The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-12-11
P|OtteTS Are SCOr.
ed By President
Message to Congress Treats Of Nee
essity For National
Preparedness

1
Wilson in his annual address to con
gress to day dealing mainly with ma
tional defense, proclaimed an ad
vanced panAmericanism growing
from the guardianship of the Monroe
! doctrine to the full and honorable as
ISOLATION of all the Americas.
The predominating note was the
necessity of a policy of military pre-
paredness to meet the establishments
Of the next generation as they will
affect the American continent. He
emphasized his point by saying:
"Unless you take it within your
view and permit the full significance
of it to command your thought,
can not find the right light in which
to set forth the particular matter
that lies at the very front Of my
whole thought as I address you to-
day. mean national defense"
The point was not overshadowed
when the President, in the most I'M
measured terms ne ever has employ
ed before Congress, denounced natur-
allied Americans who by their sym
pathies for the European belliger-
ents have endangered American neu-
trality. While Congress cheered him
loudly he referred to them as having
poured the poison of disloyalty into
the very arteries of our national life
and as those who would turn in ma
lign reaction against the government
and the people who had welcomed
and nurtured them.
The President took up panAmeri-
canism at the very outset OF his
message.
"All the governments of America"
said he, stand so far as we are con-
cerned, upon footing of genuine
equality and unquestioned independ-
ence. We retain undated the spirit
which was so frankly put into words
by President Monroe. We still mean
to make a common cause of national
independence and of political liberty
in America, but that purpose is now
better understood so far as It con-
Germs ourselves.
Great democracies. the President
said are peaceful, not seeking war
and without thought of conquest Of
dominion.
But just because we demand un-
molested development and the undis-
turbed government of our own lives
upon our own principles of right and
liberty" he declared, I'VE resent from
whatever quarter It may come the
aggression We ourselves will not
practice. We insist upon security
in prosecuting our self chosen lines
of national development. We do
more than that. We demand II also
for others. From the first we have
made common cause with all parti-
sans OF liberty on this side the sea
and have deemed It as important that
our neighbors should be free from
al 90 'hot w
ourselves should be; have set Am
erica aside as a whole for the uses
OF independent nation and political
freedom"
Keen interest in the Presidents
address was shown by the foreign
representatives in the diplomatic gal
leries, where every embassy and le'
cation was represented. All appeared
pleased with the message and the
Latin Americans expressed special
qualification over the reference to
panAmericanism.
In the executive gallery, as the
President spoke was his fiancee
Mrs. Norman Gait, whose first ap
pearance at the capitol since an
nouncement of the Presidents en-
gagement, attracted marked attention
from the crowds.
The address was practically the
only business of the day in both
houses. Each adjourned until Friday
to give time for completing the or
ganization Of working committees. In
the brief time The Senate was in SEES
sion more than 1900 bills and reso
lutions were offered. Measures deal
ing with preparedness, prohibition
suffrage and prevention Of sale OF
war munitions to belligerent nations
predominated