Show PRESIDENT DEFENDS THE ADMINISTRATION POLICIES Delivers Forcible Address at Philadel phia on Independence Day I Philadelphia Standing In front of ot Independence hall hail his hands resting upon the table upon which the atlon of ot Independence nce was signed e President Wilson in an address on Patriotism on July vigorously defended the policies of or his administration adminis and nd excoriated the critics of his Mexican policy and the opponents of If the tle an trust tHrust the P Pa Pan Panama lama l. l ama ama canal free tolls repeal bill and the currency law In each of ct these measures the president pres ident ilent declared he had no other motive than a a. thoughtful regard for the best interests of the nation Some Seme of his critics he declared had patriotism smaller than the needs for tor the whole nation The speech was received with enthusiastic enthusiastic en applause by an a audience which v packed the square in front of the historic building Among those in attendance were several members of lot congress governors of ot the thirteen original states or their representatives S tives and delegates from fr m nearly every ery patriotic society in the coun try |