The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-11

a deTinlte consummatiOn. We can and
should profit In all that We do BY the
experience and example that have
been made obvious to us BY the mill
tary and naval events Of the actual
present. II is not merely q matter OF
building battleships and cruisers and
submarines. but also a matter Of max.
Ing sure that we shall have the ade-
quate equipment OF men and NUM-
tions and supplies for the vessels we
build and intend to build. Part Of our
problem is the problem OF what may
call the mobilization Of the resources
OF the nation at the proper time II IL
should ever be necessary to mobilize
them for national defense. We shall
study the efficiency and adequate
equipment as carefully as we shall
study the number and size of our
ships, and l believe that the plans al
ready in part made public by the navy
department are plans which the whole
nation can approve with rational en-
thusiasm.
No thoughtful man feels any panic
haste in this matter. The country is
not threatened from any quarter. She
stands in friendly relations with all
the world. Her resources are known
and her self-respect and her capacity
to care for her own citizens and her
own rights. There is no fear amongst
us. Under the new world conditions
we have become thoughtful of the
things which all reasonable men con-
slider necessary for security and self
defense on the part of every nation
confronted with the great enterprise
of human liberty and independence.
That is all.
In the fulf1llment OF the program
propose l shall ask for the hearty sup
port of the country, Of the rank and
file of America, of men Of all shades
OF political opinion. would not feel
that l was discharging the solemn OBJ
legation ! owe the country were l 2ot
to speak in terms of the deepest
solemnity of the urgency and necessi-
ty of preparing ourselves to guard and
protect the rights and privileges Of
our people, our sacred heritage Of the
fathers who struggled to make US an
independent nation.
Hits at the Hyphenates.
"The only thing within our own bor-
ders that has given us grave concern
in recent months has been that voices
have been raised in America profess
ing to be the voices of Americans
which were not indeed and in truth
American, but which spoke alien SYM
pathies, which came from men who
loved other countries better than they
loved America, men who were par
tisans of other causes than that of
America and had forgotten that their
chief and only allegiance was to the
great government under which they
live. These voices have not, been
many, but they have been very loud
and very clamorous. They have pro-
ceeded from a few who were bitter
and who were grievously misled.
America has not opened its doors in
vain to men and women out of other
nations. The vast majority of those
who have come to take advantage OF
her hospitality have united their spirits
with hers as we'll as their fortunes
These men who speak alien sympa
thies are not their spokesmen, but are
the spokesmen of small groups whom
1t is high time that the nation should
call to reckoning. The chief thing
necessary in America in order that she
should let all the world know
that she is prepared to main
tain her own great position is that
the real voice of the nation should
sound forth Enthusiastically and in ma
jestic volume, in the deep unison of Q
common, unhesitating national feel
ing. do not doubt that upon the
first occasion, upon the first cpportu
nifty, upon the first definite challenge
that voice will speak forth in tones
which no man can doubt and with
commands which no man dare gain
say or resist.
May not say, while l am speak
ing of this, that there is another dan
ger that we should guard against
We should rebuke not only NANTES
tations of racial feeling here in Amer
lea where there should be none, but
also every manifestation Of religious
and sectarian antagonism.
Here is the nation God has buiIded
by our hands. What shall 20 do with
It? Who is there who does not stant
ready at all times to act in her behalf
in spirit of devoted and disinterest
ed patriotism? We are yet only II
the youth and first consciousness o.
our power. The day of our country'l
life is still but in its fresh morning
Let us lift our eyes to the great tract.
of life yet to be conquered in the in
terests of righteous peace. Come, le
us renew our allegiance to America
conserve her strength in its purity
make her chief among those whit
serve mankind, self-reverenced, self
commanded, mistress of all forces O
quiet counsel, strong above all other
in good will and the might of irwin
chile justice and right" 50 .,..e