The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-07
Chief Executive Details His Plans For
National Preparedness = Disloyalty
at Home Denounced-Urgent
Need Of Our Own Ships

gree Of happiness and safety and is
mcet eHectually secured against the
danger % maladministration. and that
when any government shall be found
inadequate or contrary 20 these pur.
poses a majority OF the community
hath an indubitabie. inaiienabie and
~indefeasihle right TO reform. alter OF
abolish IL in such manner as shall be
judged most conducive to the public
wealr We have un~hesitatingly APP
piled that heroic principle to the case
OF Mexico and now hopefully await
the rebirth OF the troubled republic.
which had 20 much OF which 10 purge
itself and so little sympathy from any
outside quarter IN the radical but nee
essary process. We VIII aid and be.
friend Mexico, but we Will u o cocrce
her and our course with regard TO her
ought to he sufficient proof to all Amer.
lea that we seek no political suzerainy
or selfish control.
The moral H. that the states Of Amer
Tea are not hostile rivals. but coon.
Grating friends. and that their grow
ing sense OF community OF interest.
alike IN matters political and In mat.
tiers economic. Il likely to give them a
new significance n factors ia Interim.
tional affairs and IN the political hl,
tory OF the world. II presents them rs
IN a very deep and true sense a unit
IN world Affairs. spiritual partners.
standing together because thinking to
gether. quick with cemmon sympathies
and cOmmo ideals. Separated they
arr subject TO all the cross currents Of
the confused politics % n world of hos
tile Fivalries; united IN spirit aud pur-
pose they cannot be disappointed Of
their peaceful destiny.
Nons Of The Spirit Of Empire.
This Is an-Americanism. II has zone
OF the spirit OF empire Ia t. II Is the
embodiment. the enectual embodiment.
% the spirit Of law and Independence
and liberty aud mutual service.
A very notable body Of men recently
met IN the city " Washington. at the
Invitation and as the guests OF this
government. whose deliberations are
likely 90 be looked back TO ms marking
a memorable turning point IN the his.
tory ~ America. They were repre-
sentative Spokesman OF the several
independent states Of this hemisphere
and were assembled 10 discuss the
financial aud commercial relations of
the republics Of the W. continents
which nature and political fortune
have so intimately linked together. !
earnestly recommend 10 your p%erusal
the reports Of their proceedings and of
the actions Of their committees. You
viii get from them. ! think, a fresh
conception OF the ease and intelligence
and advantage with which Americans
OF both continents may draw together
IN practical cooperation and Of what
the material foundations OF this hope
full partnership OF interest must con.
slst-of how we should build them and
OF how necessary Il IL that we should
hasten their building.
There is. l venture 70 point out m
especial significance Just now attach
ing 70 this whole matter OF drawing
the Americas together In bonds OF hon
orable pa~rtisanship and mutual adyan
tage because OF the economic readiust-
ments which the world must inevitably
witness within the next generation,
when peace shall have at last resumed
It's heaithful tasks. In the perform
ance Of these tasks I believe the Amer
fcas 10 be destined 20 play their parts
together. | am interested 10 TX your
attention on this prospect now because
unless you take Il within your view
aud permit the fun significance Of 1t 20
command your thought | cannot ind
the right light IN which 10 set forth
the particular matter that lies az the
very front OF my whole thought as I
address you today. ! mean national
defense.
No one who really cOmprchends the
spirit OF the great people for whom we
are appointed To speak can fail to per
ceive hat their passion H. FOR peace,
their genius best displayed IN the pgac.
tice OF The arts Of peace. Great democ-
racies are not belligCgcnt 1ney DO not
seek or desire wa. Their thought h
Of individual liberty and of the FREE
labor that supports life and the un-
censored thought that quickcns a.
Conquest end dominion are not In our
reckoning OF agreeable 10 our prlnci-
plies. But just because we demand un.
molestcd development and the undis.
turbed government ~ our own lives
upon our own principles Il right and
liberty, we resent, from whatever
quarter IL may come, the aggression we
ourselves will not practice. We Insist
upon security in prosecuting our self
chosen lines OF rational development.
We do more than that. We demand Il
also for others. We do not conhne , 2
enthusiasm for iudiyiGsal liberty and
free national development 10 the met
dents aud movements Of affairs which
affect only ourselves. We feel u whcr-
ever there r. n people that tries 10 walk
IN these difficult paths Of Independence
aud right. From the first We have
made ommOn aus with all pnftlsuns
~ liberty on this side the sea aud have
deemed II as important that our neigh
bors should be free from an outside
domination ns that we ourselves should
be. have vet America aside as a whole
FOR the uses OF independent nations aud