New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-05
10 Calls for Reckoning
with Loud and Clamor-
ous "Hyphenates."
TELLS OF PLANS
IN NATIONS DEFENCE
Mods 100000 Citizen Soldiers
taoOO a Year-Murphy
Srubbed at Club Dinner.

hyphensted Americans WIN ~ S,''" r.',
49,, aroused his audience to a high
Di,eA Of enthusiasm in his speech 0"
,bc national defence at the flit'e'n an
'.e 80, dinner Of the Manhattan
n,', :, -. Hotel Biltmorc, last night.
A.. .oo men at the tables arose as
- ,bssred and waved small Amer
a.. as The President declared
,b,,itwss high time the nation should
..u .u,b groups Of men" TO a reckon
ing ,.io, - Tho rsss.
inc phrase Of "striet accountability" IN
n. Presidents reference to the ny
,bcpstes7 With his long chin e1-
tended and his Jaw set firmly, he used
,be word reckoning" with an emphasis
~ tone which could not be mistaken.
While all the points he made on ma
,;onsl defence were received with ap-
,isuss the enthusiasm was mild in
eonnarisor. There was a notable lack
~ approvsl when the President re-
ferred 10 the navy as zone Of the most
sTeient and rotable Of modern times.
an that was needed 10 bring IL to
non, OF extraordinary force and ef1-
eieacy as compared with the other
nsvies Of the world. he said, was "to
ia.ca our pace jn the policy we have
loag beer pursuing.
Tyerybody who Is anybody in Tam
msny Hall and few" independent
Democrats were present at the dinner.
Several men of political distinction out
SIDE OF the Tammany councils were
slse there Charles +. Murphy sat 81 a
table with SherifT-elect "Al" Smith,
Secretary Thomas I. Smith Of Tam
many Hall and Senator Robert T. Wag-
rer. Ncst all Of the Supreme Court
justices Of this district were some
wbsre in the audience.
{. L. Murphy Ignored.
An Incident which occurred during
The reception held b. the President in
d, large ball ldioiuing the banquet
room. prior 90 thc dinner, was inter-
laeied by several who observed il as
d'ree. rcbuke by the President TO the
chiei Of Tsmmany Hall. Mr.. Murphy
stood nth Secretary Smith near the
door through which the President
passed. shaking hands right and left
~ De made his way along the lines Of
good Democrats lie stepped forward
and shook hands with Mr.. Smith and
one or two others in the Murphy group.
There was no attempt on Mr.. Mur-
phys part 70 grasp the President
hand. and the President did not seek
his hand, though the Tammany Leader
stood within five feet Of others greeted
by Mr.. Wilson. There was no sign of
recognition between the two men. So
impressive was the incident that 1t al
most appeared 70 have been calculated
on the Presidents part.
The President spoke late. II was
1880 before he finished his speech.
Philip j. Britt. president of the Man
haitian Club; Morgan j. O'Brien, Pat
mex Francis Murphy and Frank K.
Lawrence, president of the Lotos Club,
preceded him None Of these speeches
hsd political significance. In intro
dusIng the President Mr.. Britt said:
lhs, We are not plunged into the
European conflict to-day is attributable
% The cool head, the great mind and
the patriotic heart of Woodrow Will
son.'
H! phenates" Assailed.
The part OF the Presidents speech
Nnieh aroused the greatest enthusiasm
vas as follows
Inc only thing within our own bor-
oes that has given US grave concern IN
recent months has been that voices
nave been raised in America processing
70 be the voices Of Americans which
were not indeed and in truth Ameri-
can, but which spoke alien sympathles,
which came from men who loved other
countries better than they loved Amer
Ns-men who we're partlsans Of other
causes than that Of America and had
forgotten that their chief and only al
isgisnee was 70 the great government
shaer which they live. These voices
rave not been many. but they have been
very loud and very olamorous. They
nave proceeded from a few who were
niier and who were grieyoUsly misled.
america has not opened its doors IN
VAN TO men and women out of other
nations. The vast majority of those
,sho have come TO take advantage OF
her hospitality have united their spirits
Win hers as we'll as their fortunes.
ihtse men who speak alien sympathies
are not their spokesmen, but are the
sposesmen Of small groups whom it is
hisn time that the nation should call TO
reckoning"
Preparation for Defence Only.
Despite the warlike flavor of the
riesidents speech there was discern
.e!e between the lines the inward
nought Of the advocate Of peace, for
s' made Il unmistakably clear that the
srmed forces OF the United States
would never be used for the purposes
q aggression.
We have u in mind TO be prepared,
y said, mot for war. but only for de
sneei and with the thought constant
IN our minds that the principles we
aoid most dear can be achieved by the
a,os processes Of history only in the
Nhdly and wholesome atmosphere OF
ssaee. ana lot by the use Of hostile
iofce."
me President declared that eff we
e had aggressive purposes and
.ne'ous ambitions, they were the fruit
oar thoughtlcss youth AS a nation,
Ne have put them aside" He re.
s'aIed his belief that the United
es would never again take another
OF territory by conquest.
,Ihe President lodged a protest
,ts'nst the manifestation Of religious
~ ~ rselsl prejudice in this country. He
1--we were the champions Of religious
sh here and everywhere. that IL
,.snl be our privilege TO give IT our
s.saasensnee and support. The govern
10y he said. was conscious Of the OBJ
s.'on. aud the nation was conscious
h,ae h,ae obligation.
i,ae said we could and should profit