The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-12-09
BROAD RANGE OF SUBJECTS IS
COVERED BY PRESIDENT IN
SPEECH-wOULD NOT
ENDANGER OUR
NEUTRALITY

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 7-Presi-
dent Wilson, in his annual address to
congress today, laid down the admins
tration plans for national defense, and
told his hearers il was necessary to
have n new, broad doctrine for PAN
America.
With sharp words he arraigned the
American citizens who by their SYM
pathy for the foreign beligerents had
endangered the neutrality of the u.
s.
America never witnessed anything
like this before" declared the presi-
dent. with deep feeling.
The presidents outline of the plans
for national defense and the need Of
them was received in silence by the
senators and representatives. but with
rapt attention. His declaration Of a
new Fan-American doctrine was re-
ceived with the deepest interest.
1--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 confne our en-
thusiasm for individual liberty and
free national development to the in
cidcnts and the movements of affairs
which affect only ourselves. We feel
IL wherever there is 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
Of the sea and have deemed it az i'm
portant that our neighbors should he
free from all outside domination as
that we ourselves should be; have set
America aside as whole for the use
of independent nations and political
freedom"
This was greeted with prolonged
applause and evidently was received
with great interest by the Latin-Amer
lea representatives present. Outside
Of the main points of natural defense
and his reference to Pam -Americanism
the president covered broad range
of subjects-the broadest he ever has
included in an address to congress. He
included the building of merchant
marine, the raising of revenue for the
defense projects, n rural credit law,
ultimate independence for the Phili-
ppines, conservation bills and va
riety of measures left over from the
last congress.
When the president urged merchant
marine legislation he was loudly ap-
plauded. He was forced to stop when
he said; ut is high time we resumed
our commercial independence on the
high seas Republicans clapped their
hands vigorously when he said sin
the task building up an adequate mer-
chant marine for America, private cap
ital must ultimately undertake and
schieve,. as 1t has undertaken and so
~ ;n ~. eve s, U LEI aa,;."h,. I'M Sn "s nm,ap
- ;n,o,%,;sn,oo IT, "a ,,;mo,"
Close attention was given while the
president smoke Of the fiscal situation,
and there was more applause when he
said:
az for one do not believe that the
people of this country approve of most
poninp the pavment of hills"
whor ho rotorrod % roro;orors ,yi,h
:, ~. ITn;,aJ Statos Lordars rho
whiIa ANAL IN rnn,her "bovn hrongh,
deem disgrace upon us. and necessi-
tate use of processes of law by which
we NAV be purged of their corrupt
distumpers." the greatest enthusiasm
was shown and loud applause inter
rupted.
Finally. Mt lag o'clock. after hay-
ing been reading steadily more than
an hour, the president finished and
another outburst of cheering took
place as he left the chamber and start
ed back TO the White House. The
Joint session dissolved, the senate filed