Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-28
Warns That Plans Must Be
Made and Carried Out
Without Delay.
SITUATION EACH DAY NOT
AS BRIGHT AS DAY BEFORE
Considers Liberty and Honor of
Country Even More
Than Peace.
DEFENDS HIS MEXICAN POLICY
All During Days Visit to New York
Executive Is Greeted With
Great Enthusiasm

NEW YORK, January 27-President
Wilson tonight opened his personal
appeal to the country for national
defense
He gave warning that plans for the
retdjustmen, OF the army must be
formulated and carried out without de-
lay. and SOlemnly declared he could not
predict that the outlook for the United
states would he as bright io-n,orrow
as to-day. Speaking at banuuets OF
the Railway Business Association and
the Motion Picture Board of Trade, he
sounded the keynote OF addresses that
he VIII deliver during the next ten
days in the Middle West.
Mr. Wilson was in lighting mood
throughout his address. In speech
delivered early in the day. he declared
ne always accepted an invitation to
hSht. Tonight. he told the railroad
men he was an advocate of pcacc and
had struggled to keep the United
states at peace. but he considered tho
liherty and honor Of the nation even
more than peace.
woe to any man who plays marplot
or VINO seeks to make party politics or
personal ambition take precedence over
service" said the President in speak
ing OF his defense plan before tho
railroad men. He declared that tho
country expects action: this is n year
oi accounting, and the accounting must
he definite Oh the part OF parties and
on the part of every individual who
wishes to enjoy the public confidence.
HOPES EVERY MAN WILL GET
WHAT'S COMING TO HIM
For my part. hope every man in
public life VIII get what's coming to
hln, 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
banuucts were held tonight, he was
escorted by band and the Ninth Com
nland of Coast Artillery OF the New
York National Guard. Thousands OF
persons packed the streets and cheered
him as he went by.
During his speech before nearly 500
business men at the railway banquet,
where he cast aside almost entirely tho
text OF the address he had previously
prepared for delivery there he was frs-
qucntly Interrupted by applause.
Ihe President admitted that In
message 10 the last Congress he had
said the need for preparedness was
not pressing. He declared that he
learned something in the meantime
ftc cited his recent support of tariff
commission as another instance OF n
change on his part. hut declared that
previously there was no need for such
commission. The business men en-
thusiastically cheercd his support OF
the commission.
Mr.. Wilson spoke OF men of high
character who were cloudins the pre-
paredncss issue. He declared they
we're provincial, and that the United
States could no longer cut herself off
from the rest OF the world.
VIGOROUSLY DEPENDS
HIS MENICAN POLICY
The i'rcsidcnt vigorously defended
his Mexican policy He asserted that
to invade Mexico would mean the los
ing of the confidence of the res. OF
the Western hemisphere. He cited the
freeing OF Cuba as an instance of good
done by the United States
If We are drawn into the maelstrom
which nov surEcs i'll Europe" the
President declared, I'VE shall not be
permitted TO do the high things we
would prefer"
Tho President defended the conti-
mental army plan drawn up by Secre-
iary Garrison, and said that he did not
care about the details of any plan as
Ions as 100000 trained men were pro-
NideG as reserves under the Federal
government. Re advocated strength
enins the National Guard, hut said tho
Constitution itself put the guard under
TIC state. !Ic added that the United
states Will not turn IN the direction OF
miiitarism.
Turning III the direction of why the
United States should prepare. Mr. VII
son said We must protect our rights as
nation and the rights Of our citizens
in America and outside OF IL as the
consensus of civilized peoples had de-
incd them; must insure the unem-
barrassed realization of our political
within our own borders
and must protect the scace and politi-
cal autonomy OF the Americas He
added that national defense Ineans
the protection OF the country from in-
vasion and also the prevention OF flank
assault upon the things which we be-
lieve to underlio our life.
Industrial preparedness. with ths
military training OF rtudents in indus +