The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-10
HILLS VIEW OF WAR
DEBATED BY MAXIM
Inventor Says Railroad Mans
Attitude on Preparedness
Is All Wrong.
ENGLAND AS AN EXAMPLE
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When one of our nations great build
trs like James j. Hin. or "A grea, rap
tain Of industry like Henry Ford or
Andrew carnegie. makes any pronounce
icnt upon our national affairs. we know
tIat u giea. man has spoken. and for
hat reason we are apt to accept his
.'tatcment without due critical analysis.
when such men tell us that our UNI
preparedness does not invite war. but In.
on the contrary. our best safeguard
against war. their words carry onvic-
ton to a large number Of people. When
they tell US that it was preparedness
against war by the nations OF Europe
that brought ON the present war We
are inclined to D. lievc them.
When they tell us that " we raise
and equip an army Of sufficient size to
enable us to defend ourselves against
any OF the great Powers shoul we be
attacked 1t would plunge us into mill
iarism and bring upon Us the very ca
lamity of war which has fallen upon E;u-
rope and which we want to avoid we
are very apt to lend willing ears TO
their pronouncements.
What protection then has the great
mass of the people in this country
against being led into false beliefs, "
such great men happen to be in error
about our needs for National defence
md in consequence wrongly advise the
people?
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Mr.. James J. Hill is one Of the greatest
living men in this or any country. His
10 one of the master minds to which
America owes great gratitude for big
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hut his knowledge is mainly confined TO
those matters and things that have oc-
cupied his attention since boyhood. He
has never devoted the same time and at
tention to the subject of national defence
that he has devoted to railroadlng, and.
by consequence. he does not know 80
much about u needs for national de-
fence as about our needs In matters Of
transportation.
On the one subject he can speak with
experiential knowledge. On the other
subject. with which he has had no ex-
perennial knowledge, he Is unable to
speak except from belief. and That is the
ctux or the whole matter.
ifau Hir mn. MI 'arhegie ana Mr..
Ford graduated at west Point and
served Tor "A period az oniccrs In the
nations army they would still he honest
meh' an" wouio NOT seek 10 precipitate
war ior mtre pIoinolion'
we nave oHicers III the lhited states
arm! ana navy To-day VINO mad they
been hgaged III businesses of civil life
"ouih possibly nave accomplished AZ
much as Mr.. Hill. Mr.. Carnegie or Mr..
Ford' and these officers are to-day as
upright IN character, a. noble OF pur-
pose as any captain OF industry. They
nave the welfare of the country AS
deeply ut heart. ana are among the
stiiicht> advocates and lovers OF peace.
Mr.. Hin says. Il knew Grant and
sheridan ana sherman well. They were
Srea. men. They really were peace
makers.
nevertheless Mr.. Hill says: III we
had '"n.""o officers and men all dressed
Ia tho nations uniforms. all living in
the nations barracks. all armed and
nunirioncd at the expense of the ma
iiOn, We would have 5Uo,oo0 individuals
IN the United : ates all aching for war. E
Make. No Exceptions.
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-" ,'', ~ no
no,, 49, man ",, y"
-" ~ " 49, "''l"s 'i"n'' Sne''-
~A' 'lel'""' W. nnuS' nav "es'n,
e'aueu oin S."'e '"s ''"Se Vi 'he c''l'
W. " 'no'e ~ "o,est : !" W
sIn' NV i's 'nei' nuHr nav
oeeh oV"e' oh'eiS IN '"' ''.'' war as
Hraht, snerluan ana sherman.
wall Jackson They were bo h as
noble at heart and as humane and peace
loving as either Grant or sheridan.
hammer 10 know "A yoodly number
of Officers in both our army and our navy
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