Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-09
President wilson Pleads for Pre-
paredness Against Foes
Abroad and Within.
MESSAGE READ TO CONGRESS
Larger Army ard Navy Urged
Trained cieizsrry tire Nations
Greatest Defense oisioyai
Acts ~ rsrelsn-5orn ciei
xens sS1rrc-Ne Fear
81 war.

1f the house And fsnAt8 ne prtal1snG ~
cAT 1slyer-d his annual message. Il.
said IN CART as follows
Since I last lad the privilege az al
frsssing Fsa the stsrs oc tns Union
the war % aaSions on t1s other si1@ cf
the sea. weich had thsn only begun 10
Disclose rs 2ortenc1us proportions. hAs
sEtendet itz thrsat.uing and sinister scope
zntl II has swept within its Tame some
portion OF every quarter % the yt0ee. not
sxceptin< our h.misphera. aas Atsrsd ne
whole tacs of International A1slrs1 and
nov rressnts a prospect Of rsorxaniza-
ton and rscnnsxrrekisa sssEn a. states
men and peoples have never been called
aeon to attempt osfore.
Ne maze sscod xcart sr1diouslF neutrz1
4 wEz asr rAni1-sr duty % 10 In
the day Of r~afIzstm.nr and -scrpera-
ton We earnestly hop. and osnevs tAat
We ean - Of ina1tks service.
N tris a~utra1ty. 10 which they wsr~
eistsien not 1ulx hY their separzs- &c. and
their aaottuAl detachment frum t1s pait-
tics 81 Eurupe but 1is1 ~ q cisar p.r~
caption 0c l1txrnarIscG- d.-r- t1e scar-.
&C America have became ennsciaux st a
new and more viraI cnrrnnnfry Of knter-
est ant moral 5arsnersnip IN araArs. more
clearly csuscists az the many common
syr,pat1ies and Lzr<r-sts and duties saich
bad them stand rnsernsr-
We have been put % the tsst n the ease
of A~xtcvs ami vs save sr.u6 tina test
Whether ge nave benefited Mexico ~
the course Es. have pursued REMAINS u
be s9er. Her norr1zes are IN har ew1
hama, 7szt Es have AZ east proved that
We VIII act take advantage II aer n her
distress and =as@rra<e u Impose upon
her IA aryssr Aad government % cur own
ensns'ng
We ~if aic and Bertrand Asxicp. bur
We viii not cuer-s nsrs and cur e1urs-
with regzrt % her 1g@ht u be sufficient
pr9ac to all America that ss sesx 1o DO
AticL sazxsrzlnry or s@l1zh eonrrsL
Net res<iie HivziA
rhs noral Is that the states az Amer
tea are not nnssiIs rf~zIs. bur en-0psr-
azn< friens12. and that tneir growing
sense AZ community az Interest. aha In
matters political and IN matters scunorr-
he. 10 likely % give them a new signii-
cancs tarr1rs IN International Aralra
sad n the political history 1f the world.
Il presents then n n very deep and
true sense n gnit N world A.-alrs. spir-
frzal partners. standing tageta@r because
thinning tog-ther. gtIick with cuumon
sEmpathies and common deals Separar-
ID. tieg are subject u al the c-1zz cur
rentS al the confused palftfcz Of world
af hustle rfVairses. united IN spirfE and
purpoA@ taey ez1nroc bs tlsaopoinrsd 0t
L1sir Peaceful Destiny
Tnia Is Pan-Americanizu II has none
Of the spirit Of empire IN IL It % the EN-
hadlr,ent. the srscr14l embodiment OF
the spirit az iaE and Independence and
liberty and mutual service
There - I venture Ia point cur. an espe-
ctal signiicancs JUST now attaching to
TINS wa1is marEer q drawing the Amer
Gas Iagetnsr IN bonds x hrnnr1aie ART
nersnip and mutual advantage Because OF
tn- seonarnic establishments shien the
world uust Inevitably witness within the
next ssn@-ation. xnsn- ps4ss snail have
AZ last resumed ~ hsalrhfuI tasSa n
the 2eresrnancs af these tasks l believe
ths Americas 10 be destined 70 play their
parts tagsgner- I arr Interested u fl
your a-reutiou an t1is prospect nav be-
cause unless you take K within YOUR
view and permit the I'll Significance OF
K 10 command your thought 7 cannot
find Tie right Itg1r IN whieh 70 ser forth
the particular rl1r1sr -aa- lies A. the
very cr1ut % ny s1oie thouxht Is : adj
tress you to-day : mean national de-
fznsa-
No one VINO really cnupreheuss the
spirtr % the great people for whom We
are Appointed 70 speak ean taa Ia per-
eeive taar tne1r passion IS fur pe4cs. rhesr
genius hest dzptATst IN ne practics az
the arts Of peace Great ter1seraes-- Ar.
not heLtsH-saCz They 20 not SEEK or de-
sire VA Their thought . OF Individual
Aoerty and ot the tree LABOR thax sxppor-s
NE and the u1cenzored th0uxht that
g'ltcxeas Il Conquest and dnruinIou are
not Ia our reckoning Or agreeable "a our
principles But f1sr because We demand
snnosssSed Development and the uns.fs-
taroef government Of GGr own lives upon
cur own prtactpiez u right auc uberrr
We resent. from whatever guarrer 4 nav
come. Lae AGGRESSION We ourselves wiz not
pracrce- We insist upon security IN
prusec1erg cur self-etazsn Ines az IA
ra1al degsaupmenE We Go more tran
that We demand II also rar Others We
90 not eauftze our enthusiasm for tnsfz-
Vi4aA4 liberty AID tres national az~eiupN
ne1r % tie Incidents and movements az
Affairs Enich 1&ecr Only Ourselves We
ls~4 X Nn@re~@< there - a people shas
tres % walk n These eif1c1Ir 1arhs az
indspencsncs and r1SnE From rhs arst
Ns hare made common cause win Al
pArtlsAnz of liberty an this sids gf N.
sea and have 6esrnest Il AZ important
enN S1E 1eis1oors snuuid D. tree truEz
AZ ci1rziee conzluarion a tsa< We our
selves snouis De- nave set AnerTc. ..ist.
A. A Waoie for the uses az trcer~ud~uf
nations azd political cr@srnen
Might - Maintain aI1he-
Out % s1ch thoughts srux Al cur mil
e1es. We regard war mer=ix a. a .u~mn.
Of asserting the rights az a 2eupis axalu.r
s@&Es.sian A1d We ara n derr=Iv t~aI-
aus % euerrtve ar 1frrzeorfaf >,sxsr x1rn.
N our o~n nation az a<xrzss.oa r-ur-
without We win mt maintain a xrxu.f.
inz army except for uses xnica a<- A
nee e7sary IN tines % peace 90 In rsr,~,
Of war and We shall alxays So IN :,
mat our military D.aes ssrzhEs~nrrr~nr /,
no longer than Is aerz4lly and ennrtruuu.
" needed fnr ras uses az daT. In whlrs
40 enemies nave against 1A Bur -.
20 oeii-Es N body az cr.- cftixena r.ac,
and s'1Hneieut 70 taxa care Of raa.-sweIw-.
anr OF the go~er1msnrz wnfen they nav.
SO 10 % serve them In our enusrfr,.ttos,
tnenseiE@s We save Commanded tnax IN,
n<he % me people 70 k=@p and b~a,
arms snail not % trfrtrx..f- xrf am
Condolences has besu thar aur saosry I,
u1ss Of canser would lie In me Using q
me rafion to taxa cara az lrsslt a. -,
rAruers rose NJ L@xsnxrun
b1c war has never been q mere u,asn~
OF men and gans Il IS a thing az sf-rf
pinned might II our ctr1xsns Az .x.r :
nsnr effectively UPON a sudden summon.
tney must know how modern axnxtnur 1
a9ne and what 70 90 when ths summon
comes 70 rsncer themselves Irrzu,e,sf. r.l,
Ss2iiznls and innef1atsly er-crtvs. A.,