Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09

ism, and the virllity OF the Presidents
attack upon those Americans who, he said,
had brought the good name of the gov
eminent into contempt. lie delivered his
denunciation in terse phrases and Com
Sress seemed to hang on every word.
Cheers rose from every part of the hall
when he concluded 1t, and the demon
stration reached its climax when the
President urged enactment Of laws to
purge the nation of it's internal peril.
There are citizens of the United States,
I blush to admit" he declared, born
Under other flags, but welcomed under our
generous naturalization laws to the full
freedom and opportunity of America, who
have poured the poison OF disloyalty into
the very arteries of our national life: who
have sought to bring the authority and
good name of our government into con-
tempt. to destroy our industries wherever
they thought it effective for their indictive
purposes, to strike at them and to deba SO
our politics to the uses of foreign intrigue.
No federal laws exist to meet this situa-
ton because such thing would have
seemed incredible in the past. Such crea-
lures of passion, disloyalty and anarchy
must be crushed out. They arc not many
but they are infinitely malignant and
the hand Of our power should close over
them at once"
There was rapt attention through
out and members generally comment
ed favorably on the message. Repub-
licans. however, and some democrats
opposed some of the Presidents sug-
gestions for increasing revenues His
concluding suggestion relating to an
int
ccived with interest. and adminstra-
ton leaders already had undertaken
! to carry out the proposal
| Keen interest in the Presidents ad
dress was shown by the foreign rep
! rescntatives in the diplomatic CALLER
| fcs, where every embassy and legation
was represented. All appeared pleased
with the message. and the Latin-Am-
orleans expressed special qualification
| over the references to pan-American-
| ism.
1T was the clearest definition ever
| made of this countrys pan-Amerca n
| policy" said Eduardo Suarez- Ma .jica.
| ambassador from Chile DEFINITIONS
of this policy and of the Monroe doc
| trine have been made before but they
have not been clear, have been. in
fact. a bit vague. Now the position
of this country is made so clear that
none need be in doubt
THE MESSAGE APPROVED.
| DR.. Eusebio A. Morales. minister of
| Pan America, said:
| "The statement of President Wilson in
| reference to Pan-AmeIicanism and it's
| true meaning will find an enthusiastic
| response in the whole continent and will
| make stronger the ties of brotherhood
! which now unite the nations Of America. -
In the executive gallery as the Presi-
dent spoke was his fancee. Mrs Norman
| Gait, her first appearance at he Capitol
| since announcement of the President e
| engagement
| The address was virtually the only
| business OF the day in both houses. Each
| adjourned until Friday to give time for
| the completion of working committees In
| the brief time the Senate was in session
| more than 100 bills and resolutions We're
| offered Measures dealing with prepared
| ness. prohibition suffrage and prevention
OF sale of war munitions to belligerent
| nations predominated