The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-28

Declares Thot the Country Expects
Action and That This Is Year of
Accounting-Must Be Ready to Pro
tect Our Rights.
NEW YORK, Jan. 28.-President
Wilson last night opened his personal
appeal to the country for national de-
Tense. He gave warning that plans
for the reimbursement of the army must
be formulated and carried out without
delay and solemnly declared he could
not predict the outlook for the Unit
ed States would be as bright tomorrow
as today. Speaking at banquets of
the Railway Business association and
the Motion Picture board of trade, he
sounded the keynote of addresses he
will deliver during the next few days
in the Middle West
Mr.. Wilson was in a fighting mood
throughout his addresses. In a speech
| delivered early in the dav he declared
he always accepted am invitation to
/ fight. Last night he told the railroad
men he was an advocate Of peace and
/ had struggled to keep the United
States at peace, but that he considered
| the liberty and honor of the Nation
| even more important than peace.
Woe to any man who plays mar
! plot or who seeks to make party poll
ties or personal ambition take preced
ence over candor, honor and uusflfish
bipartisan service said the Presi
dent in speaking of his defense plan
before the railroad men.
He declared that the country ex
poets action, that this is a year of a.
counting, and that the accounting
must be definite on the part Of partie:
and on the part of every individual
who wishes to enjoy the public conf
dence.
- For my part, l hope every man il
Ipubhc life win get what 5 coming Il
him, - said the President amid laugh
ter and applause.
The President at both banquets an,
all during his day s visit in New 1orl
was greeted with enthusiasm On hi
ride between the hotels where th
banquets were held last night he wa
escorted by q band and the 9th com
lpany of Coast Artillery of the New
York National Guard. Thousands 0
people packed the streets and cheere
him as he went By. During his speey
before nearly 1900 business men a
the railway men s banquet, where h
cast aside almost entirely the text 0
the address he had previously pre-
pared for delivery there he was fr,
quentlr interrupted by applause.
The President admitted that in
message to the last congress he ha
said the need for preparedness wa
mot pressing He declared that he ha
learned something in the mean tim'
He cited his recent support of tart
commission as another instance of
change on his part, but declared thu
previously there was no need for sue
a commission. The business men eI
Enthusiastically cheered his support {
the commission.
Mr.. Wilson spoke of men of hig
character who were clouding the pr
iparedness issue. He declared they WEI
provincial and that the United Stat
could no longer cut itself off from Il
rest of the world.
The President vigorously d5fendC
his Mexican policy. He asserted TIL
to invade Mexico would mean the 10
ing of the confidence of the rest
the Western Hemisphere. He cited Il
freeing of Cuba as an instance of gOt
done by the United States.
eff we are drawn in the maestro
which now surges in Europe, - t
President declared, eve shall not
permitted to do the high things '
would prefer.
The President defended the con
mental army plan drawn up by Seer
tarv Garrison and said that he did n
care about the details o. any plan