Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-11-12

to bring II to point or extraordinary
force and efficiency as compared with
the other navies of the world Is that
we should hasten our pace in the
policy we have long been pursuing,
and that chief of all we should have
a definite policy of development. not
made from year to year but looking
well into the future and planning for
definite contamination. We can and
should profit in all that we do by the
experience and example that have
been made obvious to US by, the mill.
tary and naval events of the actual
present. 1t is not merely matter OF
building battleships and cruisers and
submarines. but also a matter OF max
ing sure that we shall have the ade
quate equipment of men and muni-
tions and supplies for the vessels we
build and intend to build. Part OF our
problem is the problem of what may
call the mobilization of the resources
Of the nation at the proper time II 1t
should ever be necessary to mobilize
them for national defense. We shall
study the efficiency and adequate
equipment as carefully as we shall
study the number and size of our
ships. and | believe that the plans al
ready in part made public by the navy
department are plans which the whole
nation can approve with rational en-.
thusiasm
mo thoughtful man feels any panic
haste in this matter. The country Is
not threatened from any quarter She
/ stands in friendly relations with all
the world. Her resources are known
and her self-respect and her capacity
to care for her own citizens and her
own rights. There Is no fear amongst
us. Under the new world conditions
we have become thoughtful Of the
things which all reasonable men con-
slider necessary for security and self
defense on the part of every nation
confronted with the great enterprise
of human liberty and independence.
Gin the fulfillment of the program
propose shall ask for the hearty sup
port Of the country. of the rank and
file OF America. Of men of all shades
of political opinion. | would not feet
that | was discharging the solemn OBJ
legation owe the country we're ! not
to speak in terms of the deepest
solemnity of the urgency and necessi'
ty ofpreparing ourselves to guard and
protect the rights and privileges OF
our people, our sacred heritage of the
fathers who struggled to make us an
Independent nation.
i f Hits at the Hyphenates-
The only thing within our own bor
ders that has given us grave concern
in recent months has been that voices
have been raised in America profess
ing to be the voices of Americans
which we're not indeed and in truth
American. but which spoke alien sym
pathies. which came from men wht
loved other countries better than the,
loved America. men who were par
tisans Of other causes than that o
America and had forgotten that theil
chief and only allegiance was to thu
great government under which the.
I live. These voices have not beel
many. but they have been very lout
and very clamorous. They have pro
ceeded from few who were hitte
and who we're grievously misled
! America has not opened its doors Il
, vain to men and women out of othe
!. nations. The vast majority of thos
. who have come to take advantage o
her hospitality have united their spirit
! with hers as well as their fortunes
!. These men who speak alien symps
. thies are not their spokesmen. but ar
!, the spokesmen of small groups whor
. 1t is high time that the nation shoul
q call to a reckoning. The chief thin
: necessary in America in order that sh
r should let all the, world kno'
o that she is prepared to mair
q tain her own great position is tha
h the real voice of the nation shoul
8 sound forth unmistakably and in mi
/ jestic volume. in the deep unison of
!. common, unhesitating national fee
h ing. do not doubt that upon tn
q first occasion. upon the first opport
r. nifty. upon the first definite challeng
Il that voice will speak forth in tone
Ir which no man can doubt and wit
e commands which no man dare gai
70 say or resist.
u May not say while am spea
ing of this. that there is another da
N ger that we should guard agains
'e We should rebuke not only mantle
s. ts tons of racial feeling here in Anne
al lea where there should be none. b
al also every manifestation of religio,
IT and sectarian antagonism.
u Here is the nation God has build,
~ by our hands. What shall we do wi
~ it? Who is there who does not stal
q ready at all times to act in her behs
- in a spirit of devoted and disintere,
a. ed patriotism? We are yet only
ie the youth and first consciousness
ei our power. The day of our countr,
life is still but in its fresh mornir
Let us lift our eyes to the great trac
ne of life yet to be conquered in the
as terests of righteous peace Come,
se. us renew our allegiance to Ameri,
al conserve her strength in it's puri
ce. make her chief among those W
ful serve mankind, self-reverenced, Sc
en- commanded, mistress of all forces
ed quiet counsel. strong above all otht
he in good will and the might of inv
3D. ! chile justice and right
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