Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-01
Biggest Crowd of Present Trip
Cheers Chief Executives
UtteranceS on Necessity Of
Preparedness.
MANY MEN OF FOREIGN
BIRTH IN AUDIENCE
Speaker Declares That I'm
pulse for National Defense
Does NotCome From Manu-
facturerS Of Munitions.


Milwaukee. Jan. 81. --. President
Wilson, speaking before the largest
audience of his present trip, today de-
clared the men who say Americans
will not stand together in time or
trouble have shot their bolt
II have not supposed that the men
whose voices seemed to show d threat
against us represented even tho peo-
pie they claimed to represent" he
said
The president spoke TO an audience,
many Of whom were OF foreign birth.
He declared he knew the men who
came from foreign lands 10 America
loved liberty and would stand by tho
Ideas of America
The text OF President Wilson's Mil
waukee speech follows;
IL need not inquire whether the
citizens Of Milwaukee and Wisconsin
are Interested In the subject OF my err
rand. The presence of this great body
In this vast hall sufficiently attests
your interest. But want, at the out
set, to remove any Misrepresentation
that may exist In your minds.
There Is no sudden crisis Nothing
new has happened. | am not upon
this errand because Of any unexpected
situation | have come TO confer with
you upon a matter upon which 1t
would, In any circumstances, be neces-
sary for us TO confer when oil the
rest of the world Is ON fire and our
own house Is not fircproof.
World Thrilled With Passion.
Everywhere the atmosphere of the
world IL thrilling with the passion of
q disturbance such. as tho world has
never seen before, and II IL first necrs
sary IN the words just uttered by your
chairman, that we should see that our
own house is set in order and that
everything is done to make certain
that we shall not suffer by the gen
eral disturbance. There were some
dangers to which this nation seemed.
at the outset Of the war to be eX-
posed, which | think | can say with
are now pursued ana over
come.
America has drawn her blood ana
her energy out of almost all the ma
tions of the world II is true OF
great many of us that there lies deep
IN our hearts the recollection of an
origin which is not American. We
know that our roots, our traditions.
run back into other national soils and
there are solae songs that stir u
There are some historical recollectione
which engage our affections and Stir
our memories.
I'VE cannot forget our foreheaFs
We cannot altogether ignore the
fact OF our essential blood relation.
ships and at the outset OF this war lf
does look as II there were divisions OF
the domestic sentiment which might
lead us to some errors OF Judgment
and some errors of action But !. fof
one, believe that the danger is pact
II never doubted that the danger
was exaggerated because | had learned
long ago, and many Of you will cor
roborate me by your experience, that
Il is not men who are doing the talk
ing always who represent the real
sentiments of the nation, l. for NY
part always feel Il sure confidence IN
waiting for the declaration of tho
and sentiments of the mcn
who are not vocfcrous. do not go
lbout seeking TO make trouble do
heir own thinking. attend TO their
)wn business and love their own c0un-
ry, therefore have at no time sup
posed the men whose voices contain.
II seem To contain the threat of dl-
vision amongst us, were really ut
.ering tho sentiments even of those
whom they pretend TO represent.
Pride Of Ancestry.
a. for my part, have no jealousy of
family sentiment | have no iealouey
1f the deep affection which runs back
through long lineage. II would be a
pity IL we forgot the fine things that
lur ancestors have done. But | also
1now the magic OF America. also
know the great principles which thrill
With emotion in the great body polite
10 which we belong in the United
states know The impulses which
lavc drawn men to our shores, They
lave not come idly They have not
,ome without conscious purpose to be
rec They have not come without
voluntary desire to unite themselves
with the great nation on this side of
he sea.
And ! know that whenever the. test
'omes every mans heart will be first
or America And wherever they come
rom. It was principle and affection
md ambition and hope that drew men
O these shores. And they are not go-
ng to forget the crrand upon which
hey came and the America which
iaye made refuge and their hope will
iot suffer by any forEetfulness on
heir part The trouble- makers have
hut their bolt and il has heen inef-
'eclual. although some OF them have
lcen vociferous.
"All of them have been exceedingly
Irresponsible Talk was cheap and
hat was al 1t cost them. they didn't
nave To do anything. Put you will
,now without my telling you that the
nan who for the time being YOU have
'hargcd with the duties Of presiderf
# the United states must talk with >
ieep sense Of responsibility and -
must remember. above all things, tn
fine traditions of his office.
some men seem TO have forgot
en- there is no precedent in American