Evening journal., 1896-04-07
LETTERS IRON rAg pEo ,Le.
a Pies for peace;

SIR This EVENING JOURNAL ~ March
~ advocates the Senate bill TO encourage
b1illtary drill Ia our public schools; advo
Gates the vast appropriations for naval
ermsuents aud coast fortl6cations and
lnoceaae OF tho trmy. It says 'Tb~
National Guard institutes an IF ctlve
keserve uniformed, EQUIPPED. driilrd A. d
eifcered, ready at all times to take De
fsld but All this is not sufficl nt
In the event OF n call II IL the duty OF
every good citizen who Is physically
oapAble OF shouldering a musket, A.
mentally capable Of understanding q
orders ~ army cfficers. to 20 to The trout
10 defense of national honor Then
make our public sohools the medium Of
training the rising generation to msk-
better soldiers they coud not be put 'c
better nse 0 .r go-d ,dltor seems full
OF Spartan patriotism Our nation
must b. nation OF soldisrs; roy diuns
and swords ought TO be the drst play
things o our children. and military
renown the greatest glory. the highest
virtue. To Sparta husbandmAu aud
uraders we're con euptible, the only great
or honorable men being ihs soldiers
II we 60 back TO those heatbens ~ ex
smples, the God We worship will be the
God Of war; We must orusify Christ
afresh and trample his holy example and
prtcepts under foot We may sing IN
nur churches and our boys onurcb
brigsdes mhy sing as they march the
exuliant Msrseillalse hymn Of the French
revolution, ITO arms To trmsl Let rs
dance to the sound Of the cannon Lis
as fervently pray that tho pure aud
peRcsable religion Of Jesus may rave our
country from the awful catastrophe. that
I.N I.l. ..l. 4 A.
French nation into
After advocating all those measures.
expenditures aud legislation that must
inevitably make our nsii,n a. much n
military power es Germany now Il, tbs
editor says; 1--WE do not believe
that militarism such as prevsi =
In Europe clu or sh1uld sver secur3
foothold IN ou. country Way our
settled policy of poh Intervention and
our Isolation render II unnecessary
Now, our non Intervention policy Is
repudlatsd at this time by thu resou
tions TO intervene between Spain sid
Oaba and Spain iB threatening war for
that Intervention aad wo certainty are not
much lsolsted with two thoussi d milss
of contiguous territory 20 Eagish POS
sessions on the North aud Cabt nbour a
hundred milss from us on tha South. Ard
very fIsqoeu6 atipmenb OF war meter.>t
and dghting men ara made TO that island
Oar danger is real aud iDmiusLu. bui
80 not from any taroat or danger a.
Invasion from any power without u,
bus from the lust VI DO scr and tnr
military spirit within our owA BORDERS
As l said before. lfswe would now q py
practice the tdyios given 30 us ~
Washington Ia his fare veil address tl
''observe good faith and Justice towstd
all nations. cultivate peeco aud harmony
With all; religion Al a NOR ,lity enjlin
bis c0ndnct IL viii be worthy OF a
IRE. enlightened and great nation to
give mankind ths mARnanlmOus aud too
novel example VI people Al oays guided
bytxAlted Justice and brnevolct ca Il hop
ed o. A. the recurrence OF Washington $
bilrhi.y would DO an occasion 10 renew
enli Impress bis farvell advice npou our
now great nAtion, for We urgently D,e
it, and n We heed II, it would save ns
from many milllons OF unnecessary d
unjustifable debt aud be more sure
defence than all the war ship5 aud for
fostious W. can burd. This more sure
defence viii cost us no money, snd nSks
us truly prosperous aud happy nation,
hOnored and reverrnced by the word foi
lighteousness exalteth = nation AZ well %
an individual
The assertion that Al tho call Of The
war power for volunteers 10 is tho dutt
Of every good oiiz sn 10 respond b. tax
lug up arms Is ndvoc ltlng despDiisiu
that would prao icaliy suovcrt All libarl,.
civil and reisilu9 M mrtter how
Wirksd a war OF Invasion or robbery our
government may undertake., | must sur
render sll my CONVICTIONS OF right, al
my religious 10y atty TO Christ aud his
plain precspts all that | consider most
vital AID holy as 4 christian, TO become
ihe plant tool OF robbery aud wrjns
Now Il Is against this militarism that ).
such a cnrse to Europe that We protect
aud taere IS great Danger that it Gan ano
will secure foot hold Ia our country
The action OF Congress la appropriatins
such vast sum for MAR In time OF peace
tue fort to train our school children a
soldiers, the Introduction OF military
drill AZ paItof caureh service, are pcr
teutlt as indicstllns that our country !.
drifting toward milltArism. And what Is
the remedy. what cen save Us from tbi
military despotisn2 L. must be BY
esrnesb work and pro tes, IN the part oil
those Whs desire tu preserve our civil acc
religious lioerty) by Fl ling the detks o
our C3ugreesmsn with thDse very re-
mops'rancss Chat you 50 doprs cat b
protesting gAlnst pervsr'ing our pool
schools from their true mission OF educl
lion, to drilling our boys rs wsrliors, b.
favoring arbitration as the best auS
cheapest lnt de ot settling diifsrenc ss
thus preserving oug national homer
instead Of sinklnk 10 ia en unjust aud
uDholy var OF aggression aud GO, quest.
My idea OF national honor Az
patriotism Is radically At variance will
that OF thu EvENINe JOURNAL l thiLl
tue patriotism Is tie love Of ctr couutr
and tue rnssfsh desire Tor It's welfsr
and prosperity; and the preserva i0n g
our cisu and religious liberties. Theie
fors | think it the duty Of patriots 4
oppose by petition and in every peaceabi
CuflstiAn method tbe great waste
exrAvagsnce aud wrong now being pet
petratsd BY our national Congress IN a,
name Of patriotism. Enormously tic
combinations aud individuals Ia subscrit
log Tor Goyernment loans claim pa,rio
tism As a motive esnnot see &C. The
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