Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-03

cause trouble because they go INTO
the zone of fire.
Situation Delicate
America has drawn no fine points,
no new issue in her international
relations, she has merely asserted the
rights of mankind when the life of
mankind is threatened in a world
aflame with war. She has rested
upon what is already written plain on
the documents of international law
The crowd cheered. The President
said that someday statesmen OF the
older countries would have to admit
that il was America that kept burning
the flame of international law upon its
altar when every other altar in the
world was swept by the winds of
passion.
81 am ready to make every patient
allowance" he continued. "for those
whose tempers are upset by war.
Won't Yield Vital Points
II am not in a critical frame of
mind 1 am ready TO yield everything
but the vital points I know how, in
time of trouble. If we were in danger,
! might thrust aside punctiliousness.
Il am ready to make allowances for
both sides.
You know how one set of bel
the world. Therefore the United States
is not able to express itself toward
them as they would like. l believe the
United States is really neutral.
my fellow-citizens. while We know
our own purpose, it does not follow
that other nations understand.
Men press forward with sort OF
blind recklessness.
The peace of the world, including
America, rests with the remainder of
the world and not with America.
Crowd Roars Approval
EITHER we shall sit still and wait
for the necessity for immediate ma
tional defense to come and then call
for volunteers. who would be for the
first few months impotent as against
a trained and experienced enemy, or
we shall adopt the ancient American
principle that the men of the country
shall be ready to take care of their
own government"
The crowd roared its approval.
You have either got to get the men
of this nation ready to withstand the
first onslaught or you have got to be
ready to suffer from the first disaster"
Wants Trained Citizenship
When the President said he was
only asking for trained citizenship
he was cheered. He said he did not
want to command a great army, but
to command the support and con-
fidence of his fellow-citizens. He
urged that 1t would be cruel to send
unframed men into battle.
"The plans now before Congress are
merely plans TO save the lives of
American youths" he said, "and those
plans will go through. I am not in
sisting upon the details, but upon the
principle.
THE modern fighting ship, sub
marine-every instrument of modern
warfare-must be handled by experts.
All we are asking for now is a suffi-
80 at tfat1f
number of vessels at their disposal
There is 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 to give the
navy the ships it needs.
Must Have Ships
I'VE are going to have more ships.
We have been going about it leisurely,
but now we must get down TO business.
We must have a program and then
| stick TO il. The navy has a great task.
No other navy has such task.
1--WE ought to have the greatest navy
in the world he declared amid great
applause. He explained that the coast
line of the United States was so long
| that many ships were needed.
The President said there were many
| people in the United States talking
about national defense who did not
know what they were talking about.
"They should be encouraged to hire
! large hail." he said.
The President ended his speech amid
applause. The band played Amer
/ ica." He stood and sang.
There was a great overflow crowd on
| the outside of the building.
/ President Wilson demanded last
night that steps be begun during the
present month to back him up in de-
! Tending American lives and commerce
abroad, in an address at Kansas City
His demand met with shouts and ap-
plause from an audience of $4,000
persons, who waved American flags
ieaped to their seats and cheered.
When the President ceased speaking
he leaned forward and asked the
great throng to join him in singing
america" The band played softly
the audience stood and the words OF
Americas national anthem came In
glorious burst of song.
Crowd With President
The big crowd was for the President
from the start. 1t waited patiently an
hour to see him and cheered itseli
hoarse in a three-minute demonstra-
ton when he appeared. Sixteen thou.
sand heard him; 10000 were turned
away and 10, 900 more thied to glimpse
him as he left his hotel for the hall.
"Why, some men in Washington are
questioning II we could get the 100000
men for which the government is ask
ing" he said at one point of his ad-
dress.
would they volunteer"
A man in the far end OF the hal
shouted his answer over the heads OF
the crowd: YES" he cried.
A dozen men--a score-fifty-ccho
ed the word and the hall was in tur-
moil. President Wilson smiled and
held out his hand.
Why, ] believe, he said, as the tu-
multi died, you could raise the 0,0OO
men in almost any State. I believe
you could get 5000 men right here In
this audience.
l have been thrilled by the expert
ences of these last few days, the Presi-
dent said, and will go home to Wash
ington and smile at the gentlemen who
say the United States is not awake.
"Those gallant men who sit on the
hill in Washington and make our laws
are going to deliver the goods" the
crowd cheered. Don't n1isunderstand
me, they are going to deliver the goods
because you want the goods deliv-
| ered.'
The President said the time had
come for him to ask his fellow citizens
to "get up on your hind legs and talk
and tell the people who represent you
what the Nation desires and demands
The thing that everybody in democ.