Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-04

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own government"
The crowd reared approval.
You have either got 10 get the men
OF this nation ready 20 Withstand the first
onslaught or you have got TO be ready to
suffer from the first disaster"
when the president said he was only
asking for q trained citizenship. he was
choered. He said he did not want 10
command a great army. but to command
the support OF confidence Of his fellow
citizens.
THE plans now before congress are
merely plans 10 save the lives OF Amer
lean youths" he said
"And those plans will so through,
Navy Needs Experts.
The modern fighting ship. submarine
every instrument OF modern warfare
muht be handled by experts. All we are
asking for now is a sufficient number OF
experts and q sufficient number OF YES
sells. There IL no better service in the
world than the service OF the United
states navy. But the navy must have
more ships and we are going 70 give the
navy the ships II needs. We must have
a program and then stick to II. The navy
has great task. No other navy has such
task
I'VE ought 20 have the greatest navy
In the world" he declared. amid greai
applause. lie explained that the coasl
I line OF the United States was 40 Iona
that many ships were needed.
Some OF the newspaper edltors who OBJ
posed preparedness tho president said
should see the crowds before him.
They would be convinced" he said
that what they say would not deceive
anyone.
For, every day have been away from
Washington ! have had Just this feeling
The country 70 up. there Il no man whs
10 not awake. who does not realize whal
the situation IL and what we should az
20 meet the situation
Listen for Voice OF People.
\ The president eaphatciaily reiterated
he believed that the United States wa,
with hlnn. lie said the living rooms o.
the White House do not face towart
the city Of Washington. but toward Viz
glnia and the open spaces.
That Il where I listen for the voio-
Of America" he declared.
81 think I have heard that voice sal
that we must let no one invade tn
rights OF America"
Heart of Country SQUAD.
The heart Of this country. the president
said. Is sound and Is made up OF prinoi
pics OF human sympathy which move al
men when not interested with tho poii
cles OF groups OF men and tho impulse
OF those who DO not represent the peopl'
themaelves.
Il do not believe the world has svol
witnessed a case where one people de
sired 20 make war on another people.
aid the president.
II believe the security Of America rest
In the fact that no man is master o
America
I'VE respect other nations. We do no
claim anything for ourselves which thel
would not under like circumstances CLAIM
for themselves. Every statement o
right We have made is grounded upol
the utteFanees OF their own public men.
The president declared that II Americl
we're engaged IN a teruVle war he knew
he would be inclined TO sweep aside IN
minor impediments OF the ordinar!
transactions OF government and not b
} punetilious as to the manner OF fighting
/ for isfo.
''The fortunate circumstances for Amer
} lea. my fellow countrymen, Is that
desires nothing but free field and N
favor.
"our security is in the purity OF on
motives.
some Editors Ignorant.
II DO not wish 10 say anything dis
respectful about any Newspaper, but
"a astonishing how little some newspape
editors know. I would like some OF theT
TO give a candid expression OF the i'm
precision that they have got from wha
! has happened since I left ,, ashingtor
: They probably viii give IL their ow
/ Interpretation ana they won't deceiv
anybody.
} The voice Of America Is very still. bl
q very powerful voice.
''Tkese are days Of infinite preiudi,
and passion because they are days
D var. II IL said by an old maxim that
. time Of war the law y silent. Il Is all
5 true that amidst wsr the Judgment
silent
No man ought 70 say 10 any executi,
. body: You must take my plan or moi
a ALL That is stupidity. but We ha,