The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-02-03
PRESIDENT WILSON
SPEAkSINNEW YORK
URGES SPEEDY lREADJusTMENr
OF ARMY BEFORE NEW YORK s
AUDIENCES.
WAS IN A FIGHTING MOOD.
Declared He Always Accepted an In.
vitation to Fight.-Defends Hls
Policy in Mexico.

Policy in Mexico.
New York President Wilson open
cd his personal appeal to the country
for national defense. He gave warn
ing that plans for the readjustment Of
the Army must be formulated and car
ried out without delay and solemnly
declared he could not predict that the
outlook for the United States would
be as bright tomorrow az today.
Sr king at banQuets of the Railway
Il mess Association and the Motion
Picture Board of Trade. he sounded
the keynote Of addresses that he will
deliver in the Middle West
Mr. Wilson was in fighting mood
throughout his address. In a speech
delivered early in the da%, he declar.
ed he always accepted an invitation
to fight. At night he told the railroad
men he was an advocate Of peace and
had struggled to keep the United
States at peace, but he considered the
liberty and honor of the Nation even
more than peace.
Woe to any man who plays mar
plot or who seeks to make party
politics or personal ambition take
precedence over candor, honor and
unSelfsh, bipartisan service" said
the President IN speaking of his de-
tense plan before the railroad men.
He declared that the country expects
| action; this is year of accounting
and the accounting must be definite
on the part of parties and on the
part Of every individual who wishes
to enjoy the public confidence.
For my part, I hope every man in
public life will get what's coming to
him." said Mr. Wilson amid laughter
and applause
The President at both banquets and
all during his days visit to New York
was greeted with enthusiasm On his
ride between the hotels where the
banquets were held he was escorted
by band and the Ninth Command Of
Coast Artillery of the New York Nat
lonal Guard Thousands of persons
packed the streets and cheered him
as he went by.
During his speech before nearly L.
oO0 business men at the railway ban
quet. where he cast aside almost en-.
tirely the text of the address he had
previously prepared for delivery there
ne was frequently interrupted by ap.
plause.
The President admitted that in a
message to the last Congress he had
said the need for preparedness was
not pressing. He declared that he
mad learned something in the mean
time. He cited his recent support of
tariff commission as another in.
stance OF a change on his part. but
declared that previously there was
no need for such commission.
MIR. Wilson spoke of men of high
character who were clouding the pre.
paredness issue. He declared tbov
were provincial and that the United
States could no longer cut herself off
1rom the rest Of the world.
The President vigorously defended
MS Mexican policy. He asserted that
to invade Mexico would mean tho
losing Of the confidence of the rnst
OF the Western Hemisphere. He cited
the freing of Cuba as an instance Of
good done by the United States.
"lf we are drawn into the mael.
strom which now surges in Europe. /"
the President declared, 1--WE shall not
ne permitted to do the high things
we would prefer"
The President defended the con.
tlnental army plan drawn up by sec.
retary Garrison and said that he d,d
not care about details of any n,on
as long as 100000 trained men waro
provided as reserves under the Eod,
eral Government. He advocated
strengthening the National Guard but
said the Constitution itself put tho
guard under the state. Tle added that
the United States will not turn IN
the direction Of militarism.