The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-06
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never has arisen In America
before. Mcmcntous questions win be
propounded TO the national legislature
ana upon the way IN which they are
answered well may depend tho peace.
and safety OF the nation.
Preparedness. Of course. will bc a
major topic; that much Is assured BY
possession agitation. BY the stress the
president will lay on II in his address
tomorrow. and b. conditions apart
from Jhcse.
Congress should and undoubtedly
will approach Ibis question with very
careful consideration. There Is a
mean 10 be struck between faccId
Invitation 60 attack me dismember-
mcnt by any nation which happens to
need more territory and the militar-
ism TO which many ascribe the pres
ent strife abroad. Congress must find
this mean.
We must not be too weak. neither
mus, We be too strong, FOR the one ~
MS great a menace as the other.
Professor Woolsey stated in his ad-
dress at the University last year that
the vars Of the world. unless for spe-
ciai CAUSES. ran In cycles. one ma
ton. ne said. grew IN strength until
Il assumed a position great enough to
threaten It's ~neishbors. when they
combined and overthrow Il. The
United States must not prepare TO
such an extent as TO be a menace.
ON the other hand. she mus be sur
ncicntly strong 70 oner a successful
resistance TO any attack upon her ma
tionaI integrity and to stand for the
IN matters connected with Latin
America. which has come 10 look
upon This country as its natural pro-
tector from eastern hemisphere ag-
In addition. there u a grave
question whether America 5oes not
eve China a duty and whether she
msy not be called upon TO perform
csty.
None OF these obligations. either 'o
or others. can be discharged
with a speech on peace. We must
the force 20 back up our de-
nlands and We must be prepared to-
use hat force. In hal case We may
be able 10 continue for many years
without strife.
We must prepare for war that we
may avert II. We must be strong that
may prevent oppression. We not
only must keep our powder dry, but
we must first provide the powder
Il has been stated. and so well that
The statement almost appears an
that by no single event can
4 nation change It's whole character.
and the same applies to the world
This war is not going to change hu- :
man nature enough to make further
conflicts impossible.
Wal exists, always has existed. and
while we are not OF the pessimists
who say IL always must exist. we be-
Ileve that & will be many years be-
fore humanity has changed 80 as to
strife. !
Tho United States must face this
situation. No longer Is she isolated;
no longer are her magnificent dis
a defense, II they ever were.
Il Is bosh TO talk OF the impossibility {
n invading this country; the Japan
40 marched inland In Manchuria at
he time OF the war with Russia to a
rs far from the coast as Gin
sinna,i is from New York, and this
roads tins literally were no roads
Il all. This march was made in dead
~ winter, through M over ice and
snow, and at It's end great battles
we're fought.
IT 10 futile 20 believe that one
American. however trained. Is a
match for five or six foreigners. as
many would have us believe. one
man is one man and can fire as many
with modern arms as any other
man. How, then. do certain oppon-
Of preparedness hold that we
need no preparation for war. even
should war come?
Not all the hectic speeches OF an
he fevercd peace orators will avail US
Il an enemy marches against W. It
Is an American tendency 10 put of
which We know may be necessary
In future let as not put of until our
national peace has been broken that
would have preserved that
peace.