The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
WILSON WHIPS
HYPHEN while
PLEADING PEACE
President Talks Boldly to For
eigners With Dual Alliance.
European War Casts Threaten
ing Influence Abroad.
u. S. NEUTRAL And A FRIEND
Western Hemisphere Pledged to
Sustain Monroe Doctrine.
Government Behind Ships of
Peace, Not War Armada.
MRS. GAIT WAS A LISTENER
Future "FirSt Woman of Land"
Created Much Attention.
Applause and Intense Interest
GreetS the President.
MRS. GAIT WAS A LISTENER
Future ''FirSt Woman of Land"
Created Much Attention.
Applause and Intense Interest
GreetS the President.
Full text of President Wilson's
message to congress is printed on
page 3.

Washington. Dec. 7-PreSi6lent
Wilson in his annual address to
coDgI ess today laid down the adj
ministratiOn plans for national
defense and told his hearers it
was necessary for the new and
broad doctrine of Pan-America.
With sharp words ne arraigned
American citizens who by their
sympathy for the foreign belligeF-
entS had endangered the neutral
ity of the United States.
america never Witnessed any
thing like this before.'' declared
the president with deep feeling.
The presidents outline of the
plans for national defense and the
need for them was received in
silence by the senators and repre-
SentatiVes but with rapt attention
and deepest interest.
We insist on security in prosecut-
ing our self chosen lines of national
development" said he. I'VE do more
than that. We demand it also for
others We do not confine our en-
thusiasTn for individual liberty and
free national development to the in
cidents and movements of affairs
which affect only ourselves. We feel
1t wherever there is "A people that
tries To walk in these difficult paths
of independence and right. From
the first we have made common cause
with all partisans of liberty on this
side the sea and have deemed it as
important that our neighbOrS should
be free from all outside domination
as that we ourselves should be; have
set America aside as a whole fer the
uses of Independent nations and pol
itical freedom"
Then a tense silence settled down
over the hall as the president began
reading in a low, even voice which
could be heard everywhere. His ref
erence to all parts OF the American
continent standing so far as we are
concerned on a footing of genuine
or "a h. ffrgt lou
Then the allusion to United States
aid but not coercion" of Mexico. evok-
ed more enthusiasm. Many members
followed the address from the printed
copy.
Mrs. Gait There.
Mrs. Gait watched the president
closely. but occasionally glanced over
the house galleries Another burst of
setting America aside as a whole for
the uses of independent nations and
political freemen-
Slap at Foreigners.
When he referred to foreigners
within the United States borders.
who while small in number have
brought deep disgrace upon us.
and neccssitate use of prOcc sSes Of
law ny which we may be pnrgcd
of their corrupt diSteynperS.''
the greatest enthusiasm was
shown. and loud applause inter
rupted.
FINALLY. at 1-42 O'CLOCK IfIef
having been reading steadily
more than an hour. the president
finished. and another outourSt of
cheering took place as he left the
chamber and started back to the
White House. The Joint session
dissolved. the senate filed back to
its chamber. and the house re-
sumed work where it had left off.
Washington. Dec. "A doctrine of
Pan-America full partnership
hefMeen the nations of the Western