Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-08
NATIONS SECRET FOES
SHOULD BE CRUSHED
Gravest Danger to Country c.-s
From Within Our Own sords,

Gravest Danger to Country c.-s
From Within Our Own Border
I have spoken to you today. e..ss
men. upon Z. single theme. the ~
oush preparation Of the nation to an
for its own security and to make ss
of entire freedom to play tie imas
tial role in this hemisphere and IN III
world which we ali believe to h.
been providentially assigned to t.
have had in my mind 10 thought 4
any immediate or particular dang
arisin. out Of our relations with otg l
nations. We are at peace with all "A
nations of the world. and there Is N
son to hope that no question in ~
troversv between this and other ~
ernments will lead to any seHNI
breach of amicable relations graUsI
SOME differences Of attitude and pQtk
blve been and may yet turn ont NsE
T am sorry II say that the sraTsE
threats against our national peace g &
safety have been uttered within Il
o.a;l borders. There are citizens ot3N
United States. | blush TO admit, Oh
under other days. but welcomed UNI
our generous naturalization laws to-
full freedom and opportunity Of Au
lea. who have poured the poison Of 4E
.oyalty into the very arteries OF i
national life, who have sought to br-1E
the authority and good name Of II
government into contempt, TO desr}E
our industries wherever they thOu:-E
it effective for their vindictiye EEE
poses to strike at them and 10 deiasE
our politics to the uses OF foreign sE
trigue. Their number is not great
compared with the whole number II
those sturdy hosts By which our u
ton has been enriched III recent 60 /
eraio1S Oft Of viri.e foreign stGl 1
but it is great enough 10 have brOl:-
deep disgrace upoa Us and to h'
made it necessary that we sn9s'I
promptly make use Of processes of
by which we may be purged OF It'd
corrupt distelnpers.
America never witnessed anytLs
like this before. 1t never dreama
possible that men sworn into It's III
citizenship. men drawn out OF sst
free stocks such as supplied some
the best and strongest elements Of u /
little. but how heroic. nation thal ID u
high day OF old stahcd It's very LIE
free itself from every entangle1aI
that had darkened the fortunes W :
older nations and set up new s'1+
ard here-that men of such oGlsls =
such free choices Of allegiance WIS
ever turn In malign reaction as'-
the government and people WIN =
welcomed and nurtured them ana 70
to make this proud country once w.
a hotbed OF European passion.
tie while ago such thing Wonu
seemed incredible. Because II Wa
credible We made no preparaliou
it We would have been sI
ashamed to prepare for it. as i
were suspicious Of ourselves. ou'
comrades and neighbors! But tDe
and incredible thing has actuai'!
about. and we are without aoee-
federal laws to deal with II. III
you to enact such laws at the en-,
possible moment and feel that IL ~
so I am urging you to do holmns
than save the honor and sell 's', :,
of the nation. Such creatures u
sion. disloyalty and anarchy mu'
crushed out. They are not MAN. 1,
they are infinitely malignant, au' Nd
hand Of our power should cloSs ~
them at once. They have forneo -,
to destroy property. they have CIV.
into conspiracies against the neu .a.s
Of the government. they nave -.
to pry into every conhden'ia'
action Of the government IN w. nd
serve interests alien TO our OWL a
possible to deal with these th.ns 4
efrectually. 1 need not susss., n
terms in which they may be uea'. N
I wish that it could be said 'na' .,,a
a few men. misled by mistaAen -
ments Of allegiance to the govern NJ
under which they were born nau ,sss
guilty Of disturbing the sell po u
and m,sreprcsenting the tehp ~
principles OF the country dufine ,rosy
DAYS Of terrible war. when II .,sc
seem that every man who was u la
American would instinctiVeiy, .o y
his duty and his pride 10 A. "
scales Of judgment even ana ~ M, y
self partisan Of no na'i'D