Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-12-09
NATIONS SECRET FOES
SHOULD BE CRUSHED
Gravest Danger to Country Comes
From Within Our Own Borders.


men. upon single theme. the thor
ough preparation Of the nation to care
for It's own security and to make sure
Of entire freedom to play the impar
tial role in this hemisphere and In the
world which we all believe to have
been providentially assigned to it. ]
have had in my mind no thought of
any immediate or particular danger
arising out of our relations with other
nations. We are ut peace with all the
nations Of the world. and there Is rea-
son to hope that no question In con-
troversy between this and other gov
ernmcnts will lead to any serious
breach Of amicab'e relations grave as
some differences of attitude and policy
have been and may yet turn out to be
| am sorry to say that the gravest
threats against our national peace and
safety have been uttered within our
own borders. There are citizens Of the
United States, blush to admit, born
under other flags. but welcomed under
our generous naturalization laws to the
full freedom and opportunity Of Amer
lea. who have poured the poison Of dis.
loyalty into the very arteries Of our
national life, who have sought to bring
the authority and good name of our
government into contempt, 10 destroy
our Industries wherever they thought
it effective for their vindietive pur.
poses to strike ut them and ITO debase
our politics TO the uses of foreign In.
trigue. Their number Is not great as
compared with the whole number 76f
those sturdy hosts by which our ma.
ton has been enriched In recent gen
eratlons out Of virile forei9n stocks.
but 1t is great enough to have brought
doop dsrrocp npon us and to have
mace it necessary thai 1e should
promptly make use Of processes Of law
by which We may ss.purSS their
corrupt distempers. a. -
America never d anything
like this before. 1t d dreamed II
possible that men swoN tp its own
citizenship, men drawntS Of great
free stocks such as supp& some of
the best and strongest elements OF that
little. but ff0w heroic. nation that in a
high day Of old staked its very life to
free itself from every enlargement
that had darkened the fortunes Of the
older nations and set up dew stand
ard here--that men of such origins and
such free choices Of allegiance would
ever iulH in maign reaction against
the government and people who had
wcl"olnrl and nurturcd theh and seek
to rlahr this proud country ence more
Il ho,;'rd of European passion. A lit
tie while ago such thing would have
seemed incredible. Because It was in.
credible we made no preparation for
It We would have been almost
ashamed to prepare for 1t. as If we
were suspicious Of ourselves. our own
comrades and neirhbors! But the ugly
and Incredible thing has actually come
about, and we are without adequate
federal laws to deal with It urge
yon 10 enact Such laws al tine ear'ieSt
possible iiiolieii' anu iee' tua' ~ uo"e
so am urging you 10 10 nothiiiS less
than save the honor ana SER respect
Of the nation. Such creatures or pas
sion, disloyalty and anarchy must be
crushed on They are not many. but
they are Infinitely malignant, and the
hand or our power should close over
them Mt once. They have formed plots
10 destroy property. they have entered
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10 pr! III" ever! 'ohud2itill tfans'
action Ci lAe government III order 10
serve Interests allen 10 orr own. Ii ls
possible - lI@! W!;A these things very
efrcctually. | need not suggest the
terms in which they may be dealt with.
! wish that it could he said that only
few men. misled hy mistaken senti'
mcn;s Of aIle%iInce 10 the governments
".n '..." i....l. had been
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