New Britain herald., 1916-01-28


 1 ter and applause. Greeted With Enthusiasm The president at both banquets and l all during his days visit to New York 1 was greeted with enthusiasm. On his 1 ride between the hotels where the | banquets were held last night he was 1 escorted by a band and the Ninth l Command of Coast Artillery of the l New York National Guard. Thou sands of people packed the streets and ] cheered him as he went by. During his speech before nearly 1,5OO busi- 1 ness men at the railway banquet, 1 where he cast aside almost entirely the text of the address he had prevl- ously prepared for delivery there, he 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 had learned som ething in the meantime He cited his recent support of a tarlf commission as another instance of a change on his part but declared that previously there was no need for such a commission. The business men en- Enthusiastically cheered his support of the commission.
 Clouding Preparedness Issue.
 MT. Wilson spoke of men of high character who were clouding the pre- paredness issue. He declared they were provincial and that the United States could no longer cut itself off from the rest of the world.
 The president vigorously defended his Mexican policy. He asserted that to invade Mexico would mean the losing of the confidence of the rest 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 mael- strom which now surges in Europe" the president declared, i've shall not be permitted to do the high things we would prefer"
 Defends Continental Army Plan.
 The president defended the Conti- mental plan drawn up by Secretary Garrison and said that he did not care about the details of any plan as long as 500000 trained men were provided as reserves under the fed eral government. He advocated strengthening the National Guard, but said the constitution itself put the guard under the state He added that the United States will not turn in the direction of militarism.
 Outlining why the United States should prepare, MT. Wilson said "We must protect our rights as a nation and the rights Of our c1tlzens ln America and outside of it as the con- sensus of civilized peoples has de- fined them, must ensure the un- embarrassed realization of our po- Itical development within our own borders, and must protect the peace and political autonomy of the Ameri.> cas-"
 Industrial Preparedness. ..
 Industrial preparedness, with the military training of students in indus- trial schools, was proposed by the president. He left consideration of the navy plans for later addresses. Business men who formerly relied on protective measures in their dealings with foreign powers were criticised by MT. Wilson. He said American business men should be able to hold their own against the world.
 The president. asserted that the American people love the principles upon which their political life is founded better than peace. '"They are ready at any time to fight for the vindication of their character and Of their honor," the president declared They will at no time seek contest but they will at no time craVenly avoid it. Because if there is ono thing that the country ought to fight for and that every nation ought to fight, for it is the integrity of it's own convictions. I would rather surren- der territory than surrender those ideals which are the staff of life TOT the soul itself"
 Praises Representative Mann.
 The president praised Representa- tive Mann, minority leader Of the House of Representatives, for a speech made earlier in the week ad~ vocating preparedness. He said ne took it for granted that the men be- hind MT. Mann were ready also to ] forget party lines in order that all men might act with a common mind ] and impulse for the service of the l country.
 After he had finished his addresa l before the railway business associa ton, the president and Mrs. Wilson went to the Hotel BiltmOre, where 1 the president made brief speech at the annual dinner of the Motion Picture Board of Trade. The presi- ! dent spoke extemporaneous1y.
 Leaving the Biltmore, the presi- dent and Mrs. Wilson went immedi- ately to the Pennsylvania station, being recognized and cheered along the route Before boarding his pri- vate car MT. Wilson said he was more than pleased with his reception in this city and we'll satisfied with the
 I,s peals for national preparedness was received.
 President Wilson and his party left at 12:3O o'clock over the PennsyI- venia railroad for the return trip to W ashingtOn.