Evening journal., 1915-06-17
JUDGE GRAY FOR
MORE armament
TO ASSURE peace
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our country, and proud Of It's leadership
in the cause of peace This leadership
is Infested hv the more than sixty ar
bitration treaties that have been pro-
posed and contaminated by the Unitedl
States with the nations Of the world.
Unembarrassed by the dynastic amhi-
tions of other lands, and breathing an
air free from the poison of baleful
militarism. we have been enabled TO
serve the cause Of humanity by our eN-
ample. and preach a new gospel-not OF
hate but of friendliness and good VIII
Go all the nations of the world.
"1his is not the mere complacency OF
Fourth OF July oratory, but a sober
realization of the great opportunities
that an mdeveloped continent presenter
TO the brave and liberty loving men who
laid so broad and deep the foundations
of our institutions on these western
shores of the Atlantic. From the seed
! then planted has grown this great Re
public and an Americanism which,
whatever its shortcomings. is instinct
with the love of justice. peace and or
dered liberty We must not be other
than true TO our past, nor forget the
/
I'VE cannot abdicato our position Of
leadership in the cause of peace among
the nations, and our courage must rise
with the dangers that confront MS. we
cannot sit az silent and Indifferent spec.
tators In the worlds great amphithe
atrc and view the enactment of the
bloodiest Lrama in all history, and moi
raise our voice in protest against its IN
speakable and causeless horrors. Some
how and somewhere the time and op
! portunity will come for the mighty voice
of our hundred millions of iustice-lov
ing and peaee.loving people TO be lis
? tened TO.
"As I understand the purpose OF
e this League Of Peace. its efforts are
Y 10 be so directed that IL may be ar
e efficient coadiutor in so concentrat'
ing public opinion of this country
e that its voice may be heard with re-
k spect by the warning nations o.
r Europe.
r "Our President has placed hiI
country upon the unassaiiable grount
of law and humanity. and there w
can stand unshaken and unshakabl'
in his support Some day the tim
= may come. and we all fervently pra,
= that II may soon come, when he cal
y offer. as the spokesman of the people
= a suggestion that may find lOdgemen
!. in the mind and heart of the people
- of the world. This voice, whel
e spoken, must be the voice of a viril
4 people. who. with no selfish aims &
5 subserve and with no purpose of ae
Y gression or ACKNOWLEDGMENT. stan
s for law and Justice and the broa
/. humanities that underlie our civiliza
>, tion.
: I'VE must be ready to defend,
. needs be, the position we have taker
/, and prepare ourselves, not for wal
a but. as happily said. against wal
k There is nothing inconsistent wit
h our character as a peace-loving ma
c ton. in so strengthening our nav
J. that our commerce may be secure o
!, the high seas and our shores safe
l. guarded from attack. OF in moderate
B. ly increasing our army. SO that Il ma
Is afford nucleus upon which the citl
zen soldiery OF the States could b
Ir. built into an efficient army Of de
no Tense. This is very far from advo
at eating a militarism so abhorrcnt I
NJ the thoughts and feelings of a fire
people.
ne THE efforts of this league ha,
he been and hereafter will he directe
al to the formulation of plan, 4
which the chances of war may
sr- lessened in the future. Tentati'
or though this plan may be. il will a
X tract the attention of thought
ne people In our own country. and eliS
OF valuable comment and criticism.
no "If the plan finally evolved is
lst accord with public opinion here.
seems TO me that IL cannot fail
as challenge consideration. to some c
n tent. al least. by those who are bea
,e ing the burden Of this interneci
struggle. II is possible that thus m
as be paved the way for the friendly {
le fees OF mediation However this nj
e. ! be. and whether or not We are anle