Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-06
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER G. 1915.
MIGHT OF IMviNClBLE JUSTICE
AND RIGHT"
lSan Antonio ENnre...l

(San Antonio Exprc~~.)
No matter what military or naval
force the United States might develop.
statesman throughout the world might
rest assured that We are gathering
that force, not for attack in any
quarter, not for aggression of amy
KIND. not for the satisfaction of any
political or international ambition,
but merely to make sure Of our own
security. We have il IN mind a. III
prepared. but not for war. but only
FOR defensc.-From President vii
sons address in New York.
Overnight the president OF the United
States has diSarmed two groups of dwell
ers IN his country. two groups that are
fortunately little but unplea~antly loud
the anti preparedne- men and the pug
nacious preparedness men.
lie has employed the lessons of current
history. familiar to H. an. a. read out III
the public forum the former group who
deny the necessity for preparedness ito
maintain ourselves against amy in%terfcr-
ence with our national action or develop
mcnt:' he has ~hamed the clamor Of the
Jingoes with his appeal for ! national
strength through this preparedness. de-
sirable only that Nc shall "a strong above
all others IN good will and the might "a
invincible Justice and right"
To the most consequential American in
the busiest place IN the land and To the
most obscure American m the walk of life
least noticed there l. given this morning.
In Mr.. Wilson's words 10 the Manhattan
club, a plan for their earnest thought and
an ideal for their deepest LOYALTY and
pride. The president Amcncamism N tho
AmericaniSm Of an bat the two group.
noted here and 81 that other .rnup M
spoke of 'who profess 10 be- Americans.
but who are not indeed aud in truth Amer
leans: who speak alien sympatlic~: who
love other countric- better than the, love
America" This being -. HI. Amcricanism
is practicable t. a. AMI his national %cillic-
are practical This being wv. III plan NJ
preparedncss "to maintain ourselves
against amy interference with our national
action or development" must appear prac-
ticablc.
We think the president appeal for the
hearty support of the country. ..of the
rank and file Of America. of men Of All
shades Of political opinion ~ The fulfil
ment Of la~ program NJ self maintenance
in this true ideal ~ Amcricani-m viii not
be in vain. Already there are many happy
evidences ct that, from many paris If tho
Union and from leader. Of many diverse
political actiyItic-. Unless IN al eitie.
and all states there obtain grave donbts
of the patriotism of the vast body Of CHI
zens whose birth Is American. whose train
ing and interests and ambition. are Amer
lean, whose inherent ar elected loyalt. II
American, what may present., b. urged
against that program and how can ii fail
In the teStf
Perhaps IT has been suggested that The
plan of n continental army, a citizen sol
diery, Is the president %cpitomizeS it. de-
ponds too much upon the highest order Of
patriotism of business men whose subor,li-
mates must anwcr thi, periodic cali ~
training. We can not. In the face IF arm
ments advanced ~ American. far better
equipped than is the president % apply The
lessons of the wars coming on thc Euro
pean continent TO the p%erilouS weakness
of this country in the matter OF prepared
ness, believe either that patriotism will be
so stultiied. as 10 work a failure on this
score. In a word. we can not believe that
q plan that has splendidly succeeded III
countries not comparable with ours III
point Of the resources Of men. money and
public conveniences, though truly compar-
able in point of intelligent perception Of
national obligations and the duties of