The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-12-10
American Ideals Of Peace, Says
Executive In Message, Center
In Preparedness That viii
Guard Country From Attack
WAR PLOTTING CABAL
CANNOT BE HARB0RED
Wilson Urges That Tariff On Su-
gar Be Retained, Demands
Larger Army and Navy and
Deals With Other Great Issues
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wv ASHINGTON, December -
" With the galleries of the House
w of Representatives crowded
With a breathlessly attentive audience,
ind the senators and congressman lie.
ening gravely and seriously to the ma.
ions chief, President Wilson today
cad to congress in joint session the
'Ongest and perhaps the most vitality
important of all his messages, ...'
II dealt in the main with national
defense, and in outlining his plans for
preparedness the President in measured
words set forth Americas ideal OF
peace and the methods of assuring that
peace to coming generations. a.
Touching upon the country,s need
for additional revenue for defense pur.
poses, the President gave figures show
ng what new revenue must be secured.
and made suggestions for increased in.
ternal taxation. ....... ,..a
Present Sugar Tariff Recommended
He recommended the continuance of
the present tariff rate ON sugar and
an extension of the bin providing for
emergency war taxes, known as the
"war revenue" bill. -.-. ......l..r -.
The President 3 eloquent words. par-
| ticularly his references to the patriotic
duty of American citizens. and his
ringing demand that disloyal citizens
who plot against the order Of their
| country must be crushed, stirred the
1 galleries deeply, ..a -,
Mrs. Norman Gait, the President =
/ daneee, was one of those present In
The galleries, occupying a conspi, .ious
place, and abe was the center az many
| glances.
/ Why America Is Neutral -
| A large part of the message set
i forth the shirt i'm which the Initial
States has essayed to discharge It's
/ luty as a neutral in the troublons war
time. The President declared that the
country has remained neutral because
/ il has no special interest in the canses
which moved the European powers TO
1 war. gs
at is the duty of the nations OF the
western hemisphere to prevent the col
lective economic ruin of these great
countries straining in combat he
said.
Referring rather briefly but snecinctB
to the administration 8 Mexican policy.
he said that the attitude Of the United
States towards Mexico has demonstrated
that we have no selfish interest
either in Central or South America. -
"The day of guardianship he con
tinued, "has been replaced by full
honorable association Of partners,
whose interest is that of solicitnde for
the welfare of all the Americas. -
Turning to the matter of assuring
peace for the United States, and pre-
pairing to resist foreign aggression he
said:
1.-THE passion Of the American PEG
ole is for peace. War is regarded by
rs merely as a means of associating
our strengths and asserting our rights
against aggression. But war In not n
mere matter of men and arms. If
Dur citizens are ever to fight effectively
at the call of a sudden summons, we
must know how modern fighting 10
done. III
He then pointed out that a trained
ritizenry cannot be built up in a day,
but that an orderly and fa1 seeing
policy must be developed now TO safe
guard the future. ~
Wants Larger Army
In this connection, the President pre-.
Iented the plans of the war depart
| mPnf for inPFaaainU the atanlinn army