The Washington times., 1915-08-09
RIGHTS At SEA HELD /
IN CONTEMPT
Europear Victor Could Kick
Monroe Doctrine Into Pacific
Ocean, Senator Declares.

SPOKANE, WASH, Aug. Ex-senator
w. e. Borah. Of Idaho. has issued
reply to speech delivered here by
William ]. Bryan, who called prepared
ness for war a fallacious theory. NOR
ally wrong. Senator Borah. who Is IN
this city now. issued the following
statement:
The greatest Democrat and the
greatest natural born soldier this coun|
try has given us since Washington
Andrew Jackson-said to the American
people in his farewell address: 1t Is
tivate the most friendly understanding
with every nation, to avoid by every
honorable means the calamities OF war.
and we shall best attain this object
by frankness and sincerity in our for.
| faithful execution Of treaties and by
justice and impartiality in our conduct
But no nation. however desirous
Of peace. can hope 20 escape occasional
collisi ons with other powers, and the
soundest dictates OF policy require that
we should place ourselves In condition
to assert our rights II a resort to force
| should ever become necessary. We
| shall more certainly preserve peace
when 1t Is we'll understood that we are
prepared for war
Wants Peace With Honor.
| These are the words OF a man who
had witnessed our humiliation in the
war Of 1872. and yet one who loved
peace.
| THE American people want peace.
but they want 1t as jackson wanted It
with honor. assume that there are
very few Americans who would not
spurn peace unless honor should &C"
| company It. The only question Is:
How can we best secure peace with
honor?
what is our situation. calmly and
@our treaty with Mexico We dare not
uphold. but for nearly four years we
have submitted to every conceivable
form Of outrage upon our own citizens
and our conduct has made the Monroe
Doctrine byword and lest
"Our citizens are drowned at sea, ana
all we do or can do. apparently. Is TO
write about it. 1t Is no exaggeratlon: lc
is a mild statement of fact, to say tnaI
our rights upon the sea, in Mexico ana
In China are held In contempt.
Monroe Doctrine In Peril.
How are we going to meet such
situations and take care OF our people
and their rights II we are not prepared
to enforce our demands? 1t by no means
follows that we must have war in order
to secure our rights but that we may
enjoy them 1t must be apparent that We
are prepared to defend them II neces-
sary. In the language Of jackson. We
shall more certainly preserve peace
when It Is we'll understood that We are
prepared for war
when this war is over. II there
should be a signal victory upon the part
of either the contending forces and we
continue to be without means OF pro-
tecting our rights. the successful power
will kick the Monroe Doctrine into the
I'VE are protesting to be the protec.
tors of the Western Continent, tnd YET
we cannot protect our own women from
ravishment our own men from murder.
and our own flag from repeated Insult
even at the hands of a little. torn. DIS
tracted nation right at our oorder. IN
deed, we have not protected our citl-
gems from murder while upon our own
side Of the line and under our own nas-
Navy the Real Defense.
"If we are not to have an adequate
navy. then the building OF the Pan-
American canal was not only a blunder.
but a crime It weakened US instead
OF strengthening US.
Let me quote again from Andrew
Jackson, for a very respectable political
|
day: Our local situation. our long line
Of sea coast indented by numerous bays.
) as we'll as our extended and increasing
commerce. point to the navy as our
natural means of Defense
Let US have little OF the foresight,
1 the sturdy patriotism. the robust Amer;
, icanism Of Andrew jackson. We should
, increase our navy both in size and ef'
, fciency. 1t Is our real defense. and Il
: should be adequate.
LAS to the army. I don't think a grea
3 standing army Is essential, but its eff
l cheney should be increased to the high
est possible point and II should be back
, ed by some such system as prevails IL
. switzerland and an increased militia Al
these things should be done, not primar
lily forward. but to insure more GER
I tainly peace with our rights fully pro
t tected and American citizenship respect
l ed upon whatever part of Gods foot
r stsol 1t may be found.
= America first. let 1t cost what i