Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-03

NContinued from rage Onel
ried away by their sympathies that they
have ceased TO think IN terms Of Ameri-
can tradition and policies
Il have heard that Kansas was not In
sympathy with any policy OF national de-
Tense. do not believe a word OF II.
Kansas is not looking for trouble. but
has made trouble for those who inter-
fered with its liberties.
Policy Misrepresented.
'If Kansas is opposed or has been op-
posed to the policy of preparedness for
national defense II has been only because
somebody has misrepresented that policy.
What Is the issue7 Why. OF course
there are men going about proposing a
great military establishment for Amer
lea, but you have not heard anybody con-
nected with the administration that "a.
You have not heard snybody In any re-
sponsible situation who could carry out
that plan, propose it. A singular thing
about this situation is that the loudest
voices have been irresponsible voices.
1t is easy to talk and say what should
be done when you don't have to do II.
IAN that anybody in authority has
proposed is that the people of the nation
learn how TO defend themselves.
Larger Army IL Needed.
we are not asking for a large increase
in the army. 1t is too small now for
the ordinary times of peace. It has
been too small TO patrol the Mexican
border properly. and 1 have been unable
TO do several things / should have done
because of the small army.
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nation supply arms TO those trained for
war.
This is not a militaristic policy. 1t
ia merely policy of adequate national
defense Anybody who says differently
either does not know what he is talking
about or is purposely incorporating the
facts
President Wilson said that the national
guard was unavailable for the nation
unless its territory was invaded. Just
then the crowd outside rushed the guard
and created a commotion in the hall. The
president paused and waited till i'd died
down.
Wants Training Camps.
What we are proposing is what every
woman's heart and every man heart as
WELL should desire-to have the people
] not only Wllliilb DhN iNdhy W AAbht "a
necessary.
of instruction of sufficient numbers
should be founded. and men in sufficient
number trained?
IT you sat in Washington you would
know that some men are trying by both
direct and indirect ways to get the United
States into the war.
i me f;rH xnbA x.-flI9
he asked ''she will fight for principle
The only thing we are ever going to fight
for is human rights in one form or an
other.
Let no man interfere with the rights
from getting ready to defend those
rights"
Text of Speech.
The text of President Wilson's speech
in part follows:
1T is a genuine satisfaction on my par
to find, myself in Kansas again. l fee
that every sword that your governor hai
said is true about Kansas. II likes Il
know what the facts are and IL likes {,
give them an open and frank considera
ton. Moreover, believe that you re
alize that / would not have come ava,
from Washington except upon very un
usual OCCASION
For lave come not TO plead a caus >
the cause would speak for does no
need to be pleaded for-but because
would assist. II could. TO clarity Judg
ment and TO sweep away those thing
irrelevant and untrue which are likely t.
cloud the issue OF national defense IL the!
be not very candidly spoken about.
serious Every Day.
II want you to understand thst tn
situation every Gay of the year is critica