The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-01-08
IoDoREl RoosEvELT,s PREPAREDNEsS POLICY y,

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The4dorel Roosevelt has some decidedly emphatic views u
express regarding the in Europe Americas duty therein and
the necessity for much larger Of preparation national
defense and he has expressed them length IN the
Der Of Evebody Magazine 1t the Rooeyetan idea that the
United Should have before taken steps help
the guaranteed neutrality Of Belgium but this is side issue to
his ideas regarding necessity preparedness the Of
the United States lest portion Of Begums fate be oufs
The former President does believe that preparation for
forms guarantee that this but he does
believe that being prepared greatly increases the chances OF getting
and affords the nation chance defend itself honoraby
when there peace He cites France nation prepared
present war broke out position today
with the France of 1870 FIVE months after with Germany had
begun Referring to Belgium, he says: HI. IL
Poor Belgium in spite of being prepared almost Destroy
ed because great neutral naone United States being the chief
oepdehave yet reached the standard of nernaona
amy ana OF wHnngness 10 ngnt to en nus W
before guarantee small civilized
nations against cruel disaster" Es0aat H.
During thirty years preceding the general conAagaton
says the Rough Rider upright and intelligent but unnformed men
began be msed by foolish into the belief that worlds peace
about be secured basis of amable faulty all around
lead preachers undute ush Of make
believe morality Referring American pacihc and to Pres-
dent Wilson and his secretary Of in PARTICULAR Mr. Roosevelt
writes: ':5" e. - 81 SaHf5s &C. e"
depth pacific
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fellow The time sla% wSss
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Peace Societies about the abolition without dak protest
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sion peace With them, =
s peace
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absolute falling off during the following four But remained
Mr. PANELS , the action taken by MI
Amentabe reduction efficiency If at this went war
our be
chance o
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which
WHICH terribly in efficiency being The
feet has had twentyne
division
POWDER there enough Opeloe; the bottoms ships
FOUL deficiency of
to- twenty thousand the whole service being handled in such
morale.
Congress should do its duty It should before its commit
the best
floating
for the full protection of the United
Above in
chimes
themselves
these The
efficient
in effectively
But the navy will Of great crisis IT,.
Congress should favorably the
lined the last CheR of
WOtherpoOn:
General Wood appears to be in complete sympathy Our should
be doubled in be
there should be field maneuve SCALE bundled
being