The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03
ARMS MAKERS NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR
AG|TAT|ON-W|LSON
President Throws Down Gaunt.
let to Those Who Charge
Gun Makers Are Back
ing Preparedness.
RECEPTION IN CHICAGO
Executive Well Pleased With
His Reception Throughout
the West-Makes Plat
form Speeches.
RECEPTION IN CHICAGO

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 31.-President
Wilson threw down the guantlet today
today to opponents of national pre-
paredness who have declared that the
movement sprang from the desires Of
munitions and armament manufac.
turers to make money.
There are some things that are be-
ing said that 1 hope you viii not be-
heve," the president declared. at Is
being said among other things that this
agitation for preparation for national
defense comes chiefly from those who
are interested in supplying the govern
nent with the munitions of war and
from those who are interested I'm sup.
plying IL with armament.
Gentlemen, do not aflew yourselves
to be misled by statements of that sort
Anything that the government, does,
somebody Is going to make money out
Of it: but the impulse for this thing
does not come from these quarters. Ths
impulse comes from men dfsinterested
men who know the actual ciFcum-
stances OF the country and VINO know
that these things are immediately nee,
essary. -'r..... u
II for my part have all along advo-
Gated and always shan advocate, that
the government as far as possible, shall
manufacture these things for itself, in
order that, at any rate, 1t may control
be sold to the government. If. Ii is
necessary to protect ourselves against
those who would make money out Of
the necessities Of the nation. there are
adequate means Of defending ourselves
and we shall use these means. But
I do not believe the impulse comes
from those quarters. I do not believe
that in those quarters there is pa
triotism lacking any more than there
is patriotism lacking in other quar-.
ters."
The presidents declaration was de-
livered from the rear platform of his
private car at Racine, Wis, half ar
hour before he reached this city.
Carefully Guarded.
When the president first appeared at
Racine he stood bareheaded. silently
smiling down at the crowd. Mrs. Will
son stepped out be side him. The crowd
applauded as he said:
Here Is some one, ladies and gen
tlemen. much better worth looking at
han l am"
The laundering of q national salute
by a cannon greeted the president as
he stepped from his private car in this
city. More than $4,000 persons were
packed outside the station.
The crowd was held back by infan-
try men, with fixed bayonets, and a
troop of cavalry escorted the presiden
to hotel.
Elaborate preparations were made
for guarding the president on his ride
from the hotel TO the auditorium, where
his program called for a speech on pre-
paredness at $50 p. m.
Chicago, Feb. president Wilson
passed through Chicago early today en-
route to Milwaukee, where he is
due to deliver. at 2:30 p. m, an address
which some Of his party believe will be
one of the most Important of his tour
Of the middle west or advocate the
speedy upbuilding Of an adequate ma
tional defense.
The president started upon the last
stage of his tour. refreshed by a days
rest yesterday, in Cleveland. His spec
ial left Cleveland at midnight and was
due to arrive in Milwaukee at noon to-
day. committee of business men with
an escort Of cavalry of the National
guard, will meet him at the station and
accompany him to his hotel. The presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson expected to hold
a brief informal reception at the hotei
and to lunch in their suite.