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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-09
NATIONS SECRET FOES
SHOULD BE CRUSHED.
Gravest Danger to Country Comes
From Within Our Own Borders.


The president says that the precise
reckonings Of the problem TO be met
are set forth In the report of the secre.
tary Of the treasury.
] have spoken to you today, gentle.
men, upon a single theme, the thor
ough preparation Of the nation to care
Of entire freedom TO play the Impair
tial role In this hemisphere and In the
world which we all believe to have
been providentially assigned to II. |
have had in my mind no thought Of
any immediate or particular danger
arising out OF our relations with other
nations. We are at peace with all the
nations OF the world, and there IL rea.
son TO hope that no question in con.
troyersy between this and other gov.
ernments will lead 10 any serious
breach Of amicabe relations, grave as
some differences OF attitude and policy
have been aud may yet turn out TO be.
| am sorry 10 say that the gravest
threats against our national peace and
safety have been uttered within oul
own borders. There are citizens of the
United States. ! blush to admit, born
under other flags. but welcomed under
our generous naturalization laws 70 thg
full freedom and opportunity Of Amer
lea. who have poured the poison Of dis
loyalty into the very arteries Of our
national life. who have sought 10 bring
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-09
Declares That if Full Navy Pro-
gram Is Carried Out We viii
Have a Fleet For Defense That
Will Be Fitted to Our Needs
and Worthy Of Our Traditions
Greatest Danger to Country
Comes From Within Our Bor-
derS.

They contemplate an increase Of the
standing force of the regular army
from its present strength OF 5.023 off,
GERS and 102,9S5 enlisted men Of all
and 134.707 enlisted men, or 141 ,S43
all told. all services, rank and file. by
the addition Of fifty-two companies OF
coast artillery. fifteen companies Of en-
gineers, ten regiments of infantry, four
regiments of field artillery and four
aero squadrons, besides 750 officers re-
quired for a great variety Of extra
Service, especially the all important
duty OF training the citizen force Of
which shall presently speak, 792 non
commissioned officers for service In
drill, recruiting and the like and the
necessary quota of enlisted men fcf
the quartermaster corps, the HOSPITAL
corps, the ordnance department and
other similar auxiliary services. these
are the additions necessary TO renuer
the army adequate for its present du-
ties, duties which 1t has to perform
not only upon our own continental
coasts and borders and at our interior
army posts, but also in the Philippines,
in the Hawaiian Islands, at the 18TH
mus and in Porto Rico.
By way of making the country ready
to assert some part of its real power
promptly and upon a larger scale
should occasion arise the plan also
contemplates supplementing the army
by force Of 100000 disciplined citi-
zens. raised in increments of 133,OO0
year throughout period of three
years. This it is proposed to do by
process of enlistment under which the
serviceable men Of the country would
be asked to bind themselves to serve
with the colors for purposes OF train
ing for short periods throughout three
wears and to come to the colors at cali-
at any time throughout an additional
"furlough" period of three years. This
force of 100000 men would be pro-
yided with personal accouterments as
fast as enlisted and their equipment
for the field made ready to be supplied
at any time. They would be assem-
bled for training at stated intervals at
convenient places in association with
suitable units Of the regular army
Their period of annual training would
not necessarily exceed two months In
the year.
The president says it is up to the |
patriotic young men of the country TO |
respond to this call
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-09
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
FOR GREATER NAVY.
Always Looked to II as Our First and
Chief Line of Defense.

The program which will be laid be-
fore you by the secretary Of the navy
Is similarly conceived. 1t involves only
a shortening of the time within which
plans long matured shall be carried
out, but it does make definite and ex-
plicit program which has heretofore
been only implicit, held in the minds of
the committees on naval affairs and
disclosed in the debates Of the two
houses, but nowhere formulated or for
mally adopted 1t seems to me very
clear that 1t will be to the advantage
of the country for the congress to adopt
a comprehensive plan for putting the
navy upon final footing OF strength
and efficiency and to press that plan
to completion within the next five
years. We have always looked to the
navy of the country as our first and
chief line Of defense; we have always
seen it to be our manifest course of
prudence TO be strong on the seas.
Year by year we have been creating
navy which now ranks very high in
deed among the navies of the maritime
nations. We should now definitely de-
ternine how we shall complete what
we have begun and how soon.
The program TO be laid before you
contemplates the construction within
Eve years Of ten battleshps, six battle
cruisers. ten scout cruisers, fifty de-
stroyers. fifteen feet submarines,
eighty-6ve coast submarines, four gun
boats. one hospital ship, two ammuni.
lion ships. two fuel oil ships and one
repair ship II Is proposed that OF this
number we shall the first year provide
for the construction Of two battleshlps,
two battle cruisers. three scout cruisers,
fifteen destroyers, five feet submarines.
twenty-five coast submarines. two gun
boats and one hospital ship; the second
year two battleships. one scout cruiser,
ten desirOyers. four feet submarines.
fifteen coast submarines. one gunboat
and one fuel oil ship; the third year
two battleships. one battle cruiser. two
scout cruisers, FIVE destroyers. two feet
submarines and fifteen coast subna
rines; the fourth year two battleships, I
two battle cruisers, two scout cruisers,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-09

representatives OF the pan-Amerlcan
republics and says that economic ad-
justment IS inevitable in the next gen
Grafton.
No one who really comprehends the
spirit Of the great people for whom we
are appointed to speak can fail to per-
ceive that their passion is for peace,
their genius best displayed In the prac-
tice Of the arts Of peace Great democ-
racies are not belligerent They do not
seek or desire war Their thought Il
OF Individual liberty and of the free
labor that supports life and the un-
censored thought that quickens 1t.
Conquest and dominion are not In our
reckoning or agreeable to our princi-
Piles. But just because we demand un-
moested development and the undis-
turbed government of our own lives
upon our own principles OF right and
liberty, we resent from whatever
quarter it may come, the aggression we
ourselves will not practice. We Insist
upon security in prosecuting our self
chosen lines of national development.
We do more than that. We demand 1t
also for others. We do not confine our
enthusiasm for individual liberty and
free national development TO the Incl
dents and movements of affairs which
affect only ourselves. We feel it wher-
ever there Is Il people that tries to walk
in these difficult paths of independence
and right From the first we have
made common cause with all partisans
Of liberty on this side the sea and have
deemed 1t as important that our neigh
bors should be free from all outside
domination as that we ourselves should
be- have set America aside as whole
for the uses OF independent nations and
political freemen.
Out Of such thoughts grow all our
policies. We regard war merely as
means Of asserting the rights of peo-
pie against aggression. And We are
as tiePely jealous OF coercive or dicta-
torial power within our own nation
as Of aggression from without. We
will not maintain a standing army ex
cept for uses which are as necessary
In times of peace as IN times of war.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-09
SUGGESTS BROAD PLAN
FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE.
Increase Standing Regular Force--Four
Hundred Thousand Citizen Soldiers.

But war has never been a mere mat
ter of men and guns. Ii is thing
OF disciplined might. If our citizens
are ever to fight effectively upon a
sudden summons. they must know
how modern fighting is done, and what
TO do when the summons comes TO
render themselves Immediately avail
able and Immediately effective. And
the government must be their servant
in this matter. must supply them with
the training they need 10 take care of
themselves and OF 1t. The military
arm Of their government, which they
will not allow 90 direct them. they may
properly use TO serve them and make
their Independence secure, and not
their own Independence merely. but
the rights also OF those with whom
they have made common cause, should
they also he put In jeopardy. They
must be fitted TO play the great role
in the world. and particularly in this
hemisphere. for which they are quail
fied by principle and by chastened am
biiion 10 play.
II Is with these ideals in mind that
the plans Of the department OF war for
more adequate national defense We're
conceived which win be laid before
yon. and which urge you to sanction
and put into effect as soon as they can
be properly scrutInized and discussed.
They seem 10 me the essential first
steps, and they seem TO me for the
present sufficient
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-09


joint sessions of the senate and
house at the beginning of the
Sixty+fourth congress.
Gentlemen uf the Congress Since |
last had the privilege Of addressing
you on the state OF the Union the war
OF nations on the other side OF the sea,
which had then only bcgun TO disclose
its portentous proportions. has extend
ed Its threatening and sinister scope
until IL has swept within its flame
some portion OF every quarter OF the
globe, not excepting our own hemi-
sphere, has altered the whole face Of
: international affairs, and now presents
q prospect OF reorganization and re-
construction such as statesmen and
peoples have never been called upon
TO attempt before
The president tells how this country
practiced neutrality and declares that
he hopes that when the time comes
for readjuStment and recuperation this
country viii be Of infinite service. Re.
ferring 10 Central and South American
problems. the president declares that
we should retain unabated the spirit
which has inspired us throughout the
whole life of our government and
which was 80 frankly put into words
by President Monroe.
We have been put TO the test In the
ease of Mexico. aud we have stood the
test Whether we have benefited Mex
ico ly the course we have pursued re
mains to bc seen Her fortunes are In
her own hands. Bun we have ut least
proved that we VIII not take advan'
tage OF her IN her distress and under
take 10 impose upon her nn order and
government Of our own choosing. Lib
erty Is often feree and intractable
thing, TO which no bounds can be set
and to which no bounds of few
mems choosing ought ever TO be set
Every American who has drunk at
the true fountains Of principle and ira
dition must subscribe without reserva-
ton 10 the high doctrine of the Vir-
,ginia bill Of rights, which In .he great
days in which our government was set
up was everywhere among us accept
ed as the creed Of free men. That doc
frine is, THAT government Is or ought
TO be instituted for the common bene-
fit. protection and security OF the peo-
pie. nation or community that of
all the various modes and forms of
government. that is the best which Is
capable OF producing the greatest de
gree OF happiness and safety and Is
most effectuully secured against the
danger of maladministration and that
when any government shall be found
inadequate or contrary to these pur
poses majority Of the community |
hath an lndubitablc. inalienable and I
indefeasible right TO reform. alter or
abolish IL in such manner as shall be |
Judged most conducive 10 the public |
veal" We have unhesitatingly ap |
piled that heroic principle TO the case
OF Mexico and now hopefully await |
the rebirth OF the troubled republic, |
which had SO much OF which TO purge /
itself aud SO little sympathy from any |
outside quarter in the radical but nee
essary process We will aid and be-
friend Mexico but we viii not coerce .
her, and our course with regard 10 her
ought 10 be sufficient proof 10 all Amer
Sea that we seek no political suzerainty
or selfish control.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-09
PRESIDENT WILSON'S MESSAGE

National Preparedness Main
Theme OF Head Of Nation.
Submits Definite Plan TO In
crease Present Standing Force
OF Regulars and For Four Hun
dred Thousand Citizen Soldiers
Raised In !ncrements Of One
Hundred and Thirty-three
Thousand.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-09

- oLLOWlNG Is the me sage OF
President Wilson delivered NJ
joint session ~ the senate and
house ut the beginning of the
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-09

Continued on Page 81
The Washington herald., 1915-12-05

usual variety should be provided when
Young Thomas. the rcdoubtable little
scrapper OF Southwest Washington, pits
his skill and strength against that of
Soldier Epsteeme, the Baltimore whirl-
wind. Thomas has hcen performing be-
fore local fistiana 80 long to need an
Introduction. but Epsteeme will be a new
conner TO Washington -inS-battle attend
ers. He is touted as an aggressive lad,
however. and one capable OF giving
Young Thomas n hearty greeting.
Two black boys are TO exchange and
parry leads IN the third number of the
program. Bert Green, trainer of Tommy
Lowe. will uphold the honor of Washing
ton against Kentucky Smith. one of Bal
timorc's numerous aspirants to the pin
nacle of success achieved by n former
dusky-skinned Monumental City battler
and the greatest of his race and class
Joe Cans.
Another fighter who may soon appear
before the Ardmore Club is Bobby Hayes
a 116-pound scrapper. OF West Philadel-
phia. Hayes manager, w. ]. Childress
who resides at Ioi6 Union avenue. Balti-
more. states that his protege is ready
and willing to meet all comers in the
bantam-weiGht division. Through his
manager. Hayes Is anxiously endeavor-
ing to arrange engagements before
prominent fight clubs, and hopes to soon
announce important dates
The Washington herald., 1915-12-05
All-Star Carnival for
Maryland Fight Club

According to plans being perfected by
Manager Jimmy Ia Fontaine. of the
Ardmore Athletic Club. Washington ad-
herents of the pugilistic pastime are to
be treated to an entertaining intercity
boxing carnival at the Maryland Club on
the night of Wednesday. December IL
The hustling pilot OF the "squared-ring'
organization out in Prince George Coun-
ty will on that date offer to the fight pub
lie a program comprising three ten-round
bouts. with principals from Washington
and Baltimore opposing, and a four-pe-
riod preliminary to add zest to the .occa-
sion.
What Is styled the feature of the card
and a meeting that should prove one of
more than ordinary interest is the mill
slated between Kid Greek. the slashins
local lightweight, and Harry Glenn, Bal
timore's clever 133-pounder and an erst-
while sparring partner of Leach Cross.
These two boys put up n wildly exciting
go in previous meeting at the Ardmore
Club which resulted in a draw verdict
at the conclusion of eight rounds of
gruelling milling. Greek is rapidly fore
ing his way toward recognition as a
fighter possessing more than common
ability. while Glenn Is rated in his home
town OF Baltimore as a tough and clever
ringman.
Another encounter better than the
The Washington herald., 1915-12-05
FIRST TEAM.

Peck. OF Pittsburgh. in our opinion. II
the peer of the several wonderful centers
who starred this season. Peck. a rowing
player, is an extremely powerful man
vet he is almost as fast as any pair of
ends. Very often he was down the field
on purts ahead of his team. He's a fight
ing youngster full of pep" and he has
uncanny power In guessing the plays OF
the enemy before they are actually un-
der way.
Cool, of Cornell: McEwan. OF the Army;
Hanson, of Minnesota, and Watson, OF
Illinois. all performed in a spectacular
style throughout the 1915 season. but
Peck was a trifle superior In all-around
play.
White and Spears Husky.
The West produced some wonderful
guards-Dunnigan. of Minnesota, and
FITZGERALD, of Notre Dame, in partcu-
lar-but in the final analysis White. the
2J5-pound Syracuse husky, and Spears.
the 23O-pound Dartmouth person. rank as
their superiors. White and Spears are
not as fast as Dunnigan and Fitzgerald.
but they are more powerful. No gains
ever were made through them this year,
and neither ever failed to open hole
for the half backs when the order was
given. Spears frequently was referred
to as the Dartmouth team" 1t was
his playing that won many victories for
the Green eleven.
Hogg, of Princeton. starred In the guard
role this season. as did Dadmun, 'of Har-
ward; Soppitt. OF Pittsburgh: Blocker.
of Purdue; Brodie, of Chicago; Stewart.
of Illinois; Barron, of Iowa, and Ander-
The Washington herald., 1915-12-05
ALL AMERICAN SELECTION
SECOND TEAM.

son. of Cornell, but none was In a class
with White and Spears.
Witherspoon, Of w. & J., and Buck.
of Wisconsin, are our choices for first
team tackles. Witherspoon. despite his
1S5 pounds. is an eleven-second man. Hes
a sure and hard tackler, chock full Of
fighting spirit, a stonewall on defense
and a wonder in following the ball. Bob
Folwell. the tactiturn W. & ]. coach.
who rarely utters praise for a player.
the best tackle he has ever seen through
out his gridiron career. And Folwell is
a real judge OF footballers.
Buck. the plucky Wisconsin leader.
ranks as the best tackle the West has
produced In many years. He was In
every play and he was always ION" the
ball. His team this year did not fare
well in its battle for the Western Con-
ference Championship. but from each of
its conflicts Buck emerged as the Wis
consin star.
Gilman, Of Harvard: Shull Of Chicago:
Boughton. Of Ohio. State; Abel, of Col
gate: Mclean. of Princeton: Parson. Of
Harvard, Corey. Of Nebraska and Black
lock. OF the Michigan Aggies. shone with
especial brilliance in the tackle posi-
tions, yet none shone quite as brilliantly
as did Witherspoon and Buck. And so.
to this pair goes the honor Of first team
position.
A team that averages 1ss points from
end to end: a team that averages 19l
pounds as a whole: a team that has
scored SIT points in eight games-that's
our first eleven.
What think you of It?
The Washington herald., 1915-12-05
VIGILANTS TO Meet
AN ALL-ARMY eleven
Local Gridironers Play Crack Team in
Big Game of Double-header
at Park Today.

A double-header - carded today at
Vigilsnt Park at Fifteenth and ii streets
northeast, when the Vigilant football
team will meet an Ali-Star Army eleven.
under the mana cement of Sergeant Am
brose. in the main attraction, and Vic
Gauzza's Nationals will lineup against
the strong u. s. s. Dolphine. in the pre-
liminary games.
Last Sunday. when the Vigilants were
playing in Youngstown, Ohio. the
Mohawks and Nationals used the park
and during the came an order was issued
frorI the office of the corporation counsel
to stop the game. The game was con-
tinued after word was given that no COL
lection would be taken up.
Manager Oliveri. of the Big VS., has in
vestigated the action of the police and
guarantees that there will be no inter-
ference today.
The same team which faced the strong
Youngstown eleven last Sunday will bat
tie the All-Stars today. The team has
been holding its regular practice during
the past week and will spring a few new
plays.
The Nationals will be slightly crippled
today as Captain Mcbride will be out
of the game. Mcbride was injured in
the game last Sunday against the Mo-
hawks and may not play again this sea-
son. The first game will start at 1:3O
p. m, while the main attraction will get
under way at o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-05
Tennis Officials Differ on
How to Rank Champions

When the ranking committee Of the
United States National Lawn Tennis AS
sociation meets this afternoon at the
Waldorf-Astoria to place the players ac-
cording to their performances of the last
season 1t is believed that there will be
plenty of dispute as to who shall top the
list. William NJ. Johnston. the young
San Francisco boy who startled the ten
mis- world by the manner in which he
wor the national title. looks to be the
logical choice by virtue Of his showing
in that tournament alone. but the rest of
his play for the season does not nearly
measure I'D with 1t.
II the committee could go right ahead
and rank on the national championship
easy. but the same committee made q
precedent in 1914 when Maurice e. Nc
Loughlin. defeated In the hnal round Of
above Richard Norris Williams I'd. his
placing Mclaughlin at No. I included his
when he disposed Of Norman e. Brookes
and the late anthony F. Wilding. as well
as beating Williams in every other meet
ing during the season. There were those
who claimed williams victory In the
national championship Of 1914 should be
sufficient to rank him first. but the ma
jority believed with the ranking commit
tee that McLoughlin's record was the
better.
The very precedent OF McLoughlin's
record getting first place for him last
xeAr u the 0y IN the otntmant 9ne this
The Washington herald., 1915-12-05
YOUNG POOL ARTIST
Will Play At ROYAL
Louis Kreuter Will Meet Trio OF
Local Experts in Games at
Shermans Place.

Pocket-billiard fans Of the Capital will
have an opportunity. this week. to wit
ness the work Of Louis Krcuter. heralded
as the boy-wonder OF billiards Young
kreuter is but 10 years Old and has de-
feated some of the foremost pocket-bil-
lardists of the country. He will appear
here at the Royal Billiard Parlors. un-
der the management of Burton Mank-
Kreuter will play games Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday evenings at s
O'Clock. He will contend with Wallace.
Bartelmes and Swan. of local fame.
Frank Sherman has arranged to accom-
modate the crowd About 10 chairs will
be provided. for which a nominal price
will be charged Admission will be free
Kreuter has met and defeated William
Swan. 100 to IS: Peter Buchanan, ID
to %: Joseph Concammon, 80 to 2is. His
high runs in these games were 4S Il and
-. The defeated players are all of high
standing in New York.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-05

years committee. Johnston's record
prior TO the national championship tour
nament was not nearly as good rs that
of either Mclaughlin or Williams
Therefore. there are some who main
tain that Williams should be placed
above him. as the Ph!ladelphian lost to
Johnston only in the national champion
ship and to Mclaughlin and Longwood
Williams furthermore defeated Nc
Loughlin at Newport and at Seabright
vanquished Karl Behr after Behr had
beaten Mclaughlin. That was sufficient
to put Mclaughlin out of the running
ard the great doubt seems to be as to
whether Johnston or Williams should
top the list.
Those in favor Of putting Johnston on
top point out that never in a national
championship tournament had a cham
poin as hard draw to go through as
had Johnston. In the last three days
of the tourney he defeated Behr. WILL
Jams and Mclaughlin, Nos. 3, and 1
In order. and won his victories de-
cisively. 1t is doubtful II the commit
tee will come to decision at the meet
ing this afternoon and 1t is likely that
the list may not be made public for a
week or ten days.