXPLAINS HOW HE LEARNED
OF CONDITIONS IN MEXICO

ing that those principles are realized
in action and no fooling about it. The
only difficult things in life are the APP
plications of the principles of right
and wrong. / can set forth the alb
stract principles of right and wrong,
and so can you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28

Mss Clara Cpshur Maddox, Atty
eight. died at her home. Mapis Grove
nea.' Upper Fairmoun;, Nd, cs cancer
ahe lived only eighteen days after The
Death Of her brother. Daniel J. Maddox
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28
Busy From Time He Arrived.

President Wilson was busy from the
time he arrived here early yesterday
morning until he left at midnight. for
. brief period in Washington. before
departing on tour in the middle west
10 speak for preparedness. In addition
TO attending two banquets last night
the President spoke twice during the
day. shook hands with a group of suf-
fraglsts and took TWO automobile rides.
Mrs Wilson spent the day shopping
and was with him only a shorf time un-
I'll late in the afternoon. when thew
rode Out Riverside drive together.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28
Effect of Intervention.

And do you not see the consequences
that would ensue in every international
relationship? Have the gentlemen who
have rushed down to Washington to
insist that we should go into Mexico
reflected upon the politics of the world
Nobody seriously supposes. gentlemen,
that the United States needs to fear an
invasion of it's own territory. What
America has to fear. if she has any
thing to fear. are indirect, roundabout.
flank movements, upon her regnant
position in the western hemisphere.
Are We going to open those gates. or
are we going to close them? For they
are the gates to the hearts of our
American friends to the south of us.
and not the gates to the ports. Win
their spirits. and you have won the
only sort of leadership and the only
sort of safety that America covets.
We must all of us think. from this time
out, gentlemen, in terms of the world,
and must learn what il is that America
has set out to maintain as standard
bearer for all those who love liberty
and justice and the righteousness OF
political action.
But, gentlemen, we must find means
to do this thing which are suitable to
the time aSd suitable to our own
ideals. Suitable to time: Does any
body understand the time Perhaps
when you learned. as I dare say you
did learn beforehand that | was ex-
pecting to address you on the subject
of preparedness, about the public policy
of the government, | am opposed to 1t.
And the very men who were dining 1t
into our ears that what business want
ed was to be let alone Were, many of
them, men who were insisting that we
should start up controversy that
meant that we could not let it alone.
There is great deal more opinion,
vocal, in this world than is consistent
with logic