Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-28
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note that the United States has
never been and never Will be an ag-
gressor. Restrained as he was in some
left no doubt in the minds of his
| hearers that he has determined to
carry his program for preparedness
through, no matter what the cost to
himself. At the conclusion of his
speech he said:
Confident of Success
81 have not myself the slightest
doubt of the outcome of this fight for
preparedness. Not the slightest
thing that ought to be done will be
left undone. No political party, no
group of men can afford to disappoint
America"
The President made II clear at the
outset of his speech that he was going
to touch on wide range of subjects,
although preparedness was the domi-
nant note of his address. Pointing to
| the fact that each of the warning
countries of Europe party lines have
been set aside for the common good,
the President said:
| Lay Aside Party Lines
How can Americans differ from
| the safety of America? If the people
of other countries can lay aside party
lines why cannot we do it? Only the
other day the leader of the minority
| Representatives
sounded this note and / take it that
he spoke for those behind him as we'll
as for myself. l want to take this
occasion to pay my respects to him
and acknowledge the obligation l am
under to him."
There were cheers all over the din
ing hall for Representative James r.
Mann, of Illinois. When they had
subsided the President spoke of AM
| erican proVincialiSm.
"Only yesterday" he said, 1--WE were
| afraid to match our wits with the
wits of the rest of the world. We pre-
| ferred to be provincial. But we can
are not looking for war. We do not
want war
Liberty Before Peace
"Woe to any man who plays mar
| plot or who seeks to make party poll
| tics or personal ambition take pre-
cedence over candor, honor and un-
| selfish, bipartisan service!" said the
President in speaking of his defense
plan before the railroad men. He de-
clared that the country expects action;
this is a year of accounting, and the
accounting must be definite on the
part of the parties and on the part
of every individual who wishes to
enjoy the public confidence"
During his speech before at the rail-
way banquet, where he cast aside al
most entirely the text of the address
that he had previously prepared for
delivery tonight, he was frequently
interrupted by applause.
The President admitted that in a
message to the last Congress he had
said the need for preparedness was
not pressing. He declared that he had
learned something in the meantime.
He cited his recent support of a tariff
commission as another instance of a
II l...A H. IL
previously there was no need for such
a commission. The businessmen en-
Enthusiastically cheered his support of
the commission.
Mr.. Wilson spoke of men of high
character who were clouding the pre-
paredness issue. He declared they
were provincial and that the United
from the rest of the world.
The President vigorously defended
his Mexican policy. He asserted that
to invade Mexico would mean the los
ing of the confidence of the rest of
the Western Hemisphere. He cited
the freeing of Cuba as an instance of
good done by the United States.
"If we are drawn into the male
strom which now surges in Europe"
the President declared, 1--WE shall not
be permitted to do the high things we
would prefer"
tinental army plan drawn by Secre-
tary Garrison, and said that he did
not care about the details of any
plans as long as 100000 trained men
were provided as reserves under the
Federal government. He advocated
strengthening the National Guard,
but said the Constitution itself put
the guard under the State. He added
that the United States will not turn
in the direction of militarism.
Outlining why the United States
should prepare, Wilson said we. must
protect our rights as q nation and the
rights of our citizens in America and
outside of it as the consensus of civil
lied peoples has defined them; must
insure the unembarrassed realization
of our political development within
our own borders, and must protect
the peace and political autonomy of
the Americans.
Industrial preparedness, with the
military training of students in in
dustrial schools, was proposed by the
President He left consideration of
navy plans for later addresses.
Businessmen who formerly relied on
protective measures in their dealings
with foreign powers were criticized
by Wilson. He said American busi-