The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-01-28


the men or women who seeking to put
bis or her political or personal ambi-
ton balks, or attempts to balk this
plan for the welfare Of the whole
people; woe to him who, forgetting
his duty to his people seeks mis- own
glory or advancement rather than cam
dor, than honor or the duty Of nonpar-
tisan service for the good~of all. =
"a This is the year Of accounting, the
speaker continued, the year in which the
people Of the eohntfy arc going to
make It's governors answer 70 them for
the deeds they have done and the deeds
they have left undone. This Is the
year In which the nation expects, aud
rightly expects action, not talk. And
he intimated that he was weary Of talk
and proposed to act,
Applaad Hint or Action
This brought forth round after round
Of cheering from the crowded seats.
When the applause ceased Mr.. Will
SON began to praise Congressman Mann,
floor leader Of the Republican party in
the house of representatives, for the
address made by him few days ago,
in which Mr.. Mann had advocated
nonpartisan support of the military and
naval plans Of the administration. The
president said that he believed that
such speech would bear splendid
fruit. IA -a@ s .s #at..1aT.
The President admitted that he had
in the past told congress that pre-
paredAess was not a pressing need OF
the nation. He had believed what he
had said at that time, but he had
learned differently since then, and hav-
ing learned differently was prepared to
shoulder the blame for his mistake AMI
was ready to do what he could to
rectify it. st.r.,.. TX. .E!',-...@ ~
Speaking Of the plan Of Secretary
Garrison for an army of trained men
he said, while he believed that hia
plan is the best which can be secured
at present and nnder all the condi-
tions confronting the country, he per-
sOnally cares nothing for the details,
and will be satisfied If congress will
give the country legislation which will
provide us with an army of 100000
trained men to act as reserves to our
regulars in time of trouble, reserves
capable of speedy mobilization and
instant effectiveness. g
American business men, he continued,
have in the past taken their stand for
the policy of protection, tariff wall be-
hind which they stood, barring out the
rest of the commercial world. But times
have changed, especially since the out
| break of the war. The great American
combinations of capital are now seeking
to gain a share of the world s trade, If
| this Is to continue the people of the
country must realize that II means a
new foreign policy, and that they can
no longer shelter themselves behind an
artificial barrier, but must 20 forth
prepared to meet the competition of 9TH
er peoples on the level Of equal oppor-
tunity. This in turn means added pos.
sibility of war with rival commercial
nations, he said. "N...#: r., -
Furthermore he said, Americans have
from the very beginning of the history
Of the land, stood for liberty, As cham
PiOns of freedom here and everywhere
in the Western Hemisphere we have en-
tered into two wars, the war with
Mexico and with Spain over Cuba. Yet
should we find ourselves drawn into the
vortex of a war for liberty or for
, freedom we should be impotent, help.
less, unable TO accomplish anything.
My reasons foI arging upon you the
principle of preparedness, ~ he said In
conclusion" is that preparedness will
enable us to defend our own rights
abroad insure the realization Of our
internal development and to protect
the peace and autonomy Of the OGksa
American peoples, -