Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-01
Chief Executive Addresses
Thousands Of Enthusiastic
People Packed in Chicago'S
Greatest Auditorium.
REPLIES TO SLANDER ON
AMERICAN NATION
Cruel Injustice to Say This
Country Wishes Struggle in.
Europe to Continue While.
Money Can Be Made,

frY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LHAsso wiRsl
Chicago. Jan. 31.-The United
States has made preparations for
immediate war, as far as the navy is
| concerned, although the present ma
val force is inadequate In size, Presl-
dent Wilson declared tonight in an
address before several thousand per-
sons in the Auditorium here. we
mean business he said, in speaking
of the preparedness plans of the ad-
ministration.
we have given to the present fleet
of the United states an organization
such as It never had before, am told
by Admiral Fletcher" the president
said. And we have made prepara-
ton for immediate war, so far as the
navy is concerned"
"The army" the president said. ''as
at present constituted, is not large
enough even for the ordinary duties
of peace"
The president repeated his warn
ings that no time must be lost In
strengthening the defenses of the ma
ton He declared the government
was doing everything ii could for
Preparedness.
when | see some of my fellow cit
isens spread tinder where the sparks
are falling | wonder what their idea
of Americanism is," the president
said.
IS Country Cruelty Misiudged.
America, the president said. had
been cruelty misiudged by the nations
at war. II know that on the other
side of the water there has been
great deal of cruel misiudgmeht with
regaIst-to the reasons Why America
has remained neutral. Those look
ing at us from distance do not feel
the strong pulses Of ideals and pfin-
ciples that are in us
."rhey do net feel the conviction or
America that our mission Is mission
of peace and that righteousness can
not be maintained as standard IN
the midst of arms They do not
realize that back tf all our energy we
arc body of idealsts nlHeh more
ready to lay i 'Wn our lives FOR a
thought than for dollar
"They suppose, some of them, that
we are holding off because we can
make money while others are dylhR'
the most cruel misunderstanding that
any nation has ever had to face--so
wrong that it seems almost useless
to try to correct it because 1t shows
that the very fundamentals of our
life are not comprehended or under
stood"
Rulers Brought War to Europe.
Rule-not public opinion--brough
about the present war. Mr. Wilson de-
clared.
II thank Cod there is no man in
the United States who has the au-
thority to bring on war without the
consent Of The ration, he said.
The task # the United States, he
said has been 70 assert the principles
of law in u world IN which the prln-
ciples Of law nave broken down.
1--WE are not now thinking or IN
vasion of the territory Of the Unltea
States the president declared
THAT is not what is making US thlnh.
We are not asking ourselves shall we
be prepared only to defend our own
homes and our own shores.
us that all we stand for? To Keep
the door shut securely against our
enemies? What about the great
trusteeship set up for liberty of ma
tional government in the whole wes-
tern hemisphere? We stand pledged
TO see that both the continents of
America are left free to be used by
their people as those people choose
TO use them under a system of nation
al popular sovereignty as absolutely
unchallenged as our own.
Greeted by Great Throng.
The president arrived in Chicago
from Milwaukee shortly after p. M
and was driven to the hotel. Later
he went to the Auditorium which was
a riot of red. white and blue swung IN
festoons from rails and boxes. Back
OF the stage hung the American coat
of arms on a field or blue.
Four galleries beside the man
floors were white with faces. Many
had sought in vain to obtain tickets
ard were turned away. Twelve hun
dred police held in check the side
walk thrunss. clearing the street on
tirelv of Traffic between the h3tel
and the Auditorium.
Mayor Thompson Of Chicago occu-
pied a seat on the stage near the
president and Governor Dunno OF
illinois was IN box.
The entrance of the president was
heralded by the playing Of the star
Spangled banner the crowd stood
and applauded Mrs. Wilson did not
enter with the president, but sat in a
box.
War urprisc TO World.
The president spoke in part as fol-
lows.
"A year ago, when the war in Eu-
rope had been six months in progress
( take it, ii would have seemed inered-
ible to all of us that the storm should
have continued to gather in intensity
Instead of spending its force. A year
ago 1t did seem as if America might
rest secure without any great anxiety
and take it for granted that she would
not be drawn into this maelstrom. But
six months ago were merely the be-
ginning of the struggle. Another year
has been added and now no man can
competently say whether the United
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