The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-07
President, in Impressive Ad-
dress, Arraigns American
Citizens Who Let Sympathy
for Belligerents Sway Them.
SECURITY DEMANDED
FOR UNITED STATES
Insists Upon Country's Right
to Follow Own Lines Of De-
velopment Unimpeded by
Foreign Influences.

lby Evening Herald Leased Wirel
Washington. Dec. President
Wilson in his annual address 10 con-
gress today laid down the adminlstra-
tion plans for national defense and
told his hearers IL was necessary 20
have new and broad doctrine fer
Pan-America
With sharp words he arraigned
American citizens who bv their sym
pathy for the foreign belligerents had
endangered the neutrality Of the
United states.
America never witnessed anything
like this before" declared the presi-
Gcn, with deep feeling
The presidents outline of the plans
for national defense and the need for
them was received In silence by the
senators and representatives, but with
rapt attention. His declaration OF a
new Pan-American doctrine was re-
ceivcd with the deepest interest
! we insist on security in prosecut-
! ing our self-choken lines OF national
development" said he We do more
than that We demand Il ALSO for
others We do not confine our en-
thusiasm for individual liberty and
free national development To The in
cidents and movements of affairs
which AFFECT only ourselves. We feel
Il wherever there Is people that
tries to walk In these different paths
Of independence and right. From the
first we have made common cause
with all partisans OF llbesty on this
side of the sea and have deemed It aa
important that our ueighbors should
be free from all outside domination
as that we ourselves should be- have
set America aside as u whole for the
use Of Independent nations and po-
litical freedom
This reference was greeted with
prolonged applause and evidently was
received with great interest by the
Latin-"merican diplomats who were
present
Outside of the main points OF nn.
tional defense and his reference 10
Il Pan.Americansm the president Gov
cred broad range Of suhiects-the
broadcst he ever has included in an
address 20 congress They Included
the building OF merchant marine. the
raising OF revenue for the defense
projects. rural credit law, ultimate
Independence for the Philippines, con
scrvation bills and a variety OF meas
7
when the president urgca merchant
marine legislation he was loudly ap-
plaudcd He was forced Ia stop when
he said 1T is high time we resumed
our commercial independence on the
high seas" Republicans clapped
their hands vigorously when he said
that the task Of building up an ade-
quate merchant marine for America
3 al ali trrs4f folk
p dertake and achieve, az Il has under
taken and achieved every other like
task amongst as IN the past with nd
mirahle enterprise. intelligence and
, yigor'
Close attention vas given while ths
president spoke OF the fiscal situation
ana there was more applause when he
said
81 for one do not believe that the
people of this country approve OF
postponiug the payment ot THEFT
bills
he referred TO foreigners within the
(, United states borders who whils
small In number, have brought deer
, disgrace upon us and ueeessitats use
, OF processes of law by which we may
4 bee purged at their corrupt distem
pors the greatest cnthusinsm wal
shown and loud applause Interrupted
4 Finally az az o'cloch after havini
been reading steadily more than ar
I, hour. the president finished and an
!. other outburst of cheering tolk plac'
=, as he left the chamber ANA started
back to the White House. The Join
session dissolved the senate fiie'
hack 20 its chamber. and the hous'
7. resumed work where Il had left of
! The house galleries we're paeke,
= three hours before he time for Presi
dent Wilson 10 deliver hin annual ad
= dress and hundreds ~ disappointe'
y ones who had Jailed to get the covet
: ed tickets of admission liaed the cor
r.dors OF the capitol and stood on IN
" plaza outside To- get a glimpse Of tn
president as DE PASSED ia
II TheIe were unusual arrangement
- 20 preserve order only those VIII
had tickets OF admission were permit
10 lcd Co 20 10 the upper galleries an
an elusive rumor ~ some sort az
10 W oman sunraRlft demoastratlo
N brought out extra guards who wer
A. sprlnkled among the spectators and !
the corr ldors through which the prei
ident had TO pass a number of me