The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-06-13
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streets. IL preparedness. and. I'M
douh;ediy. gentlemen. u II IN. pres
ent imperative duty OF America to
be prepared.
Hut we want 10 know what we
ar. preparing for,
Know what We Want
America. fortunately. does know
what she wants 10 do with her
force
America came into existence
for a particular reason.
when you look about upon tho
beautiful hills and up this stately
stream. and then let your magma.
ton run over the whole body OF this
great country. from which YOU
youngsters are drawn. far and
vide. you remember that while II
had aboriginal inhabitants. while
there wsrc people living here.
their WIS no civilization which ~e
displaced
IL wAs az n. in tho providence
Of God. continent had been kept
waiting for q peaceful people. who
loved liberty and the rights OF men
more than they loved anything else
to come and Sc, up an unsclfish
commonwealth
Cites Americas History
You are so familiar with Amcrl
can hiRtory-at any rate. IN It's
general character. don't accuse
you Of knowing the details Of a..
for never found the younester
Who did but you are so familiar
With the general character OF Amer.
lean history that II does no, seem
strange TO you. but II 10 very
| strange history.
There Is none other like II In
the whole annals OF mankind--of
men gathering out OF every civil
ized nation OF tho world on an IN.
used continent and building a pol
Icy exactly TO suit themselves.
For Protection Only
Now what we are preparing TO
do IN TO see that nobody mars that
policy. and that mankind Ia going
TO know that. whom America
speaks. she means what she SAYS
we are not seeking any selfish
end and We want the whole
mighty power OF America thrown
into that scale and not into any
other. You know that the chief
thing that IL holding many people
back from enthusiasm for what IL
called preparedness IN the fear OF
militarism.
II want TO say n word 10 you
Young gentlemen abou, militarism
You are not militarist because
you are military.
"Ailitarism does not consist in
the existence OF an army. not
even In the existence OF very
great army.
Defines Mllitsrlsm
"Mllitarism Is a spirit. II Is a
point OF view. II Is a system. II
IL a purpose
The purpose or militarism Is to
use armies for aggression.
The spirit OF mllitsrlsm Ia the
opposite OF the civilian spirit, the
citizen spirit
In o country where militarism
prevails. the military man looks
down upon the civilian.
There In as yet In this country
so far as can discover no faint OF
the spirit OF militarism."
Warns Against MlIitarisr,
There IL no danger OF milltar.
Ism, II you are genuine. and do
not doubt that YOU are.
When you begin 10 have the
militarlst,c spirit. not the military
spirit-that ~ al right then be.
gin 10 doubt whether you are
Americans or not.
You know that one thing n
which our forefathers took pride
was this. that the civil power Is
superior TO the military power In
the United States. Once and again
the people of the Y. s. have so adj.
mired some great military man as
to make him president Of the Unit
ed States. tor become commander
in-chief OF all the forces OF the
United States.
But he was commander.in-chi
because he was president. not be-
cause he had been trained to