The Washington times., 1916-02-03


pulses OF any man or group of men.
NO man can lead America anywhere
where America does not desire to De
led, nc added, and the crowd APP
plauded.
"No man need preach peace among
us. We are disciples of peace al.
rondy. But I am also n disciple of
domestic peace. (The crowd laughed;
Mrs. Wilson smiled.)
The danger. however. is not from
Within, but from without--and that
danger is constant and Immediate.
The danger comes with every turn of
events.
The commander OF n submarine,
choosing to put his own Interpretation
ON international law, might commit an
act which would set the world on fire.
There are cargoes of wheat, flour, and
manufactures on the sea, and every one
OF those may be the combustible into
which sparks may light. Every nation
will enjoy our respect of their rights as
long as they respect our rights
America Is not selfish in claiming her
rights. She Is merely standing for the
rights of mankind, while the life of
mankind is being extinguished in one of
the greatest catastrophes in the world.
"A am willing. to make every patient
allowance for men caught in the strug-
gle. Because know how my heart
would burn-how my mind would swirl
II America were in danger
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both sides, and have tried to think so
far as is possible from the point of view
or the other side. / want the record of
this Administration to be one of gen.
uine neutrality and not pretended neu-
America has never been, Jealous of
armed men at sea, because snp iSnuNvs
that you can not send volunteers to sea
unless you are going to send them to
There is not better service in the
world than tho United States Navy.
But they must havo ships enough and
we are going to give them ships enough. i
We must get down to business ami do
IL systematically. There is nothing
novel about the program. All the lines
Of 1t are merely drawn lines aIo3tcd
He then took a rap at editors who
sald he would fail to awaken the coun-
couraged me more than the realization
That America has awakened to the need
for national defense' he said.
would like from some of the news
paper editors an Interpretation of what
has happened since l left Washington
Because since I have left. the feeling
OF the country has risen up-there isn't
man that isn't awake and ready.
No Politics In II.
There is no politics in national de-
fense."
The President closed with 4. power
ful appeal to all people TO unite in pre-
pairing so that the honor of this coun.
Try may be respected and full trado
rights demanded and enioyed.
aAs address ended at I:25 and he lsft
nolpeoiately for the station.
america desires nothing but a free
nSld and no favor. The minute that we
desire, something we ought not to- we
VIII get into trouble, and we should.
hlther we must sit still now or else
We snail prepare so that the men OF
thls country can take care of their own
government You. must prepare these
men TO take care of initial disaster or
they Will suffer from initial disaster.
trained citizens will act not in the
with the spirit of America. I donit
want. to command an army. L want to
Zens. A'
Il know you will come IL I call vou.
but will you, coming, know what Won
are doing and how to do it? TShouts of
NO! No! went up.l The plans before
Congress are provided so that American
lives will not be thrown away-and
those plans will be adopted.
FOR one thing, We have left the
business of foreign exchange to other
nations. Now in the midst of the war
we have been called upon to serve all
the world in a financial way. That is
the reason we must conserve our re-
sources in order to prepare to serve
the world at the end of the war.
The world can not endure another
war like this one.
Men" he added, ARE learning this
lesson" and he predicted that peace
will be lasting one which follows this
war" The thought of business menl
should; therefore, be preparation for
peace"
Horror Should Hasten Peace.
Following the breakfast in tho JEFF
ferson Hotel the President yielded to
demands for a short speech.
Il have changed my mind on many
he said. For instance, I have
changed my mind on the question OF q
tariff commission"
He talked about business, and said
that peace was the only thing that
could-keep business in its present pros
porous channels. This war Is, so ter
rible," he went on. that it will never
come again-and its horror should !
hasten peace"