Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-01
BOWIE SOUNDS WARMING
AGAINST Biz ORNAMENTS
Fears Debauchery of National ideals
Will Follow Adoption Of Mill
tariStic Program.
SCORES DEFENSE ARGUMENT
Pastor of st. Paui's Arraigns Psopa-
gandists of Gardner Class in Ser
men, Entitled "BcvnharIi or
Christi"

) Bernhard or Christ: Which Shall
We Follow" WAS the theme OF Al SER
mon delivered ut 81. paurs Episcopal
( Church last night by Rev. w. Russell
Bowie. ID. D.. in a plea against any
the United States as Il result or the
war in Europe. The great German
military critic. liernhardi. was scored
tor his utterancrS to thu effect that
might is supreme. ana the congfcga-
ton Was urged 10 follow the teachings
or the Savior in Ills role as FRINGE OF
Peace. in refusing no be tempted by
the pleas Of the militUrist.
The prcscn, propasanda FOR Il ire
mcndcuS increase in our national ar
, mancnt $4,000. goo for incr.asc in the
navy alon"-is something far deeper
;han political question" said Or
! Bowie. 1T touches tho moral and
spiritual dcstinies Of the nation No
one will protest against the proposition
that such army and navy as We al
ready have should he in its 6rrnnign-
ton and discipline "a. efficient aS l1o&-
: sihlc. i;rt the point OF pe:il is that
. sort of proposal for an immense i'm
crease in the navy and cnlarrcm "ut
o! tho army which is dictated by the
rc.."ti"nhrA belief that nothing ,"iii
com" ont Of ihc prescott world-war cN-
crpt = further Gommittal of all nations
.
tn" supposed safeguard OF peace
ARMS FOR DEFENSE.' CALI.
Os,:RLO0<S SATIRICAi FACT
The suggestion OF Americas need
Toy larger armamcnts and the panic
stricken cry that we must heed the
lessons Of this war by adopting the
same policies which have created IL
begin with very plausible and seem
insiy innocent suggestions. II is said
a. * m
defense. The satirical fact is con
Ncniently overlooked that according to
ITS own notion not Il single nation in
Europe armed for anything cXccpt its
own defense, and each one claims TO
he iishtimE not otherwise than in
defense now
Furthermore If tho plea for en-
inrsed ornaments on tho basis OF
needed defense ono Is rrantcd inn
ihehlhtoiy IN" demands begin to en-
i'rsc There arises then the inSi&-
tchce that the army ana navy must he
liifg" enough To enforce the Monroe.
doctrine over the whole of our hcmis-
phero. Ana the nations against which
u IL supposed that we need defense
are multiplied To keep pace with The
insane suspicious which the Who'll. ar,
mosrhe"c OF fear and hatred breeds
ih" latest serious propositions from
u" less - person than Representative
Gardner, OF Massachusetts who has
had as much TO do as any other man
win the present cry fOr greater arun-
mcnt. Is that the increase OF our navy
must not stop until il Is larG" enough
to defeat tn" navy of Great britain
itself: IN other words. TO rank first H.,
the earth. Is j, u light thn> I" com
NIT the nation To Il police which y';,n
lead To such n mad application rs this.
Can we contemplate the burden of tax.
alton which such AN increase as all
= hnt
the earncS: and constructive efforts 70,
social development within the nation
would be weakened and all but para.
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