Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-10
TELLS
CONGRESS HIS IDEAS
WILSON'S ANNUAL ADDRESS Gov
EDED BROAD FIEsD-DE
TENSE TOPIC LEADS.
URGED MERCHANT MARINE
Pan American Policy and Indictment
of Hyphenated Citizens Cheered by
Congress and visitors-latin
American Diplomats Attend.

ashington.-Pres1dent wilson IN
his annual address to congress Tues
day laid down the administrations
plans for national defense and told his
hearers it was necessary to have
new and broad doctrine for Pan-Am-
erica.
With sharp words he arraigned
American citizens who by their SYM
pathy for the foreign belligerents had
endangered the neutrality of the U. S.
America never witnessed anything |
like this before" declared the presi-
dent with deep feeling
Diplomats Give Heed.
The presidents outline of the plans
for national defense and the need for
them was received in silence by the
senators and representatives, but with
rapt attention. His declaration OF
new Pan-American doctrine was re-
ceived with the deepest interest. This
reference was greeted with prolonged
applause and evidently was received
with great interest by the Latin-Amer-
lean diplomats who were present.
Outside of the main points of ma
tional defense and his reference to
Pan-Americanism the president COW
cred a broad range Of subjects-the
broadcast he ever has included in an
address to congress They included
the building of merchant marine, the
raising of revenue for the defense
) 10 Viii of q
independence of the Philippines; con-
servation bills and variety of meas
ures left over from the last congress.
Republicans AppIaude.
, When the president urged merchant
marine legislation he was loudly ap-
plauded. He was forced to stop when
he said "It is high time we resumed
our commercial independence on the
high seas
Republicans clapped their hands
s vigorously when he said that "the task
Q of building up an adequate merchant
4 marine for American private capita
d must ultimately undertake and achieve
n as it has undertaken and achieved
every other like task among us in tht
n past with admirable enterprise, in
L telligence and vigor."
Close attention was given while tn
; president spoke of the fiscal situation
r and there was more applause when h
) said:
70 81 for one do not believe that tn
10 people of this country approve of post
I. poning the payment of their bills
Our Own People Blamed
81 am sorry to say that the graves
threats against our national peace an
safety have been uttered within on
" own borders. There are citizens {
~ the United States, l blush to admi
born under other flags but welcome
r. under our generous naturalization la
Is to the full freedom and opportunity {
~ America, who have poured the poiso
of disloyalty into the very arteries {
ne our national life; who have sought
A., bring the authority and good name (
at our government into contempt, to d
stroy our industries wherever the
at thought it effective for their vindic
ay i've purposes to strike at them, and
he debase our politics to the uses Of fo
m eign intrigue.
IT. "a little while ago such a thir
would have seemed Incredible. B
cause it was incredible we made I
preparation for it.
en- 1--WE would have been almost ashaI
az ed to prepare for it, as if we We
ny suspicious of ourselves, our own col
gu rades and neighbors! But the ug
le- and incredible thing has actually con
DC about and we are without adequa
'c- federal laws to deal with it. | uri
NJ you to enact such laws at the earle
possible moment and feel that in
ing so am urging you to do nothil
less than save the honor and self-l
ra- spect of the nation. Such creatur
sh of passion, disloyalty and anarc
ey, must be crushed out"
nd Conquest and dominion are not
en- our reckoning, or agreeable to O
to principles. But just because we {
EN- mand unmolested development a
the undisturbed government of c
own lives upon our own principles
right and liberty, we resent, fro
ha whatever quarter it may come, t
ur- aggression we ourselves will not pr
of tice. We insist upon security
at prosecuting our self-chosen lines
yill national development. We do me
than that We demand it also
others.
s. I'VE do not confine our enthusia!
DIS for industrial liberty and free natl,
kie al development to the incidents a
ads movements of affairs which affect
tile ly ourselves, We feel it whereN
all there is a people that tries to W;
in these difficult paths of indepel
ence and right. From the first
have made common cause with all p
ado tizans Of liberty on this side of
ohi- sea, and have deemed it as imports
me that our neighbors should be free FIR
pin. all outside domination as that we O
selves should be; have set Amer