Arizona republican., 1916-02-01
NJ CRISIS SAYS WILSON IN TALK
 AT MILWAUKEE
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dent in his speech here this afternoon, said there was no crisis and nothing new, but that the world was disturbed seen before, and that it was necessary to set our own house in order, to make, certain we should not suffer by the general disturbance.
 America has drawn her blood and her energy out of almost all the na- tions of the world" he said. Tt is true of a great many of us that there lies deep in our hearts the recollec- ton of an origin which is not Ameri- can. l know the impulses which have drawn men to our shores.
 And I know that whenever the test comes every mans heart will be first for America. And wherever they come from, it was the principle and affection and ambition and hope that drew men to these shores. And they are not going to forget the errard upon which they came and the Ameri- ca which they have made their refuge and their hope will not suffer by any forgetfulness on their part"
 We can control irresponsible talk CTS amidst ourselves" continued the president. All we have got to do is to encourage them to hire hall and their folly will be abundantIy adver- tised by themselves"
 There is no part of the world eX- cept South America to which the direct influence of this struggle has not ex- tended, and so we are surrounded by this tremendous disturbance and you must realize what that involves. Our thoughts are concentrated upon our affairs and our own relations with the rest of the world. but the thoughs of men who are engaged in this struggle are concentrated upon the struggle it. self and there is daily. and hourly, danger that they will feel themselves constrained to do things which are ab- solutely inconsistent with the rights of the United States. They are not | thinking of us. I am not criticising them even for not thinking of us. dare say that if I were in their places neither would l think of us. They be- lieve that they are struggling for their i lives.
 If the United States puts it's inter ests i'll the path of this struggle she ought to know before hand that there | is danger of very serious misunder- standing and difficulty. So that the very uncalculated, unpremeditated- one might say almost accidental course of affairs-may touch us to the quick | at any moment. And I want you to realize that standing in the midst of l these difficulties I feel that l am 1 charged with a double duty of the ut most difficulty. In the first place, know that you are depending upon me 1 to keep this nation out of war.
 50 far have done so. And I pledge YOU my word that God helping me, 1 will if it is possible. But you have laid another duty on me. You have bidden me see that nothing stains or impairs the honor of the United States | AnI that is a matter not within my control. That depends on what others do, not upon what the government of the United States does. and therefore there may at any moment come time 1 when I cannot both preserve the honol and the peace of the United States. Dc not exact of me an impossible and con-
 tradictory thing but stand ready ant i insist that everybody who represent, | you should stand ready to provide tht
 means for maintaining the honor of tn,
 United States
 q sometimes think that it is trui
 tEat no people ever went to war witt 1 another people Governments have gone to war with one another but peo-
 ples so far as remember have not. ant
 this government of the people and this people is not going to choose war. Bu
 we are not dealing with peoples. w | are dealing with governments. We ar
 dealing with governments now engage'
 in great struggle and therefore we dt
 not know what day or an hour vii
 bring forth. All that we know is tn
 character of our own duty. We d
 not want the question of peace an
 war. or the conduct of war, entruste
 too entirely to our governments. w
 want war if it must come, to be some thing that springs out of sentiments
 and principles ano the action of tn
 people themselves.
 And it is on that account that I ar
 ccunseling the congress of the Unite
 States not to take the advice of thos
 who recommend that we should hay,
 and have very soon, great standin army. but on tie contrary, to see to ,i that the citizens of the country are S trained and that equipment is so sui ficiently provided for them that, when ever they choose, they can take Il arms and defend themselves.
 "'The constitution of the Unite
 States makes the president the com ma ader- n- chief of the army and nav of the nation, but do not want q bi !, army subject to my personal comman s If danger comes, l want to turn to yu o and the rest of my fellow countryme . and say men, are you ready and :, know what the response will he. An c I know that there will spring up ol
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