Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-11

hIlN' toward perfection, q willingness
.u undertake. aud Satisfactorily per.
form any and ctcry duty that is most
Dummyuduhlo ANA encouraging
Passing to the need for larger
army, regular ANA reserve, the Score
terry discusses Jt some lrngth peace
and lho use uf the word "milur'sm,
touching upon the moolod question of
whether military preparation tends 10
prevent war
'll ls. ut course not necessary tH
dwell ON the blessings of peace and
the horrors ot war; ne says. "ENry
ono desires peace, just as every ono
desires hcalth, contcptmout affection,
sufficient means for comfortable cN-
lst,ncr ana other similarly hpurUDvut
things. l'ut peace and the uthor
't'los of being just mentioned are
nut always or even often solely within
uu".s own control II may tuthfuly
De- sld trat eternal vigilance les the
price which must he paid in order 90
obtain the desirable things of HE and
10 defend them
In the early history OF our nation
thDrr WAS natural, almost iu,yItl-
bln, adherence ot military force, be
cause II counotcd military dcspotim
Most If not all, of the carly settlers
I'm this country came from nations
who're @ t.W powerful persons tyran-
mralN imposed their Will upon the
p'nri" lN muans of military power
'i course. all this has long since
passed into history NO reasonable
person u this country today has the
iF'I''i shadow of fear OF military
". I"i'anl, nor OF amy Interference
"h'.'N'r ley military force I'm the con
u.'l 'l rlNll Wtalrs
81 also seems proper In passing,
lo l'''r 10 iHc frame Of mind Of those
"hu DE' lh' word 'mlltarlsm' us the
'''h'"lmoni OF the doctrine of brute
I"ice ana loosely apply ID to any or
EiNl"'d preparation OF military force,
ana 'H'i'loI" d'ptc'dle any adequate
uI"'aIA preparation nry1use % as %
'I'p IN t'e direction of the cuutcmncd
IllllJaIlSln EVERY nation must have
adequate lurcc lu protect itself from
domestic lnsurruvlon, TO enforce it's
laws ana 10 rrpol invaslous, that is,
every nation that hns similar charac-
''rlat'rS 10 those OF sclt-rcspcctmE
"'lh II ~ prepares and maintains
more hIIll'r} force than is necessary
l"I IN" purposes Just named, then II
'S Hu'J''t 10 the conviction, IN the
PuuI' "p'nIou or inc world, Of having
'inn'ar'd miht1rism,' unless II in
lthu' aggression Tor a cause which
the public opinion Of the world con
''lN'. TO- he righteous one. TO the
'Nlch| however that II confines its
u'lIll"lA lI'ialauons to the purposes
lISi m'N'lou'd, there Is neither war
RAM nor JuS'hlcauon IN charactcriz-
"E ~" "'"'n as Wll'aIlsm,
d, EH""II\ "S'''s, nm my view, Is the
dlsruSslon frequently INDUCED in as
10 Wh''h'f iniliidIy preparation tends
"I u"'s ho' I'ld To avoid war / term
S"'H discussion useless because, 20
idI as we ere concerned, whatever
conc uSl"h mlEht ne reached thereon
"p"lu h"i dli'cl our duty. Since il Is
"ol III NINA 10 suggest any military
preparation or the nations resources
beyond lhat absolutely essential under
'A'auns conditions, the question Of
Wh'l 'f more extensive preparations
Tor the purpose of avoiding war would
ave 'haI erect or not Is futile. I'm
i, SS ana until the congress OF the
'''d states, representing the people
OF ne country, places on record the
conclusion Of the people TO the con
IL'fN my duty is | think, entirely
C'af '"rd mat duty is to set forth the
'%' u ana iH' necessities growing on
ol 'H' I'ClS' ana suggestions as 10 the
""H ana means "I tuliiiliug such
"' g.. StiIi's'
Nh"'' Wcn, docs this nation need
IN inc way OF military preparedness ?
VI course, ] am not attempting to lay
"'"n counsel OF perfection that Is,
IN extensive scheme which ig iIsu1 Ia