Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-06
'Progran1 of Peace"
Provoking War

No less a than Woodrow Wilson, in Vol of his
People described the of 1912 of
brought on by program of peace
The description is apt Impressive significant to-day
a hundred years ago
frequent thing for to be brought by the pro
gram Of peace our country a within the
be have been encouraged
attack us by our UNPREPAREDNEss- our program of
peace
The would be peacemakng administration 1872 whose
program disarmament had the army practically dis
banded navy dsmantled that when the high spirit
of the American people rushed to protest against the
of American ships and naval weakness and mil
ary impotence made possible for British ships to sail up
the and make of beautiful Capital MONUMENT
OF ASHES TO a PROGRAM OF PEACE.
The Civil War Of 1861 would have would
shorved but for another program of peace An
group peacemakers whose program dsarma-
went to the extreme Of introducing bill in Congress to
ABOLISH THE NAVY ALTOGETHER! They succeeded %
the of inducing Congress to make appropriation for
naval and the Civil War found the Government
prepared
The South breathed through its seaports strong navy
could have bookaded every Southern port stopped the export
exchange and ammunition and starved the
South into surrender a year.
Millions of money hundreds thousands of human
lives the CHASTITY monument of the sixties to the little
Americans program Of peace
The times about us are There and
Japan restless England is controversial Ger
many ambitious We entering upon mighty of
mercal development that will inevitably excite competition
and provoke sharp antagon The Doctrine looms
threatening The Panama Canal in its unsettled
problems makes for the coming decade We
ing great interests and great against great nations that
differ and find their interests ieopardized by
The causes separate from other nations
vital than twohrds of the that have made be
fore
For the past hundred wears there has been average
expeditions landed every year protect
American citizens conulate and property There is need for
navy all the time The navy is not essentially alone for
aggressive for defense. 1t to make effective
great policies which for the benefit OF the
entire Western Hemisphere The Monroe Doctrine of
these It is being questioned every day.
Shall encourage another program of peace to make
for certain Shall build and label falling navy
unfaing temptation other nations be aggressive
to attack us?
The whole crystal teaching Of history experience and the
present day clarion call for the of PRE-
PAREDNEss FOR WAR AS THE ONLY PROGRAM OF
PEACE THAT WILL ENDURE
You can not improvise a navy You not build
buy emergency. It is like gun You do not need
often but when you do you need it quick
The display of force the hands of government makes
it unnecessary to use defense of rights and
liberties
John Fske the historian his great lecture Manifest
Destiny" declared:
Obviously the permanent peace of the world be
cured only through GENERAL CONCENTRATION OF THE
PREPoNDERANT MILITARY STRENGTH into the hands of
the most pacific communities
Every sensible American wishes adequate navy and
this pledged Congress redeem its pledges and build