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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 11 Nov 1915, p. 6

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•TRT WE MUST PME Larfler Army and Rapldfy Built Up Navy Called For. ,.v -<^2. 'If3 • i'-IV- PLAN OF NATIONAL DEFENSE Mr. Wilson, Addressing Manhattan. Club at Fiftieth Anniversary Din- ner, Asks Support for Admin­ istration Program, New York, NOT. 5.--President Wil­ son was the guest of honor and the principal speaker at the fiftieth anni­ versary dinner of the Manhattan club last night at the Biltmore hotel. There was a great gathering of distin­ guished men, and the chief executive took the occasion to tell them and the country what his administration Is planning in the way of national de­ fense. Our ambition, said Mr. Wilson, Is not only to be free and prosperous ourselves, but also to be the friend and thoughtful partisan of those who are free or who desire freedom the world ovqr. We shall, he declared he believed, never again take another foot of territory by conquest, or seek to make an independent people sub­ ject to our dominion. Because of the great European conflict, said the pres­ ident. "from one end of our own dear country to the other men are asking one another what our own force is, how far we are prepared to maintain ourselves against any interference with our action or development" Though the mission of America In the world is essentially a mission of peace and good will among men, de­ clared Mr. Wilson, we feel justified in preparing ourselves to vindicate our right to Independent and unmolested motion by making the force that is In us ready for assertion. Plans for the Army. "And we know," continued the pres­ ident, "that we can do this in a way that will be itself an illustration of the American spirit. In accordance with our American traditions we want and shall work for only an army adequate to the constant and legitimate uses of times of international peace. But we do want to feel that there is a great body of citizens who have received at least the most rudimentary and neces­ sary forms of military training; that they will be ready to form themselves into a fighting force at the call of the nation; and that the nation has the munitions and supplies with which to equip them without delay should It be necessary to call them into action. We wish to supply them with the training they need, and we think we can do so without calling them at any time too long away from their civilian pursuits. "It is with this idea, with this con­ ception in mind that the plans have been made which it will be my privi­ lege to lay before the congress at its next session. That plan calls for only such an increase in the regular army of the United States as experience has proved to be required for the perform­ ance of the necessary duties of the army in the Philippines, in Hawaii, in Porto Rico, upon the borders of the United States, at the coast fortifica­ tions, and at the military posts of the interior. For the rest, it calls for the training within the next three years of a force of 400,000 citizen soldiers to be raised in annual contingents of 133,- 000, who would be asked to enlist for three years with the colors and three years on furlough, but who during their three years of enlistment with the colors would not be organized as a standing force but would be expect­ ed merely to undergo Intensive train­ ing for a very brief period of each year. Their training would take place In Immediate association with the or­ ganized units of the regular army. It would have no touch of the amateur about it, neither would it exact of th* volunteers more than they could give in any one year from their civilian pursuits. "And none of this would be done In such a way as in the slightest degree to supersede or subordinate our pres­ ent serviceable and efficient National Guard. On the contrary, the National Guard itself would be used as a part of the instrumentality by which train­ ing would be given the citizens who enlisted under the new conditions, and I should hope and expect that the leg­ islation by which all this would be ac­ complished would put the National Guard itself upon a better and more permanent footing than it has ever been before, giving it not only the rec­ ognition which it deserves but a more definite connection with the military organization of the nation. ^ For Development of the Navy. "It has been American policy time of mind to look to the navy as the first and chief line of defense The navy of the United States is al­ ready a very great and efficient force. Not rapidly, but slowly, with careful attention, our naval force has been developed until the navy of the United States stands recognized as one of the most efficient and notable of the mod­ ern time. All that is needed in order to bring It to a point of extraordinary force and efficiency as compared with the other navies of the world is that we should hasten our pace In the policy we have long been pursuing and that chief of all we should have a definite policy of development not msde from year to year but looking well Into the future and planning for a definite consummation. We can and should profit in all that we do by th» experience and example that have been made obvious to us by the mili­ tary and naval events of the actual present. It is not merely a matter of building battleships and cruisers and submarines, bet also a matter of mak­ ing sure that we shall have the ade­ quate equipment of men and muni­ tions and supplies for the vessels we build and intend to build. Part of our problem is the problem of what I may call the mobilization of the resources of the nation at the proper time if it should ever be necessary to mobilize them for national defense. We shall study the efficiency and adequate equipment as carefully as we shall study the number and size of our ships, and I believe that the plans al­ ready in part made public by the navy department are plans whicte»tfife whole nation can approve with rational en­ thusiasm. "No thoughtful man feels any panic haste in this matter. The country is not threatened from any quarter. She stands in friendly relations with all the world. Her resources are known and her self-respect and her capacity to care for her own citizens and her own rights. There is no fear amongst us. Under the new world conditions we have become thoughtful of the things which all reasonable men con­ sider necessary for security and self- defense on the part of every nation confronted with the great enterprise of human liberty and independence. That is all. "In the fulfillment of the program I propose I shall ask for the hearty sup­ port of the country, of the rank and file of America, of men of all shades of political opinion. I would not feel that I was discharging the solemn ob­ ligation I owe the country were I not to speak in terms of the deepest solemnity of the urgency and necessi­ ty of preparing ourselves to guard and protect the rights and privileges of our people, our sacred heritage of the fathers who struggled to make us an independent nation. Hits at the Hyphenates. "The only thing within our own bor­ ders that has given us grave concern in recent months has been that voices have been raised in America profess­ ing to be the voices of Americans which were not indeed and in truth American, but which spoke alien sym­ pathies, which came from men who loved other countries better than they loved America, men who were par­ tisans of other causes than that of America and had forgotten that their chief and only allegiance was to the great government under which they live. These voices have not been many, but they have been very loud and very clamorous. They have pro ceeded from a few who were bittei and who were grievously misled America has not opened its doors in vain to men and women 4tut of othei nations. The vast majority of those who have come to take advantage o! her hospitality have united their spirits j with hers as well as their fortune^ j These men who speak alien sympa- ! thies are not their spokesmen, but are j the spokesmen of small groups whom j it is high time that the nation should call to a reckoning. The chief thing necessary in America in order that she should let all the wo>ld know that she is prepared to main­ tain her own great position is that the real voice of the nation should sound forth unmistakably and In ma­ jestic volume, in the deep unison of a common, unhesitating national feel­ ing. I do not doubt that upon the first occasion, upon the first opportu­ nity, upon the first definite challenge, that voice will speak forth in tones which no man can doubt and with commands which no man dare gain­ say or resist. "May I not say, while I am speak­ ing of this, that there is another dan­ ger that we should guard against? We should rebuke not only manifes­ tations of racial feeling here in Amer­ ica where there should be none, but also every manifestation of religious and sectarian antagonism. Here is the nation God has builded by our hands. What shall we do with it? Who is there who does not stand ready at all times to act in her behalf in a spirit of devoted and disinterest­ ed patriotism? We are yet only in the youth and first consciousness of our power. The day of our country's life is still but in its fresh morning. Let us lift our eyes to the great tracts of ljfe yet to be conquered in the in­ terests of righteous peaco^^Come, let us renew our allegiance to America, conserve her strength in its purity, make her chief among those who serve mankind, self-reverenced, self- commanded, mistress of all forces of quiet counsel, strong above all others in good will and the might of Invin­ cible justice and right" 1 -;s: BRITISH WOUNDED RETURNING FROM FIRING LINE |A: !v) IS h Japanese Breakfast. Japane8e breakfast con- ***** ,of r,i,ce' m,so 8°«P. Pickles and occasionally fish. Tea is always wved with iueals, and is drunk clear, without sugar or cream. Miso soup consists of strips of radishes, sea- weod, eggplant, or other vegetables cooked with bean curd and water. The cooking is not continued for a long period, and so few vegetables are seed that the soup partakes only •Ugitijr of flavor j* the ingredi- 4Dt&' • '• *****' y * ' To stop Quarreling. Installation of a phonograph In his court room to reduce to a minimum family quarrels is the plan of Police Judge Joseph H. Brady of Kansas City, Kan. Hereafter when family quarrels come into court. Judge Brady an­ nounced tonight, a phonograph will take down each bit of testimony, re­ cording the inflections and Interrup- tions of other wltresses. Then a few days later he will summon all who took part in the case, produce the phonograph records and have them listen to their testimony. "There will be no further need for a Judge," said Judge Brady. "Those who took part will feel so ashamed of the entire proceedings they will drop the matter right there. No per­ son would quarrel with neighbors if they knew how the court proceedings would appear to others. Curious Old Watch. An old French watch, square In shape, which is so arranged that ev­ ery step of the owner helps to keep the spring tightened, is the property of a man living in San Diego, Cal. This watch is described In the World s Advance, as the only watch In the world that winds itself. It keeps per­ fectly accurate time, and has worn out several good cases in its day. A key is provided for the watch, to be used when the owner is 111 or unabl* to walk about. UNDERWOOD ..I ThlS t1S believed t0 be one of the flrst Pictures to reach this country in connection with the' desperate British ~°°S" "^e losses were extremely large on both sides and hundreds of wounded Tommies trudged back to the field hospitals from the firing line after temporary dressing of their wounds. It is thought that these are the first pictures to pass the censor showing the British wounded after the battle. AUSTRIAN MORTAR HAMMERING THE SERBIANS One of the huge Austrian 30.5 mortars engaged in making untenable a position of the Serbians not far from the Montenegrin frontier. The clothing of the gun crew shows the weather In that mountainous region already was wintry. WAR SPARES NEITHER AGE NOR YOUTH I SCENE IN ALPINE WARFARE This photograph, taken recently near the battle line in France, shows an eighty-year-old matron and her two grandchildren, all that remain of a once happy and prosperous family whose home was destroyed by German ihells. DISINFECTING SERBIAN SOLDIERS Members of the American Red Cross in Serbia sprayiag troops with dis­ infectant after their return from a long stay in the trenches. WORTH KNOWING Birds of prey generally seek their prey in the daytime, while beasts of prey generally seek theirs at night. The railroads of this country kill 10,000 persons every year, most of the unfortunates being trespassers. Enlistments in th«5 United States army are being eucourag«d by means of moving pictui <s of soldier life. One bricklayet jan lay about 1,600 pr 1,600 bricks ln.ji day of 10 hours, lefviuj;. jpiots rough. , , ^ , The wealth of the TTnfted States at the time of the breaking out of the great war was equal to the combined wealth of Great Britain .nd France. It is said that an artificial coffee has been invented by a Japanese, which has t. large percentage of nourish­ ment, the right flavor and low cost. The value of all the gold produced In the United States from 1792 to January 1, 1914, Is estimated by the United States geological survey at $3,549,799,400; the value of the sllvar at $1,709,517,000. M-M * * I \ i X-f' ?< 's A dangerous climb made by an Aus­ trian troop close to the frontier in an engagement with the Italians. The photograph shows the hazardous posi­ tion of one of the wounded Austrians, who is being aided up the mountain­ side by his comrades above him, while two other members of his troon are below ready to save him should the rope break. Such sights as this are almost a daily occurrence in the Alpine fighting. Activities of Women. Women are helping to build trenches in Turkey. Mrs. Frederick Gardner, prominent in St. Louis society, is now touring the California mountains hunting for bear and deer. Female studentB at the Harvard summer school have organized a club in which each mfember pledges her­ self not to marry before she is twen­ ty-five and then only to a man whov is earning at leaBt $2,000 a year. Princess White Deer, a Mohawk In­ dian maiden from the St. Regis res­ ervation, is now in England, where she will marry a Russian officer to whom she has been engaged for more than a year. "Aunt Betsy" Clark Is the oldest person in West Virginia, having passed her one hundred and twelfth mile­ stone. Even at her advanced age she does most of her housework and does not wear glasses nor have any use for a cane. Her Point of View. Miss Flypp--1 learn from the pa­ pers that dress goods will be much higher than they were last fall. Miss Prim--Well, I'm glad of it I never did approve of those decollete costumes. ,<• -.-'i : JST^LKKFLSCJ' .J -JTSA For the Water. A good small water garden may be made by sinking a galvanized tub ia the ground, filling it with water and planting water plants In it The tub may be lifted and put in a cool, light cellar ovar wiBtqrr DIDN'T IMPRESS HIM MUCH Btft Listener Was Ready to Admit He Heard th® v ;JUnder Difficulties. - 'A'Tt&W minister in a rural district who wished to make the acquaintance of the members of his congregation, and also to discover whether they were pleased with his discourses, met an old farmer whoso face he recog­ nized as one who had attended the church the previous Sunday, and. stop­ ping him. said: "Mr. Brown, ho*? did you like my iermon last Sunday?" "Well, parson." replied the old man, "you see, 1 didn't have a fair chance to judge. Right in front of me was old Miss Smith and the rest of that gang with their mouths wide open just a swallerin' down all the best of your sermon; 'n' what reached me. parson, was purty pbor stuff, purty poor stuff." When all others fftll to please ' Try Denison's Coffee. ... A&; ordinary bookkeeper's hand travels about 10,000 miles, a year over ledger j.ages. Familiar to him. ^v.- Judge Clayton of Alabama tells of a Qa ense in a court of that state in whichr the first witness callfcd was an age<|r iff- colored man. . 1 JSs > Before he was sworn the presiding magistrate directed *hitt the nsui| Sis? question be put to the fellow ~0» •,"*?& you know the nature of an oath?" ^ The old, colored map shifted himself from one foot to tne other before r®» plying. A sly grin cropt into his face. - "Weill, jedge," said he, "I can't say ^ how 'tis wid mos' folks; but, yQ* ^ honob, I reckon It's sorter seco^' i^a* • ^ ture wld me."' ' > More Important.^ ^ "Has your son picked out a for himself yet?" "Heavens, no! It takes all that botft time picking out socks and neckties." Not Gray Hairs bnt Tired Etm make us look older than we are. Keep yosi Eye* young and you will look young. 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