The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-15
PRESIDENT POINTS OUT NEED
OF ADEQUATE PREPARATION
BENOUNCES HYPHENATES
Chief Executive Speaks to Congress
men Concerning Details Of Plans
Proposed to Secure This Country
Outlines New Theory OF Pan
AmericaniSnn.

address to congress i uSSOdy, uodI1AS
mainly with national defense, pro-
claimed an advanced Pan-Amer1can-
ism growing from the guardianship
Of the Monroe doctrine to the fuil
and honorable association" Of all the
Americas.
Although in the longest address he
has yet delivered to congress the
president touched upon a variety Oh
subjects, the predominating note was
the necessity Of policy OF military
nreparedness to meet the readjuSt-
rnents Of the next generation as they
win affect the American continent.
He emphasized his point by saying:
eUnless you take it within your
view and permit the full significance
Of it to command your thought, can
not find the right light in which to
set forth the particular matter which
lies at the very front Of my Wsc.s
thought as address you to-day. 1
mean national defense"
The point was not oVershadoWeo
when the president, in the most IN
measured terms he ever has eaapioy-
ed before congress, Denounced nat
urslized Americans who by their
sympashies for the European bellig-
erents have endangered American
neutrality.
While congress cheered him loudly
he referred to them as having pour
cd the poison Of disloyalty into the
yery arteries OF our national hfe''
and as those who would turn in
malign reaction against the govern
nent and the people who had well
coined and nurtured them.
With evidences Of deep feeling the
president expressed tthe even deeper
humiliation and scorn which every
self-possessed and thoughtfully pa
tr,otic American must feel when he
thinks Of them and OF the dlscredlt
they are daily bringing upon US.
While the presideDt,S outline OF
the administration plan for the army
and navy passed without q ripple OF
applause and his references TO Fan,
s. Americanism were only punctuateo
with evidences Of approval, RepuoE-
cans and Democrats alike Joined IN
an emphatic demonstration at his
words Of condemnation for those ne
assailed so unreservcdly.
The president set up Pan-Amer1-
canism at the very outset OF his mes
sage.
"Au the governments Of Amer
= ica,'' said he Hstand so far as we
are concerned upon a footing OF
genuine equality and unquestaon-
ed independence. We retain un-
absted the spirit which was so
frankly put into words by Presa-
DENT Monroe. We still mean to
make a common cause Of national
independence and Of political lib
erty in America, but that purpose
Is now better understood so far as
ft concerns ourselves
The moral, ene president said, was
that the States Of America were mol
hostile rivals, but cooperating
friends and that their association was
likely to give them new significance
IN world affairs.
Separated they are subject to all
the cross currents OF the confused
politics of a world of hostile. rival
ries." said he. "Uni+ed in spirit and
purpose they can not be disappointed
In their peaceful destiny. This is
Pan-Americanism. It has none Of the
sririt OF empire in it. It IS the en-
bodiment, the effectual embodiment
: Of the spirit Of law and independence
and liberty and mutual service.
Great democracies, the president
said, are peaceful, not seeking wal
and without thought Of conquest or
dominion.
seBut just because we demand IN
molested development and the undls-
turted government Of our own lives
upon our own principles Of right and
liberty" he declared, 1--WE resent
from whatever quarter it comes the
aggression we ourselves will not prac'
tice. We insist upon security in
prosecuting our self-chosen lines OF
natural development. We do more
than that. We demand 1t also for
others. From the first we have made
common cause with all partlsans OF
liberty on this side Of the sea and
have deemed it as important that our
neigh bors should be free from all out
side Nominations as that we ourselves
should be; have set apart America as
whole for the uses Of the independ-
0QC udIlOnS duu pO1IliSesA IL 1CC0S-h.
The doctrine OF Pan-Americanism
of full partnership between the ma
tions of the western hemisphere in
world affair-was proclaimed by
President Wilson in his third annua!
address to congress, the theme OF
which was preparedness by the Unit
ed States to defend not only its own
independence, but the rights Of those
with whom It has made common
cause. The message was read by tie
president to the Senate and House
assembled in joint session in the
shamber Of the House.
Every recommendation embodied
In the document had to do with COM
prehensive plans for Strengthening
the national defenses- The program
included the army Ind navy plans al
ready made public 5y Secretaries Gar
rison and Daniels; legislation for gov
ernment owned merchant ships, a
rural credit law, tho Philippine and
Puerto Rico bills which failed OF hnal
passage at the last session. conserya-
ton legislation, law giving federai
aid to Industrial and vocational edu-
cation, and the creation Of . commis-
sion to inquire into tho transporta-
ton problem.
Naturalized and native born Amer
leans who, sympathiZing with bellig-
erents abroad, have plotted and con-
spired to violate their own coultry's S
neutrality were scathing'y denounced
by the president, and congress was
urged to provide adequate federal
laws to deal with such offenders.
Internal taxation was proposed as
the means Of providing the money
necessary to add to the navel and mil
itary establishments. Sources Of tax
alton suggested were incomes, gaso-
line, uaptha, automobiles and inter-
nal explosion engines. fabricated iron
and steel, and q stamp tax on bank
checks. Extension Of the war rev.
enue bill and continuance of the pres
ent tariff on sugar were recommend
ed, and the sale Ct bonds opposed.