Arizona republican., 1916-01-30
President Wilson "Solemn-
lv' Warns Nation Time
MAY Come When Country
Cannot Be Kept Out of
War With Honor
SHOWS DANGER
Turks IN SHAM
Says is Not Thinking Of Any
Particular Danger, But
Admits We Are Treading
Daily Amidst Intricate
Dangers
Republican A. P. Leased Wire]


CLEVELAND, o.. Jan. 29-President
Wilson, speaking as he said "solemnly'
warned the nation tonight that the
time may come when he cannot both
keep the United States out of war and
maintain its honor and declared that
the country must be prepared to de-
fend itself and be prepared at once.
America is not afraid of anybody"
he said. 81 know | reflect your feeling
and the feeling of all our citizens when
say that the only thing am afraid of
is not being ready to perform my duty.
am afraid of the danger of sham. |
am afraid of the danger of made
quacy; l am afraid of the danger of
not being able to express the correct
character Of this country with tremen-
dous might and effectiveness Whenev-
or we are called upon to act in the
field Of the worlds affairs"
TIE president spoke in Cleveland
tonight with more gravity and force
than he has shown during any of his
previous addresses on preparedness
He was applauded frequently and
when he spoke of defending the ma
tons honor the cheering was tremen
dous
Let me tell you very sOemnly you
cannot postpone this thing he de-
clared Il do not know what n single
day may bring forth. | do not wish to
Leave YOU with the impression that |
am thinking of some particular danger.
i merely wish to tell you that we
are daily treadng amidst intricate
dangers The dangers that We are
| treading amongst are not of our own
making and not under our control
| think 10 man in the United States
| knows what a single week, single
day. single hour. may bring forth
Again and again the president spoke
of the nations honor. He declared the
| real man believes his honor is deare1
| than his life and a nations honor is
| dearer than its peace and comfort. He
said it had been difficult to keep the
| United States out of the war and he
felt he had proved he was a man OF
| peace when possible.
| Regret that the question has COME
| up in a campaign year was expressed
| by Mr. Wilson.
| Let us forget" he said. that this is
a year of national elections, the pre-
| paredness issue. he said should have
| nothing to 90 with politics.
For the first time during his present
tour the president spoke frequently O
the coast defense. The latter he said
| hut in n
tity.
Some people say that the navy ranks
second. he declared, but the expert:
| agree it ranks fourth. He added tina
| it should be increased.
| Among the possible sources of dang
er mentioned by the president were the
difficulties growing out of the protec
ton of Americans abroad and the obli-
gation Of the United states to main
tain the liberaies of the people OF th'
western hemisphere.
President Wilson's address follows
THE times are such. gentlemen
that it is necessary that we SHOULD
take common council together regard
ing them. In the first place, two
thirds of the world is at war. 1t Il
not merely a European struggle; ma
tons in the orient have become in
VolVed as we'll as nations in the ives
and everywhere there seems to b.
creeping even upon the nations dis
engaged the spirit and the threat o
war. All the world outside of Amer
lea is on fire. Do YOU wonder tina
mems imaginations take color from
the situation? Do you wonder tina
there is a great reaction against war
Do you wonder that the passion 70
peace grows stronger as the spectacl
grows more tremendous and NOV
overwhelming?
"And do you wonder, on the othe
hand, that mems sympathies becom
deeply engaged on one side or tn
other For no small things are hap
pening This is struggle Whic
will determine the history of tn
world. ! dare say, for more than
century to come.
And in the meantime we. tn
people of the United States are tn
one great disengaged power the on
neutral power. finding it a little diff
| flcult to he neutral because IKE me
everywhere else we are human; w
have the deep passions of mankind i
us: we have sympathies that are a
easily stirred as the sympathies Q
any other people. We have interest
which we see being drawn slowl
into the maelstrom of this tremen
dous upheaval.
1T is very difficult for us to hol
off and look with cool judgment upo
such tremendous matters. And yet W
have held off 1t has not been cas-
for the government at Washington t
avoid the entanglements which seer
to beset it on every side. 1t ha
needed great deal of Watchfulnes
and an unremitting patience to do 81
so all the while no American coul
fail to be aware that America di
not wish to become engaged, that sh
wished to hold apart, not because sh
did not see the issues of the struggl
but because she thought her dutie
to be the duties of peace and of sep
arate action. And all the while tn
,o+iopS themselves that were engage