New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30


This country to do 20 turn its into dinner forks
and to make stckpins out Of its mastheadS When he
saws that Hobson takes off his coat, rolls up his sleeves
and balancing in hand the naveS OF Germany and
Great Britain and in the other million regiments
recruited from all the other continents OF the world
proves that, if such things were done, we Americans
would have no use TOR the forks ana no places 70 put
the sclpns 1hcSc are the only occasions when Bar
thOldt who keeps the dove Of peace IN coop IN his
back yard gets real rcdfaccd, raging d-1nad enough
TO do battle.
Hobson maintains that in the making Of peace the
sword is the surcst thing the bullet the best He speaks
this writes this and lectures this He wants more
forticaons, more batteShps more soldiers and more
glnpoWdcr He advocates the establishment OF coun-
oil of national defense organization that, made up
Of army and navy officers and members OF Congress,
will anticipate every any invading toe may make.
He believes that nothing should be neglected to con-
vince every other nation that the United States IS I'M
prcgnablc, impcnctrabe, and impcrvious. When he
can conscicnously tack those three adjectves 70 his
native land he VII sink quiesccn on couch Of per-
c,ission caps and take a rest
There was only once that he failed to get hearing
for what he had to say the subject Of war with Japan
That was in Denver at the last Democratic National
Convention The great hall crowded to its utmost
capacity. Orators statesmen and politicians had
spoken Far down the floor, under the banner ~
Alabama sat a palc-faccd, carncSt-looklng man. 10
last he caught the eye Of the presiding officer and "s
recognized Rising to his feet ne reviewed the assem-
bagc in silence Then, stretching out his arm ne throw
back hi, head and shouted i'll stentoran not to say -
dent, tones:
"War with Japan.'
That was the beginning, the ending, the blowot and
the grand finale. He got no further. he dclega'..
and the spectators were full Of IDEAS hopes and fears
about politics, and here this slender, earnest man
injecting into the meeting something about the Japan.o
scaling the Rocky Mountains MI the thousands b's
loose in a pandcmonum Of noise, sound, and shout.
"War with Japan." 1t the shortest speech made a.
the convention That was all there was to lt,-thr..
words and a riot.
In the House, however, and on the lecture platform
4 Laa his ipgfrIu. .
increased armament He i more thoroughly VCr-ca
the subject than any in public life today and b,
a commanding speaker, possessed Of unusual hiStrni
ability He knows how 10 Use his voice and his Wof9
how TO beg and 10 urge. how initiate bombartmcr.
or q song Of peace how 10 plead and how 70 tcrrl.
With his gestures he draw picture Of charge u
the heights Of POpocatcpctl or cross section OF o.
spray that flew in the Battle Of Trafalgar Rcing re-
orator he makes speeches that are both entertain
and instructive. His sincerity alone compelling an
when he blows the whistle, snaps loose the chains, a,
turns out the dogs Of for galOp up and down o..
aislcs Of the House the legislators before then
the tented field the bcchng gun, the rush Of a,sao.
the flow Of gore.
and he never breaks a wing.
Mr. Hobson come, by his aptitude for military anil
naval affairs naturally. In his biography IN the Con-
grc,siona directory, he sets forth that ne Is tenth III
descent from Elder Brewster Of the MaytOwcr. II.
was graduated from the naval academy at Annapolis
and then took finishing course IN two military schoo.
in France After that he was special instructor IL
naval construction at the academy later CrlScd roai
the world and finally took part in the bombardmcnt ~
NlatanZas in the Spansh-Amerlcan War and sent the
NIcrrimac % the bottom Of the while the bullet
skipping on the water, did weird and ghostly dance
around him. Leaving the navy ne Sprang INTO pgld,
beat Bankhead for Congress and has been IN the House
As is usually the case with the advocates oi big issue
he has the working capacity Of two horses and three
mules al rolled into Whenever question affecting
the army or navy comes up in Congress, he not only
speaks on it, but he goes the Senators and Rcpr