The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-05

in the same way.
Then, too, there are expenditures of
government absolutely necessary If our
country is to maintain its proper place
among the nations of the world and is
to exercise It's proper influence in de-
fense Of its own trade interests in the
maintenance of traditional American
policy against the colonization Of Eu-
ropean monarehies in this hemisphere
and in the promotion Of peace and In
ternational morality. l refer to the
cost Of maintaining a proper army, a
proper navy and suitable Notifications
upon the mainland of the United
States and in Its. dependencies. ,e,
Tho Army and Navy.
We should have an army so organ
lied and so offlcered as to be capable
In time Of emergency In cooperation
with the national militia and under
the provisions of proper national
volunteer law rapidly to expand into
force sufficient to resist all probable
Invasion from abroad and to furnish q
respectable expeditionary force, If nec-
essary, in the maintenance Of our ira
ditional American policy which bears
the name of President Monroe.
Our Notifications are yet in a state
Of only partial completeness, and the
number Of men to man them is insufl,
Client. In few years, however, the
usual annual appropriations for our
coast defenses, both OH the mainland
and In the dependencies, will make
them sufficient to resist all direct at
tack, and by that time we may hope
that the men to man them will be pro-
vlded as necessary adjunct The
distance of our shores from Europe
and Asia, Of course, reduces the ne
cessity for maintaining under arms
great army, but it does not take away
the requirement of mere prudence,
that we should have an army suffl-
ciently large and SO constituted as 90
form nucleus out of which suitable
force can quickly grow.
What has been said of the army
may be affirmed in even more EN-
phatic way of the navy. A modern
navy cannot be improvised. 1t must
be built and in existence when the
emergency arises which calls for its
use and operation. My distinguished
predecessor has in many speeches and
messages set out with great force and
striking language the necessity for
maintaining a strong navy commensu-
rate with the coast line, the govern
mental resources and the foreign tftue
of our nation, and l wish to reiterate
all the reasons which he has presented
In favor Of the policy Of maintaining
strong navy as the best conservator
Of our peace with other nations and
the best means Of securing respect for
the assertion of our rights. the defense
of our interests and the exercise Of
our influence in international matters.
Must Arm as Other Nations Do.
Our international policy is always to
promote peace. We shall enter into
any war with full consciousness of
the awful consequences that 1t always
entails, whether successful or not, and
we, of course. shall make every effort,
consistent with national honor and the
highest national interest, to avoid a
resort to arms. We favor every instru-
mentality like that Of The Hague tri-
bunal and arbitration treaties made
with a view to its use in all interna-
tional controversies, in order to main
tain peace and to avoid war. But we
should be blind to- existing conditions
and should allow ourselves to become
foolish idealists If we did not realize
that, with all the nations Of the world
armed and prepared for war, we must
be ourselves in a similar condition in
order to prevent other nations from
taking advantage Of us and Of our in
ability TO defend our interests and as
sert our rights with q strong hand.
In the international controversies that
are likely to arise in the orient, grow
Ing out of the question of the
open door and other issues, the
United States can maintain her inter-
ests intact and can secure respect for
her just demands. She will not be
able 10 do so, however, if it is under
stood that she never intends to back
up her assertion of right and her de-
fense of her interest by anything but
mere verbal protest and diplomatic
note. For these reasons the expenses
Of the army and navy and Of coast de-
fenses should always be considered as
something which the government must
pay for, and they should not be cut off
through mere consideration of econ
omy. Our government is able to af-
ford suitable army and a suitable
navy. 1t may maintain them without
the slightest danger to the republic or
the cause of free institutions, and fear
Of additional taxation ought not to
change a proper policy In this regard.
Protection For Our Citizens Abroad.
The policy of the United States in
the Spanish war and since has given
it a position Of influence among the
nations that 1t never had before and
should be constantly exerted to secur-
ing to Its bona fide citizens, whether
native or naturalized, respect for them
as such In foreign countries. We
should make every effort to prevent
humlliating and degrading prohibition
against any OF our citizens wishing
temporarily TO sojourn in foreign coun-
tries because of race or religion.