Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-24
an army! De don't own our Pacific
slope We're Just squatted there. 88
! Cadman Presents His Case.

body else, proceeded to show that the
history OF events was entirely upon his
side Of the case--a standing contradtc-
ton of Hobsons theory. Notwithstand-
ing the Japs. English or even Germans,
he said, we are sitting here, over eighty
millions of US, each under his own vine
and fig tree, with none to make us
afraid He came to plead for the new
order of man---let the ape and tiger die!
Never he cited, We're greater lovers OF
peace than some of the civil war lead
ers. Napoleon exploited warlike pol
icies to the utmost-and died on rock.
Thank God! he exclaimed, for volun-
teer armies, for the men who don't
want to fight unless compelled to- Inc
huge source of European torture for
one hundred years. he pointed out was
the Spanish navy.
Our peculiar institutions are those of
peace, justice. truth and honor War
only demonstrates the biggest force,
not the justice of the situation. In
view of the fact that we are at perfect
peace with the whole world, DIR. Cad
man said he considered his opponents
appeal for larger navy as unwar-
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the more brutal instincts OF human
ity.
He quoted Kuroki and others, the
Japanese and American ambassadors
particularly, In assurances that Japan
has not the remotest intention OF com l.
ing to difficulties with America. 1t
was our hand, he said, that guided
Japan when she came out Of medieval
darkness-now we propose to blow her
brains out, If we accept Hobson's ideas.
He appealed for fairness to Japan and
insisted 1t was scarcely correct to say
that she has an absolute monarchy. He
quoted the American ambassador as
saying: This war belongs to Captain
Hobson. NOBODY else has any interest
In 1t, and Japan doesn't know anything
about It,"
Il would rather build up a man than
battleship.' said Cadman, land en-
pires are maintained at the cost OF the
people. The man behind the gun is
still the preeminent factor In deciding
and conflict-all this aside from the
point that war never settled anything"
He appealed to the audience not to
let Hobson's Passionate but mistaken
patriotism" sway Its better judgment.
1T is one thing to yell for war today
another to yield up the fruit Of soul
and body for 1t tomorrow. We have
territory, population and power. We
don't keep these by means of a powder
pot-we keep them by justice"
Hobson Makes Answer.
"Cadnan may have history to cite as
A,,k - loSt oil -
said Hobson, and proceeded to illus
trate. My opponent says he wants to
build up man. want to give him a
chance to build up a man." Referring
to fgurative appeal by Cadman to
place an iceberg under the volcano of
war, Hobson said:
"Give us the ocean and I'll give him
the best iceberg against those threat
ening aspirations the world ever saw"
AS to our country being in such pro-
found peace there always was pro-
found peace before war ever came. He
citeo Japan's minute investigation Of
our methods of defense, and the fact
chat after learning that we would have
to buy ours abroad, she bought up the
torpedo supply for two years, as proof
focling Russia to turn, as lesson to
us. Hobson insisted that he loves peace
with ,apan, so much that he is try
ing to have his countrymen take the
only possible measures to preserve It,
"You can't blame Japan" he said,
But tell you that since the day in
1898 when the United States refused to
let Japan go into the Philippine ISL
ands. Japan has pushed forward to-
ward preparation for war with Amer
lea, and they are planning great ag-
gressive movement at no distant day."
Claimants RefutaI.
DR.. Cadman declared that Hobson's
Is exactly the kind Of talk that makes
war when you get enough men talking
that way. God preserve my country
men from getting into the same frame
Of mind Hobson IS in this afternoon!"
he exclaimed. If Hobson is right, he
declared, then the wisest and best men
in America are wrong, and branded
his language as Of an alarmist charac-
ter. AS proof that it is not wise, he
cited that the house of representatives
and Hobson's own party, the demo-
cratic, had rejected his appeal Frisco
was In the wrong he said, and Roose-
velt's action was not craftsmanship.
When local rights oppose national pol
icies, the former must give way.
Republican institutions can't stand
this imperial business he complained.
IF you believe Hobson, go back! If
what am advocating, go forward! Let
Hobson join the true peace league, and
plead that the nations reduce their
ornaments. England would be glad to,
for she is staggering under the burden
now
Hobson Has Last Word.
Hobson was given the last fifteen
minutes Of the three hours debate. He
said that today the democratic party
has strong plank calling for an in
crease In the navy, and that the mem
bers Of the house of representatives
would live to regret the day they voted
against those four battleships. AS long
as the nations of the world have navies
America, in her position, ought to have
the biggest. His final appeal was that
we approach the minimum by which to
keep any enemy at bay, until our vast
resources can be utilized
No Decision of Debate.
Congressman Haugen left it to the
audience whether the debate should
be decided by vote, or decided on it's
merits, and the majority indicated a
desire for the latter solution of the
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