New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-20

r,s,l.s upon which the hope Of per-
,r,,. peace rests, and I deem this
& vgortvne time and place to invite
~ 70 ente. a protest against two or
E.ations which are already asking
Z. support Of the public. Both OF
"a. examinations are Offered and
n,,sd By men Of great respectability.
Bhmes Taft and Roosevelt.
one Of these organizations has for
,sjsst 8 large increase in the army
e. rayy. It has set for itself the
III Of providing for the national Sc
shty, and it is busily engaged in min
-1rg the force and effectiveness Of
~ amy and navy 70 furnish argu-
,sp in favor Of the enlargement Of
VI Ex-President Roosevelt is the
20 potential factor in this group. He
rsin with all the force Of convlc-
u and discredits not only the intell-
re bat even the motives of those
','z he eontemptuously describes as
Rattists and advocates Of peace at
- Friee' lie more than intimates
N hey are physical towards and
~ their attitude on international
Faions is due 10 fear of bodily in
~
u Is not necessary TO answer Mr..
tA'velt upon the low plane upon
va be pitches the controversy.
s this the face that launched a
s'''ihd ships ~ asks a poet, the ques-
q beng inspired by the far famed
MY Of HeltL Of Troy. Can it be
E'sls that our pugnacious ex-Presl-
~ Is fred By an ambition 10 so fill
= va with fighting craft as TO sug-
~ 70 those who look upon the por-
s's which will present his likeness
seeseding generations the same
i.aaoh; is this the face that
,s.a'aed thousand ships? When Nj.
aa,velts plan is completed, if, God
90 u ever should BE-, the United
80 Will be a vast armory, with
~ ana eroSsbones above the door,
= ns designing architect of the sys-
VII 60 in and out in uniform, with
proud consciousness that our ma
70 longer contains mollycoddles
ne other organization 20 which !
.b Of more recent origin. In fact,
- Just be-. born, and its most con-
'u sponsor is ex-President Taft,
-. - devotion 70 peace will not be
'.0hee. He has associated with
asa wlo have been prominently
.''so with the cause Of peace, men
~ names give TO any cause with
- mey are connected the presump-
nat u Is az least not antagOnistic
eses: II may be that some have
- Inclined TO regard Mr.. Taft's or
aon as the best weapon with
J, V night the Roosevelt organiza-
-. me Two men are so different IN
,,..a'uoe which they take toward in
sslohai problems that the casual
- might conclude that the two
~. sHons were radically antago-
eoser inspection, however, of the
go adopted by the Taft organ
- ought 70 leave no doubt as TO
-, s,.'post, and when its plan is IN
1 ,'I u will be seen that its effect
ha' rather than obstruct, the
as.NN Propaganda. In fact, the
sLoieates its military purpose.
y, s .se' sure the distinguished men
~ ssahlled the league did not fully
s,T me radical changes which
~, nave 70 be made before their
1 ,, sogio be adopted. Their plan is
A. hile an international police
ss,.l Salsh will compel peace, and
~, y BY the use Of force. That
hr,. mat we shall make ourselves
sbr. with other nations in the
a., % war. This may seem a very
~ matter II We consider only the
I, ~ OF preventing var. but IL is
- h.pie matter IL threats fail and
f..sse0nes a reality.
hrr.St,e, we can promise 70 enter into
\ valp with other nations in fut-
{ s,,ls we must repudiate the advice
,sMngton, who warned US against
III. a alliances The American
wi be very slow TO enter into
+ d. angement which will involve Us
ri sasrrels Of Europe-qusrrels
|es,s,sse their origin in centuries Of
As,,' IN race hatreds and in
~ AZ riyslries. II there were no
'setion, this would seem an in