The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-04
GREAT PROGRESS
BY MEANS OF WAR
President Taft Says Much
Has Been Accomplished
IL by This Means
ARMAMENT MAKES FOR
PEACE OF THE WORLD
responsibility of the Men,
Claiming to be Patriots,
Leads to Guerril-
la War

MARION. IND. July 3.-President
Tat4 was with the Hoosiers to-day
and the Hoosiers seemed to DO with
him He was the guest Of Marion
most Of the day but the Hoosiers
picked him up at Union City - soon
as ne crossed the State line from
Ohio ana they cheered him at every
station on his way into the State. He
nlAde two speeches In Marion. one
At the Marion soldiers' Home on
AFb1trati0n and another before the
Marion bankers and editors in support
Ut the AldYich currency reform plan.
The Hoosiers do not seem to DOT
ton" to the Aldrich plan very hearth
".
The president struck about the hot
test day thcNeven Indiana has seen this
summer. The mercury struck around
1e1 All day long In his private car.
~ was hard day for the president
Ha had to work on his speeches all
Aay In his car whore the heat was
nearly suffocating and 60 out on the
platform about every 40 minutes for
npeeches.
War Ax,omplislnes Much
In his arbitration speech President
Taft said In part:
an far from saying that war has
net In times past accom- pliahed much
~ the progress OF the world. Whether
the same progress might have been
achieved In . more peaceful way Il
- Unnecessary to discuss. Probably
n03 e was by war that this country
gained its independence OF Great
Hrieaan. One hundred and thirtyfive
Years ago the Declaration OF Indepen-
dance was signed. which chanraa =
protest under arms under an untust
government to 4 revolution. II Eng
land had been better advised pro-
babN war would not have resulted
and ~ might now be a IN the case
~ EqAada. chastshtng attachment tn
tMA 1@fAsF country without exercfs.
NJ compiste Independence.
1he war Of ls13 might certainly
nave been avoided by arbitration, The
auA1etOns there presented were oues-
uonn I'll OF which have been settled
~ the Judgment Of mankind, In ia
vor 81 our side OF the controversy.
The war with Mexico. though there
y some dispute over this, was one
~ the questions which were capable
Of solution by an impartial tribunal.
Whether the civil war could have
1oea avoided ~ very difncult oues-
non TO answer. When slavery has be-
como Embedded In the social fihrc of
= country, II IL possible that only An
e1cs1son OF war knife can remove
the cancer.
Nor shall attempt to answer a
alMslAr question rs to the Spanish
y one OF those instances OF
lntesnasional discussion like thu civil
49, and yet ! believe that the sub
mMM0n OF the issues to . tribunal
fcA 49,
g tuoa N such way that We could
FaAf~ avoaeesf n tesort to arms
armament Makes for Prace.
the truth IL. the danger Of war
<*Ween TWO great Nweif established
rcounkries with modern armaments. II
mucn less tnan that kind OF war that
Arl1e4 Nnn1 Dad government or from
knes IN nition OF sinister men in q
4k government who overturn It.
1Ms AWFUL consequences to two heav-
armed countries under modern
2s1dltions OF war have been a great
effant OF war, but the irresponsi-
ls1 2. men claiming to be patriots
- aesstahe 70 eveFturn existing gov-
nen.s wnere law and order are
veil established has led to .
xn3 AuAerine OF innocent people who
y 49, "a fea! prinSinls Involved IN atho
oatsnuin9 parties except that OF
~ TOT power.
non -oI this KIND or work has
C0p.szed IN Soutn America and In
49,. 1870 q Ruardiansnip which
- OHsseu states must Feel over
- Spuohcs OF this hemisphere. In
nstntainin9 their integrity against
1 49, INVASION. We ought TO wei
evey opportunity which gives