The Little River news., 1915-12-11
WILSON READ
 HIS MESSAGE Excerpts From Leading Features of President Woodrow Wilson's
 Message.

Washington, D. C., Dec. S.-Presi- dent Woodrow Wilson's message, which he read to Congress, yesterday, is, in part, as fellows:
 A doctrine of Pan-Americanism-> of full partnership between the na- tions of the western hemisphere Tn world affairs--was proclaimed by President Wilton today in his third annual address to Congress, the theme of which was preparedness Dy the United States to defend not only its own independence but the rights of those with whom it has made com mcn cause
 Every recommendation embodied n tle document had to do with coni. prehensive plans for strengthenines ,he national defenses. The prograr: includes the army and navy plans al ready made public by Secretaries Car rison and Daniels legislatian for gor merchant ships; ' rural credits law; the Philippine and rt rto Rico bills which failed of final rassage at the last session; conserve tien legislation; law giving Fedora. . aidsto industrial and vocational cdu !xSitaon; and the creation of commits < .,ssasl& to inquire into the transportatio7 
 and native-born Amer icAls, who( sympathizing with belli- ssefents abroad, have plotted and con- spired to violate their own country's neutrality, were scathingly denoun- ced by the President and Congress was urged to provide adequate Feder- al laws to deal with such offenders.
 Internal taxation was proposed as the means of providing the money Necessary to add to the naval and military establishments. Sources of taxation suggested were incomes, gas cline, naptha, automobiles and inter- nal explosion engines, fabricated iron and steel. and a stamp tax on bank checks. Extension of the war reve- nue bill and continuance or the pre- sent tariff on sugar were recommend ed. and tl.e sale of bonds opposed.
 This message was the longest MT. Wilson has ever delivered to congress. He began with statement that since he last addressed Congress.
 "The European war has extended it's threatening and sinister scope un- til it has swept into its flame some portion of every quarter of the globe, not excepting our own hemisphere, has altered, the whole face of inter national affairs, and now presents . prospect of reorganization and recon structiOn such as statesmen anc per- ples have never been called upcn to attempt before"
 The United States has remained neu- trai, he said, because it has no inter, est in the causes and because it was the duty of the nations of the western hemisphere to prevent collective eco- homie ruin
 The President pointed to the attl- tude of the United States towards Mexico as proving that this coantry has no selfish motives in it's interest in countries in central and South Am erica. There was time, he said when the United States looked upon i-self as sort of guardian of the re- bubbles to the south as against the en- croachment or efforts of political control from Europe. He reafflrmei vigorously the Monroe doctrine.
 q am interested to fix your atten- ton on this prospect now, becouse, rnlcss you take it within your view and permit the full significance of it to command your thought, I cannot find the right light in which to set forth the particular matter that lies at the very front of my whole thought as l address you tOday. l mean na- tiOnal defense"
 The passion of the American people the President declared, was for peace: that conquest and dominion was not in their reckoning nor agreeable to their principles.
 But just because we demand un- mOlested development all the undis- turbed government of our own lives upon our own principles of right and liberty" he said, i've resent, from whatever quarter it may come. the aggression we ourselves will not pra- ctice. We insist upon security in pro- scouting our self-chosen lines of nat