The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-27

the address upon the Navol appfo1
 rIatiou Biil Of RepicgontatiYe Cray c
 mdiana in which De 8aya; '1 au
 oppoaod to Che policy C. peace by in
 timiooton am oppoaee to thi9 no
 ton entering upon @ rival contest wltl
 the powers Of tho world in the vail
 and inglorious onors to excel in th,
 instruments of war and human slaugh
 ter Lam oppoBed to dfainlng the re
 sources Of this great nation and ir
 dwartng our instimtions of charlt.
 and peace to bind upon our clviliza
 tlon the burdens Of a barbaroua age,
 The same principle is 9otn in thl
 ad0iess, some months back, Of mem
 bor ofthe British Parliament, in whicl
 ho says: "But although we are no.
 likely to hoye any difficulty in regard
 to men or money and although thC upkcep Of our navy will always be re garded os the first charge upon the resources of the British Empire the folly, tho pitiable folly, of what is taking place here and all over the world is SO patent to the meanest in- telligence that O concerted effort to arrest it or to modify 1t would surely rank among the first of international oblocts.@
 The irrational nature Of modern militarism he brought out further in in the address, where he says
 "In the sphere of naval competition, everything ia relative. The strength of one navy is the 8lrongth compared Co another The value of a ship dc. bends almost entirely upon the con- temporary ship which it may have to meet A 30-knot ship has no greater adyantage over 27-knot ship that a 2O-mot ship has over a 17 The re- suits are the same the costs arc per laps double The same may be said of guns and armor.
 We see ships of types of every nav al power approaching those of the previous year with remoreelegs per 3istency and scores of millions being absolutely sQuandered without any re- suit and the pace and scale continue ally increasing without any real gain from such cause ln the relative po- 3ition Of any Of the competing powers. Every year the great nations of Chris .iandom not only make absolute the fleets of their rivals, but they make obsolute their own fleet They do .hot without adding in the least to heir actual security or relative strength.
 Could anything be more stupid? he continues Could anything be more aasteful2 On the other hand no one nation can stand still while Inc others are advancing without be- ng hopelessly outclassed In 8 very ihort time. Shis is the question l lsk 'If. for the space Of Q year, 12 calendar months, SO new ships were quilt by any nation, In what conceiv lble manner would the interests ofI .ny nation be affected or preiudiced?I
 You have good ships today. They Ire the best in tho world, till better ,nes are built. Can they not have at east one years reign before they are lethroned? 1t involves no alteration lf the relative strength Of tho navies t implies no abandonment Of any .cheme Of organization or increase. [ is contrary to the system of no naval law It imposes no check up ,n tho development Of naval efdcien- .y It is 80 simple that it could lead O no misunderstanding The financ- .s of every country would obtain re- ief. No navy would sustain the very lightest Injury"
 Another terrible phase of war isl cen in that upon the poor disinter- sted laboring men the burden of war ests. most directly and most heavily. 'he rank and file Is made up of the 7orld's toilers They are the sacri- ices to this unsuitable God. The toil- ITS fill the unnamed graves of war. These are the ones who endure all Is grimness and horror and reap nothing of its rewards and .s glories
 This is being appreciated as never efore and ] cannot help but feel that be present war will be followed by uch reyulsion of feeling among copies generally that in one mighty oice they shall should NO" to any | citation of a militarlstic ailment; | nd so make forever impossible anoth- r war between civilized, so.called | nations
 Humanity works in sections; there a German section, an English sec on, Q French section, an American 3ction. etc. These sections ought not } quarrel and 80 jeopardize each otb- 's existence happiness, prosperity nd subsistenance. The same noble Ieals of opportunity progress, hap. mess and prosperity belong to all Ike.
 War immediately stops progress; aace and progress go hand in hand. he discovery of America, printing, stronomy gravitatlon, steam, cleo 'lcity. annesthetcs, etc-were all the uits of peace And craftsmen are