Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-07-22
FOR WAR,
SAYS THE COLONEL
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in declining to apply their principle in
the case OF the Lusitania there had
been evidence of national hypocrisy
or else an utter recklessness of folly
in making promises. II was neces-
sary to repudiate the principle in the
Lusitania case, the colonel agreed.
but "a shameful thing to have put
ourselves in such position that ii
had to be repudiated.
~The building OF the canal nearly
doubles the potential efficiency OF the
United States navy, as long as II -
fortified and is in our hands but II
left unfortifed. ii would at once be
come a menace to us.
What is true as TO our proper atti-
tude in regard to the canal is no less
true as regards our proper attitude
concerning the interests OF the United
! States taken as whole The canal
Is to be great agency for peace; il
, can be such only and exactly in pro
portion as it increases our potential
efficiency in war.
/ Those men who like myself be
lieye that the highest duty of this ma
lion IS to prepare itself against war,
so that il may safely trust its honor
and interest to its own strength are
e advocating merely that we do as a
nation regarding our general interests
what we have already done in Pan
, ANA.
/ I'VE have been culpably, well-nigh
i criminally, remiss as nation in not
. preparing ourselves and if. with the
lessons taught the world by the dread
full tragedies of the last twelve
70 months, we continue with soft compla
cency 10 stand helpless and naked be
= fore the world, we shall excite only
'r contempt and derision If and wher
" disaster ultimately overwhelms us.
81 advocate preparedness agains
war as the best type of peace insur
ance. Preparedness for war may b.
not only the best but the only correC
tive for the spirit of militarism
er o,r,,ao,,ana ,s no most democrat,
of republics. and the least militaris
b. tic and yet relatively TO its size il
the best prepared against war.
~ Preparedness is not the affair of
day If we begin at once. a year q
two must elapse before We shall hay
rs accomplished even beginning. w
al should do what Switzerland and A
gentina. for example. have alread
40 done They now have universal mi
itary service in Argentina. The A
gentine army is a great deal more {
s. to uphold the Monroe doctrine sout
of the equator than our army, and
no spite of its high average of individu
efficiency and because of its lamen
able smallness, is fit TO uphold Il
-" Monroe doctrine north of the equ
toi,"
so Drawing to the conclusion of h
on address, Col. Roosevelt urged increa
ingly high standards of efficiency
the army and navy THE navy"
~ said, should never be used, as It VI
rec so long used in Mexican waters, for
police work of kind that insures
err deterioration as fighting machir
Ct II should be kept up to the highe
pitch of fighting efficiency 1t shou
be kept superior to any possible I
IA. which might attack us within the II
lez its above set forth.
Our regular army should be gre
=. ly increased in size and render mu
more efficiency by yearly manoeuv
IT, ing in mass. as well as practice
other directions. Conditions in Nj
en- leo are such that unless the Mexica
themselves come to their senses a
e. unless we are content TO see forei