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Press, 1 U I 7 PUBL.1SH eP TWICBA WBSKW;8DAYS AISD SATURDAYS fcfctt VOL. XXXV No. 47 X1NSTON. N O.. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1915 PRICE FIVE CENTS 1SRKS: PASSION IS FOR PEACE PRESIDENT 'MC T0SIXTY-F0URTH: Democracy's Great Leader and Senateparcncss. the Chief Thought, As Was den of Thought Should Be Its Independence Sur$ by Wares to . Foreign Markets Moral Federation and of Western Hemisphere Urged ' ' ' i. . 'j , .. (By the Washington Dec. 7. Preparedness by . the - whole western hemisphere, in moral partnership and co-opera-' tion in, American1 aims, policies and national economics is the mammoth conception of the President's annual mes ' sage, read toay.' ? It was primarily, a preparedness talk, : but for preparedness by the co-operation of all the Ameri. - cas-to develop all their resources. ' ... , The galleries were filled when the President started at 12:40. , , " , . . Mrs.' Gait was an interested spectator with the. Presi dent's family: !: The President was given an' ovation. In brilliant attire, the diplomatic staffs sat in the galleries, ; evidently much interested in the preparedness discus sion". The President's denunciation of foreign plotters in the midst of Americans created a sensation. He read the message slowly and carefully. ; . - -Washington, Pec. 7 The President addressed the 64th. Congress In joint session in the hall of the House today. He began his remarks at 12:30 P. M; The' message, though perhaps one cf the most important that 1 has ever been delivered to a Congress and one that the entire country has i awaited? with the deepest interest, is comparatively brief. It covers the : points tha$ so vitally touch the country's interests nowi ; The President sums up t&e purport of the message in the concluding paragraph when he declares that "what we are now seeking and what is the single thought of - the message, is national efficiency and security." The message deals at length with the question of preparedness and the programs proposed for the Army and Navy, that those two branches , of the service may be made to conform with efficiency; it declares the peo ple of America have a passion for peace; it refers to the new interpreta tion of the Monroe Doctrine, which the world has been forced to make; It urges a merchant marine sailing under American colorsj which will insure the independence of this, 'country; it asks for an intelligent investigation into the railroad and' transportation problems before any further legisla tion is undertaken; it decries the disloyalty of pome naturalized citizens, ' and of those who have forgotten the land of their nativity and have proven false to the United States. ' .- I "t The President reasserts, that the program of the Army, and Navy is not brought about by any imminent danger of foreign attack, and declares fcat the Navy" program is not a new one. but the time for its completion has simply been more restricted. .The message in full follows: "Gentlemen of the Congress: ' Monroe Doctrine Not Selfish. ."Since I last had tf privilege of.- ft . ft6 wly day8 aidressine you on cne state of the . . . .. , .. of our own great nation and of the union the war of nations on the oth- " , er side of the sea which had then republics fighting their way to inde- only begun to disclose its portentous penddnce in Central and South Am- proportions, has, extended its threat- erica when the government of the ening and sinister scope until it has United States looked Upon itself as swept within' its flame some portion , h sdme' s Jrt the guardian of the re- of every quarter of jthe globe, not ex- publics to the south of her as against cepting our own hemisphere. as al- any encroachments or efforts at poli- tered the whole face of international tkal control from the other side of affairs, and now presents a prospect .'the water"; felt it its duty to play reorganization and reconstruction the part even without invitation from' ssch as statesmen' and peoples have never been called upon to attempt be fore. ' " Studiously Neutral. "We have stood apart, studiously neutral. It was , our manifest duty to do so. Not only did we have no part or interest in'the policies which role without offense'to the pride of seem to have brought the conflict .on;' the peoples whose freedom of action it-was necessary, if a universal ca- we sought to protect," and without tastrophe was to be avoided, that ' a provoking serious - misconceptions of limit should be set to the sweep of our motives, and every thoughtful destructive war and that some part man of affaiis must, welcome the al of the great family of nations Bhould tered circumstances of the new day keep the processes of peace ,alive, if in whose light we now1 Stand, when only to prevent collective economic - there is no claim of guardianship or ruin and the breakdown throughout thought of wards but, instead, a' full the world of the industries by which and . honorable association as of its populations ft,re fed and sustained, partners between ourselves and our It was manifestly the duty of ' the neighbors, in the interest of all Am-, self-governed nations of this hemis- erica, north and south.' Our concern phc:e to redress, if possible, the bal- for the independence and prosperity ance of economic loss and confusion of the States of Central and South M the other, if they could do nothing America is not altered. We retain more. In the day of readjustment unabated the spirit that has inspired and recuperation we earnestly .hope us throughout the whole life of our and believe that they can be of infin- government and which was so irank t service. . 1 ly put into Words by President Mon-. In this neutrality, to which they roe. . We still mean always to make Diaaen not only by, their separ- ate life and their habitual detachment f politics of Europe, but also y a clear perception, of international U Jty,j3 a States of America have' be me Conscious of a new and more ?il Community of interest and mor- partnership in affairs, more clear- conscious of the many; common npathxs and interests and duties , urn bid them stand together. . 4 ) delivered impressive Address to Joint Session of House to Iake Country More Efficient and Secure Must Make t Establishment v of Adequate United Press) . u them; and' I think that We can claim that the task was undertaken with a true and - disinterested enthusiasm for the' freedom of the: Americas and the- unmolested self-government ', of her independent peoples.-' ; But it Was always difficult to maintain - such a a common cause of national independ ence and Of political liberty in Am erica. Bnt that purpose is now better-understood so far as It concerns ourselves. - It is known not to be a selfish purpose. - It is known to have in it no thought of takinar advantace of any government in this hemisphere r playing its political fortanes . for car own benefit. All the govv.irments of America stand, so 'far as we are CONGRESS TODAY ExpectedThe Whole Bur Merchant Marine to Carry Co - Operation of AH Countries .', concerned, upon a footing of genuine equality and unquestioned independ ence. ; ' ' , '.'( . ... Have Stood Test With Mexico, We have been put to the test in the case of Mexico, and we have stood the test. V Whether we have benefited Mexico by the course we have pur sued remains to be seen. Her for tunes are in her own hands.. But we have at least proved that we will not take advantage of her distress and undertake to impose upon her an or der and government of our own chos- j ing. Liberty is often a fierce and in tractable thing, to which no bounds can' be set, and to which no bounds of a few men's choosing ought ever to be set,.:. Every American who has drunk at the true fountains of prin ciple ' and . tradition must subscribe without reservation to the high doc trine of the Virginia ; Bill of Rights, which in the, great days in which our government was set up was every where amongst ns accepted as the creed of free men. , That doctrine is, 'That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common ... benefit, protection and security of the people, nation, or community'; that "of all the various modes and forms of gov ernment, that is the best which is ca pable of producing the greatest de gree ojf happiness and safety, and is most - effectually secured against the danger of maladministration; and that, "when any government shall be found inadequate or contrary to thse purposes, a majority of the commun ity hath an indubitable, inalienable, shall be judged most conductive to the public weal.", We have unhesl ter, or abolish it, in such manner ac and indefeasible right to reform, al tatingly applied that heroic principle to the case of Mexico, and now hope fully await the rebirth of the trou bled Republic, which had so much of which to expunge itself , and so little sympathy from any outside quarter in the radical but necessary process. We will aid and befriend Mexico, but we will not coerce her; and our course with regnrd to her ought to be sufficient proof to all America that we seek no political suberainty or sel fish" control. ... .' ' "The moral is, that Jihe States of America are not hostile rivals, but co-operating friends, and that their growing sense of community of inter est, alike in matters political and in matters economic, is likely to givo them a new significance as factors in international affairs and in the polit ical history of the world. . It presents them as in a very - deep and true sense a unit in world affairs, spiritual partners, standing together because thinking together, quick with com mon ideals. Separated they are sub ject to all the cross currents of the confused politics of a world of hostile rivalries; nnited in spirit and-purpose they cannot be disappointed of their peaceful destiny. t. Pan-Americanism Not Spirit of Empire. ' . ' - . This is Pan-Americanism. It has none of the spirit of empire in it, It is the embodiment, the effectual em Dodlment of the spirit of law and in dependence and liberty and mutual service. . -'. "A very notable body of men re cently met in the city of Washing ton, at the invitation and as . the guests of this Government, v whose delibenkiofis are likely to be looked back to as marking . a memorable" turning point in the history of Am erica. They were representative spokesmen of the several independent States of this hemisphere, and were assembled ; to discuss the financial and commercial relations of the Re public!! of the two continents which nature and political fortune have so intimately linked together. I earnest l yrecommended to your perusai the reports of their procfiedings and of the actions of their committees. You will get from them. I think; a fresh conception of the ease and intelli gence and advantage with which Am ericans of both continents may draw together in practical vo-operation and of what the material foundations of this hopeful partnership of interest must consist, of how we should build them and of how necessary it is that we should hasten their building. "There is, I venture to point out, an especial significance just now attach ing to. this whole matter of drawing the Americas together in bonds of honorable partnership and mutual advantage because , of the economic ireadjustments which the world must inevitably witness within the next I generation, when peace shall have at last resumed its healthful tasks In the performance of these tasks I be lieve the Americas' to be destined to play their parts together. I am in terested to fix your attention on this prospect now because unless you take it within your, view' and permit the full, significance of it to command your thought I cannot find the right light in .which to set forth the par. ticular matter that lies at the very front of my whole thought as I ad dress you today. I mean national defense. Passion of AmericaPeace. "No one , who really comprehends the spirit of .the great people : for whom we are appointed to speak can fail. to perceive that their passion is for peace, their genius best displayed in the practice of the arts of peace. Great democracies are not belligerent, They Ah, not seek or desire wa Their thought is of 'individual liberty and of the free labeur that irapports life and the uncenBored thought that quickens it. 'Conquest and dominion are not in our reckoning, or agreeable to our principles. But just because we demand unmolested development and ' the undisturbed government of ouiv own lives upon our own princi ples of right and liberty; we resent', from whatever quarter it may come, the aggression 'we ourselves will not practice.' W einsist upon security in prosecuting our self -chosen lines of national development, We do more than that We demand , It also for others. We do not confine our en thusiasm for individual liberty and free national development to the in cidents and movements , of- affairs which affect only ourselves. We feel it wherever there is a people, that tries to walk in these difficult paths (Continued on page throe) . POFE SETS UP PLANT . OPPOSITION TO FORD Would nave Vatican Peace ' Factory, ' Tells Cardinals at Consistory German and Allied Delegates at , Church Assembly to Get Together for Discussion of the Subject : f '(By the United Press) r . s Rome, Dec, 7.-The Pope delivered his allocution speech today and indi cated that he has hopes that the Vat ican may be made a clearing house for peace and center for the exchange of the nations' views. : Cardinal Hartman of Cologne and the cardinals of the allied countries are here to confer. ; BIG MERGER MUNITIONS MANUFACTURERS, SAID Lackawanna, Cambria and Youngs town Companies Combined With Hundred and Fifty Millions Capl- ', tal War Supplies Worth $15,000, 000 Shipped From fiew York In ' Five Days- ' ;'-;V.;." (By the United Press) . : New York, Dec. T. The Lackawan na Steel, Cambria Steel and Youngs town Sheet and Tube Companies are reported to have merged with a cap ital of $150,000,000. ; ; ' , War supplies worth fifteen millions were shipped to the Allies from here between December 1 and 5. . OF GERMAN ACTIVITIES IV FAR!l!i Extends to Suspicious Fires and Strikes In Muni tions Plans PEACE COUNCIL CHARGED With Heine: the Medium Through Which Money Was Distributed for Fo menting the Troubles Is Backed by Government (By the United Pross) New York, Dec 7. The govern m'ent's investigation of supposed Ger man propagandists has widened to strikes and munition factory fires, it was learned today. David Lamar and Wolfe of Wall street, and others in terested in the labors of the peace council are under investigation. As sociates of Antone Mentte, an Aus trian, arrested in a bomb studio, are being sought v ; - ; District Attorney Marshall claims the Peace Council Is financed by im perial German funds through agents, and that it has . fomented . many1 strikes. -. - C. H. Canode and William Kramer, Chicago labor leaders, testified today- Indictments are expected tomorrow. WARRANTS FOR ARREST OFNINEHARVMDMEN (By the United Press) . Cambridge, Dec. 7. Nine warrants were issued today for the arrest of Harvard faculty members and stu dents indicted for alleged illegal reg istration and assessments. Two hun dred citizens and students are believ. ed Involved, If ACTION IN BALKANS ATTACKING FRENCH Fierce Combat In the Mon tenegrin Hills Serbs and Troops of Kinir Nicholas Retreat .Before Advanc-ingAustrif-ns ): (By the United Press) Athens; Dec 7, Fierce fighting is in progress in northeastern Montene gro. A sudden assault of the Bulgar ians on the French right marked the renewal of action in the Balkans. I. pek is about to falk say Austrian ad vices. The Serbs and Montenegrins are retreating, following a . valiant defense. t. --. Large Number Serbs In Albania. ' Athens, Dec" 7. Salonika dispatch es say 120,000 Serbians have retreat ed into Albania. Fresh Anglo-French troops arrived at Salonika today. TILLMAN SAYS CANAL SLIDES RE IMMENSE .'(By the United Press) Washington, Decfl 7 Senator Till man today the President he believes the Panama slides will halt traffic through the Panama canal for many months. He has just returned from there. APPOINTMENTS OF PRESIDENT TO SENATE : Washington, Dec 7. Scores of re cess appointments, including Lan sing', were sent to the Senate by the President today. ' Jordan Wilton, white, was held up by two men, believed to be negroes, at Tar river bridge at Greenville on Tatiiay night, and robbed of $9.20. X ST. LOUIS WILL BE CONVENTION PLACE DEMOCRATS IN I9I0 Wilson to Be Nominee by Acclamation in All Prob ability, Indicated at Meet ing of National Commit tee at Washington Today (Hy th Ut ited Press) WMshiv.gtoiv Dec. 7, Selection of St. Louis for the convention city and Wilson for the nominee by acclama tion, H is believed will be the result of the Democratic National Commit tee, meeting here this morning. St. Louh, Chicago and Dallas had much strength in the meeting in that or der. Kentucky and Oregon contests over committeemen were settled. June probably will be the conven uon dace, mere was no ngnt ' on Chairman McCombs. WEEK NEEDED FOR THE . SHIPPING BILL, SAID " Washington, Decfl 7, A week is needed in which to prepare the ad. ministration shipping l4 bill, Senator Fletcher today announced. . . . . '. . SAID. THE NORFOLK SOUTHERN CAN OUST CLAIMANTS OF LAN Number of Individuals Holding Disputed Proper ty In Eastern End of the City Will Be In Bad Way If Railroad Succeeds In Ejecting Them . ; (Daily Free Press, December 7) i The owners of poperty lying along the Norfolk Southern Railroad's tracks in the eastern part of the city cannot help themselves if the railroad attempts to oust them, it was today 3aid by persons who claim to be in formed in the premises. , v. , . " i. That the Norfolk Southern has or dered two or more persons summar ily to vacate land held by them and claimed , by the former, is 'said on jrood authority, but. cannot be sub stantiated by admissions of the prop erty holders, who are not inclined to talk, The Norfolk Southern contends, it is said, that much of the property granted, the old Atlantic '& North Carolina in the original rights-of-way was squatted upon by individuals du ring the fifty years or more' follow ing before the N. S. leased the A, & N. Cm Practically all the papers of the railroad are supposed to have been burned since the war. Copies of the charter, of course, are had. It is said by the persons claiming knowledge in the matter that the charter stipulates the railroad's hold ings, and that having had residence on the property many years will not protect the present holders in this case, because of some variance in the law as applied in this case from the usual statutes governing the tenure of property.' It is known that if the situation is as grave as it is supposed to be some of the individuals will be practically financially ruined. BULLETINS vBy the United Press.) . BIG BUSINESS MEN TALK PREPAREDNESS. Chicago, ' Dec 7. Prepared - ness a protective tariff and the merchant marine were the topics of discussion by the big business men who are guests at the eon vention of manufacturers here today, . Oy. '. ,v: : , ; ALLIES' WAR COUNCIL MEETS. ;-. ,v ,V';v. Paris, Dee .7 Hhe second con . fcrence of the Allies war council was held here today. GERM'NY MAY BREAK OFF RELATIONS THE Imperial Government Wants Reasons for Recall of Two Attaches . LANSING WONT GIVE 'BI Care "Intimation Sufficient Cause for the Foreign Office to Cali Them Home, ' He Says Gravity - of the ' Situation Admitted" ''.,'."' s" ; v.. ''VV''.-v.?;'v;x . - Washington,' D. C, Dec 7 ' Formal refusal by the Stat De-, , v partment of the Grmatt request for the reasons for asking for the - recall of Boy-ed and Von Papen ' were sent to Von Bemstorf and " Berlin last night. The action is ' interpreted at the German em bassy aa very unfriendly. Lan sing is abiding bj the custom in . . Jhis refusaL In effect, this calls for Germany to show down. Fur- -ther conferences between the sec- . retary and ambassador are ex- ,. pected. . The situation is. this : afternoon considered ' grave, w' Breach Imminent, Feared. A breach of diplomatic relations with Germany is feared to be close. The possibility of Von BemstorfTa re-, call is gravely discussed. As the re- i suit of Lansing's stand " the United . States is not required to state the ; ' reasons for Boyed's and Von Papen'i recall, as asked for. Germany yesterday ' requested , through two sources, the embassy and the Foreign .Office direct, the rea sons' far the attaches recall,' In the reply, to be made immedi- ' atcly, Lansing, it is ' understood will not give the reasons, The United States takes the stand that an inti- ' mation that a diplomatic officer has made himself disagreeable , ia suffl- 1 :ient to cause his removal. , , COMMISSIONERS IN SELECTION COUNTY EMPLOYEES REPEAT 4 . Parrott Re-Elected Superin tendent of Health, Taylor of Roads, Oettinger Aud itorK Cowper, Attorney Bridge Keepers Renamed (Daily Free Press, December 7) . , The Board of County Commission rs late Monday re-elected all the :ounty officers for . the flscal year from December 1 to the first of De- jember next They are: Superintendent of Health, Dr. Al bert D. Parrott.. , Superintendent of Roads, 3. B, Taylor. ' , Superintendent of the County Home and Farm, Mrs. Agnes Lee. Auditor, Clarence Qettinger. ,k Attorney, G. V. Cowper, Esq. Mrs. Lee succeeded her late hus band, George Lee, in the superintend dency of the farm, and managed it creditably during the . remainder of his term. The Board decided to com bine the two offices and. keep Mrs. Lee in charge of the home and farm. It is understood there was no increase in her salary. - Bridgekeepers were all re-elected. They are: Hardy bridge, Ben. Her ring; Edwards bridge, W. C. Worth- ington; Oak bridge, Stephen McCoy; Kinston bridge (Iron Bridge), Sam Taylor, . ' NORFOLK WOriAII GETS i? AYEARFoarxrzi Norfolk, Dec 7.- Mrs. America C. Stokeley was' today sentenced to a year in the penitentiary for ki'.'.ir.r A. P. Hasett in June. "',e sai sr -j Shot to defend her honor.
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