Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-11-11
PRESIDENT TELLS
PLAN OF DEFENSE
Summarizes His Program N Z
Speech Before the Man.
haitian Club.
NATION MUST BE PREPARED
Increase Of Army, Training Of Citizen
~ and More Rapid Building Up o.
Navy--Rsbuks for Hyphsn-
atod Americans.


New York, Nov. 6.~-6etting forth
Ais idsas of what should b. done IN
thu way OF national military prepared
ness. President Wilson last night In m
Address Ct tho Aftieth anniversary din.
ner Of the Manhattan club asked for
support for the administrator pro
gram.
Our ambition, said Mr.. Wilson. ID
not only TO be free and prosperous
ourselves. but also TO be the friend
and thoughtful partisan OF those who
are fres or who desire freedom the
world over. We shall. no declared he
6elievcd. never again take another
foot Of territory by conquest. or seek
20 make m Independent people sub
ject 10 our dominion. Because OF the
groat European conflict. said the pres
4dent, from ono end Of our own dear
country 70 the othar men are asking
one another what our own force ID,
how fAr " are prepared to maintain
Oursejves against any interference
with our action or development"
Though the mission Of America In
The world ID essentially 4 mission Of
peace ana good VII among men, d.
ciarsd Mr. Wilson. we feel Justified IN
preparing ourselves to indicate our
right 70 independent and unmolested
action by making the force that Ii In
~ ready for assertion.
plans Tor the Army.
and wc know" continued the pres
lddnt. that We can do this In way
that Will be itself nm illustration OF the
American spirit. In accordance with
cur American traditions Wa want and
shall work for only nm army adequate
10 the constant and legitimate uses OF
tinea Of international peace. But va
do want 10 feel that there ID great
body OF citisons who have received at
least the most documentary and neces-
aary forms Of military training; that
they will bo ready 10 form themselves
into = fighting force at the call of the
nation: and that the nation has the
munitions and supplies with which to
equip them without delay should II be-
necessary 10 call them into action.
We wish TO supply them with the
training they need. and Va think We
can DO - without calling them 1t any
xins too long away from their civilian
pursuits.
1T II with this idea. with this con.
ception "a mind that tho plans have
been made which It will be my privi.
lsgs 10 Inv before the congress ii N
mart session. That plan calls for only
elaoA IN Increase In the regular army
of tAs United states a experience has
proved % ~ required for the perform.
arcs or the necessary duties Of tho
army IN the Philippines. In Hawaii, In
Porto Rico, upon the borders OF the
United States. 81 the coast fortinca-
tions. and Il the military posts OF the
intcrtcr. For the rest. Il calls for the
training within the next three years
~ ! force OF 100000 citizen soldiers to
% raised In annual continEents Or 49,.
900. who world bo asked to enlist FOR
three years with tho colors and three
pears on furlouEh. but who during
thair three years OF enlistment with
the colors would not be organised 40
) standing forcc but would be- expect
a merely to undergo intensive train.
sng for I very brief period Of each
year. Their training would take place
IN immediate association with the or
iganissd units of the regular army. Il
would have no touch on the amateur
about II. neither would II exact Of the
volunteers more than they could give
N any ono year from their civilian
pursuits.
And none Of this would be done In
such way ~ In the slightest degree
10 supersede or subordinate our pres.
emit servicaable and efficient National
Guard. On the contrary. the National
Guard itself would be used AZ part
d the fundamentally by which train.
inK would be given the citizens who
enlisted under the new conditions. and
! should hops and expect that the leg.
ialation BY which all this would be 40.
complished would put the National
Guard itself upon . better and more
permanent footing than II has ever
bssn before.
eor Development - the Navy.
m has besn American policy time
ont q mind 70 look to tho navy -
the drst and chief line OF defense.
The navy o. the United States ID IL
ready ! worry great and eflicisnt force.
Not rapidly. but slowly. with careful
attention. our naval force has been
Developed until the navy OF the United
States stands recognised q ono OF the
most efacisnt and notable OF the mod.
Atsypocrisy.s
Nn4hfAA In ssrnS.