The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-02-10
BELIEVES SUCH CONFLICT
WILL NEVER COME AGAIN

St. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 3-President
Wilson, today told an audience OF l5,-
900 cheering tumultuously at his feet,
that the United States should have
the greatest navy in the world.
81 believe the navy Of the United
States should be unconquerable, ne
said, "the greatest In the world"
The president declared that sub
marine commanders abroad have in
structions which for the most part
conform with international law, but
that the act Of one commander might
set the world afre. including Amer
lea.
"Upon the ocean there are hundreds
of cargoes of American goods" he
said. Cotton, grain and all the boun-
teous supplies America is sending out
to the world-and any of those car
goes, any one Of those ships, may be
the point Of contact that will bring
America into the war"
For the first time during the tour,
the president told of how one set OF
belligerents was cut Oft from the 9TH
er nations of the world. He said this
kept the United States from helping
them, as it would likely cause trouble.
He made the statement in trying to
show that the United States was real
ly neutral"
There was an overflow Of 10000
persons on the outside while the pres
ident spoke in the coliseum.
He also spoke at breakfast OF the
| st. Louis Business Mems League be-
fore going to the Coliseum for his
main address.
"There are many things would like
to speak of, but now ] am talking OF
national Defense" said Mr.. Wilson.
"Not only is it necessary to mobil-
ize forces of the nation but also the
economic forces of the nation.
81 am not looking forward TO war,
but to times Of peace. Peoples do not
hate each other, and therefore, they
will do business again together.
America has been shy at going out
into competition with the rest Of the
world" he said. 81 am ready to
match the business of America against
that of the rest Of the world.
He explained that the United States
must keep out Of war II possible in
order to help in the healing process
es."
The president declared that such q
war can never come again; and that
the war will put forward the time OF
universal peace better than anything
else could.
The president opened with the state
ment that he had "come seeking some.
thing in the middle west and found
it," He said he had been told the mid
die west was against preparedness
but did not believe 1t.
81 did not come out 70 learn how
you thought but to tell you what was
going on. ! came out that there be
absolute Qualification Of the issues we
are not confronting.
America is at peace with all the
world because she is the friend OF al
the world. The friendship Is genuins
: We are the friend of all the world
because we are made up Of all the
world, and understand all the world.
at would tear the heartstrings oi
/, America to be Mt war with any other
nation.
"We believe we can show our friend
, ship for the world better by kespini
, out of this struggle than by getting
into it. do not misread the spirit oi
, America.
. ~ have no indictment of any form
, Of government.
, mo man can lead America whittier
her people de- not desire to be led. 81
far as America is concerned, no maj
= need 20 amongst Us preaching peace
We are disciples Of peace already
and no man need preach that gospe
. to u.s."