The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-16

IRON ana steel, pIOpaDly SlU.-
10000; In a country of great industries
IKE this 1t ought to be easy to distribute
the burdens of taxation without making
them anywhere pear too heavily or toe ex-
upon any one set of persons or
uhdertakings. What Is clear, is, that the
ihuus1Ty or this generation should pay
the bills of this generation.
l nave spoken to you today, gentlemen,
UPON q single theme, the thorough prepa-
fation of the nation to care for it's own
security and to make sure of entire free
dom to play the impartial role in THIS
hemisphere and in the world which we
an believe to have been providentially as
thought of any immediate or particular
oan9er arising out OF our relations with
o6aer nations; We are, at peace with all
son to hope that no question in contro-
versy between this and other govern
inents viii lead to any serious breach of
ferences of attitude and policy have been
ana MAY, yet turn out to be. | am sorry
to say that the gravest threats against
our national peace and safety have been
within our own borders. There
are citizens of the United States, | blush
to admit. born under other FLAGS but well |
coined under our generous Naturalization
laws to the full freedom and opportunity
OF AmerIcs, who have poured the poison
life; who have sought to bring
the authority and good name OF our gov
INTO contempt, to destroy cur In
tive for their Vindictlve purposes to
strike at them, and to debase our politics
to the uses of foreign intrigue. Their
the whole number of those sturdy hosts
which our nation has been enriched
stocks; but it is great enough to have
brought deep disgrace upon us and to
have made it necessary that we should
promptly make use of processes of law by
which we may be purged of their corrupt
distempers. America never witnessed
anything like this before. 1t never
ftAl M nH I + llncSIhlh- thnf Vnn rry%,,. 49,.
it's own citizenship, men drawn out of
great free stocks such as supplied some
little, but how heroic, nation that in a
day of old staked it's very life to free
Itself from every ENHANCEMENT that had
darlzened the fortunes of the older ma
and set up a new standard here
men Of such origins and such free
choices of allegiance would ever turn in
and people who had welcome and nur-
tured them and seek to make this proud
country once more a hotbed of European
passion; A little while ago such a thing
would have seemed incredible. Because
It was incredible we made no preparation
1t. We would have been almost
of ourselves our own comrades
and %neighbors. But the ugly and incred-
we are without adequate federal avs to
deal with it. I urge you to enact such
at the earliest possible moment and
feel that in doing so l am urging you to
self respect of the nation. such crea-
lures of passion, d~isloyaity and anarchy
they are infinitely malignant, and the
hand of our power should close over them
once. They have formed plots to de-
stroy property, they rave entered into
conspIracIes against the neutrality of the
government, they have sought to pry
Into int every confidential an1 transaction Of the
alien to our own. 1t Is possible to deal
with these things very e~ffectually.. /
may be dessiRtS with. - "''' '"ey
Disloyai Americans.
I wish that it could be said that only
a few men, misled by mistaken senti-
under which they were born, had been
guilty of disturbing the self possession
and misrepresenting the temper and prin-
of terrible war, when it would seem that
every, man who was truly an American
S Meu n1,d inst tn five tb make lcs, it his ds duty and
even and prove himself a partisan of no
nation but his own. But it cannot. There
dent abroad who, though born and bred
in the United States and calling them
seive Americans, have SO forgotten
to put their passionate sympathy with
one or the other side In the great Euro
pean conflict above their regard for the
They also preach and practice d~isloyalty.
NO laws, L suppose. can reach corruptions
of the mind and heart; but I should not
speak of others without also speaking of
these and expressing the even deeper hui
initiation and scorn which every self pos
sessed n thoughtfully patriotic Ameri-
can must feel when he thinks of them
and of the discredit they are daily bring
ing upoR us.
Domestic Affairs.
While we soak of the preparation of
the nation to make sure of her security
and her effective power we must not fall
into the patent error Of supposing that
her real strength comes from ornaments
and mere safeguards of written aw. 1t
comes, of course, from her people, their
energy, their success. in their undertake
ings, their free opportunity to use the
and of the lands outside our continental
borders which look to US for protection,
for encouragement and for assistance. in
and freedom and vitality Of our economic
life. The domestic questions which en-
gagged the attention of the last congress,
are more vital to the nation in this its time
of test than at any other time. We cant
not adequately make ready for any trial
OF our strength unless we wisely and
these ali-important fields OF domestic acS
ton. A matter which it seems to me we
should have very much at heart is the creI
which to mobilize our economic resources
in any time Of national necessity. / take
it for granted that I do not need your au-
thority to call into systematic consultation
with the directing officers of the army
and navy men of recognized leadership
and ability from among our citizens who
are thoroughly familiar, for example. with
the transportation facilities of the country
and therefore competent. to advise how
they may be co-ordinated when the need
arises. those who can suggest the best
way in which to bring about prompt CO.
operation among the manufacturers OF
the country, should 1t be necessary. and
those who could assist to bring the tech
nical skill of the country to the aid of the
government in the solution of particular
problems of defense. I only hope that il
/ should find it feasible to constitute such
an advisory body the congress. would be
willing to vote the small sum of money
that would be needed to defray the exc
penses that would probably be. necessary
to give it the clerical and administrative
machinery with which to do serviceable
work.
Vocational Education.
What is more important is, that the in
dustries and resources of the country
should be available and ready for mo-
!, bilization. 1t is the more impera-
lively necessary. therefore, tina we
should promptly devise means for