The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-12-10

We viii not maintain stanaihs srmy -
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sSsil % siwsss sss 10 Il nat eur mlllss.,
peace estAbllahmeAl = no erter ,heh
actually and seaussSssly NEEDED Tor w w
sesia.S - %, - - ssiiss. a : -,
81 TIVE eltlssns ready snd sauielsnt 10 ,Ak.
ears u tAsmseives aad u the seysrnmens'
sss s'ss saesssuslsss sss themselves We have CON,
sssp and essr srms shsll 10. - iafsiassa.'
ssa s. sss ssr'Sssss ~ Ssnsss ~ssls hs n s ss;
"a the Nation 10 take earo of ITSELF - ~
/ fartnera rose a. s.sxingtcn.
men nv ana ssna Il Is sAins ef cisolpllssa
might Il our citirens sre ever 20 ush'
efFScllveN upon > sudden summcnA teef
mss' sssw AsS ss.s S.ssfn x. nsnn .s"sns ssmss
to reader themsslves Immediately availaols
ana Immediately eneetlve And ne Gov
srament must es their servant e tals mai mat. /.
sssy assi 10 ssks esrs q themselves and
81 a. TAe military arm % their uesetn.
meat which they VII not A,leS 70 49,, 49,,
ana male their indspsndsnes seeare--end
not their ewn undergraduates merely ee, ths
rishss also % these With when shsy nAss
pat N Jeopardy. They must he fitted 70
play the sreAt role IN the world. and nar
tleslarly IN this hsnisphsrs. for shieh shel
MIN QNMlAANA " ktAAtAAAN @@%~ -
ambition 20 play.
immediate psf.a.s r,sn. Outlined
Nh ;Ss:: s:s q n %lss MAJ sss ss. mss
Adequate Natlcnal defense we're eoneeNee
wAieh viii be laid before you, ana .Aish !
orss YOU 10 sanction and put late snset ~
diseusssd. They seem TO me the ssseat,al
fret sseps and they sesm 10 me Ter ths
present saRtcient
rhey contemplate an ineresfe 81 W.
IL present stfsngtA ef eo,s ofiesrs and
foa as enlisted men % all nervieea 70 =
strsasth ef sise enieee ena lsAtW -
listed men or lSisss eli teld. ell servtees'
rsnr and me, ~ the adeillea ef - can.
panles ef coast artillery. - eempenie. ~
engineers, ten reEiments 81 infantry. tess
sssaaress BESIDES 80 sfieers required fes
a great variety q extra service e.ese.sS s,.,
ne rl-impartant duty % training the elu-
sss fSres o sslss ssa s'sssny ,ss .sr,,ss ssA n
arsii. reerultinE and the IKE and ths neses-
sary aaota Of eniisted men for tne SeArsess
master corpa the HesRit.l cerpA me us1-
az s.rvices Thess are the additions peeee-
sarx 10 render the Army ade0sats tcr ~
present dusses. duties which y hns " ss,
sesss. ana bsrdsrs ana at eur interior Army
poEts het also In the fhilippinsa. " tne
hawaiian Islands. At the ithmaa and N
nv nv way way. es making tire eOaasry ready %
a.ssra some part OF lie real power promptu
ara upon q larger scale. should occesea
arise the plan also eeassmpas .asteso
slsclpilned eltinans. raised IN tncreneau ot
i3s 600 q year throughout peried o. tnrss
years rhis u is psopessd e 90 RsSss, N.
men cf the country would ee ssked 70 oina
ne nselves to serve with the eeiors tor pat
poses Of training for shest psrsoas tnrossn.
cuf shrea yNara and 70 conne 10 the eelor.
Al ean al any ting throughout an eediiienai
-farlouKhs pcFicd Of three geara Inin toIss
81 eeo.Ooo snsn would be provided vita peI..
SER eaulrrsnt tor the fisid made ready
"a he srppiied az any tina they woala p
assembled for training at stAlsa. intsfxas ~
Al ssayeaisas si,sss pis.,sI . sSss @Smy rasir
pertod OF annual training would not neees
sarilx exceed two nsnths In tho rear.
Al least % much my vay q Prss@ss,,Ils rs.s,ss.ls
for dafense seems 10 me 70 c4 eesotAtsS
Imperative nov. We eAnnot 90 lea
NAVY Prowramms simElAriy Cenesavsd
The programme which viil ee iaid es,srs
VOC by fhs sserstary Of the NAVY = similar
iv eanesIved II involves oaly snorten11a
n the time within which plans leng ma-
tnred shall BE- carried out nat go
wnieh has heretosors bees oniy Implicit. hsld
~ the rnin6a of the eomritteo on naval al
fairs and Disclosed in the debates ef sne
two housss. but nevhers fermaastsa 60 49,,
that II will be 70 the hdvAnsase ~ So
eountry for the Congress 70 adapt cem-
prshensise plan for puttins tns N.Y. 49,. -.
and TO press that plan 70 compilation wi.nln
ire next five yeara We hays always looked
10 the Navy Of the country a. our nrst
ser Il % b our manifest course Of pfu-
d.ncs 10 BE- strong on the seas Year ~
year we have been ereating = Navy whish
now ranks very h.xh inessa s@shs m sa,s
now definitely dsstrmins how We shau com-
plete what We have begun. ana hou eoea-
The programme 70 be laid before yeu eon.
templates the construction wtihin five years
u 10 batfleships. battle crtissrs. 10 scout
cruisers. 50 dsstroysrs, Is ffsst snemarlsea;
IS coast submarines. Eunboats. / hospital
sna i repair ship. II . proposed that ef
this number we shall the first year pro-
vide for the construction Of eAttieshfps.
. battle craisers. scout cruisers. y osslroy-
Kuaboats and hospital ehip: the second
year. battieships. scout cruiser. ~ ds-
stroyers. fleet Submarines. ~ coast snp-
marines / gunboat and fuel oil ships the
third year. battbeshiDs. ! battle cruiser, |
Z scout cruisers destroyeEr. > fieet sub
marines and IS coast submarines: the fourth |
year. : batsleships, hattie cruisers scoui
cruIeers. 10 destrcyers, fleet submarines, |
IS coast GuhmArines. ammuniuon ship and
i fuel oil ship; and the fifth rear. battle. /
ships. I battle cruissr J scout ersissr. Y
marines. ] gunbcat. ammuniticn ship and
repair ship.
me Secretary Of the navy is asking also
for the immediate addition 70 the perrcnnet l
OF the Navy Of 7Se9 sailors. $500 apprsntics
seamen ard 1900 marines. This Increase
you'd be sufficient 70 care for the ship.
year 1917 and also for ths number OF men |
which must be put in training 70 man the /
ships which Will be completed early IN 1918 |
II IL also necessary that the number Of mid 1
shIpmen az the Naval Academy At Annapolis
should be Increased By a. keast 800 In order 4
that the force Of officers should Be more
rapidly added %: and authority u asked
70 appoint. for enginssring duties onIy, APP
proved graduates Of engineering colleges.
and for service in the aviation corps cer-
tain number Of msn taksn from civil Iifet
erf ne should have built or building II Il
1871 aceorcing 70 the estimates Of survival /
ard sfandares of Classification followed ~ i
w .9s.essys rayS eoassstins Il of ~ bsttisships.
81 the first line: battle cruisers, zs battle
ships Of the second Iines 10 armcTed eruiss
srs. u scout ernissrs : & nrst.slass cruisers cruisers
los 6estroysrs. 10 fleet submarines. 1t7 coast
monitors 10 gunboats. four
'uppiy ships. IS fuel ships, transports.
.lal types and two ammunition ships. Thie
would be = navy fitted 70 cur needs and
worthy Of our traditions.
Merchant Marine xndfspsnsAbie.
But armies and Instruments Of war sfs
,niy part Of what has 70 BE- considered ~ We
ire 70 consider tho supreme matter OF Ma
Ional self-suffcisncy and security in All its
aspects. There are other great maftess
which will bs thrust upon our attention
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Porto Ricans Aroused.
New York News reached here from
San Juan, Porto Rico. that the public
s much exercised over the coming
,lectrocution At Sing Sing prison Of