The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-12
in a way that will be itself an illus


only an army adequate TO the con-
slant and legitimate uses of times OF
international peace. But we do want
10 feel that there is a great body oil
citizens who have received at least
the most rudimentary and necessary
forms of military training; that they
will be ready to form themselves into
a fighting force at the call of the ma
ton and that the nation has the mu-
nitions and supplies with which TO
equip them without delay. should II
be necessary to call them into action
We wish to supply them with the
training they need, and we think we
can do so without calling them at any
time too long away from their civilian
pursuits.
Asks 100000 Citizen Soldiers.
II is with this idea. with this con-
ception, in mind that the plans have
been made which it will be my privi-
lege to lay before the congress at
it's next session. That plan calls for
only such an increase in the regular
army of the United States as expert
ence has proved to be required for
the performance of the necessary
duties of the army in the Philippines,
in Hawaii, in Porto Rico. on the Dor
de.s of the United States, at the
coast Notifications and at the mill
tary posts of the interior
For the rest, it calls forth train
ing within the next three years OF
force of 100000 citizen soldiers to be
raised in annual contingents of 1885,
600, who would be asked to enlist for
three years with the colors. and three
years on furlough, but who during
their three years of enlistment with
the colors would not be organized as
standing force, but would be eX-
pected merely to undergo intensive
training for a very brief period of
each year.
Their training would take place in
immediate association with the
organized units Of the regular army.
1t is not merely matter of build
ing battleships and cruisers and sub
marines, but also a matter of max
ing sure that we shall have the ade-
quate equipment of men and NUM-
tons and supplies for the vessels we
build and intend to build.
No thoughtful man feels any panic
haste in this matter This country is
not threatened from any quarter. She
stands in friendly relations with all
| IL. \ In
and her self-respect and her capacity
to care for her own citizens and her
own rights.
In the fulfillment of the program
propose l shall ask for the hearty
support of the country, Of the rank
and file OF America, Of men of al
shades of political opinion. We are
dealing with things that are vital tc
the life of America itself.
For the time being | speak as the
trustee and guardian of nation''
rights, charged with the duty o
speaking for that nation in matter:
involving her sovereignty, a nation
too big and generous to be exactint
and vet courageous enough to defent
its rights and the liberties of it's pee
pie wherever assailed or invaded.
7ebukes Aliens in U. S.
The only thing within our own Dor
ders that has given us grave con
, Germ in recent months has been tina
voices have been raised in Amer'c;
. professing to be the voices of Amer
cans which were not indeed and Il
; truth American. but which spok
alien sympathies, which came from
, men who loved other countries bel
ter than they loved America; me-
who were partisans of other cause
than that of America and had fol
gotten that their chief and only a
legiance was to the great government
under which they live.
These voices have not been many
but they have been very loud an
very clamorous. They have proceed
: ed from few who were bitter an
: who were grievously misled.
The chief thing necessary in Anne
lea in order that she should let a
the world know that she is prepare
=. | 10 utl ONii Sitot POoitiOn
: that the real voice OF the natio
should sound forth Enthusiastically an
in majestic volume in the deep un
son of a common, unhesitating n;
!, tional feeling
May | not say. while | am speal
ing OF this. that there is another dal
ger that we should guard agains
l. we should rebuke not only manifest
= tons of racial feeling in Americ
where there should be none. but ais
every manifestation of religious an
sectarian antagonism 1t does not b
I" come America that within her BIO
: ders. where ever man is free to &c
low the dictates of his conscience ar
worship God as he pleases. me
should raise the cry of church again
1 church. To do that is to strike at II
! very spirit and heart of America. l.
d no man create divisions where thel
are none.
" u. s. ENVOY TO RETURN HON