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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19
JULIUS POLLOCK
Wins State Golf Championship In
Match at Country Club Saturday
Cunningham Takes Professional
Event

BY winning the finals In the state
golf tournament at the Country club
Saturday. Julius Pollock. Jr.. captured
the state title and was thereby award
ed the beautiful Watson loving cup
That was offered for any three-times
winner OF the event. Pollock won the
final match from w. +. Rownd. the
r%unner-up. with a score OF 10 up. The
professional match. which was also
played Saturday. was another feature
event Of the day. 10 was won by Alex
ander Cunningham. instructor OF golf
at the local Country club.
Pollock played a remarkable game
during the entire day. He won the
morning contest from Rownd with a
score Of 7. while the best his
could do was 81. In the afternoon
round the contest was decided az the
tenth hole. when Pollock led with a
score OF 10.
The professional match was easily
won by Alexander Cunningham. in
structor az the Wheeling Country club.
Ills nearest competitor was s.. y Chan.
man. Of the Parkcrshurg Country
club. BY winning Saturdays match
Pollock was for the third consecutive
time declared winner OF the state title
'N" 'A'i'Ne bfiNlNF Iuf
owner Of the Watson trophy cur. Fol.
lowing are the results. with winner Of
each event.
state chlmrioneh3u cup and George
T. Watson cup To- Julius Pollock
Championship runnerup cup to W
r Rownd.
Silver cup to winner 81 second flight
a r. Scott.
silver Gun fo ]ruun"r.gu 100 second
flight W. Hawkins
Silver cup 10 winner Of third flight
w p Wells. Ir
Silver cup 90 rlnror.uu In third
flight UugiII
silver cup 20 winner Of fourth flight
w. s. Vance
silver cup 10 rInnerup in fourth
Oh ghf-Hoyd p Uorncr
state handicap silver cup 90 Harold
s Bloch
Ringer bandirap-Prc.iaenta silver
cup 10 = 81 WeIs
ono dozen Golf balls 10 second iB
Ringer haudicap-A s. Fleming
HaIf dozen rolf balls fl Third 'n
RINGER land.r7p-Ge0rra T. Watson
FirD umbrella 20 winner OF Defeated
r'Eif. fret 0irht-W D. WeHa. ST.
Two fncrm0e bottles in raae fo win
n,r n Defeated Eight. second niehf.
vs. % CnrUIz
Gold medal fo winner ~ low score
in qualification round fo Julius p0I.
lock. having f51
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19
HODSHONS LOSE
AT BELLAIRE
fhACHT HELD WHEELING LADS To
HIRE SCATTERED HTS
Aostrson Was Batted Out Of Box An
fonrth-Costsno suoeeeSsd in 81
Holding BellAire scoriess.

inc masterful pitching 81 Pracht. the
h'aNN hitting Of the Bollaire lads and
tlI"rH on the part % the Hold
oI the Hodshons by the oVerWbeIn,i1g
score or 10 to l. In spite 81 the iarre
T.rt Eanc was interesting aud
Eogerson started the game h,,
lIhitaNn following tho fourth inning
and costello entered the box. Cost.iiS
'so.eu.u IN holding Bellaire without
~, "Ist lev innings. The Bellaire lads
lt'Nt the ball 90 all corners or az
"la lhe Hodshons went up In IN.
= bs'h registered In the nrst four
N.ht pitched a good game. allowing
~ was given good support bv MS
,amtnhtcs. Ncuhardt was the star 81
~ game securing four hits out Of five
us ~ the plate. and drove In three
runs. The score follows.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19
NYALS BEAT C. A. C.
TAKE Long End or IS To IL soors In
lugginR Match
Carries OF: hitting Konors.

pc NAals defeated me 4. C.s ~
I.ii'lfe yesterday ou the Fortv-seveufh
~ ''l f'uun as The score of 10 10 n
ne game was o. slurEiur match 49,
a ln finish with the NynIs bayInr
,Nt h'il'r Or the sluRCinr. Hero plav-
"I z btar TOT fhs NNals led hfs team
WIN iHe stick getting g. three base bIra
-inElct Do four times az bat. R
also htifrd veil for tho NvaT.
.'I'fr TOT MS team with A home rTu
aip double Roth teams we're fnrreI
20 change pitchers EiFlow rarfarf-g
COOPER while Hines finished fbs ggw-
fhf hellalrc team Next SUNDAY or
.na same rounds the NyaIa viii rI4-
.-I- ..rL..- WV
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19
wolverines Tie Up.
PLAYED A TIE

EVANSVILLE. Ind. July 1s.-F1uke
hits and an error rave Youngstown the
lead In tho eighth today. but the Evas
came back In the same inning and tied
up the score. The game was called
with the count tied 20 allow the teams
Evansville To-. 2O1O0OO20-5 II j
Youngstown 1OOO00O4o-5
Cantley. fromholz and Hauser; Hill.
Gchettler and Wagner.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19
KAHN CLUB WINS
TAEes GOOD oams Prom Martins Psrrv
ny So9re Of 20 3-oendy Pitohsd
oood Dame for Locals.

me Kahn Club yesterday defeated the
Martins Ferry Athletics nv me 500. ~
70 IN a seven inning contest. CANDY
pitching for thu Kahn club ala frs VOL
ing tho game. The Martins Ferry Iovs
helped the Kahn club 70 several runs ~
llllhg W Z total OF seven errors. Tha
box score follows:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19
speeial pispatch 20 the InteIIiEeneer.

hneflAl DtHnnNtn 10 LnG luNellhkFuGtEs
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. July is
Grand Rapids made a two out OF three
from Wheeling by winning Sundays
game by a score Of 4 to l. IL was the
last appearance OF wheeling here this
season. After the FIRST inning the sto-
gies were helpless before McArthur's
nne pitching only one man reaching
third. lie allowed hut four hits and two
OF these were rank scratches.
Davis. while not many hits
did not Titch az well a. The figures show
his own witness having TO do with the
making Of all three Grand Rapids runs.
spike larOss. Essicks new Outfielder
fielding game one Of his Two catches be-
ing n diving spear Of n line drive off
withrows' hit. other fielding features
we're, furnished BY Nee. DeHaVen and
Whcciing's only run was scored IN the
nrst inning. Sisson scratched a hit past
Macarthur and Nespo sacrificed. Reilly
hit safely to left. Laross made a quick
recovery and a splendid throw 20 the
shde safely. Reilly took second on the
throw In. and third on Neale's infieid
out lie attempted to score on a short
PASSED ball but was thrown out, Nc
Graw TO Macarthur.
wolverines Tie Up.
Grand Rapids got that one back IN
went 10 second on DeHavens out. Al
cocks lift single 20 left scored Tommy.
flew 10 sisson and Nsspo threw KssSs
out The final two runs Of the game
were singled In the fourth. After Keene
had famed, McGraw walked and Steii
singled Macarthur hit over second. Nc
Graw taking third.
Nee got in the way OF a pitch. forcing
cOraw over Dehaven'a Erounder 70
Lear scored Steil. Scotty Aicock lined
60 Lear for tho hnal out. A fast double
play In the ninth cut off n budding
Wheeling rally with one out Sesro
walked. Nee grabbed Reiliy's line drive
and shot the ball 20 FIRST before Nespo
game.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19
HUNDRED WINS
Takes DaybrooH Into Camp NJ The
Score OF 3 To 4 At Hundred bat-
urday-othsr Results
Dispateh Id az IntelIlrencer-

special 20 the ~Intelligencer.
HUNDRED. W. Va, July is-By hit
ting the ball hard with men on bases
Hundred yesterday defeated Daybrook
by the score OF s 90 T. -Four errors by
the visiting team aide considerable IN
the scoring. while the one mlscuo re-
corded against the home team was not
costly. The box score follows:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19
TERRIERS WIN

TERRE HAUTE IND. July Is
pitcher 81 the Central League az viii
today and defeated Erie 90 10 O. Rain
stopped the game IN The seventh inning
friesei was effective except iu two In
tFnt places. Score.
Tcrrs Haute.... 1O2afas-i1 u o
Erie ......... OF nu0rO= q
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Two base hits; Lewis. Murphy. Hob
ltzel stolen bases. Hooper. Faber. Sac
rihce hits Janvrin Barry. Wood. BASE
on balls Wood O. Fabe 3 struck out.
~ Wood . Iaher 2 Empires Hide
brand and O'LoughtIn.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19
DAYTON LOSES

DAYTON. o., July 1s.-The Vets
could not hit Hart today and lost the
hnal 20 Fort Wayne, 8 20 q. Rowan
weakened IN the Tina innings. Smiths
hitting featured Score.
Bort Wayne. o00o0O325-1O II o
Dayton ...... 600 100000 o 2
Hart and Bcycrs. Rowan n Herring
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19

" base hits Ncuhardt Q: EbcrIine
Stolsn bases. LiFk 8. GILES ?. Mum Z.
ialrt. 2 Hodshons J.. Hit by pifcbes
niii Lisk First base on errors. Tt.t-
i5lre ,; Hodshons 3. Sacrifice ms
ilukhes fcrl"N. LEFT on bases mol
lairc. > Hodshons. sfru,L ,
iThchf =. RogcrFon 8. Costello 4 Tt1,c
OF game. las. Umpire MckcIyey. 1000
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19

Home run: Crawford. Three has. btt.
Elwood. Two base hits: OfBrien Con-
we,L Kelly. Crawford. Base on balls:
itAley z: 0reathouse T. Struck out.
Haley II: G~reathouaa L.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19

stolen bases - CaFrfah usa1..
Clarke 2 BoIiskI. Cecil. Weece. ~
STRUCK out-hy CriRFer 2. Nv gsrfv .
Double playH- Matthew 10 giff@r Il,
keddy, Cecil 20 Eust0u.
Base on balls rHrrer 4. g.rr.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19
NATIONAL
Y~esterday-s Rssulta
clubs not scheduled.
rodAys DANES.
Cincinnati at Boston
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn
ST. Louis at New York
Chicago at Philadelphia.
RAMBLERS WIN
TAhs onestded Dame Prom Midway on
1'n"ood ParE 1esterdhy-Healy
Pitched Pine Game.

me Ramblers yesterday
score OF - 20 g. The RambIers nj ne
delivery OF Greathouse hard while HeaiV
reid ne opponents to i've scattered hfts
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19
WHITE SOX LOSE
one-stdsd came To Moose 81 On Tie
-4oons Get 1e Hta.

The Moose ~ baseball team t--.
3ng sided game from the v"frF|
Grounds y~eFtarday. UuFar rIf..Irr
We SOS held Die upIuuorfa fu rIx fffa
fmlg HIa team mates gathered l. frH.I .F
score.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19
TAKE TWO

LIN tlsANh. o. July le-N ashiuE-
tou TOOK Two more Tames from Cleve-
land today. Cleveland had each won
until the ninth inning In tho first
Morton had the visitors blnuked until
the ninth when Walter Johnson. acting
as a pinch hitter. drove ir me tIefr~
run. Washington then won & Co > ia
the thirteenth on n combination Of cr-
rors and hits.
Cleveland led ? 90 7 IN the second uu-
tl tho ninth whom with two out and two
men on Muollcre inHeld single nIled the
bases Fosters single sent in the tie
ms runs. while Wamby's error eant al.
winning run nrrnaa an.rn.-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19

Washington Z. Cleveland 3
Washington {. Cleveland ..
Detroit II. Philadelphia =
Boston &. Chicago 2
~. Louie-NcW York. rain.
game.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19
RED SOX
GO INTO FIRST PLACE DUE TO En-
RATIO IVORY BEHIND
FABTR-

White Son Drop Prom Ton OF Pile
senatorB Take Two Prom Indians
Tigers via Prom Athletics.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19
DAVE SAYS
Sport Shirts.

New shipment of them Just
received.
The new ones come in the
black and white stripes and in
the tan and black.
And there are ties to match.
One Dollar gets you your
choice of the shirts and the ties
are selling at fifty cents.
Twenty-Five percent dis
count on all summer clothing.
even the blue SergeS and the
blacks.
One-Half Of on all Straw
Hats.
And there's a suit and a hat
in stock ready for you.
Weather for today: Fair.
oSNmWA
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19

CHICAGO. July IS-Erratic PLAYING
behind Faher cost Chicago nrst place
today when Boston was handed a s 10 ,
victory Chicago made five errors OF
commission ard one error Of Judgment
and all these plays resulted In runs for
the visitors Score.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19

DETROIT. July fs=IafruIra Ear,v
hitting On the frst and eIChfh innings
coupled with UrrerIera wfffuaaa g4ra
OBJ" hnmn club an 90 10 Of victory over
philadelphia fnfav McInnIs tho rhil.
ndflrhia fret hnerwar. made rtr hifa
lr~r.re Score.
l'NiIair'uh.1 fnfannHr= - % @
Detroit ...... fuoUnUfs- ~ q
NnffsrIse Hrssrfrr HrI lam. SIC.
A..f. 'HEtIH.HIs EniauH and Erkfr
Two hrer hIfr Turna N.r.I. zrrarr
y. IrH." THrrH hnaH hIfH NIff.
IHIUIr Young NeHrh stolen Hr.H.
cobb we Bush snUrIfrs IIfa NIff q
.Hr0.0at.s Young garrirH. rt. TaIu.a
chang NHar ON nnIIa tH.fIraHIH o..
l.H'lrf f-..aIrr b. Struck ont Gov
F0rkH H.'arI f UrfeaIsr rm.
lffHa NrIfr md Tfurrr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19
Hundred

base hits. Taught. l. King @.
kearns. cole. Home run Cole. Hfts
off King o. Dufford o. LyaIl q
stolen bases: Lyali. A. church, Ksf-
Iert =. King 90 ". Moore. %. Moore.
Henderson. Left on bases. nuybrooh 81
Hunareq p haae on balls by King a.
Dufford Lyall D.. First base on err
ora Hundred % Iaybruuk o. strike outs.
hy King 70, nufford 4 Iyau 49, pasasd
~ game. D hour and Is minutes. Umpire
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19

Boston al Chicago.
New York ~ -. Louis
Philadelphia at Detroit.
Washington at cleveland.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19

TodAy's Games.
brooklyn at Chicago.
Newark at Kansas CITY
Buffalo at PittsburEh.
Baltimore-St. Louis. not
scheduled.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19
Second Game.

Cleveland % . % : Z % % /
W rshinEtcu o. % % D % % % 81 % 2
Batteries. Mitchell Harstsd ana
tgar. Ayres. EnE"i. johnson and Ain
emIfh
Tw" base hffr kIrEc Smith O. Milan.
~hHuke MnelIrr Snrrinrn hifa Ear-
bare. 2 EEur. NNrra. stolen Inrr. g4r-
dil Base on balls Mitchell q EnreI
struck out Mitchell. 3 AFIsa j.
EnEel Q rmrIros Evans and Chiif DO
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19
FEDERALS
Yostsrday's Rsmita

kansas City 10: Newark
'kansas City :; Newark 2.
Buffalo 8: Chicago T.
Other clubs. not scheduled
-nrst game. "-second game.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19

Cleveland 00OoO2o0oo000I2 = Z
Wash'ton AnOnoO200Uo=4 u q
fattfrieF Morton and we'll. EuEcI
Ayres. GRllia aud Henry.
Two base Mt. Granry. Sacrifice hit
Shauks H1se ou balls Morton. g. Gal
li1. I Eur"I. @ Sfruck out Morton. p.
Gallia. & A,ror. D. rmpires chill and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19
WOLVERINES TAKE FINAL
GAME FROM THE STOGIES
srsAzHuz PIroH1D AmrroHr
WITH YouH HITS
D.vfs Pftnhsd xfns Bau But me- wnd-
nsss Wns H~ssponsfbls Tor Loss-
othsr uouu1taL


YsstsrdAy's 1ssuitaL
sTerre Haute II; Erie 2.
ssEvnnsvtlle 8. Youngstown 8.
Fort Wayne o; Dayton o.
Grand Rapids 3. Wheeling l.
- innings. 80 innings TO catch
train.
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Today'B Games
Evansville at wheeling
Grand Rapids at Dayton
Fort Wayne at Erie.
Terre Haute at youngstown
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-07
$500 More Sailors Asked
BY Daniels

The Secretary OF the Navy is asking
also for the immediate addition TO the
personnel OF the navy of 1900 sailors.
2 500 apprentice seRmen, and 1900 ma
rlnes. This increase would be sum-
cient to caro- for the ships which are
to be completed within the fiscal year
1917 and also for the number SOf men
which must be put in training to man
the ships which will be completed early
i'm 1913 1t is also necessary that the
number OF midshipnten at the Naval
Academy at Annapolis should be in
creased by at least 800 in order that the
force of officers should be more rap
idly added to; and authority IL asked
to appoint, for engineering duties only,
approved graduates of engineering coll
leEes, and for service in the aviation
corps a certain number OF men taken
from civil life.
II this full program should be carried
out we should have built or building in
1921. according to the estimates OF sur"
vival and standards OF classification
followed by the general board or the
ing of twenty-seYen bGttleshipB, OF the
first line, six battle cruisers, twenty
five bRttleships OF the second line. ten
armorcd cruisers. thirteen scout cruis-
GFBA g1NG nTut CthNo CIuioptns NAA0N oONOhh
class cruisers, ten third class cruisers,
lOs destroyers. eighteen fleet submarines,
l67 coast submarines. six monitors.
twenty gunboats, four supply ships, tif-
teen fuel ships. four transports, three
tenders to torpedo vessels. eight ves-
sells OF special types. and two ammu-
milton ships. This would DO q navy
fitted TO our needs and worthy OF our
traditions.
But armies ana Instruments OF war
are only part OF what has TO be con-
sidered II we are to consider the Su-
preme matter of national Belf-emici5ncy
and security IN all its Aspects, There
are other great matters which will be
thrust upon our attention whether we
viii or not. There Ia, for example, a
very pressing question OF trade and
shipping involved In this great prop,
lem OF national adequacy. 1t 10 necDB
sary for many weighty reasons OF ma
| tional efficiency and development tina
We should have q great merchant
| marine. The great merchant fleet w
once used to mako US rich, that grea
body OF sturdy sailors who used &
| carry our flag into every sea, and VIII
were the pride and often the bulwArI
Of the nation, We have almost driver
i cut Of existence by ineIousebls neg
/ feet and indifference and by \ hope
lossly blind and provincial paltoy 81 -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-07

and other governments viii lead to any
serious breach of amicable relations.
grave as some differences of attitude
and policy have been and may yet turn
out to be-. am sorry to saw that the
grhVest threats against our national
peace and safety have been uttered
within our own borders. There are citi-
zens OF the United States l blush 10
coined under our generous naturaliza-
ton laws to the full freedom and oppor-
tunity OF America. who have poured the
poison of disloyalty into the very ar
sought to rring the authority and good
name of our Government into con-
tempt. to DESTROY our Industries wher-
ever they thought it effective for their
and to de5ase our politics TO the uses
of foreign intrigue. Their number is not
great as compared with the whole num-
Der Of those sturdy hosts by which our
erations out Of virile foreign stocks; but
II is great enough to have brought leeD
disgrace upon us and to have made 1t
necessary that we should promptly
make use Of processes of law by which
we may be purged of their corrupt dis
tempers. America never witnessed any
thing like this before. 1t never dreamed
it possible that men sworn into Its own
citizenship, men drawn out of great free
stocks such as supplied some of the
best and strongest elements or that
little. but how heroic, nation l1aI IN ~
high day of old stalJed it's very HE TO
free itself from every ENHANCEMENT that
had darlIened the fortunes OF the older
nations and set up a new standard here
that men of such origins and such free
choices of allegiance would ever turn IN
malign reaction against tho Government
and people who had welcomed and nur-
tured them and seek to make this proud
! country once more a hotbed OF Euro
pean passion. A little while ago such
| thing would have seemed incredible
Because II was incredible we made no
preparation for It, We would have been
| almost ashamed to prepare Tor II. as lE
we were suspicious OF ourselves our
own comrades and neighbors! But the
ugly and incredible thing has actuauy
come about. and We are Wlthout aues
! ouatR Federal laws to deal WIN II
| urge YOU to enact such laws a. SnS
| earliest possible moment ana teei h5S
1 in doing so ! am urging you 10 uS
| nothing less than save the honor eno
4 self-respect Of the nation. 6ucn crea-
lures of passion, dlsloyaltys ana anATcn ~.
| must he crushed ont. Tney are nCS
many. but they are infinitely mai
! and the hand OF our power snoolo cIoss
| over them at once. They nave Iorneo
piots TO destroy property. thay pave en-
tered into conspiracies against tho nSn
trelity of the Government they n1vS
/ sought to pry into every ccnnoont91A-
transaction of the Government IN oruGs
to serve interests alien 10 OFT OwIhi
is possible to deal with THESE ~ 9ss !
very effectually. I need not suE3 Sst w ~
terms in which they may De ueo'S "''--
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-07
Recommends Plan to
Purchase Ships

With view to meeting these pressing
necessities of our commerce and avail
Ing ourselves at the earliest possible
moment of the present unparalleled op-
portunity Of linking the two Americas
together in bonds OF mutual interest
and service. an opportunity which may
never return again II we miss II now.
proposals will be made to the present
Congress for the purchase or construc-
ton of ships to be owned and directed
by the Government similar to those
made to the last Congress- but modified
in some essential particulars. recon-
mend these PROPOSALS to YOU for your
prompt accordance with the more conf
dence because every month that has
elapsed since the former proposals were
made haF made the necessity for such
action more and more manifestly Inn
perative. That need was then foreBeen;
II Is now acuteiy felt and everywhere
realized by those for whom trade Is
waiting but who can find no convey
ance for their goods I am not so much
interested in the particulars Of the pro-
vantage of the great opportunity which
awaits us II we will but act in this
emergency. In this matter. as in all
others. q spirit of common counsel
come an early solution of this pressing
problem.
There is another matter which seems
to me to be very intimately associated
with the question of national safety and
preparation for defense. That Is our
policy toward the Philippines and the
people Of Porto Rico. Our treatment OF
them and their attitude towards us are
manifestly of the first consequence IN
the development of our duties in the
world and in getting a free hand to per-
form those duties. We must be free
from every unnecessary burden or em.
lbarrasBment: and there u No bOtter way
to be clear of embaSfoooDoht than "a
fulfill our promises ana UFomote the in
terests of those dependent on us to the
utmost Bills for the alteration and re-
form OF the government OF the Philip
pines and for rendering fuller politica
Justice to the people OF Porto Rico were
submitted to the Sixty-thlrd Congress
| They will be submitted also to you.
need not particularize their details. You
are most of you already familiar will
| them. But / do recommend them q
your early adoption with the sincer'
J conviction that there are few measure
4 you could adopt which would NOR,
serviceablY clear the way for the Erea
! policies by which we wish to make good
/ now and always. our right to lead in en-
I terprises o. peace and good Will ant
economic and political freedom.