The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-02-07
HE TALKS
AGAINST WAR
Sehumsn Of Cornell MAKES
Peace Plea al Geneva
MILITARY SPIRIT IS EVIL
No Need. iis Sad. Tor the Ma,
liens 10 Plunge lnle Useless
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by the war and whether u wa. 10,
really brought about by the selfish /
% the mine owners 81
The Rand. our own war with Spain /
sss not. ! think. due 20 tho action u 4
any special class Of our people: II was
precipitsie'i by IN explosion Of popular
feeling which resulted from tie sink.
Inx Of the Maine IN the haTbor Of liza.
'sns. But whstever the cause. q Gu.
isiled heavy expenditures aud in the
Erisvous loss Of life.
In pleading for peace one pleads fot
security Of human life aud for the wei
ARE Of overtascd populations. Think
n the hundreds ~ thousands OF good
men - Russians. japanese. English.
Dutch. Americans and FllIplnos-w
iave been killed In the last seven years
IN the field OF battle or miscrably per.
shed from disease or exposure. Think
II the still larger number OF children
Ind women who have been made or.
hans and widows. Think OF the non.
'ombatants whose homes have been do.
troyed and whose fields have been
lesolated. Does not the horrible tale
lightly eIhort mankind TO ind some
humane method Of adjusting Interna. I
ional difiicultiesf :
But the most startling example 10
ound at home. We have for many ,
ears past been paying over $4,000.
90 a year in pensions, and no one
ridges anything to the brave soldiers
Who saved the Union. But since 1897
he annual expenditures Of our war de-
artment have risen from $4,000, 900 '
0 $122. 100000 and Of our navy depart. I
lent from S34,OOOOO0 to Sill, 200, 900. c
10 wonder that the total expenditures
( the government Of the United States g
ave during the same interval risen {
rom 1856, 000. 900 to $587. 100000
Gentlemen, you cannot eat your cake y
nd have II too. II you now spend on
our naval and military establishments
239. 100000 year, whereas eight
ears ago you spent only $4,000 600. u
he people Of the United States have II
ow $157,O00,0O0 year less than they c
ad In 1897 to spend on themselves or
} invest In productive enterprises
his enormous sum Of money Is taken
ON your pockets annually In the
'rm Of taxes. Meanwhile the New
ork state commissioner Of education r
is just assured us there Is far less
iteracy among the leading nations Of
urope than there Is in the United
tates. Instead Of our vast and costly S
for war, ought not II |.
eat civilized nation like ours to fight /,
is ignorance at homer h