New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-31
Two C,tiesW On.PreS=
ident Nears Hyphen
Stronghold.
WISCONSIN HIS
TASK TO-DAY
Milwaukee, Then Chicago
VIII Test Prepared
ness Strength.

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CLEVELAND. Jan. 3O.--President Wilson
~. here late tonight, after day spent
,,,'relv in rest. for what is expected 10
;. -, hardest part Of his Western
y,.npsien for preparedness. From now
., :. will be in the enemy's country,
,-,sdins .trongholds Of Bryanism,
rsejfsr and hyphenism in varying pro-
portions.
The President is much encouraged
bv the results o. his work yesterday.
pspor,s reaching here from Pittsburgh
and the sentiment here seem fully 10
Justify encouragement. He has been
,r,stly refreshed by his days stay in
cleveland. He attended the Euclid Ave
,Ys p-esbv,erian Church this morning
and .rioyed a drive Of two hours and a
half this afternoon. His voice. which
vss little husky at the close Of his
sreech lsst night, is entirely recovered.
II, President left his hotel early to-
righ, snd was asleep before the train
started
Meets the Farmers To-day.
The first speeches tomorrow will be
fror III, rear platform Of his car at
Wsutecsn. H.. and Kenoshs and
Racine. Wis. Here for the first time
he will meet the farmers and small
town people Of the Middle West, who
have been opposing preparedness legis-
'aron almost entirely on financial
grounds
They are for preparedness" one
politician observed to-day. "but they
want some one else 70 pay the bills and
some one else 10 do the fighting. Other
visc they're with US"
These men are also pretty strongly
Republican, or. Il Democratic, Bryan
ties, and it is admitted that the sue
cess Of the Presidents tour will de-
pend largely on his success among
them. Their influence has been max
ing itself felt powerfully among the
members Of Congress who have been
drifting away from the Presidents
policies
In Milwaukee. where the President
vii have luncheon and speak IN the
afternoon. he viii find what is con
sIiered tho most compact body Of Ger
mans in America. II is a city where
The department stores will not employ
even cash giri who does not speak
German and where the circulation OF
German papers IN many cases exceeds
hat Of the English. IL is also one OF
ne strongest SocIslistic centres in the
country, and a. such is vigorously op-
POSED 70 preparedness or military
strength IN any form.
Will Not Single Out the Hyphen.
Tn. President, il is understood. will
not ~ any way single out this city for
discussion of the hyphen question.
ms attitude is expected TO be that ex-
pressed m the message ne sent this
afternoon % the meeting Of Austro-
hungsr.ans in New York -one of entire
confidence IN the fundamental loyalty
ara patriotism Of those of foreign birth
Win possibly a repetition of the
,@'ement in his message that he does
uN believe that more than small
minority Of such citizens are repre-
"nied by the propagandists.
Milwaukee is 70 have the distinction
parade. a. the President will be
he' az the station by a troop of state
phster.
from Milwaukee the President vii
70 10 Chicago for dinner and speech
the Auditorium. There he will be
city which normally is almost
,ehiy divided between the parties
Ohicago the German sentiment Is
suohs, though not so strong as in Nil
-gAee, and the Roosevelt sentiment
sNu the demand for a defence pro-
s-hme larger than the President has
oeated are vigorous. Chicago IS
~ remarkable as being one of the
american cities where a referen-
Nm on America first" has been held
60 wilson can speak with the full
o,uenee that his hearers are over
,nNmlngly IN favor of subordinating
iir DINER interests 10 those Of the
Oniied States.
o. me referendum came as result OF
=, te'ion OF the Germans themselves
Ve aast mayoralty election. Rober,
cb sNelt1er, a German of the highest
or @,sc'er and standing. was running
is,, "y democratic ticket against Will
S1,i. .a hale Thompson Two or three
of' oeiore the election the supporters
or.s oweitzer came out with a col
NJ card carrying pictures of the
Gmiser and the Austrian Emperor. and
po,. .ng on all loyal Germans for sup
ana aor S~eitzer 10 show their loyalty
IT, "Si. the boys in the trenches"
once NepuDlIcan seized the card al
tge oa ana made 1t the leading issue in
e,r.Sin oSing days the campaign. OF
,oses ,s', an sons of the Allied countries
~ against Sweitzer. but so also did
a,S ee!ofliy Of the native Americans
lee, '.V result was the biggest Repub.
Tbo majority crcr run up i'm Chicago
ianao' on was elected with more than
'VV' votes to spare.
residents Trip Spurs Defence.
see,. results Of the campaign so far
.h.. D." instinct gain in strength for
n.,.l resident. One of the anti-pre.
irailers who is following the
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