Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-27
POSITION OF NEUTRAlS
BECOMES IN1OLERABLE
Denies Republican Claim That
Prosperity Is Due to Trade
Created by European Conflict.
resident Chcercd Almost Continu-
"usly During Strenuous Day
i'm Cincinnati.
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CINCINNATI, OHIO, October 41.--
|akinS advantage OF strenuous visit
O Cincinnati TO discuss III. relation Of
he United states to the European war
President wilson today declared that
this is the last war that involves III.
|vorid that the United States can keep
PUT of" fIe gave as his reason his
I'e!tef that tho business Of ncutrali,y
5 over and thnt war nov has such
scale that the position %: ncutrals
Eooncr or later becomes in,olorab!".'
Tc added That tho nationals of tho
|vor,d must got together. and say mo-
body can hereafter be neutral as re-
4 meets the disturbance Of the worlds
|,cacc FOR an object which the worlL's
|,pin,on cannot sanction"
After DENYING tho Republican, claim
l hat tho business prosperity. of tn.
'nited states during the last TWO years
las been due 10 trade created by til.
war, the President ridiculed prcdic-
ions Mat after the war I.uro!>. will
|'vcrwbclm this country by its cconom c
ttrenS;h. and dump" in tho United
|ftetcs goods now being stored up for
nat purpose. lie asserted tina; OK
,pr,s of everything that goes 10 supply
|,rmics makes only | per cent Of the
|otai OF American commerce.
We ought not To turn 10 these poo
,c in fear. bur in sympathy said The
president, lie added:
|M,sT BE READY TO Act
WHEN IT Is NECESSARY
We have means Of defense, and wc
|ttvc means OF aggression. our means
- defense arc tha, VIC have taken
f,a ms TO have all the instruncn,alitics
o find out exactly what il going on
b md TO be ready 10 act inImcdiatcly
|vc find that il is necessary 10 defend
In his night speech. President Wilson
said lie was ready TO engage in a war
for the rights OF mankind, decla red
money accumulated in the United
States should be used after the war
|only for righteous purposes, and called
uron people who wished TO hc con-
kidcred Americans to act az Americans.
The President was busy from the
,iinc he arrived here, shortly before
noon. until he left for Shadow Lawn
Nt 10 o'clock tonight. delivered four
participated in an official re-
,GntlCn. LOON al i!u' luIONSn lHe
streets and parks Of Cincinnati at the
h cad OF a short automobile parade.
Crowds which packed the streets for
blocks filed windows in buildings
"a long streets through which he moved
and crowded the halls in which he
spoke, checrcd the President almost
During his rides about
the city, he remained standing in his
,,to ohj1a trcrinn his "a "a, Il
crowds. Bombs bursting in The air
high above the city added Ia The din.
Following his arrival and automobile
ride to hotel. the President partici-
pated in an official welcome extended
him at the Chamber Of Commerce 10y
Mayor George Puchta. then rode To n
lunch given by the Wolncn's City club.
and later made an automobile tour nt
the city and reviewed thousands "i
school children carrying american
hsss He smiled when he passed the
fIughes High School
Tonight he attended a dinner given
him by the City Club. and delivered
~ address later under its auspices
MI arrangements We're made hy nom
pa artisan committees.
MRS. WILSON'S ARMS HEApED
WITH RorQUr"rS or EIOWEuS
Mrs. Wilson accompanied The Prcsi-
dent. and before the dan was over her
,Ims we're heaDcd with bouquets Of
flowers. given hy committees ard
school chilIrcm.
In his afternoon speech the presi-
dent urged the need for unity among
tho people OF the United states to meet
problems resulting from the war. Hc
save his moral for the present and
future as Let us see to it that Amer
lea M whole and every American
that constitutes America as one OF tn.
fractions. is shot through with that
spirit OF human sympathy which is
.hc only spirit Of true entcrrs ises.F
The United states. Mr. Wilson said.
has had an industrial revival during
he last two years which il has n>ver
seen before. Fle declared that the
United States will lend not only it's
moral influence. but its physical innu-
ancc. II other nations will Join with
her to sec that no nation or group
VI nations takes advantage OF another
nation or group Of nations. lie dis
CONTINUED on Second PaRe.)