The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-18


leader of a great movement that will
limit the armament of the world and
make conditions between nations as
valid and as binding and as enforce
able as they are in any state in this
this Union between solvent citizens"
said Vice President of the United
States Thomas R. Marshall at the
Seminole Hotel yesterday.
The vice-president and Mrs. Mar
shall spent Sunday in quiet restful-
ness at the hotel Sunday, and left
for Tallahassee Monday morning
where the vice president is to speak.
Talking with a Times-Union repre-
sensitive at the hotel, Mr.. Marshall
discussed THE latest phase of the
European war with particular ref
erence to the relations of the United
States with Germany and the atti-
tude of the people of this county to-
ward President Wilson and his hand
ling of the delicate situation.
1--WE are passing through kaleido-
scopic times in the history of our
republic, and the sentiment of the
people wherever | have been, and
from all can hear, is in thorough
accord with the presidents note to
the imperial German government.
That note meant just every word it
said-no more and no less! We are
hoping to keep out of war and the
people have a remarkable faith, one
that is well justified, in the patience
and peaceful plans of the president.
international Tribunal
with the exception of a few
LIMOGES here and there, the entire
people are trusting him to evolve a
plan which will offer solution Of
the question. My idea is that we
are conducting our present diplomat
ic relationships with the view that
at the end of the war we may get
an international tribunal to settle
all disputes-an international court,
with an international police to en-
force its DEGREES.
THE recent incidents that led UP
to the presidents forceful and virile
note to Germany is clear view OF
this country's intense horror of the
methods and the practical usefulness
of the accepted method of wagine
warfare"
Zone would suppose that the aver.
age young man in this country wht
is fond of adventure and anxious fol
the pomp and ceremony of wal
would be clamoring for the nation
to go to war, but such is not thu
case. In more than 500 casual con
versations | have held with youn,
men in various walks of life l hav
not found one who wants war.
'There is a new element in poll
tical life today that is strong fac
tor in making up war sentiment
That is woman-whether she vote
or not. She is in the political aren
to stay, and she is against war. Sh
is far drawer than man and can en-
dure far more suffering than mar
and she always does. But If wa
should come, she is ready and will
ing to sacrifice husband and son, bu
no to please a few men who want t
make political issue, or who, hay
ing passed safely the danger {
draft, are like Artemus Ward, will
ing to ascrifice the last of his wife
relations to preserve the honor {
the flag
Talks About the Navy.
When asked just how we'll pr
pared he considered this country
be, should war be forced upon us, tt
Vice President said:
'Our navy is as good as it ev
was in it's history, but the real fac
in the matter are, that today
don't know what good navy mean
as so many new features are GRO
ping up month by month in the n
val warfare abroad. Navy men 81
that thelast congress gave the
better treatment than any previo
congress has ever DONE"
"How about the army, the cos