THH WEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, JANUAKV 31, 1016.
Full Text of President's Speech at Cleveland;
Warning of Great Dangers Confronting Nation
-resident i n... I . c a
In President's Speech
"Wt should be prepared sot tor war
or anything that smeckt of avgrea
loa, bat for defense."
"At your retpoatlalt erant, 1
matt ttl jro that th dangera era
lafialt tad constant."
"Bo far. wt htTt hold difficulty at
arm'a ltngth by patience, and I hope
wo will contlnu to do to."
"I too ao Immediate danger, bat yon
mnat bo ready if trouble eomoa."
solemnly yon can't affoitt to postpone
thin thins:. 1 do not know what a single
day may brlnir forth.
Heart tilth llannera.
"What I am pleading for la tho
greet tplrlt of patriotism tbat marked
tho rovolntloa."
CLEVELAND, o.. Jan
Wilson's address follow :
"The times are Bllch, gentlemen, that
It It necessary that we should take coun
p' together for them. In tho fact, two
thirds of the world are at war. It la not
merely a European struaale; nations In
the orient have become Involved, as well
s nations In the Vest, and everywhere
there seems to be creeping even upon
'he nations disengaged the spirit and the
threat of war. All the world outakle ol
A merlin Is on fire. T"o you wonder that
men's Imaginations take color from this
situation? lo you wonder thst there Is
n great reaction against war? Do you
wonder that the passion for peace grows
ttrongr at the spectacle grows more
tremendous and more overwhelming?
"And do you wonder on the other
hand, that men's sympathies become
deeply engaged on the ono side or the
other? For no small things are. happen
ing This Is a struggle which will de
termine the history of the world. I dare
ay, for more than a century to come.
The One Great -Neutral.
"And In tho meantime we, the people
of the United States, are the one great
disengaged power, the one neutral power,
CJnding u a llttlo different to be neu
tral, because, like men everywhere else,
we are human; we have the deep pas
sions, of mankind In nsi wo. have sym
pathies that are as easily stirred as the
sympathies of any other people. We have
interests which we see being drawn slow,
ly Into the maelstrom of this tremen
dous upheaval.
"It Is very difficult for us to hold orr;
and look with cool Jidament upon such;
tremendous matters. And yet we have
held off. It has not been easy for the
government at WashiiiRton to avoid the
entanglements which seem to beset us on
every side. It hts needed a Hfeat deal
of watchfulness, and an unremitting pa
tient o to do so. bi t all the while no
An n c m .(Id ' fall to l.c aware tViat
,1,1 t-ri wMi to heeomc en
tns.ivl. .lint site w'sliod to bold apart.
not linatse s,.c did not see the ir-stios
tho. sf, .!&"' but beca' se she thought her
dure to Do tne (11. urn oi . i,l. nu.ltt v -"i'
hoi, it action. And all the while tliecnscs m cnuu,,, '""-' t fectlveness whenever we are called upon
. I ta n(m nn n mil iiirii tiiiHiitiiv in .iim..
"I am afraid of tho Aanger of
ahautai t am afraid of tho dancer of
not being able to taprtii the correct
charaottr of tho country with tre.
mtndont might and offoctlTtnota
whenever wo . arc eallod on to act la
tht field of tho world' affalra."
'The latnt lies with tht young- mil
and tho tmploytra of tht country."
that
"1 do not wish to leave you with the
Impression that I am thinking of some
particular danger. I merely want to leave
you with this solemn Impression that 1
know that we are dally treading amidst
the most Intricate dnr.gers, and that the
aangnrs mai we are ireaotng amongst
are not of our making and are not
under our control: and that no man In
tho I'nlted States knows what a stngle
week or a single day or a single hour
i may bring forth. These are solemn
thlnss to say to you, but I would be un
i worthy of my office If 1 did not come
;out and tell you with absolute frankness
Just exactly what I understand the sit
uation to be.
"1 do not wish to hurry the congress
:of tlie l-nited States. These things are
too Important to be put through without
very tworouih sifting and debate and I
am not In the least jealous of any of
the searching processes of discussion.
I That Is what free people arc for. to un
derstand what they are about and to do
;what tjjey wish to do only If they under
stand what they are about. But It is Im
possible to nlscuss the details of Plans
. In great bodies, unorganised bodies of
men, like this audience, for example. All
I that I can do in thla presence Is to tell
may you what I know of the necessities of the
case, and to ask you to stand back of tho
Well, In executive authorities of the United
and forget every difference
have divided them.
"And what ought they to do?
the first place, they ought to tell tho states urging upon those who make our
truth. There have beeu some extrsordl-, laws .as early and effective action as
nary exaggerations both of the military . possible,
weakness and the military strength of,
this country. Home men toll you that , t merle oi Afrnld.
we have no means or deienee, ana
others tr It you that we have sufficient
means of defense, and neither statement
IS uur, . . il. -i.. hi-. I . -I..IJ . u
tter of our I" filly iiiiiik A mil Riidiii ui iw
"America Is not afraid of anybody. I
know that I express your feeling and tho
feeling; of all our fellow citlssens when I
"Toko, for example, Hie ma
. roust defenses. It is odvious to rvw
i man that they are of the most vital Im-
f i poUance to the country. Melt coast de
fenses as we have ure strong ann ao
mlrablc, bnt we have not got coast de-
' not tmliifr ifnHv to nirform inv ilutv. T
am afraid of the danger of shame; 1 am
afraltf of the danger of Inadequacy; I
am afraid of the danger of not being able
i to express tho great character of this
! countt y 'with tremendous might and ef-
were
ruigaged I admirable but their quantity
OI l ici'i
of the
they
i to act
1 n-lMiiw i ii'-iiii-.-i o ' " - i . . ... ...'it,.,....
. ... .nrt ficient. The milltar
ne,-,..eu to no inoan. i? .... , .,ieen ncllent
of aeon. iw. nos itr in ......... - n,v wmi,t adequate appropriations
syu.iavl.v i.' .11 charactc from confess ..ml In most Instance.
i - ti nM A lnlriWP. tu.... .K.l..n.l I Item tin far AM WO PftW
!i rdtv a .intif thl w baa o curr.-d Ut I ,lie worK , nnlld that It wad necessary j fP" aggressive use of power
j;. !0 o vl l.li ba In any degree shock. d 10 ,i0. And the. work that they have
tie ie fl l lt'ca of mankind that the g V- (Ione thc use of Ihrse appropriations
riri'K iit of the United States has not , hHS bpt, admirable rpd skllfull work.
br,(, t. IUd upon by th" one side or the I Vo not et anybody dereive you Into aup
to rote t and, Intervene with Its , posing that the army of the United
nviidl influence, if not ith its physical fs(atos, so far as It his had opportunity,
fci-. It is as If we were the great any degree unworthy of your con
su. iei;;e before whom this stupendous ! i-di-ncc.
'.il;.iil la being plajcd out and w-!i sre' ,,.h. American Xnvj.
a, I e,l to cimmn. upon the turns end! ..Anrt th navy 0f the United States!
Hsi.1 of lc plot. And not only are we Vo navt liepn told that it Is the second
. i, ,iionr-p nnri challenged to be the i ... frnEth In the world. 1 am sorry to
umpiiv. ro far n the opinion
of tlio t
world l co;i. em 'd. hut nil the while our
own life fU'b.-" t'hse matters at many
points of vi al contact.
"The United Hulos Is trying to keep
up the process of peaceful commerce
while all the worl 1 it at war and while
alt the world ia in need of the essential
things which the UMted States produces,
ar.-i yet ry an ovfrs.siu, .." -(
hbv that exteita do not agree wun most,
who tell you that. Reckoning by its ac
tual strength. I believe it to be ono f
the most efficient navies In tho world;
but its strength ranks fourth, not sec
ond. And you must reckon with the fact
that It Is necessary that that should be
our first arm of defense, and you ought
to Insist that everything should be done
that it Is possible for us to do to bring
difficult to fqrsive ourselves. Ke did not I the navy up to an a"-
provide ourselves when there was proper , renBin
r.aHner dby.Pme,n, of wh we c.uld J ,s on taa Jn the number I double ob,'
carry' the commerce ot the or'd wltn-no are re.ay at men
out taterferencof the motive, of other of fighting men. tl-.mtm of men
nations which might be engaged In con
troversy not our own. . ',
Warrlnc Xntlonai ilave Trade!
"And so the carrying trade of the world
Is for the most part in the hands ot the
nations now embroiled In thlt great atrui
gle. Americans have gone to all quar
ters of the worH, Americana are serving
the business of the world in every part
of it, and everyone of these men In'busl
ness affairs-Is our ward and we must see
to his rights and that they are respected.
"Do you not see how all the sensitive
places of our life touch these great dis
turbances? Now, in the; midst of that,
what is it that we are called on to do as
a nation? I auppote that from the first
America has Iiad one peculiar and par
ticular mission in the world. Other na
tions have gro'Vii rich, my fellow cltlaens;
other rations have been as powerful as
we in materlnl resources In comparison
with the other nations of -.the world;
ether ratlins have built jip empire's and
exercised dominion; Weare not peculiar
in any of these things, but we are pecu
liar In this: That from the first we have
dedicated our force to the service of Jus
tice and righteousness and peace.
Our Chief Interest.
"We have said, 'Our chief interest is
not In the rights of property,' hut In the
lights of man; our chief interest la in
the sp'rlts of men' that they -might be
free, that they might enjoy their lives
unmolested so long as they observe the
Just rules of the game;, that they might
deal with their fellowmen with their
heads erect, the subjects and servants of
no man, but, the servants only of the
principles upon which their lives rested.'
And America, has done more than care
for her own people and. think of her own
fortunes in these great matters. It haa
said ever since the time of President
Monroe that It was the champion of free
dom and the separate sovereignty of peo
ples throughout the western hemisphere.
It is trustee for those Ideals and it la
- pledged, deeply and permanently pledged,
to keep those momentous promises.
"It not only, therefore, muat play Its
part lu keeping this conflagration from
spreading to the people of the United
Stales; It muat also keep thla conflagra
tion from spreading on this aide of the
sea.'.
fan ever Draw Back. -'
"These are matters in which our very
life and our whole pride are embedded
and rooted, and we can never draw back
from them. And I, my fellow citiaena.
because of the extraordinary office with
which you have entrusted me, must,
whether I will or not, be your responsi
ble spokesman In these great matters.
It Is my duty.therefore, when Impres
sions are deeply borne in upon me with
regard U the national welfare to speak
to you with the utmost frankness about
them; and that is he errand upon which
1 have come away from Washington.
ror my own part. I m sorry that
these things fall within tht year of a na
tional political campaign. They ought to
have nothing whatever to do with pol
Itlcs. Tht man who brings partisan feel
ing Into these matter and seeks parti'
an advantage by meant of them ia un
worthy of your confidence. I an lorry
that upon tht tvo of a campaign we
khould be obliged to discuss these things
for fear they might run over Into the
rampalgn and teem to constitute part of
it. ut forget that thla la a year of
national elections. That is neither here
nor there. The thing to do now Is for
all men of all parties to think along the
me line and to do the tame things
who are ready to' fight. Some men are
born troublesome, some men nae iroumc
thrust upon them and other men acquire
trouble. . ...
"I think I belong to the aecond clast.
But? the characteristic desire of America
Is not that we should have a great body of
men whose chief business is to fight,
but a great body of men who know how
to fight and-are ready to fight when
ik... k.t i Hour to the nation Is
111 HI4II - ' - I
threatened. ' You might have what we
have, millions of men who had never
handled arms of war. who are mere ma-,
terlal for shot end powder if you put
them in the field, and America would be
ashamed of the Inefficiency oi cauins
such men to derend the nation.
, Want Volunteers la Training;.)
"What we want is to associate in train
ing with the army ot the United States,
men who will volunteer for a sufficient
length ot time every year to get the rudi
mentary acquaintance with arm, the
rudimentary skill In handjlng them, the j
rudimentary acquaintance with camp life,
the rudimentary acquaintance with mtll-
! tary drill and discipline, and we ought ti j
see to it that we nave men oi mi man ,
In sufficient number to constitute an
Initial army whan we need an army for :
the defense of the country.
I have heard It atated that there art
probably several million men In this coun- j
try who have . received a suincieni j
amount of miliary drill either here or In ;
the countries la which they were born j
and from which they have come to us. i
Perhaps there are; nobody knows, be-1
cause there Is no means of counting them,
but if there are so many, they are not.
obliged to come at our call. We do not
know who they are. That laot military j
preparation. Military' preparation con-
sists In the existence of tuh a body of i
men known to the federal authorities, or-;
ganized provisionally by the federal au
thorities and' subject by their own choice ;
and will to the Immediate call of the fed- j
eral authority. ' , j
Variety of Discipline. j
""We have no such body of men In the ,
United States except the National Guard, j
Now, I have a very great respect for the i
National Guard. 1 have been associated
with one section of that guard in one of
the great states ot the union, and I know
the character ot the officers and the
quality of the men, and I would trust
them both for skill and efficiency; but
the whole National Guard of the United !
States falls short of 11.000 men. It ia
characterized by a very great variety j
of discipline and efficiency at between j
tttte and state and It Is by the constltu-
tion itself put under the authority of j
more than two score state executives.
The president ot the United States hat j
not the right to call on these men except
in the case ot actual invasion. And, j
therefore, no matter how skillful they I
In the field of the world's
affairs for It Is character we are
going to express, not power merely.
"Tlte United States Is not In love with
the aggressive use ot powers. It de-
There
is not a foot of territory belonging to
any other nation which thla nation covets
or desires. There Is not a privilege which
we ourselves enjoy which we would
dream ,of denying any other nation In
the world. If there Is ono thing that the
American people love and believe In
more than another, it Is peace, and all
the handsome things that belong to
peace. ' '
"T hope that you will bear me out in
saving that I have proved that I am a
partisan of peace; and I would be
axhamed to be helllxerent and Impatient
when the fortunes of my whole country
and the happiness of all my fellowmen
were Involved. Hut 1 know that peace
is not alwaysx within the choice of the
nation, and I want to remind and remind
you very solemnly of the double obliga
tion you- have laid upon me. I know
you have laid it upon me, becauae I am
constantly reminded of it in conversation,
by letter. In editorials, by means of every
voice that writes me out of the body of
You have laid upon me this
bllgatlon: 'e are relying upon
you, Mr. President, to keep us out of
this war, but we are. relying upon you,
Mr. I'lTsMcnt. to keep the honor of the
nation unstained.'
What the Menace la,
"Do you not see that a time may come
when It Is Impossible to do both of these
things? lo you not see that If I am to
guard the honor of the nation. I am not
protecting It against its self, for we are
not going to do anything to stain the
honor of our own country. I am protect
ing it against thlmttliat I can not con
trol, the action of others. And where
the action of others msy bring us, I can
not foretell. You mav count upon my
heart and resolution to keep oil out of
the war. but you must be rea.lv If It la
neces.arv that 1 should maintain your
honor. Thst la the only thing a real man
loves alxut himself.
"Pome men who are not real men love
other things about themselves, but the
real man believes that his honor la desrfr
than lita life: and a nation la merelv all
of tta put together, and the nation's
honor Is dearer than the nation's com
fort and the nstlon'a peace and the na
tion's life Itself. So that we must know
what we have thrown In the balance;
we must know the Infinite Issues which
are impending every day of the year,
and when we go to bed at night and when
we rise In the morning, and at every In
terval of the rush of business we must
remind ourselves that e are part of a
great body politic In which are vested
time of the highest hopes of the human
race.
Champion of Humanity,
"Why Is It every nation turns to us
with the Instinctive feeling that If any
thing touchea humanity, It touches us?
Recause it knows that ever since we were
born as a nation we have undertaken to
be the champions of humanity and of the
rlghta of men. Without that Ideal there
would be nothing that would dlstlnmilnh
America from Its predecessors In the his
tory of nations. Why Is It that men that
love liberty have cn.wded to these shores?
Why is it that we greet them as they en
ter the great harbor at New York, with
that majestic Statue of Liberty holding
up a torch whose visionary beams are
supposed to spread abroad over the
waters of the world, and to say to all
men, 'Como to America, where mankind
Is free and where we love all the works
of righteousness and peace?' "
CONTINENTAL ARMY
PLAN IS DISCUSSED
Scheme Faces Serious Opposition in
Military Committees of
Congress.
ADDED NAVY STRENGTH URGED
Four Men Indicted
For Robbery of Bank
CHICAGO, Jan. So. Four men aecuaed
of robbing the Washington Tark' National
bank of $15.0.10. were Indicted yesterdsy on
six counts, after Eddie Mack, confessed
leader of the quintet of robbers, had told
the grand Jury of the story of the rob
bery. Mack, himself, was not Indicted.
The state's attorney said he would not
prosecute, "If he kept his promise to
leave the country sft-r testifying In the
trials of the Indicted men."
Mack, the state's attorney said, had
made allegations that fifteen Chicago
policemen had protected criminals, and
that criminals had been Imported Into
Chicago from New York to discredit the
police department heads. The allega
tions, said the state's attorney, were be
ing Investigated.
The four Indicted mn were all said
to have come from New York. They
are Alex Brodle, Harry Kramer, Charles
Kramer and Harry Fein.
After Kt Ksaetrky.
The New York Giants and Chicago
White Sox are after First Baseman Kd
Konetchy of the Pittsburgh Rebels.
Will Trade Jennlnaa.
If the Washington club cannot use
Shortstop Morley Jennings that club will
transfer him to New York.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. While
President Wilson Is currying to th
country his appeal for gdequnte na
tional defense, one of the vital ele
ments of the program he hag recom
mentled to congress, the continental
army, faces serious opposition In
both the senate and house military
committees.
Such an army, described by Secre
tary Garrison, as embodying, the
most attractive scheme that coiild be'
devised to give a national test of the
problem of training an adequate
number of federal volunteers 'in
peace times, would be expected to i
provide 400.000 men of the total of j
approximately 1,000,000 which the,
entire plan Is calculated to make
available.
likely In Me Written Into Rill.
1'resnt Indications are that the con
tinental army proposal In some form
will be written into the army Increase
hill being prepared by the senate military
committee, though that measure will be
devoted mainly to a special reorgani
sation of tho regular army on the baats
of approximately frJt,noo men with the
colora, Increaalng Secretary Garrison's
proposals In that respect by nearly IW,
don men.
Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the
senate military committee, aald tonight
he was confident his committee would
turn out without great delay a well
rounded bill providing for all the ele
ments of a national army of l.Oon.Ooo
or more men. He thought proposals for
compulsory service or universal training
in the schools would be presented as
separate bills, at few advocates of the
universal service system had" been able
to satisfy themselves that either con
gress or the country wae prepared for
tuch a radical change In policy.
Will Try to Altai Hldcr.
Some menibera of the house military
committee are expected to make vigorous
efforts to couple government production
of war materials with any army In
crease program that may be recom
mended. Just what form this proposal
will take Is unsettled, but its' advocates,
are acting on the theory that some such
provision Is advisable to meet the war
scares and armament movements for
selfish reasona. 1
So far at tht navy Is concerned, there
haa been little on which to judgo the
feeling of the house committee,, but It
teems evident that a considerably In
creased building program for 1917 will be
favored; In general discussions of mem
ber! of both houses, the prevailing opin
ion teema to bt that Secretary Danlel'a
five-year program finally will bt
through and possibly be augmented In
tome particular!.
Ship Ink by Storm. !'-
BUFFOS AIRES, Jan. V The Ameri
can ship Rhine hat arrived here with
eighteen survivors of an American vessel
sunk In the Atluntio near tht equator by
a storm.
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