The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-09-23

Cd upon IN these columnS. Mr. lau1eF1, SlxlDH up
the situation from the standpoint Of patriotic
American citizen without prejudice for or
against any Of the bellieerent nations, writes:
Never in the history Of the world has the
spirit Of strife been abroad as it is today.
All Europe is ablaze; civil war RACES in Mexico:
sword Of Damocles hangs perilously suspended
above the Balkans, ready to drop and sever their
cobwebs of peace.
Italy, fully armed, has cast her lot with the
stronger Of Europe's contending factions as soon
as she seemed sure of the fortunes of war.
Holland and Switzerland are armed to repel
aggressions which seem inevitable in this battle
Of the giants.
Norway. Sweden, Denmark have armed and
allied to defend to the last their mutual
Africa is in arms. Revolt in India is immi-
nently possible.
Turkey. and the Moslem world are in the
throes of their death fight
Japan, not content with participating in the
cancerous European conflict must needs seize
this opportunity when the civilized countries Of
the white world have thrown off their mantle of
Christian restraint and seek to solidify the ORR
ent into real and tangible yellow Peril For
under the guidance of Japan's cleverness and am
bitions China's wealth and millions are power
to be reckoned with.
We, the citizens Of the greatest civilized pow,
have two duties plainly before us. First the duty
to ourselves, our homes, our country and our
sovereignty.
Second, and higher stin, duty to the white
people of the world
Engaged in internecine war, blinded by petty
hates, passions and commercial jealousies, the
Caucasian race does not see the menace that inn
pends.
Fully occupied with their European wars,
England, France and Germany are not capable of
offering real resistance to Japanese aggression.
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England, France and Germany will not be able to
offer real resistance to Japanese aggression.
It remains for us alone to police the white
world, to protect it, while our blood d-brothers
fight among themselves And, it will remain for
us alone to reorganize the white world into unit
capable of defending itself after the frenzy of our
people across the seas abates sufficiently to allow
us to help them bind up their wounds.
It is not enough to decry the possibilities Of
conflict with England or Germany. 1t is not en-
ough to remain firm in the righteous belief that
the insults to our commerce and our flag, offered
alike by Germany and Britain, must be amcably
settled
1t is not enough to turn the other cheek to
Germany and to England, and to wait until their
passions cool before demanding the redress and
the satisfaction for the loss of lives and property
suffered at the hands of Powers processing
friendship which is our due. It is not enough to
rest content in our splendid isolation" in our
ability to exist without foreign commerce.
gss. We must arm and make ready to defend our
selves against possible contingencies arising
from bloody European victor carried away by
the god of war and for the moment irresistible.
selves against chagrined people, defeated, but
not broken-filled with a dull resentment
against our clumsy neutrality.
But, most important of all, we must arm and
make ready to- defend ourselves against the
threatening Eastern hosts.