New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-01

made on the way 20 Milwaukee az
WaukcEan. H.. and kenoshs anu
Racine. Wis At each Of these towns
the crowd numbered about five thou-
sand md wns gay IN the bitter laNV
wind with scarfs and sweaters ana
knitted caps. majority IN all 'h'e,
were women and school children, ana
the tram came and went amid a great
waving Of flags Even outside the
towns the people were lined up along
the road. and every now and then some
enthusiastic girl would come rushinE
toward the train with flag waving
and her whole soul intent on trying 10
make her patriotism get across TO
the President.
Beckons Mrs. Wilson Out.
There was always a demand for Mrs.
Wilson. The President would turn TO
the car and beckon her out. Just a
minute. my friends" he said at ke-
rosha. some one IS coming who is
much better worth looking at than !.
4 moment later Mrs. Wilson appeared
and the cheering kept up tll the Presl-
dent began 20 speak.
The temperature along the lake was
we'll below freezing The President had
20 speak in the teeth Of biting
wind. SO his remarks were briet. lie
smoke mostly Of his pleasure IN seeing
the crowds and his confidence I'M their
support Only AT Racine did he launch
into argument. There he attacked the
Bryan charge that the munitions max
crs were behind the defence plans.
In Milwaukee q troop Of militia cav
airy faced the station when the Presi-
dent left the train, and battery or
artillery began firing the Presidential
salute OF twenty-one guns as soon as
the wheels Of the train stopped. The
street was lined with infantry and po--
lice. and the boy soldiers surrounded
his automobile as he was driven TO the
hotel
The great auditorium was decorated
with flags and bunting, and band
nlayed national airs while the crowd
waited. As the President came 20 the
rlatform il struck into the national
anthem. and the audience OF more tnan
nine thousand stood and sang TWO
verses of the hymn. The reception
committee here was composed OF more
state and local dignitaries than AT any
other city visited. Among those on
the platform were Governor l..
phNinp. Mayor Gerhard Bading. Cniei
Justice !. r. Winslow, of the Wiscon-
sin Supreme Court; +. A. Gei Ser'
United States District Judge, and Pres
,Iert Charles A. Kramer Of the Chah-
her of Commerce. General Charles
King. L. S. A., was in command OF the
soldiers.
There Is No Sudden Crisis
p~osidon4 Wilson in his Milwaukee
Speech said; .. =
"Nr Chairman, fellow citizens;
-ood NOT INQUIRE whether the CITIZENS
NJ milwaukee, and Wisconsin are m
-erested I'm the subject or my erranu a.
THO presence of this great body IN TINS
--ast hall sufficiently attests your IN
crest But want at the outset 10
remove any misapprehension that may
exist in your minds. >--,i.;-o
There is no sudden crisis. Nothing
rew has happened. / am not upon, ms
,rrand because Of any UNEXPECTED sl,-
nation. I have come 20 confer WIN
,.o,, mon g matter upon which 10 would
In arv circumstances. be necessary 10Y
ms - confer. when all the rest Of the
world is on fire and our own house Is
EVERYWHERE the atmosphere Of the
world is thrilling with the passion OF
a disturbance such as the world has
never seen before, and it is fitting, IN
the words just uttered by your chair
man. that we should see that our own
house is set in order and that every
thing is done 70 make certain that we
sball not suffer by the general DIS
.urbance. There were some dangers
10 which this nation seemed at the
outset of the war to be exposed, which
/ think can say with confidence are
now passed and overcome.
America has drawn her blood ana
her energy out Of almost all the ma
e. ns of the world. II Is true OF a