Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-10
LISTEN
To FIGHT TALK,
PRO AND CON
AUDIENCE OF ENGLISH 0UAKERS
PROTEST SPEECH FAvORING
ADJUSTMENT ARMAMENT.
ONE QUAKER ASKS IF THERE WAS
ANY YOUNG MAN IN MEETING
UNFIT 70 WEAR KHAKI.

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London. July 10.-At the annual meeting
of the Dcyon>bIrc House Quakcrs. already
referred 10 III these dispatches a. divided
on the question Of warfare, one of the chief
speakers, Il Mr.. George Benson. spoke
against the growth OF ornaments. and said
that the poiicy Of non resistance which
meant that "A nation which was not armed
would not be- attacked. wa, the safest pol
icy for a nation to adopt.
The great danger To England will bc
abolished once We abolish the British army
and the British navy" he said.
This was more than a part Of the audi
cnce could pa-sively endure, and there was
i chorus Of protesting Obs But the
speaker kept on bravely:
"Once We have abolished the British
army and navy. then for the first time IN
the world We shall have a nation that IL
safe. 4 nation which fears neither Toe nor
false friend. We can do ii if we wish, and
we may know that In doing - we are
strengthening the hands Of the pacitici>t,
of the whole world and weakening the
hands Of the war lords on the Continent.
Non resistance i neither foolish nor TOOL
hardy"
Here came q voice from the audience !:
mo. it, lunacy." The speaker ignored
the interruption:
1T i the possession ot ornaments that
- both foolish and foolhardy. The nation
that POSSESSES a powerful army and navy
must be brave, for il j. attracting to itself
the luminosity and suspicion Of the whole
world. There i one method OF safety. and
one alone. and that i 10 see not that We
are prepared against our enemies, but that
they have no reason to prepare against
~"
Al the close 81 tie meeting 4 member
who said he was sixty years old. asked in
vigorous language TOW many young men IN
ih" room bad AN excuse for not beng IN
Khaki.
The chairman. = young man. replied
II an glad the question ha~ been put. have
frequently explained why l. ~ Christian.
am moi IN khaki believe there j. not one
ri ~ here win" duc~ MOI honor and apprc-
riIic The tccliug- at those who are wear
I'M Khaki. But they are wrong. We must
-at thai. ling the hing IN " zee it. en-
ll-lmcni IN absolutely uri~,--ihlr. Even it
n we're % question "r ing r-uprIlcd. ~
could moi
The chairman W:~ arplaEdrd. TINT the
qnc~ti"ncr came back Al MN h.atrdly. de-
%~crIhing him and the other >oun. men IN
the room ~ "-iarkrr~ and -hirkcr-." There
wa- = GOOD deal "t noise and \ number w
Young men rose and tried To protest.
The chairman tried /" close the discus
ION ~ rcmarking. I'VE don't mind amy
maine that may be- applied to H."
\ wnman member suggested that the
| nlicd States had never been attacked be-
cause It had such 4 small army and navy.
and the chairman endorsed her point of
view by remarking that he was quite con
WINGED that If Great Britain had not had
an army and navy. She would never have
been attacked. War added the chairman
- atheism itself. and the basis Of the ia
iur" understanding among all people will
IT, the love and charity which i in mem
hearts all over the world