Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-02-04
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APPLAUDS PRESIDENT
Fleet of United States Should
Be UnconQuerabIe, He De-
cIareSr 1.-THE Most Powerful
in the World"

greatest navy IN the M0AAu-
7 believe the navy of the United
States should be unconquerable." he
said. the greatest in the world"
The president declared submarine
commanders abroad have instructions
which for the most part conform with
international law. but that the act of
one commander might set the world
afre. including America
Upon the ocean there are hundreds
OF cargoes Of American goods he said.
Cotton. grain and all the bountifuI
supplies America is sending out TO the
vorld-and any one OF those cargoes.
any one of those ships. may be the
point OF contact that will bring America
into the war"
For the first time during the tour the
president told how one set of belliger-
ents was cut OF the world. He said
this kept the United States from help
ing them as it would like. He made the
statement in trying TO show that the
United States was really neutral
At the breakfast Of the St. Louis Bust
ness Mems league. the president de-
clsred here that he believed there would
never be another war like the present,
and that the war will hasten the time
Of general peace.
Governor Major. OF Missouri, sat next
TO the president. The room was deco
rated with American flags Enthusiastic
applause greeted the president as he
rose TO speak.
When he spoke OF his conviction that
a tariff board should be created the ap-
DIause was enthusiastic He then spoke
of national defense
FINDS OUT SOMETHING.
The president opened his coliseum
speech with the statement that he had
come seeking something in the middle
west and found it," He said he had
been told the middle west was against
preparedness. but did not believe il.
Il know the people OF the middle west
we're Just as patriotic as the rest OF
the nation" he said
No man can lead America where her
people don't want 10 be led. I believe
il 70 be my duty 10 subordinate my in
iividuaI feelings TO the conscientious
zttempt 70 interpret and express in
these international affairs the genuine
spirit OF my fellow citizens.
SO far as America Is concerned no
man need go amongst US preaching
peace. We are disciples OF peace al
ready and no man need preach that pos
OeI 20 Us
Suppose my neighb6rs house is On
fire and the roof is Of cOmbustible ma
teriaL it lis not my fault il the IRE
spreads. The danger is not from with
In but from without.
The commanders OF submarines for
the most part are in accord with law
Of nations but the act Of one command
er may set the world on FIRE
There are cargoes OF wheat and cot
ton and manufactured articles on the
sea and every one OF them may cause
trouble because they go into the zone OF
Ere America has drawn no fine points,
no new issues in her international rela-
lions She has merely asserted the
right OF mankind when the life OF man
Sind is threatened in a world aflame
with war She has rested upon what
is already written plain I'm the doeu-
ments Of international law"
The crow cheered when the president
said that some day statesmen OF the
older countries would have to admit
that il was America that kept burning
the flame OF international law upon its
altar when every other altar in the
world was swept by the winds of pas
sion. I am ready TO make every pa
tieut allowance" he continued. Tor
those whose tempers are upset oy war
L. s. REALLY NEUTRAL
.-vou know how one set OF belliger-
ants is shut or from the rest of the
world Therefore the United States is
not able TO express itself toward them
a. they would like. ] believe the Uni
ted states is really neutral
NY fellow citizens. while we know
our own purpose it does not follow tnat
other nations understand :.
Men press forward with sort OF
blind recklessness-
NoT UP TO AMERICA
..T-be peace Of the world. including
.-,crfca rests with the remainder Of
tie world and not with America
EITHER We shall sit still and wait
Tor the need for immediate national de-
tense to come and then call for volun-
tears Who would be. for the first few
months. impotent as against a trained
and experienced enemy; or we snall
don't the ancient American principle
mat the men OF the country shall be
resdv TO take care o. their own govern
u,eut."
Tire crowd rosred with approval.
You have either got TO get the men
Of this nation ready 20 Withstand the
first onslaught or you've got 10 be ready
=, SuHer from the first disaster
When the president said he was only
asking for a trained citizenship he was
sheered- lie said he did not want To
command a great army. but 10 command
he support and confidence of his fellow
citizens. lie urged that il would De
cruel to send unframed men into battle
The plans now before congress are
merely plans 10 save the lives OF -Ameri-
can Youths" he said, "and those plans
will 20 through. I am not insisting
uDon the details. but upon the princi-
pie
THE modern fighting ship submarine
every instrument Of modern warfare
must be handled by experts. All we
are asking for now is sufficient num-
her Of experts and a sufficient number
of vessels at their disposal. There is
no better service in the world than
the service OF the United States navy.
But the navy must have more ships
and we are going TO give the navy the
ships IL needs
we Oght to have the greatest navy in
the world" ne declared amid great APP
Dlause He explained that the coast
lire OF the United States was so long
that many ships were needed
SHOULD HIRE a HALL
The president said there were many
people in the United States talking about