South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-20
COUNTRY MUST Be
PREPARED FOR WAR
Rep. Martin P. Madden Says
There's No Room For the
Hyphen in America.

That the United States has no time
or place for hyphenated Americans,
was one OF the statements Of Martin
d Madden, Chicago congressman. be
fore the members Of the Knife and
Fork club at the first dinner Of the
year at the oliver hotel Tuesday
night. Congressman Madden talked
on National Defense in which he
pointed out the immediate need OF
protection for this country. Preced-
ing his tallt an illustrated lecture on
The Submarine" was given by Farm
ham Bishop OF New York.
I'VE want Americans, no matter
where they may hail from, to be
Americans This is no time or place
Tor hyphenated Americans No mat
ter where they may come from,
whether II be Russia, Germany, Aus
tria. England or any other place, they
must leave their foreign institutions
and foreign characteristics behind
them They should cast aside their
love and patriotism for their old
homes and have tho same old feeling
for this cOuntry-their adopted home.
Maddcn's Plan.
AT the present time we have H.
900, 900 foreigners in the United
States who have never declared their
intention of becoming citizens of the
United States. If 1 had my way,
would meet these people at the immi-
grafton Office at the port with a con-
stitution in my hand ard make them
take their oath of allegiance TO the
United States right there.
81 am interested in the protection
OF American institutions Just as every
American should be. For the past
4 inv ffcrr.f cd
ton OF defending the country in which
we live. Right now in a time of peace
in this country we should establish
military efficiency camps similar to
the one at Plattsburg, y. Y, through
out the country,
Promoted Camp.
81 was one OF the men who first
instigated the camp at Fort Sheridan,
III. One day. long before the camp
ut that place was established. I took
a train fer Washington when nobody
in Chicago knew where / was going.
/ went to see Secy OF War Garrison,
and talked to him about a thing of
this kind. Five minutes after / en-
tered his office he had the chief OF
staff there with us A telegram was
sent to Chicago TO the officer in
charge there to assist in this work
AT first we had trouble in enlist
interest 7 enlisted myself and gave
talks before many Of the most prom
irent clubs, talking TO more than s.
600 men We received hundreds OF
applications to take the work at the
camp, but we chose only those men
who were OF such calibre and had
enough education to take charge of
troops IN case OF war. for that was
the purpose OF the camp.
Danger of War.
Here in the United States we rea-
lied early in the European war that
danger existed for America-maybe
not today, but some time later when
the war is over Some day one or
more Of the European nations will
realize that the United States is the
most prosperous country on earth, has
the biggest shipping interests, and viii
become jealous. They will want 10
pick this plum and we must be pre-
pared for that time.
AS Americans we are inclined to
think that we can lick the world We
can't. Just now we have 1000 Off
GERS in the United States army and
this is not enough to train volunteer
troops in time of war, let alone handle
our campaigns. England has already
lost 5, 900 officers
IF there ever was a time when
we needed American patriotism. 1t IS
now We insist on having our electric
Light plants, our excellent water sys-
TENS. the right of suffrage and all
that If We insist on the right OF
citizenship. we must also assume the
responsibilities of that citizenship.
Must Have Policy.
When the United States was first
organized IL was considered an expert
ment and some still think il is. other
governments refused TO recognize us
as a stable nation and thought we
could not live But now we have out
grown the I 8 original states. We have
brOGdened out over the seas. When
we were first organized we were isn-
lated. We had no foreign policy uu-
less the Monroe doctrine can be called
such But we are no longer isolated.
The telephone and telegraph and rail
road have brought us into Communi-
cation with ourselves and other ma
lions. and we must have a foreign
policy whether or no.
we must prepare for war. for We
can not tell when we are going 10 be
involved in a great struEgle Who
knew two years ago, with the possible
exception of a few crowned heads.
that Europe would be at war today?
We do not want war The Americans
are a peace-loving people. but what
are we 20 do If we are sud 5enly
thrown into a conflict
"In all OF tnC European mOnarchies
they depend upon the sword for gov
eminent. but in tho United states We
depend upon the respect OF the people