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

No less man than Wilson in Vol of his
People has described the of 1912 of
brought on by program of peace"
The description apt and mpressiveas significant to-day
a hundred years ago.
frequent thing for to be brought by the pro-
gram peace country has within the next dec
will other nations have been encouraged to
attack us by our UNPREPAREDNEss-" program of
peace"
The wouldbe peace making administration of 1872 whose
program disarmament, had the army practically dis
banded and the navy dismanted SO that high spirit
of people rushed protest against the
seizure ships naval weakness and mil
tay impotence made possible for British ships to sail up
the Potomac and of beautiful Capital MONUMENT
OF ASHES TO A PROGRAM OF PEACE
The Civil War of 1851 would have would
have been for another program of peace An
other group of peacemakers whose program disarma
ment of introducing bill in Congress to
ABOLISH THE NAVY ALTOGETHER! They succeeded to
the extent of inducing Congress to make appropriation for
naval increase-and Civil found the Government
prepared
The South breathed through seapor strong navy
could have bocaded every Southern port stopped the export
exchange for and ammunition and starved the
South into surrender in year.
Millions money and hundreds of thousands of human
lives were the CHASTITY of the sixties to the little
Americans program Of peace.
The times about unsettled There and
Japan restless England is controversial Ger
many ambitious entering upon mighty of
mercal development that will inevitably excite competition
provoke sharp anagonm The Monroe Doctrine looms
everhreatenng issue The Panama Canal in Its unsettled
problems makes for the coming decade We
ing great and against great nations that
differ and find their interests jeopardized by
The that separate from other nations more
thirds of the that have made be-
FORE
For past hundred there has been average Of
from expeditions landed every year protect
American citizens consates and property There is need for
navy time The navy is not essentially alone for
aggressive for defense 1t is to make effective
the great policies which for the benefit of the
entire Western Hemisphere The Monroe Doctrine is one of
these 1t is being questioned every day
Shall encourage another program of peace to make
for certain Shall build and label in falling
the unfang temptation to other nations to be aggressive
to attack us?
The whole crystal teaching history experience and the
present day makes clarion call for the Of PRE-
PAREDNESS FOR WAR AS THE ONLY PROGRAM OF
PEACE THAT WILL ENDURE
You not mprovise navy You not build one or
buy emergency is like gun. You do not need
often, but when you do, you need it quick
display of force in the hands of government makes
it unnecessary to use defense of its rights and
liberties
John Fis historian in his great lecture Manifest
Destiny, declared
Obviously the permanent peace of the world be
cured only through the GENERAL CONCENTRATION OF THE
PREPoNDERANT MILITARY STRENGTH into the hands of
the pacific communities.
Every sensible American wishes adequate navy and
asks this pledged Congress redeem its pledges and build