The Dermott news., 1915-12-09

estimated production, $lo,00o coo; tax of 90 cents per horsepower on automobiles and internal explosion engines, S5,~n.0O a stamp tax on bank checks, probably SIS OO0. eco; a tax of 9 cents per ton on pig iron. slO0Oo.ooo. a tax of 50 cents per ton on fabricated iron and steel proha- bly sl0c00 eco. In a Couatry of great in dustries like this it ought to be easy to distribute the burdens of taxation with out making them anywhere bear teo heavily or too exclusively upon any one set of persons or undertakings What Is clear is that the industry of this gener- alton should pay the bills of this genera ton.
 The Danger Within.
 I have spoken to you today. gentlemen upon a single theme. the thorough prep aration of the nation to care for its own security and to make sure Of entir" freedom to play the impartial role in this hemisphere and in the world which we all believe to have been pToNidentially assigned to it. l have had in mind no thought ot any immediate or particular danger arising out of our relations with other nations We are at peace with all the nations of the world. and there is reason to hope that no question Tn con trovrrsv between this and other govern mcuts will lead to any serious breach CT antcablc relations. grave as sotue 1}Het- tNGCS tt AllllItt anu I'i'' '''i'' ''''' and may yet turn out to be. l am sorry to say that the graVest threats against our national peace and safety haN" been uttered within our own borders. There are citizens of the United states, l blush to admit. born under otaer fGgs but welcomed under our generous uatural'zato# laws ta the full freedom and opportunity Of America. who have poured tue poison oi dtsleyalty Into the very arteries ef our national life. who have sNught to hring the authority and good name of our FoV. ernment into contempt, te destroy our h. dustrtes wherever they thought it ef"r- tilc for their Vindictive purposes to strike at them and to dGbasc our politics to the ases ef foreign intrigue. Their number Is not great as compared with the whole number of those sturdy hosts by which cur nation has been enriched in recent generations out of virrie foreign stocNs. but it Is great enough to have brought deep disgrace upon us and to hay" made ft necessary that wc should promptly make use of processes Of law hN w1ca We may be purged of their corrupt dis- tempers America never witnessed any thing like thIS before. It never dreamed tt possible that men sworn Into It's oWa citizenship. men drawn =out Of great ire" stocks surh Us supplied some Of the best aad strongest clements of that little. hut
 how heroic. nation that In a high day ot o'd StuKFi Us very lIif lh lift itSIztA ttt''il every cntanElcment that nac darken"d the fortunes ef the older nations and set up | uewsstaudurd hcrc. that men Cf sueA origins and such free choices of allsEi 4Hrc would over turn iu mltign reaction against the government and people wNe had welcomed and nurtured thsm and seek to make this proud country once more 4 tathed of European passion. \ '{ttle Whjr ago such thing would have seemed incredible Because it was tn- credible We mad" no preparation fer lt w. would have been almost ashamed "a prepare ter tt as f We were s0sli 0a+S uf ourselves our own cautades and aaesNars' Eat tho usiy and incredible has a,t.laiiy come about and N af" Wst.#= .a.t ,ae4a.tte federal laws t' dc.d va .f= Ure" N7p t7 coRrt VI T t'ws ot ,ao earliest possible moment aud feHl t... n s7 ansHs l ana aresus NoH ta da netn- Ing Ass thau saNe the honor and selt# , respect pf the Hattea=
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 .nraveiv make tt Als daty aai Ills pr.ae tn E,,p 'ho scales af saac#eat ryav and prove r.narif partisan of ro nation cut ..s osyu EHt H cannot Trcr. .tfr some ruoV aIH.uc a~. ani many resident atrual sNao. thouga born ara bred ta thc trt- ed states tHd ,al..aS themselves Amer .,bus have so forgotten themselves and he.r homer as citizens Rs to put tAelr passionate sympathy with ono or the oth- IT sIae iH the great European eouH.et tho>e tht.r regard for the peace and dig
 rity ot the United States They also preach and practice d}sloSaltY No laws, l suppose. can reach ccrrupttous ot ts" utad and heart. bIt l should not spsak or others without also speaking of these and expressing ihe even deeper humiha. -tUu and .Coru Which every seE D ssr~,.l and ttouSrttaHy patriotic American must fecA when he thinks of then. and or the tiss rcdlt ttcy arc dAily bringing upon us Many conditions about which We have repeatedly lacl-Iatcd are heHns altered from decade c. deya1e it Is evident un- Ter our very ey,s and are likely to change oven more taWdN and more radically tn thr dals Immediately ahead Q. US when peace las returned to the world aul ma 'lou~ ut Eurepe ence more take ur thetr t1~Es of commerce and industry with thc energy ut those who must hrstir theu.- selves to teH! aHeN Jus; what uacse changes will be no ono can certainly fore see or confidently predict There are no culeuiab3e because no stable clements iu the problem The most We can Aa Is to make certain that We have the ecssAry .n~frumenta'it.es af information constant ly at car service sa tHat We may be sure hat We know exactly what We are deal rg with when We come to act lt it ~hould be re esssry to at ut all We must dtst certainly know what tt ts that
 We H,re seeking te aAap' ourselves to.
 may ask the privilege %, addressing you more at length on this important matter | .t Nttic later In Neuf session
 Transportation Problem.
 The transportation problem Is an ex- 1 f!rs- HV rf