The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-08
WEDNESDAY EVENING DECEMBER 8. 1915.

wEpNEsDAYEy EVENING. DECEMBER $. 1915
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
n ATtONAIs efficiency and national security-these
IN things were the salient ideas in the address
" President Wilson to the sixty.Fourth Congress
deliveries yesterday afternoon before vast audience
His message was Of the longest delivered for
time and the chief executive touched many subjects
o. importance to the public mind. but through every
topic Of discussion he carried the two thoughts-en
cheney aud security which in short is preparedness,
psrednsss along every line.
TO the building of larger army the President relied
the patriotism OF the young of the land and the
6uspess men Of the land He brought particularly
the ac that the young would need respond to the
Gail for men to drill certain period every year for
three years and then sign up follow the coors any
tine during the next three years. II drilled citizen
army Of was to be had in addition to the pro.
posed additional to the regular standing army
Psident Wilson also pointed out the fact that the bus
iusss men Of the country should help along the move.
msnt Tor trained citizens by allowing the men who
agreed 70 drill for Of each year for three years
bs away from their place OF business without loss to
them. Hopes for{a greater navy also held out by
President Wison. He put great emphasis on the need
Of increasing the capacity and efficiency Of the United
States navy during five years and gave in de-
rails the plans for the development of the navy during
n6xt u6c0ue fTesluenL mas always l0OkoQ
upon the navy as our first and most important line of
defense
The chief executive realizes according to the tenor OF
his messege need of merchant marine of sufficient
sise and power Of the trade Of the United
States and not make us dependent some other ma.
lions ships for our commercial prosperity in trans
oceanic dealings trade To private capital the Pres
ent dedicated the proposition to build up adequate
merchant marine and to restore our commercial indie
peudence on the high seas
Mr.. Wilson expressed confidence that this nation would
<not become party conagration in Europe There
yns no reason tp believe according to President Wilson
dat this nation would friendly relations with any
foreign power there had been questions Of
supreme Importance hanging in the balance. The Pres
pnt rather feared the foes of nation
nered that the greatest danger our country comes
from within borders He urged that Congress enact
Avs At crush the enemy within our borders
e enemy which would destroy factories our indus
6iss who has poured the poisons of dsloyalty into
Do very arteries OF our political life. +
The question Of finances, the biggest question perhaps
frng Congress, not passed over lightly by Presi.
dent Wilson and devoted considerable part OF his ad
dress to this particular topic but that his plans and
snggesons will bring ray of hope to the payer
relnafns 70 be seen. After lengthy discussion
cerns the probable deficit the end the presen,
year and the estimated expenditures and estimated rev.
euues between and June. 1917. the President de-
c1nf9u tnhI tuht uellclt III treasury WOulQ
DO while IL all the present emergency
we're continued the deficit would only be s112OOoOO0.
The President asserted that prudent statesman would
say under conditions continue the present
and down the deficit to only SIP 100000 and then
derises new means Of taxation to get the s1120O0Oo0
and make up the deficit And then the President gives
elong list OF internal taxation plans to make up that
dect which the Democratic party has thrust upon our
nation And tax schemes are for collection OF
taxes Right here home and thing can come into
the country free OF charge the home merchant gets no
protection against the dumping Of European goods on
this market aud which would against the United
States merchant heavily has been shown time and
time agatnin fact all the look in the home industry
fellow gets Is 20 pay the Democratic deficit that was
caused BY the swarano by the Underwood tariff, you
undersand Here is the financial status of the Demo.
cfstic parysas admitted by President Wilson in his
address:
On the aoth OF June last there was an available bal.
spco ID the general fund Of the treasury of s1o47o
1o6 The total estimated receipts for the year 1916,
on the assumption that the emergency revenue measure
parsed By the will not be extended beyond
10 present limit the 31s Of December, 1915 and that
the present duty Of cent per pound on sugar will be
discontinued after the list Of May, 1916 will be $780,.
zebboo The balance Of June last these estimated
revenues come therefore grand total Of s774635.
to5 The total estimated disbursements for the pres.
ent fiscal year including twenty-five millions for the
PsnamH canal twelve millions for probable deficiency
appropriations and $4,000 miscellaneous debt re.
Gsmpions, will be ooo and that the balance in
hs general fund OF the treasury will be reduced to $780,
elsob7s The emergency revenue act IL continued be.
ysnd its present time Limitation would produce during
ths half year then remaining about fortyone millonsy
The duty Of cent on sugar II continued would
produce during tho months Of the fiscal year remain.
irg after the lst % May about fifteen millions These
two sums amounting together to tysix millions
tsd to the % half of the fiscal year
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