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Show uu BRYAN OPPOSES WILSON. 'William J. Brjjan comes out squarely square-ly against President Wilson's national defense plan. The Nebraskan maintains main-tains that we as a nation should influence in-fluence others by example rather than by exciting fear. Bryan ,will gain but a very small following on his disarmament campaign. cam-paign. Tho American people aro with President Wilson in a domand for better protection. The President, in outlining his plan in his speech in New York last night, said: "We have in mind to be prepared, pre-pared, not for war, but only for defense; de-fense; and with the thought constantly constant-ly in our mindB that the principles wo hold most dear can be achieved by the slow processes of history only in the kindly and wholesome atmosphere of peace and not by the use of hostile hos-tile force. The mission of America in the world is essentially a mission of peace and good, will among men. She has become the homo and asylum of men of all creeds and races. Within her hospitable borders they have found homes and congenial association associa-tion and freedom and a wide and cordial welcome, and they have become be-come part of the bone and sinew and spirit of America itself. America has been mado up out of tho nations of the world and is the friend of the nations na-tions of the world, "But we feel Justified in preparing ourselves to vindicate our right to independent and unmolested action by making the forco that is in us ready for assertion, "No thoughtful man feels any panic hasto in; this matter. The country Is not threatened from any qnartor. She stands in friendly relations with all - j be y-PXBg fSSOurcea ara known t and her self respect and her capac-l Ity to care for her own citizens and her own rights. There 1b no fear j amongst us. Under the new world conditions wc havo become thoughtful of the things which all reasonable men consider necessary for security and self-defense on tho part of overy nation confronted with the great enterprise en-terprise of human liberty and independence. inde-pendence. That is all. "Is tho plan wo propose sane and reasonable and suited to tho needs of the hour? Docs It not conform to the ancient traditions of Amorica? Has any better plan been proposed than this program that wo now place before tho country? In It there is no prldo of opinion. It represents the best professional and expert judgment of the country. But I am not so much Interested in programs as I am in safe-guarding at every cost tho good faith and honor of the country. If men diffor with me in this vital matter, I shall ask them to mako it clear how far and in what way they are interested In making the permanent perma-nent interests of the country safe against disturbance. In the fulfilment of the program I propose I shall ask for the hearty support of tho country, of the rank and file of America, of men of all shades of political opinion. For my position in this Important matter is different from that of the private individual in-dividual who is freo to speak his own thoughts and to risk his own opinions in this matter. Wc are here dealing with things that are vital to tho life of Amorica itself. In doing this I have tried to purgo my heart of all personal and selfish motives. For the time being, I speak as the trustee and guardian of a nation's rights, charged with the duty of speaking for that nation In matters involving her sovereignty, sov-ereignty, a nation too big and generous gen-erous to be exacting and yet courageous courage-ous enough to defend it rightn and the liberties of its people whenever assailed as-sailed or invaded. I would not feel that I was discharging the solemn obligation I owe tho country were I not to speak in terms of the deepest solemnity of the urgency and neces sity of preparing ourselves to guard and protect the rlghtB and privileges of our people, our sacred heritage of the fathers who struggled to make us an independent nation. "The only thing within our own borders that has given us grave concern con-cern in recent months has been that voices have been raised in America professing to be the voices of Americans Amer-icans which were not indeed and in truth American, but which spoke alien sympathies, which came from men who loved other countries better bet-ter than they loved America, men who were partisans of other causes than that of America and had forgotten forgot-ten that their chief and only allegiance allegi-ance was to the great government under which they live. These voices have not been many, but they havo been very loud and very clamorous. They have proceeded from a few who were bitter and who were grievously misled. America has not opened its doors in vain to men and women out of other nations. The vast majority of those who have came to take advantage ad-vantage of her hospitality havo united their spirits with hers as well as their fortunes. These men who speak alien sympathies are not their spokesmen spokes-men but are the spokesmen of small groups whom it Is high time the nation na-tion should call to a reckoning. The chief thing necessary in America, in order that she should let all the world know that she is prepared to maintain her own great position, is that tho real voico of the nation should sound forth unmlstakeably and In majestic volume, in the deep unison uni-son of a common, unhesitating national na-tional feeling. I do not doubt that upon the first occasion, upon the first opportunity, upon the first definite challenge, that voice will speak forth in tones which no man can doubt and with commands which no man dare gainsay or resist. May I not say, while I am speaking of this, that thcro Is another danger that we should guard against. We should rebuke re-buke not only manifestations of racial ra-cial feeling here in America, where there should be none, but also every manifestation of religious and sectarian sectar-ian antagonism. It does not become America that within her borders where every man is free to follow the dictates of his conscience and worship God as ho pleases, men should raise the cry of church against church. To do that is to strike at tho very spirit and heart of America. Amer-ica. We are a God-fearing people. We agree to differ about methods of worship, wor-ship, but wo are united in believing in Divine Providence and in worshiping worship-ing the God of Nations. We are the champions of rollgious right here and everywhere that it may bo our privilege to give it our countenance and BupporL Tho government is conscious con-scious of tho obligation and the nation na-tion Is conscious of the obligations. Let no man create divisions where there aro none. "Here is the nation God has build-ed build-ed 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 disinterested dis-interested patriotism We are yet only in tho youth and first consciousness conscious-ness 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 life yet to ba conquered con-quered in the interests of righteous JD Q5S9 let ua renew our aUegJ- ance 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 invincible justice and right." oo |