The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10


the three years from 1917 to 1919
Inclusive Of nearly 1926, 600, 900, divided
As follows:
MI n!.sN
!Sls s!s,iSt
XIV .Ss.NS,l%
., Annually thereafter. $1s2. 234,55s.
When finally consummated the Gar
fison plan would show a total military
strength. beginning with 1920, AZ to
men, with cost, as follows:
Officers Total
49, and men. .coa,..
Ssiloonasa, :n%y i :s;s S;S@:$
centinentAl army .......... 10000 SyoW.0o
40 Deals with Paciasts.
The most interesting portion of Sec
teetary Garrison's report deals with
the arguments Of the pacifists against
the preparedness programme. One by
one Mr.. Garrison takes up the objec-
tons that are raised to military pre-
paredness, analyses them and with
clearness exposes what he regards as
The fallacies inherent In each.
With the arguments advanced often
BY ex~-Secretary OF State w. J. Bryan
Nj. Garrison, without using m
names. deals vigorously. 1t has long
been known that the Secretary Of War
had no patience with the Bryan views
In this direction, even when the Ne.
braskan was a member Of the Cabinet,
an in his annual report Mr.. Garrison
seems to find pleasure In taking the
foil of and 'lunging home"
The arguments advanced by the Secre-
tary in this report are expected to lay
the foundation OF the defence which pre-
paredness advocates will make to argu.
rnents Of MIR. Bryan and other obstruc-
~tionists.
After dealing with conditions in the
service and p~raising the work OF the regu-
lar army on the Mexican border and In
Colorado during the strike the report
says in part:
In our own earlier days the continued
progress Of the arts of peace was con-
etantly interrupted by the necessity of
banding together to prevent destruction
By aggression from without. Later. and
ever after many of our largest civil
communities were established. the in.
dividual citizen had to be prepared to
protect himself. his family and his prop
criy against the d%epredations Of crimi:
mails until the community organised and
prepared a police force SUFFICIENT to as
sure the citizen Of protection.
Weaknes inevitably results in over
throw. as the abundant Instances Of his
tory demonstrate. both with respect to
individuals. cities and nations. The eye
that is not diverted will sec this, and
the mind that is free from prejudice
will grasp and realize II. 1t Is neces.
sary. therefore. to remove distractions
TO clear vision and prejudice to clear
thinking.
Those Who Oppose Force.
There are some who do not feel free
60 base their conduct upon a considera.
ton OF facts or conclusions Of reason
because Of their Interpretation Of Divine
injunction. They do not believe In re.
sistance to physical force and those
SENDER life and all that they cherish ant
love at the behest of the agsressor
. This attitude concerns the individual
and him alone.
Since 1t does not assume to be basel
upon fact or reason, 1t cannot be deal
with on that basis. IT cannot he madS
the general rule OF conduct under oul
form Of government. without departing
from the basis upon which our Govern
ment Is founded. Our Government Il
enjoined by the law Of its being to US,
whatever force Is necessary to protect tn,
rights OF the citizen.
There are others concerning who's
clarity of vision we are not advised, ant
co%ncerning whose ~soundness Of reason
We are not informed, because the attitud'
which they take Is admittedly not baset
upon either vision or reason. They ar,
those who predict that war will neve,
come to this country, and assert tina
therefore precautions with respec
thereto are unwise and needless.
Since wars la come upon nation
from the earliest date OF recorded his
All. ---.~ --- A--I
Of fact for such Il position. but an actua
demonstration of the non-existence o
such basis. We were early warne,
that there woul be wars and rumors O
wars, and that nation would rise agains
nation and kingdom against kingdom
and the end was not yet n that pre-
dlction has been fully verified.
There are others among US who are to
Intelligent and clear sighted not to sc
the facts and to realize their Significance
but who counsel inaction because the
mistrust themselves and the natioT
Those to whom l now refer do not be
lieve in the doctrine of non-resistance
they do not rest upon the predictio
that an evil which has existed since tn
world began has ceased to exist an
been abolished and should not therefor
be considered as one to be prepare
against they even point out our pc
tcntlality of force. but they couuss
against any preparation thereof
Fear Use of Force.
They base this counsel upon the Ell
pressed fear that II we possess fore
we will be Induced to use II when "
should not. This position ignores Gel
tain things which are essential to b
maintained, and Is based upon certai
assumptions which are not justified,
ignores the responsibilities which "
have undertaken and which we mus
maintain at any self-sacrlicc.
II ignores the fact that II nation
which possess force are likely to use
when they should not. some nation whic
has such force is likely to use 1t again'
us when IL should not. 1t assumes tn.
our nation may not be trusted with fore
for fear that II may misuse II. ! kno
Of nothing which justifies such an il
uictment OF our people and our nation.
The eyes of many are blinded to fa'
and their minds closed to reason by a
adherence OF what they term militia
ISM" without any actual conception
just what this means or how II shou
affect the proper consideration OF Il
subject, II by militarism they mean Il
placing OF the military authority over Il
civil authority or II they mean that Il
ordinary processes of government sha
in any way be subservient to milital
authority or influence no argument
needed to secure unanimity OF Opinl<