New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-20
deihcation of the most brutal form
of successful militarism.

dedication Of the most brutal for~
| of successful militarism
Mr.. Bryan's Position.
Mr.. Bryan resigns the foremost
position in the American cabi-
net and Immediately addresses
a large meeting of Germans
where he was very poorly re-
ceived with uproarious applause as a
faithful servant Of the present Ger
man government, as man who, now
ever amiable his intentions, had IN
actual fact stood against the honor
and interest Of America. Now, II MT.
Bryan were German, the German
government would not for one mo-
ment permit him to make the klno
OF address against Gerany that the
Germans applauded him Tor making
against his own country ana ours.
The success of the German poncy OF
blood and iron largely depends upon
their possible rivals and opponents
adopting a policy of milk and water.
The blood and iron statesman OF one
nation finds in the milk and water
statement Of another nation the man
predestined through the ages to be
his ally and his tool
Addressing himself to other inter-
national problems confronting Ann
erica, Mr.. Roosevelt arraigns the Will
son administration for weakness in the
philippines and in its Mexican policies
This administration" he continues,
was elected on the specific promise to
give freedom to the Philippines. The
United states must keep its promise.
No greater service has been rendered
by any people to another during the
last hundred years than we have rend-
cred to the Philipplnes-and than
we have rendered to Cuba also. In
February, 1909, when the battle fleet
turned from its voyage around the
world, the Tilted States was in point
of military. that is, primarily naval
efficiency, In such shape that there
was no people that would have ven-
tured to attempt to wrong It; and I'M
der the circumstances we could afford
to keep the Philippines and to con-
tinue the work that we were doing.
But since then we have, relatively to
other powers, sunk intellectually from
a military stand point; we are infinite
" less fitted than we were to defend
ourselves.
Leave Philippines.
Above all, we have promised the
Filpnos independence in terms which
were Inevitably understood to be in
in the immediate future,
and we have begun to govern them
weakly Such INDIGESTION in interna-
Efonal conduct shows that this people
ought not to undertake the govern
ment Of a distant dependency, and
this both from military reasons and
because Of the need Of keeping prom
ses that have been made. Let us, then,
Is speedily as possible, leave the Phil
ppines, and as the Philippines de-
sire to leave us we would be quit Of
LII moral obligations to them, and
would under no circumstances be
obliged to defend them from other ma
lions.
There remain Alaska, Hawaii, our
own coasts and the Panama canal and
It's approaches as the military problem
with which we should grapple. To |
protect these places we need, in the |
irst plac, first class navy, a navy /
lrst class in material and above all |
irst class in the trained efficiency that |
comes from incessant practice at sea |
Ind from having the right spirit In !
he whole service and therefore nee
,ssarily in the department itself. We
iced adequate Notifications which |
hall absolutely prevent successful
tack on Hawaii or the Panama canal
i on our big coast cities-not merely
naval attack, but a sudden attack
v landing force. OF course all I
hat Notifications can do is to stop
sudden attack, to parry q sudden
low.
Should Intervene in Mexico.
eff we have to interfere in Mexi-
of course, we ought to have
nterferred four years ago, and every
months delay has been so much 10
,ur discredit--such interference
would really mean only measure
If self defense. It should be under
AIKEN only by the regular army. The
work should be one of police ana
,acifcation. Tor such work volun-
GERS are far less fitted than profess
'ionals-then regulars. We should,
therefore,, have regular army 81
700, 600 men, which would enable us
o have mobile army Of 10000 or
hereabouts Thies would save all
iced of calling for volunteers to po-
ice Mexico; and by the exercise or I
common sense and forethought we
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orce necessary to do whatever may
leed to be done. Not volunteer
should be put into Mexico. The Ma
ional Guard could be called on very
;paringly. The regular army should
10 the work
Advocating the military training VI
Iii citizens for the maintenance OF an
affective reserve. Mr.. Roosevelt says;
We should have a system Of uni
,ersal military service in this coun-
.ry, as the Swiss have, as the Ar
yentines have, as the Australians and
New zealanders in large part have.