Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-02-05

Young Men Must Be Trained.
Until fifty years ago the most OF
GU rpeople lived In country places and
the large majority OF our men knew
how to shoot gun. to ride horse
and to care for themselves In the
open. Now the majority OF the people
In the United States live In towns and
cities and comparatively few men
know how to shoot gun or ride
horse or to pitch tent BY the means
recommended by the president We can
train young men for the possible
emergency OF war without making
them bloodthirsty or without making
the nation In the least aggressive.
Whatever may be the present pro.
cedure In this respect. however. the
important point for immediate con.
sideratlon Is that the president of the
nation with an intimate knowledge OF
its foreign relations solemnly admon.
ishes us to prepare.
President Should Be ENCOURAGED.
To ignore his advice. under all cir.
cumstances. is nothing less than fool.
hardy. and our present duty is to
meet as citizens and let him know
and our representatives know that -
sustain him In his moderate proposals
for national preparedness.
Ordinarily | would not publicly dis.
Gus political question. because I am
engaged In educational work. but this
Is not a political question In the ordi
nary sense. II is II matter OF national
welfare and II rises above all parti
can consideration
In closing Colonel Ousley introduced
Major Charles II. Mills OF Corsicana
who delivered very eloquent and
patriotic address. Major Mills said
that II any apology were due for his
presence at the meeting he was read,
TO tender II. but did not believe thai
such would be required. He had tray
eled all over Texas, felt at home every
where lie was native Texan an,
that all Texans were his fellow citi
zens and he did not believe II neces
sary TO apologize for his appearance,
anywhere. He thanked Colonel Gus
ley for his words OF praise In his In
troductory and stated that all hav'
something In their lives to be proud OF
lie was especially proud OF tho heroi
deeds OF his ancestors and the rec
ords they had left on the pages OF his
tory. Another thing for which he wa
proud In connection with Bryan wa
because II was here he secured as hi
I partner for life what he believed a
the time and still believed TO be tn
. sweetest and grandest woman I've
created. Colonel Mills wife wa
Miss Ray Sims. daughter OF Colone
: and Mrs. NJ W. SIMS lie is ais
proud OF the fact that he was a Gel,
, gate to the great Baltimore Nationa
/, Democratic Convention and helped :
nominate Woodrow Wilson for pres
, dent. That he was a Woodrow WI
r son man before the convention. afte
the convention and Is still for hir
because he believes in him. We nee
; the president and the president need
,us. Our president is the watchma
on the tower; he knows things "
cannot know and where he leads "
, should not hesitate to follow. lie
, asking for a navy to protect our Sc;
! coast. for an army not for mili,arisI
b and conquest. but for defense and pr,
e lection"
A Since the eyentful hour OF Xerxe
/. defeat to this good time marvelou
4 deeds have been written upon hi
9 tories pages by the men who s
:. down to the sea in ships. but non
a not excepting the great naval hero'
:. OF other nations have ecllpsed In vale
Q and heroism the naval heroes
A America" He referred to John Pa
9 Jones. Admiral Perry, the gallal
$ Lawrence and many others. and addC
h that the president wants a navy alb
q t. preserve the traditions hand'
q down to us by the heroism OF u
patriots of the past. Are We to
denied our rights on the seas? I'll
seas are free and are as much on
: as any other nation. Must We pledl
N to some Shylock the pound OF fle'
~ to be cut nearest our hearts. or sh'
r. our president demand them and v
q sustain that right whatever the co
h may be? Our cotton and our whe
~ are denied that right on the seas
70 day and these are among the problem
"A that are now confronting our pre-
= dent. He says that writing notes h
become wearisome and do We wa
~ him to keep on writing notes, or
m we want him to write one more Al
70 let that settle IT, want to see Z
10 time come and come quickly when
will say. Il have spoken" and let u
- be the final word OF forty-eight Sc
ereign states and 100. 100000 patrio
That man who a. moi willing In fiR