Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-11-12
SCORES ALIENISM
AND SECTARIANS.
Wilson ReproaChes Those Dis
loyal to the Union.
IS OF GRAVE CONCERN
The President in Explaining Defense
Plans to Manhattan Club, Con-
demns Piotters.

demns Plotters.
When he outlined the a1nlinistra'
tion's plan of national defense in his
address to the Manhattan club, at
the BiltmoTe hotel, in New York,
President Wilson solemnly protest.
ed against voices in America" which
Spoke alien sympathies" in a way
that has given us grave concern in
recent months"
He added a solemn warning against
another danger we should guard
against" this, he said, was the
manifestation of religious and sec.
tartan antagcnism."
These two passages in the presi'
dents speech follow:
"The only thing within our own
borders that has given us grave con.
Germ in recent months has been that
voices have been raised in America
protesting to be the voices Of Ameri.
cans which were not indeed and in
truth American, but which spoke
alien sympathies, which came from
men who loved other countries bet.
ter than they loved America, men
who were partisans Of other causes
than that OF America and had forgot.
ance 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 proceeded from few who
were bitter and who were previously
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 advan.
tage of her hospitality have united
their spirits with hers as we'll as
their fortunes. These men who
speak alien sympathies are not their
spokesmen, but are the spokesmen
of small groups whom it is high time
that the nation should call to a reck.
oning. The CHIEF thing necessary in
America in order tliat she should let
all the world know that she is prepar.
ed to maintain her own great posi-.
ton is that the real voice Of the ma.
tion should sound forth unmistakebly
and in majestic volume, in the deep
unison OF common, unhestating ma.
final feeling. | DO not doubt that up
on the first occasion, upon the first
opportunity, upon the first definite
challenge, the voice will speak forth
in tones which no man can doubt and
with commands which no man dare
gainsay or resist
"May | not say, while | am speak.
ing Of this, that there is another dam
ger that W eshould guard against?
tions of racial feeling here in Ameri.
ca where there should be none, but
also every manifestation of religious
and sectarian antagonism.
at does not become America that
within her borders, where every man
is free to follow the dictates Of his
conscience and worship God as he
pleases, men should raise the cry OF
church a"ain3t church To do that
is to strike at the very spirit and
heart of America. We are God
fearing peoQ'c. We agree to differ
about methods OF worship, but we are
united in believing i'll Divine Proyi-
dence and in worshiping the god of
Nations. We are the champions OF
religious right here and everywhere
that it may he our privilege to give
it cur couGtcaaace and support. The
government is conscious of the obi
gation and the nation is conscious Of
the obligation. Let no nan create
divisions where there are rCne."
The president, in speaking to The
club, wfich was holding its fiftieth
anniversary dinner, described the new
nat;n@a. to onse scheme along the
lines already made public-the con-
ten3plated training of a continental
army of AZ ,2CG citizens and the up
building of the navy, he promised, be-
ing for defensive and not offensive.