carry it ?>r ><>me wandering yacht dis
plays it. w??u.M take a loni: time ami
involve many ilo?ai!o<j items ot legislation.
and the trade which we ought
immediately t-> handle would disappear
or find other channels while we
debated the items.
The case is h??t unlike tb.it which
confronted us Then our own continent
was to he opened up to seTtiement ami
industry, ami we needed lonii lines <4
railway, extended means of transportation
prepared beforehand, if vt*l? ;?
ment was not tt? lau intolerably ami
wait interminably We lavishiy sub
sidized the building of transconti
cental railroads We look back upon
that with regret now. because the subsidies
led to many scandals of whicn
we are ashamed, but we know tnat
tne rauroans naa 10 ne ouiit. ana 11
we had it to do over again we should
of course build them, but in another
way. Therefore i propose another
way of providing the means of transportation,
which must precede, not
tardily follow, the development of our
trade with our Deighbor states of
America. It may seem a reversal of
the natural order of things, but it i9
true, that the routes of trade must be
ctually opened?by many ships and
regular sailings and moderate charges
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?Derore streams or mercuunuise win
flow freely and profitably through
them.
SAYS SHIPPING BILL
IS VERY IMPORTANT.
It Should Be Passed to Profit by Opened
Gates of Trade.
Hence the pending shipping bill, discussed
at the last session, but as yet
passed by neither house. In my judg
ment such legislation Is Imperatively
needed and cannot wisely be postponed.
The government must open these
gates of trade, and open them wide,
open them before it is altogether profitable
to open them or altogether reasonable
to ask private capital to open
them nt a venture. It is not a question
of the government monopolizing the
field. It should take action to make
it certain that transportation at reasonable
rates will be promptly provided,
even where the carriage is not
at first profitable, and then, when the
carriage has become sufficiently profitable
to attract and engage private capital
and engage it in abundance, the
government ought to withdraw. I
very earnestly hope that the congress
will be of this opinion and that both
booses will adopt this exceedingly im.
portant bill.
The great subject of rural credits
still remains to be dealt with, and It
- - -? -a ^|#
is a matter or ueep regret ium iuc unRealties
of the subject have seemed to
render it Impossible to complete a bill
for passage at this session. But it cannot
be perfected yet. and therefore
there are no other constructive measures
the necessity for which I will at
this time call your attention to, but
I would be negligent of a very mani
fest duty were I not to call the attention
of the senate to the fact that the
proposed convention for safety at sea
awaits its confirmation and that the
limit fixed in the convention itself for
its acceptance is the last day of the
present month The conference in
reMnh thi? rvmrpntion originated was
called by the United States. The rep
resentatives of the United States play
ed a very influential part indeed in
framing the provisions of the proposed
convention, and those provisions are in
themselves for tbe most part admira
ble. It would hardly be consistent
with the pr?rt we have played in the
whole matter to let it drop and go by
the board as if forgotten and neglect
ed. It was ratified in May last by the
German government and in August by
the parliament of Great Britain It
marss a most nopeiui auu uecjut-u nu
ance In international civilization. SVe
should show our earnest good faith In
ft great matter by adding our own ae*
eeptance of it
COASTS OF ALASKA
SHOULD BE SURVEYED.
Present Dangers to Navigation Ought
to Be Removed by Charts.
There is another matter of which 1
must make special mention, if I" am to
discharge my conscience, lest it should
escape your attention. It may seem a
very small thing. It affects only a
; r>.,4
6ingle Item or appropriation. oui
many human lives and many great enterprises
hang upon it. It is the matter
of making adequate provision for
the survey and charting of our coasts.
It is immediately pressing and exigent
In connection with the immense coast
line of Alaska, a coast line greater
than that of the United States themselves,
though it is also very important
indeed with regard to the older
coasts of the continent
We cannot use our great Alaskan
domain, ships will not ply thither, it
those coasts and their many hidden
dangers are not thoroughly surveyed
The wnrlr is incomplete
auu v.uai u.u> a.?.>v ~ -
at almost every point Ships and lives
have been lost in threading what were
supposed to be well known main channels.
We have not provided adequate
vessels or adequate machinery for the
survey and charting. We have used
old vessels that were not big enough
or strong enough and which were so
neariy unseaworthy that our inspectors
would not have allowed private owners
to send them to sea. This is a
matter which, as I have said, seems
small, but is in reality very great Its
importance has only to be looked intc
to be appreciated.
: GOVERNMENT ECONOMY !
IS VERY IMPERATIVE.'
Urges Systematic Reorganization to
Gain Greater Efficiency.
! Before 1 close mnv I say a
J '
words upon two topics mucn uiscussru
out of doors upon which it is highly!
Important ih.it our judgments should
he clear, definite and steadfast?
One of these is economy in go.'ern
ment expenditures. The duty of econ-1
i oniy is not debatable It is manifest
' and imperative. la the appropriations!
we pass we are spending the money;
of the great people whose servauts we
are?rot our own. We are trustees and
responsible stewards in the spending
The only thing debatable and upon
i which we should be careful to make
! our thought and purpose clear is thej
; kind of economy demanded of us. II
assert with the greatest confidence I
that the people of the United Statesi
are not jealous of the amount their
government costs If they are sure that
they got what they need and desire for
I the outtay, that the money is being
spent for objects of wbicb they ap-l
prove and that it is being applied with;
good business sense and management j
Governments grow piecemeal both
in tneir tasks and in the means oy 1
i which those tasks are to he performed. >
and very few jrovernrnents are organI
ized. 1 venture to say. as wise and ex- |
periewed business men would organize,
fliem if they had a clean sheet, of paper
! to write upon. Certainly the govern- J
ment of ttie Hutted States is not I
i I
I think that it is generally agreed that:
| there should he a systematic reorgani- J
' zatioD and reassembling of its parts J
| so as to secure greater efficiency and j
effect considerable savings Id expense, j
But the amount of money saved in thatj
j way would. I believe, though no doubt
considerable in itself, running. It may j
be, into the millions, be relatively j
small?small. 1 mean, in proportion to
the total necessary outlays of the gov- j
eminent. It would be thoroughly:
worth effecting, as every saving would, ;
great or small.
Our duty is not altered by the scale |
of the saving. But my poirt is that
the people of the United States do not
wish to curtail the activities of this
government They wish, rather, to en- j
large them, and with every enlarge- !
; ment, with the mere growth, indeed, j
of the country itself, there must come, j
of course, the inevitable increase of expense.
The sort of economy we ought
to practice may be effected, and ought
to be effected, by a careful study and
assessment of the tasks to be performed,
and the money spent ought to
be made to yield the best possible returns
in efficiency and achievement
And, like good stewards, we should so
account for every dollar of our appropriations
as to make it perfectly evident
what it was spent for and in
what way it was spent.
It is net expenditure but extra va
gance that we should fear being criticised
for. not paying for the legitimate
enterprises and undertakings of
a great government whose people com- 1
mand what it should do, but adding
1 111 U?? fr^-rrr ru?11 ? .
wnat win ueiieui vmy a ic>? ui
ing money out for what need not have
been undertaken at all or might have
been postjxmed or hetter and more
economically conceived and carried
out. The nation is not niggardly; it is
very generous. It will chide us only
if we forget for whom we pay money
out and whose money it is we pay ,
These are large and general ctandards. \
but they are not very difficult of appli
cation to particular cases.
PRESIDENT OPPOSED TO
BIG STANDING ARMY.
.
Speaks Plainly and Directly on Ques- J
tion of National Defenses.
The other topic I shall take leave
to mention goes deeper into the principles
of our national life and policy.
It Is the subject of national defense.
It cannot be discussed without first j
answering some very searching ques- J
tion3. It is said in some quarters that j
we are not prepared for war. What is ;
meant by being prepared? Is it meant
that we are not ready upon brief notice
to put a uation in the field, a nation
of men trained to arms? Of
course we are not ready to do that,
and we shall never be in time of peace
so long as we retain our present poiit
! ical principles and institutions Ann
i what is it that It Is suggested we
| 6bould be prepared to do?to defend
: ourselves against attack? We have al J
ways found means to do that and!
; shall find them whenever it is neces- i
| sary without calling our people away:
j from their necessary tasks to render,
I compulsory military scrvice in times
of peace.
Allow me to speak with great plain
ness aDd directness upon this great
matter and to avow my convictions:
j with deep earnestness. I have tried
' to know what America is, wbat her
people think, what they are. what they
most cherish and hold dear. 1 hope j
that some of their tiner passions are in
my own heart?some of the great cou-1
1 eeptions and desires which gave birth
to this (government and which have
made the voice of this people a voice
of peace and hope and liberty among
j the peoples of the world, and that,
speaking mv own thoughts, 1 shall, at
least in part, speak theirs also, however
faintly and inadequately, upon j
this vital matter.
We are at peace with all the world!
No one who speaks counsel Dasea on
fact or drawn from a just and candid
interpretation of realities can say timl
there is reason to fear that from any
quarter our independence or the integrity
of our territory is threatened.
Dread of tbe power of any other naj
tkm, we are incapable_of.__ We are not
jealous of rivalry in ttie nolds or <-o!>
mrive or of any otlu*r peaceful achieve
inent. We moan to live our own !iv?>
as we will. but we mean also to let
live. We are. indeed, a true friend r?
all the nations of the world, beraust
we threaten none, covet the posses
sions of none, desire the overthrow of
none.
Our friendship can he accepted and
is accepted without reservation. i>e
cause it is offered in a spirit and fnt
a purpose which no one need eve:
question or suspect. Therein lies our
greatness. We are the champions ot
peace and of concord. And we should
be very jealous of this distinction
which we have sought to earn, just
now we should be particularly jealous
of it. because if is our dearest present
hope that this character and reputation
may presently, in God's providence,
bring us an opportunity such as has
seldom been vouchsafed any nation,
the opportunity to counsel and obtain
oeace in the world and reconciliation I
and a healing settlement of many a
matter that has cooled and Interrupted
the friendship of nations. Tbis Is i
the time above all others wben we
should wish and resolve to fc ;?ep our j
strength by self possession, our in flu j
ence by preserving our ancient princi-1
pies of action.
From the first we have had a clear;
and settled policy with regard to rnili- j
tarv establishments. We never nave j
had. and while we retain our present
principles and ideals we never shall
hnn* m inr<7P standing army It asked.!
Are you ready to defend yourselves? j
we reply. Most assuredly; lo trie utmost
And yet we shall not turn j
America into a military camp. We!
will not ask our young men tv spend !
the best years of their lives making'
soldiers of themselves. There is an- j
other sort of energy in ns. It will
know how to declare itself and make
itself effective should occasion arise.
And especially when half the world is
on fire we shall be careful to make our
mora ^isurance against the spread of
the conflagration very definite and certain
and adequate indeed.
Let us remind ourselves, therefore,
nf th*? onlv thins we can do or will do i
We must depend In every time of national
peril, in the future as in the
past, not upon a standing array nor yet
upon a reserve army. Out upon a citizenry
trained and accustomed to arms.
It will be right enough, right American
policy, based upon our accustomed
principles and practices, to provide a
system by which every citizen who
will volunteer for the training may De
made familiar with the jise of modern j
arms, the rudiments of drill and ma- i
neuver and the maintenance and sanl- !
tation of camps. We should encourage
such training and make it a means of
discipline whicb our young men will
learn to value. I
It Is right that we should provide It
not only, but that we should make it
R8 attractive aa possible, and so Induce
uur young men to undergo It at such j
times as they can command a little
freedom and can seek tht#|physical development
they need, for mere health's
sake, If for nothing more. Every
means by which such tfcings can hel
stimulated Is legitimate, and such a
method smacks of true American ideas
It Is right too, that the national guard
of the states should be developed and
strengthened by every means which Is
not inconslsteut with our obligations j
to our own people or with tb^ estab j
lished policy of our government, and
this also not because the time or occasion
specially calls for such measures,
hut because it should be our constant
policy to make these provisions for our
national peace and safety.
More than tJhis carries with it a reversal
of the wbole history and char
acter of our polity. More than this,
proposed at this time, permit me to
say, would mean merely that we had
lost our self possession, that we bad
been thrown off our balance by a war
with which -we have nothing to do.
whose causes cannot touch us. whose
rery existence affords us opportunities
of friendship and disinterested service
which should make as ashamed of any
thought of hostility or fearful prepara
;
TRAINED CITIZENRY FOR
DEFENSE.
We must depend In every time
of national peril * * * upon
a citizenry trained and accus*
tomed to arms. * * We
should encourage such training
and make it a means of ciisciniinA
which our vouna nen will
learn to value. * * It it
right, too, that the national
guard of the states should be
developed and strengthened by
every means which is not inconsistent
with our obligations
to our own people or with the
established policy cf our government.
tlon for trouble. This is assuredly the
opportunity for which a people and a
Kl-sv amwq ro icnH nn
?UVtM UULltUL i-mc *>uii3 ?> ci c IUICI.U
the opportunity not only to speak, but
actually to embody and exemplify tbe
counsels of peace and amity and tbe
lasting concord whicb is based on justice
and fair and generous dealing.
POWERFUL NAVY IS
AMERICAN POLICY.
United States Will Continue to Remain
Strong on the Seas.
A powerful navy we bave always
r-M.n?rnr* I
U^U &vu: uu* umvu* i?>
means of defense, and It has always
| been of defense that we have thought
never of aggression or of conquest
But who shall tell us now what sort
| of navy to build? We shall take leave
i to be strong upon the seas in the fu
| ture as in the past and there will be
no thought of offense or_of provocation
I
1 fn tfi.it. Out ships are our natural
: bulwarks. Wh?*n will the experts tHI
us just vvh:it kind uv should ( msrru.'t.
j and when will they he ;ii:ht for ton
'' years together. if the relative efficiency
I of ?-raft of 'MTrtvtit kinds and u-es
i continues to change as we have seen
j It change under our very eves in these,
! last few mouths V
i Hut I turn away from the subject,
j It is not new There is no new neeU
1 to discuss it We <hall not alter our
attitude toward it be?-au<e some among
us are nervous and excinii We shall
easyly and sensibly a give upon a policy
of defense The question has not
changed its aspects because the times
*re not uormal. Our policy will notj
be for an occasion. It will be conceiv j
ed as a permunent and settled thing
which we will pursue at all seasons
without haste and after a fashion per-j
I'ectly consistent with the peace of the
world, the abiding friendship of states
and the unhampered freedom of all
with whom we deaL I>et there be no
misconception. The rountry has been
misinformed We have not been neg
; ligeut of nntlonal defense we are not
! unmindful of tbe great responsibility
! resting upon us. We shall learn and
profit by tbe lesson of every experience
and every new circumstance, and
what is needed will be adequately
tone.
1 close, as 1 beg.an, by reminding
; you of tbe great tasks and duties or
| pea<*e which challenge our best powers
and invite us to build what will uist,
tbe tasks to which we can address our!
selves now and at all time with free
hearted zest and with all tbe finest
gifts of constructive wisdom we possess
To develop our life and our re
sources, to supply our own people and
the people of the world as their need
arises from the abundant plenty of
our fields and our marts of trade, to
enrich the commerce of our own states :
and of the world with the products ui j
our mines, our farms and our facto
ries. with the creations of our thought
and the fruits of our character?this
U what will hold our attention and
1 our enthusiasm steadily now and in
j the years to come as we strive to
show in our life as a natioo what liberty
and the inspirations of aD eman- i
cipated spirit may do for men and for
societies, for individuals, for state?
and for mankind.
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Witness,
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SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY I
Notice is hereby given that tie un-j
dersigned on the ISth day of Decemoer
1914, at 10 a. m. at the late residence
of J. W. Hartman, deceased, will sell
the following named personal property,
viz:
One horse, one mule, farming implements.
household and kitchen furniture
and any other personal property
belonging to tf:e said deceased
at the time of his death.
Terms of sale cash.
(Signed)
Carrie Hartman,
W. A. Hartman,
Pvo^ntriv nn.fi Executor.
December 2nd, 1914. i
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