El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-05
M MORE TERRITORY BY CONQUEST
DECLARES PRESIDENT IN ADDRESS
Saws National Guard Will Not Suffer by Reason of Plans
for Larger Defence Force; Would Have 100000
Citizens Trained in Mill tary Practice for Emer-
gency, Just to make Our Security Secure"
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the other uavies 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
wear TO year but looking well into the
future and planning for a definite con-
Country Not Threatened.
NO 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 end her capacity to
care for her own citizens and her own
rights There is no fear among us
Under the new world conditions we
have become thoughtful Of the things
which all reasonable men consider
necessary for security and self defence
on the part of every nation confronted
with the great enterprise OF human I'D
erty and independence That IS all
IN the fulGument Of the program
propose I 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
TupnfriOtic Protests.
The only thing within our own Dor
ders that has given us grave concern
in recent months has been that voices
/ have been raised in America protesting
I to be the voices Of Americans which
were not indeed and in truth American,
but which spoke alien sympathles,
I which came from men who loved other
countries better than they loved AMerl-
, ca men who were partisans OF other
J causes than that Of America and mad
2 forgotten that their chief and only al
! legiance was TO the great government
under which they live These voices
! have not been many. but they nave Deen
very loud and very clamorous- Ihese
men who speak alien sympathles are
} the Spokesman of small groups whom
I il is high time that the nation shOuld
/ call TO a reckoning The chief thing
! necessary in America in order that she
& should let all the world know that she
! is prepared TO maintain her own great
! position is that the real voice OF the ma
I tion should sound forth unmistak ably
and in majestic volume IN the deep
Z unison Of a common, unhesitaung ma
Another Danger.
May ] not say, while I am speaking
Of this. that there IS another danger
that we should guard agaInstZ We
/ should rebuke not only manifestations
] of racial feeling here in America where
} there should be none, but also every
: manifestation Of religious and Sectarlan
/ antagcnism- We agree to differ about
z methods Of worship, but we are united
/ in believing in Divine Providence and
/ in wOrshiping the God OF nations We
{ are the champions OF religious right
] here and everywhere that il may be our
I privilege to give IL our countenance
/ and support The government is con-
. SclouS OF the ouLeal4ou anu the AaLloll
I is conscious Of the obligation Let no
f, man create divisions where there are
none.
Yet in the Youth Of Our Power.
Here is the nation God has builded
bF our HANDS What shall We do with
I ita Who is there who does not stand
ready at all times 10 act in her behalf
in a spirit Of devoted and disinterested
patriotism We are yet only in the
l youth and first consciousness Of our
| power. The day OF our cOuntry's life
I is still but in its fresh morning Let Us
/ lift our eyes TO the great tracts OF life
{ yet TO be conquered in the interests OF
I righteous peace Come. let US renew
our allegiance TO America. conserve her
I strength in its purity. make her chief
/ among those who serve mankind. self
; reverenced, commanded. mistress
Of all forces OF quiet counsel, strong
above all others in good will and the
might OF invincible justice and right"