Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-02
President Excoriates Amer jeans Who Are Actually
 Preaching War"
WANTS PEACE, BUT
 NOT AT ANY PRICE
Addressing Great Audience at Des MOfnes, President Says Danger from Within Is Past-FayOrs Govern.
 ment Ownership.

Des MOines, Iowa, Feb. 1.-Presi- dent Wilson tonight picked up the gauntlet hurled down by former President Theodore Roosevelt
 Just as Colonel Roosevelt has at tackled him so plainly that no one could mistake what was meant Presi- den Wilson scorchingly criticised the former president. He did not men, tion his name. but there were few present who did not know who was the object of his remarks.
 There are some men actually preaching war" he declared in dis cussing the dangers in this country. They seek controversis with other nations. They would have America abandon it's traditional policies and exchange in the conflict now devastat- ing Europe.
 q know not what the standards of these men are, but I do know I can not subscribe to those standards"
 The presidents address was deliv- cred before the greatest crowd he has yet faced on his preparedness swing around the circle. He referred to the great crowd in his speech as evi- dence of the great interest in national defense.
 Not Peace.at-Any Price Man.
 The president declared he had been informed that the Middle West is in a state of lethargy and not awake to the need of national defense. He said The did not believe, but. he came out to see for himself
 "The message continually reaches me, We are counting upon you to keep this country out of war" the president said. q have expended all my energy to do so.
 But there are some men preaching peace who can go further than l can, not further in sentiment of peace, but. farther in preaching the doctrine of peace at any price and under any circumstances"
 This brought tremendous applause and interruption from the crowd.
 The president strongly reiterated his declaration that "hyphenated Americanism is thing of the past" Dangers to our peace do not come any longer from within our own borders" he said. ''I couldn't say that six months ago. Passion was astlr then in this country. But the danger is passed America has regained her self-possession. No influence within America is going to disturb the peace of America.
 But America can't be an ostrich and bury her head in the sand.
 Americas dangers-and they are many-come from contact with other nations"
 Make Own Munitions.
 The president then declared that the danger does not. lie in actions of this government. He asserted il lies in actions taken by other gov ernments.
 President Wilson again strongly ad' vocated government ownership o1 munitions plants.
 "But." he said, and paused to em' phasize his statement, eff it comes te the question of defending this ma ton. we are going to defend it. nc matter who makes money"
 The president also strongly reiter ated his previous declarations tha Y party politics play no part in nationa defense.
 "I thank God" he said, "when i comes to the life and existence o America, we are not Democrats am Republicans, but Americans"
 President Wilson left at 11:4 tonight for Topeka and Kansas City where he will make addresses tomor row.