Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-07

m;dsh;nmen at the Naval Academy at
Annapolis should be increased by at
least 300 in order that the force
of officers should be more Iafiaiy
added to; and authority IS asked TO
appoint for engineering duty only,
approved graduates of engineering
colleges, and for service IN the AVA
ton corps, certain number OF men
taken from civil life. :.
We can develop no true or eftec-
tive American policy without ships:
of our own-not ships of war, but
ships of peace. carrying goods and
carrying much more; creating TREND
ships and rendering Indispensable ser
vice to all interests on tins side the
water.
With a view to meeting these pres
sing necessities OF our commerce
and ayailing ourselves at the earnest
possible moment Of the present on-
parallelcd opportunity or ln'ang the
two Americas together in bonds OF
mutual interest and service. an op-
Dortunity which may nevcr return
again if we miss it now, proposals
will be made to the present Congress,
for the purchase CT construction OF
ships to be owned and directed by the.
Government similar to those made TO
the last Congress, but lnodl!'eG III,
some essential particulars.
ann sorry to say that the graveSti
threats against our national peace
and safety have been uttered within
our own borders. There are citizens;
Of the United States, ] blush TO adj
nit, born under other flags but vel
coined under our generous natural.
"ation laws to the full freedom and
opportunity Of America, who have
poured the poison OF disloyalty inte
The very arteries Of our national lie
who have sought To bring the au
thority and good name Of our Govern,
mcnt into contempt, to destroy our
Industries wherever they thought il
t:Tective for their vintiictiye pnr-
poses TO strike at them. and 10 De.
1asc our politics to the uses of for
aign intrigue. Their number is moi
..rcat as compared with the whole
number Of those sturdy hosts By
which our nation has been enriched
in recent generations. ont Of v:ril,
foreign stocks; but it is great enough
20 nave brought deep disgrace upor
us and to have made il necessary
shat we should promnti." make nse Of
processes Of law by which we may
be purgcd of their corrupt distcm-
.pcrs. America never witnessed any
thing like this before Il never.
dreamed it possible that men sworr
into its own citizenship, men drawn
oit Of great free stocks, such rs sup.
piled some OF the bs&taEl strong
est elements OF Eila; little, ba'
herUe. nation that in . mig. day Of
cd stakcd its very life to 70 itself
from eVGfr enlargement Ja%t ilat
darkcned the fortunes Of the older na
tiors and set up Il new standard here
that men of such origins and Su"r
r~cc choices Of allegiance would eve
turn in malign reaction against tn,
Government and people who had wei.
coined and nurturcd them and seek r.
make this proud country once more :
ho'hed OF European passion. \ little
while aro such thing would have
seemed incredible. Because it was IL
credible we made 70 preparation 70
It. We would have been almost ash
AIMED to prepare for it, as if we wcrs
suSpicious Of ourselves. our own copl
rades and neiphbors! But the uglv an,
Incredible thing has actually con'r
about and we are without adcQuat'
Federal laws to deal with it, urp'
"ou TO enact such laws mt the c"r'
;cst nossiblc moment and feel tha'
in doing so J am urging YOU to IL
nothing less than save the honor an"
Gclf-rcsucct of tho nntinn Such crn"
.nrcS Of nassioa. diSloyalty. and 1nar
chy must be crushed out