Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-08
Mr.. Wilson's Expression
Absurd and PueriIe, Lawyer
Tells Bankers Assembly

seattle, Wash, Sept. S.-Henry d
EastDrook, New York lawyer, principa
speaker before the American Bankers
association today, characterized Presi
uent wilson s admonition to new citi.
zens that there is such a thing as h.
ing too proud to fight, " as being "ab
surd and puerile,
Inc attorney was speaking on the
subject of "Self Defense. >, He ia.
claFed the European war no concern
Oh America except as some of the he'll.
Hstiehts have trlmpled on American
rights Since this country is the hest
nope OF humanity, he said. if we fail
TO safeguard it we are traitors to onr
ioFetathers. Every dollar in the notion.
al treasury should stand pledged to its
ueIense, he declared, and continued.
No nation threatens us in so morv
words; but who is oblivious TO hints anI
ihtlmatlons that speak louder than
words ! We boast our strength to re.
PEI attack when we know we are weak
er than dishwater. While every otbo,
nation has been preparing for azores.
Sou we have not made reodv o,.on
tor defense. Is this state Of imbociii., -.
TO endure ? Shall we continue to Es,og
W wandering voice as inbecile ne
m ouI condition. When this voice wa =
recently removed from the counsels ~
our our government we thought. good eost.
sous we had gotten rid of il om3
were ready to cry on, Win t,.tai S'i'
we nave been with child. we ba,b
peen m pain, we nave. os il ,roro
Drought forth wind" " Has Nrr d.. 80
proved pro. himself so good prophet in tba
s"s' 'uut we can afford to trust hin,
10, LOT tne futurel Personally I have n hn
neNed IN Mr.. Bryan.s wisdom and 0' :
grant MN sincerity only because t .ha
point rs not worth arguing ' '"o
And yet | would heartily o5,....
wi. NtL' Bryan 5 Quaker policy of ror,ro 80
Sls'anee rather than n noIcy os eon,,e' I,,c
prvpare1ness' ,,,,, a'3 ness | had rather scrap every
gun y ni5 ana w9rship we own if we are S'r,S ny,
lo say that we are too bio 49,
proud to fight in self.defenso VI 700
AL respect to the estimable bn+ 49, 81, WIN
en gentleman who said II obs,.5 u'iS,aN, 1.,
buerlle' To say that a mob os aGu
non non or so Of unframed citi1enTv oa,,i, m,ii,
ietttos.SS it " Srlus and put to flight the bnl,
IL n,S ,vSseu s9idlery Of Asia or of Fnron,
Is Is worse ,iI than puerile--it is nar,..,P mu,oPe
s.tsGGp'ul'y' The Vaccinations oaa;. t.sV
auls government at the monons "'ns'
s"., s,U'e suoterranean than submarine Sns Sne
uuty Is to defend against bo,h b'iae' Vnr y,i
are s permitted no alternative wv, w. w. we
LiUr'uwlth iO.' spend money for deferse nus, n,3
.o,s s OF it, We must know tba, b"se, s'5 ana ana
sSts sac even from the temptatior Mo, we we are
5a,k, " Our peace aud future ,'Sn Sa,,, Vi at
IA, a free people, saws wosh;.,.
suouid be armed and aiscinl;n@d" all augton'
Ing my. 70 some wen adjusted piaS U SSSord, wSl
Slan l should say that tbe ~, re,o.,'0' W nose
Nations in the first instance ,''0hmen. hi
tSa, S,' from rom our military exper,s "VulS nnS
.I .nat insofar as their rccommSn5s, cr,s, ! ana
@ wsIe unanimous they sboul5 5'hi'euustions NV "li
cost sH0G, MN, much debate and resar5le.p8 5lLvp'ea
,Sse ,Ss. With the understanding hau'sof lo,ess OF
a"' 'ue sole purpose 10 mo- snS...'.e't,, nSS"vNet,
i Sin, ny; " conquest but sclfdcfcB.s' ''1yea T,,
nun ,,il IiP'lties and limits tho p,oif,.l sf, lhis
we" as the expense. II moon. ,Og,e@ as