Arizona republican., 1916-02-03

fore President Wilson appeared tonight to speak for preparedness. Outside multitude surged against a double line of police eagerly seeking admittance. Five hundred persons occupied seats on the speakers platform. It was es- timated that no less than 16,000 per sons were in the hall awaiting the ar- rival of the presidential party.
 Across the hall from the speakers platform band endeavored to enter tain the crowd by playing popular airs. flags were draped about the boxes, the only touch of color against the sea of eager faces.
 Twenty thousand people, it was said, were turned away from the hall and at least 10000 surrounded the presidents hotel earlier in the evening hoping to obtain even a glimpse of the nations chief executive and his wife as they came out and stepped into the car that was to take them to the hall
 At SEQ the president had not yet ar rived at the hall, and a round of hand clapping began which continued for three minutes, when the presidential party entered. At a signal the crowd rose and cheered Justify Ten thousand little flags broke into a flutter and the hall became a vast wave of dancing color. The lights at the back of the platform, hitherto darkened, flashed red, white and blue, as the president appeared. The president acknowl- edged the enthusiastic greeting of the throng. The crowd cheered still more lustily for several minutes.
 Then came a blare from the band signal that the chairman of the meeting was about to speak. But the crowd would have none of him. The chairman bowed and sat down. The crowd continued to cheer
 Finally he was permitted to speak. lie introduced the president in ten words. The cheering began again and flags were waved frantically. It was S:30 when the president began to speak.
 President Wilson's address was in part as follows:
 My natural duty is in Washington. l have certain scruple of con science in being away from the cap- a ana l would not have come away had l not believed that there was a stronger compulsion of conscience to acquaint you with the state of af- fairs
 You are counting upon me to do more than keep you out of trouble You are counting on me to see to it that the rights of the citizens of the United States, wherever they might be- are respected. You have counted upon me to see that vour energies should be released along the channels of trade in order that you might serve the world as the only nation disengaged and ready to serve 1t, You have expected me to see that the rest of the world permitted America thus to express and exercise her humane and legitimate energy. And l have come out to ask you what there was behind me in this task. You know the judge on his bench has the whole physical force of the nation back of him. And when he utters a judgment the mar against whom it is uttered knows he dare not resist it,
 But when l, as your spokesman and representatives utter judgment with regard to the rights of the United States in it's relations to other nations what is the sanction? What is the compulsion. What lies back ot that? You will say the force and majesty of the United States Yes, the force and majesty of the United States, but is it ready to express it. self?
 If you resist the judge there are the bailiffS of the court: if you resist the bailiffs of the court there are those who assist the sheriff of the county: if you resist the sheriff, there is the national guard; if you resist the national guard. there is the army of the United tates.
 But if you ignore in some foreign capitol what the president of the United States urges as the rights of the people and government of the 1 United States, what is there back o1 i that?
 Tt is necessary that I should ask you this question because I do not know how long the mere word of youi