Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-12-08

Washington. ~ g.. Dee. President
Wilson. III ~ annual address To congress
today, gave hi~ answer 10 those who con
tend the United States i- unprcparcd for
national defense.
Let there bc 10 mi-conccpton, hc SAID.
"Thc country has been mi,iuiorned. We
have not been negligent Of hationa de
fcnec. We are not unmndiu uf the great
responsibility resting upon a.. We shall
learn and profit hy the lesson OF every eN-
pcricnrc and every new circumstance. and
what " needed will hc adequately done"
Assembled iu inut session y thc ha ni che
house. senators and representative heard the
president. reading hi, address m person from
the clerks desk. outline the administration lrE-
islativr program and voice frit'Ht hoppe ihat
the United States might hr iufttHWt utul To-
bringing pclr,. o. Europe The Legislative pro-
gram includes l,itslgc oI the conservation bills.
the hill, Tor ultimate Independence Z" th'
Philippine. ratification ~ thr London ruuNrn-
tnn fur safety at .ra. gpy' rumrr' owned mrr
chant marine. ChHrting the prrinu~ walters ut
the Alaskan rulst and measures i"r ECONOMY
IN ~ hrHnche, ~ thr g"rrrum'ut.
lu the portion nl the President address
which commanded intense interest wu- that in
which ~ discussed thr subject "i national dr
frns"
1T is said in some quarters that We are not
prepared fnr war; sad ih" president IN lHt
Is meant hN being prrptrydt !, N meant THAR
arr uut ready upru brief notice tH rut H
nation Ia the field. nation ~ Wru trained q"
armss bt course wa are not ready o. uu That I.
and We shall never hr IA time 81 prucr So long
retain urr present political pnnrllirs
and institutions And What ~ N ihHt n i- -ug
gr>tad W. should hr prepared tu tnt Ip d".
frnd ourselves against atturht We have ul-
WAYS found mcau~ o. dn th1t 1ud shall hud
them whenever u i~ uf,r~~iIl without calling
eur p"uIil' away from thrir url. t-ufN tasks tu
render compulsory military service in times
~ peace"
Prom the first ~ have had rlrlr and
srtted policv with regard Co military cstah-
hShmrnts w never have hnd. nud while wr
retain nur present principles Hnd ideals Nr
asked. Are Nuu ready ~ defend yourselves n
w. reply Most assur.dly. g. the utmost. and
yet We ,hal not uru America into q military
camp We Will uut I-h nur Young mri tu Spend
titr irSt Years VA their ltr~ making soldiers
"f themselves Iirrr i- uu.thrr sort ui ru'rEt
iu as n Wil know how "a declare itself aud
make itself effective should occasion arise. And
especially when hllf the world i~ un firr tr
shall hr careful tn make uur ruFnI Insurance
against thr srreld "f thr rintHErltf"n very
definite AMI crrtlu aud adequate udrrd.
"l.et us remind ourselves. therefore, ut the
"nlN thing W. can Il" ur Mil dn. W. must IL"
ptnd iu every tiur Mo- national peril. W thn fu.
turo n- n th, la~t. uut up,i. standing army
mot ANt uItuu w RESERVE army. huf upru ritl.
z"nrN trained and accustomed tu Hrfn~ II will
l" right enough. night American ptli,,. ha~cd
urnn uur accustomed principles and practices
a. provide system ht which pYrrt citizen uhr
VIII volunteer inr thp training uHt hr ulHh,
familiar Wth thr u-r rf m.aIvft arms. thr rUHI.
meut~ 80 driI Hud uau,strr. aud thn uuinteu
uur" no ~tufnflnu uf camps. w should gu.
,rurag- ~urh training and mHkr 10 mrrn~ M
discipline which Wr NnnrE Wtn Mot .lNNrn tt
value N l- right tluf Mr should provide \
not only. lut tlat v' should make Il as attrc