Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-12-09

| today delivered his annual nsSSaS e 81 :
Joint session Of the two houses Of CON
greSs. He said in part;
Since I last had the priVileSs Of ad-
/ dressing you o. the state OF the Union
the war Of nations on the other side 81
I the sea. which had then only begun 10
disclose its portentous proportions. has
extended its threatening and sinister Scope
until il has swept within its flame some
portion OF every quarter q the slobe. not
excepting our hemisphere. has altered the
whole face Of International affairs. and
now presents prospect Of reorganiza-
ton and reconstruction such s. states
men and peoples have never been called
upon 10 attempt before.
We have stood apart. stuiiouSly neutral
Il was our manifest duty % do 50 In
the day Of rvadjuStrient and rscups-a-
ton We earnestly hope and believe that
We can be Of infinite service.
In this neutrality. TO which they were
hidden not only by their separate life and
their haoitual detachment from the poll
tics Of Europe buI also by : clear Per
eeplon ot International duty. the states
u America have becoms conscious Of :
new and more vital community q inter
est and NORA partnership II arai-s. more
clearly conscious q the many common
SNmpathisS and interests and duties which
bid them stand together
We have been put to the test II the case
II Mexico. and We have stood the test.
Whether We have benefited Mexico BY
the course We have pursued remains 70
y seen Her fortunes are in her own
hands But We have AZ least proved that
We VIII not take advantage q her in her
distress and undertake 70 impose upon
her an order and government Q: our own
choosing.
We Will aid and bstriead Mexico. hu,
We NIL ros coercs her and our course
Rr-N - -
proof 10 all America that We seek 10 Do
A'ic2- s-ze-ainty OF selfish controL
Net Hostile Rivals.
The moral :. that the states q Amer
Ca are not hostile rivals. but Cooper
atins friends. and that their growing
sense Of community q interest alike IN
matters political and in matters scorou-
&C. Is likely % give them = new Asniri-
,ancs as factors in International AFFAIRS
and in The political history Of the world
i presents them as II & very deep and
true sense unit in world affairs spir-
lla- partners. standing together bsca Use
thinking together. quick with common
sympathieS and common Ideals Sspsrs1-
u. they are subject 10 all the cross cur
rents Of the confused politics OF a world
u hostile rivalrisS; united in spirit and
purpose they cannot he disappointed Of
their peaceful destiny.
This Is Pan-Amsricsnisn- II has none
d the spirit Of empire in il Il Is the en-
oodinent- the ef1sctual embodiment Of
The spirit OF sw and Independence and
liberty and mutual service
There Is. I venture 10 point out. an ssre-
-ial significance just now attaching 10
his whole matter Of drawing the Amer
cas- together in bonds Of honorable psrr-
ne-ship and mutual advantage because OF
the economic Establishments which the
world must inevitably witness within the
next Senerauon. when peace shall have
AZ last resumed It's healthfui tasks In
the performance Of these tasks ! believe
the Americas 10 be destined 10 play their
parts together. I an interested 10 tx
your attention on this prospect now be-
cause unless you take il within your
view and permit the full significance Of
L 10 command your thought cannot
md the right light in which TO set forth
the particular matter that lies at the
very front Of my whole thought as 7 ad-
dress you today. I mean national de-
tense
Might to Maintain Right.
Out OF such thoughts grow all our poll
lies We regard war merely as E means
of asserting the rights Of q people against
aggression And We are as fierceiy jeal-
ous OF coercive or dictatorial power with
IN our own nation as OF aggression from
without We will not maintain : stand
necessary in times Of peace as in times
Of war, and We shall always see TO il
tnat our military peace establishment Is
no longer Than Is actually and continuous
" needed for the uses Of days in which
no enemies move against Us But we
DO believe in body Of free citizens ready
ana surncient TO take care Of themselves
and OF the governments which they have
set Up 10 serve them In our constitutions
themselves We have commanded that the
right Of the people TO keep and bear
arms shall not be infringed." and our
confidence has been that our safety in
times OF danger would lie in the rising OF
the nation TO take care Of itself. as the
farmers lose at Lexington.
But war has never been a mere matter
Of men and guns. II is a thing Of disci-
plined might II our citizens are ever to
night effectively upon a sudden summons
they must know Row modern fighting Is
done. and what 10 do when the summons
comes 10 render themselves Immediately
available and Immediately effective And
the government must be their servant in
this matter. must supply them with the
training they need TO take care OF them
selves and Of IL The military arm Of their
government. which they will not allow to
direct them. they may properly use to
serve them and make their independence
secure-and not their own independence
merely but the rights also OF those with
whom they have made common cause.
should they also be put in jeopardy
They must be fitted 10 play the great
role IN the world. and particularly in this
hemisphere. for which they are quail
ned by principle and by chastened ambi-
ton 10 PLAY
1t IS with these ideals in mind that the
plans Of the department OF war for more
adequate national defense were conceived
which Will b. laid before you. and which
l urge you 10 sarction and put into ef-
tect as soon as they can Be properly scru-
uni-ed and discussed They seem 10 me
the essential first steps. and they seem
10 me for the present sufficient
They contemplate an increase Of the
standing force Of the regular army from