The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-26

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When a danger line is reached those
who attempt to cross it may perish or
lose their liberty There has been made
by the United States ample preparations
for war in close imitation of the policy
of monarchical nations. Also, there has
lately been given by Mr.. Andrew Car
negie a ten million dollar endowment
to promote peace Which will win out.
peace or war Ten million dollars will
not have much influence upon the peo-
pie, as it has been discounted by ten
year active preparation for war. 1t has
all been very pretty to read about IN the
evening when the tedium of business
was over for the day, and one comfort
ably ensconced at home. But would
the thousands of men who have so
amused themselves, like to be enlisted
and ordered out to be short at like tar
gets, by some imaginary foe which the
formentors of war had selected? How
would the men of America like to be
ordered from their homes to fight be-
cause it was the pleasure of the foment-
ers of war to use ammunition prepared?
Of course any man knows there has to
be man behind the gun, whose chance
of getting killed is about as big as he
is. There can not be a war without
men to kill men. To scare up war on
some pretense places the men drafted
in an ignoble position and they are as
heesp led to slaughter. Be the cause
wrong or right, the incentive must be
felt to produce intelligent action. In the
war between Russia and Japan the Rus-
sian army to man was without any
sentiment. The army was like a drove
of bally mules
!! As long as the United States pos
sesses a representative government
there should be direct vote of the PEG
pie before any more preparation IS made
for war.
We are building the Panama Canal,
Before It IS finished It's tortlhcaf1on IS
beng planned. lns IS an imitation OF
the European policy Presumably the
Panama Canal IS beng butt Tor the.
convenience OF the commerce OF tne
world, 10 tortfty 1t VIII be to destroy
its usefulness as a tree highway. has
America any national poiiey or is 1t one
sycophant Wfliie IT is posing as the,
worlds guardian 1t IS only TOO PLAIN
that the government IS actuated by
greed Tor power, ana THINKS II IS en-
cumbent Tor Uncle Sam TO put ms niger
IN the PIE that any natiofl IS trying 10
Dake' even though me liVes OF me
american people IS me titi1e 70 DC paid
N case OF war. ne men OF america
should pc alert and head on any attempt
thai VIII be made towards IS intervention
m Mexico LEI us consider the case OF
Mexico. BEFORE ti1e present iI1surfec-
ton against tbs monarch Dfaz, VINO
poses as a president OF q republic, the
magazines exposed the tyranny ana Dfu-
tality extant IN barbafous Mexico, and
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cause for rebellion, by everyone who
read the dreadful account Of the suffer-
ing endured by the people n all classes
of life. About the same time, contrary
articles appeared which betrayed that
American capitalists had large interests
in Mexico. The baubRe bursted here
was an instruction. there US war IN
Mexico Mexico IS not millatry ma
Etion. Protected by the Monroe Doctrine
from foreign invasion, plaz recfpf5ed
small army from the prisons to keep
down instructions, but they were not
free to leave the garrisols. 30 pract-
cally Diaz has no army and is llcked
even at this early stage OF the game UNI
less he has assistance, The K1o Grande
forms the International boundary pc
tween Mexico and the United States !,
Diaz is looking over the border Tor as
sistance. VIII the despot get It!
L IS said that N many ways the con-
test closely concerns the. TINTED States