The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-05

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AZ 10 The waF talk scgently iadBlsea
these op.aloas belaE teeusri b.
.ire.
! ,bina ihss mobilization II fleei ia
Pacific a wise proeAuglon fer gfo'ec
lion uf our comm.scc and coast iine
~ makes no difference shat Japan
MAS shiak. OF shat her asairoz may
be. she should uetiher BE- consulted
nor coaaiaeF.d In matters whi-h al
feet our Interests ! do not thiak We
are 10 danger cf war wish Japan. hui
IL We are. the b@sss way to remove
tie danger Is to be prepared
GEORGE + cHAanEHLAtN.
Governor Of Oregon
suppose case II two high spirit
ed men. both Of whom are proud 81
the fact that they ATE known 10 ~
fighters. suppose fhpt fool friends
OF both these hiKh.aptr.tcd men be-
gin 10 urge them 10 got ready 10
fight each other suppose ut this
stage Of the game one Of the4o men
throws Off his coat, doubles up his
fist aud shakes lt Ia the face OF the
other would there be- ans danger
Of a figat2 Ordinarily a naval dem
onsteation by Uncle Sam In the Pm
cific would have no Significance. but
coming just at this time Il amounts
to defiance OF Japan. II not to an
indirect challenge.
THOMAS. L. WATSON.
Author and Ex-Congressman from
Georgia.
There Is no danger of war with |
Japan. We do not want war with |
the japanese and the do not want
war with us. There Is no cause of
war and no excuse for war talk. The
only explanation of the sensational
stories circulated is that they can be
presented with big headlines and
made the basis for Il demand for a
big navy.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN, Il
Editor "The Commoner. -
| regard talk of armed conflict as ID
wildly absurd. We have no quarrel | t
With Japan. she none with us. The
naval maneuver is sim
ny a perhaps too generous response
o demand the Pacific Coast has v
.ean making for ten years. What is T
navy for if not to protect our e
cast lines. continental and other
wise. and our ocean carrying trade?
firmly believe that there is no con
lection between the so-called Japan O
sc question and this fleet move
nent The navy department has just
got around to doing something we
asked for long ago.
ALBERT +. MEAD,
Governor of Washington. |
have always advocated and Vo- !
ted in congress for liberal appro-
priations for first class naval yes
sells. believing it the most effective
bond for peace with other countries.
think it a wise policy for our gov
eminent to maintain efficient navy
yards and keep at home for naval
maneuyers our largest battleships,
equally divided when practicable
between stations and ports on The
Atlantic and Pacific coasts. do not
think there Is the slightest appre-
hensiou for war with Japan OF any
other country
GEORGE c. PERKINS,
United States senator from Calitor-
mia.
The United States will not give
Japan or any other country just
cause for war. aud I have NO fear
of Japan or any other country Civ
lme the United States just cause for
lwar. The cruising OF "a part of our
Iuaty In the Pacific ocean has. tu
ms Judgment. no more Specification
than The cruising VI the Dread
thought and other ships of the Eng
lUsh navy and of other nations Boz
Ihe Caribbean and other waters of
the world Some aJo@ane, must be-
lusd. for the stress under which
newspaper. Iahof .u uudius snm'
luus fu sJk about duuus rAs duu
I-s..ua JOSEPH "a CNN>oN.
/ sp.aksr uf rbr United State. ti'H#e
uf Representative