The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-03-11


And then, Of course, must come the
inevitable.
What is the share of the man who
pays for all this?
It is the burden of supporting the
vast machine until some few men
lose their heads and touch the spark
to the ready built kindling pile.
Then he must give his life, or come
home a cripple. For those who re.
main at the end of the sad folly
there is high taxes and crepe on the
door.
Men sitting around table, not
men dying in trench, finally settle
the differences, anyhow.
II one hundredth of one per cent
of all that has been spent on this
kind Of preparedness was used to do
away with national and international
differences built up by diplomacy
originating in the Dark Ages, war
would have ceased long ago.
Every man must admit that the
method is foolish. And even the
old time glory of war is dead the
victim OF science, Then why con.
tinue?
Why not begin now to build a ma
chinery of reason to do the work
that the machinery of force has not
accomplished? That is the great du-
ty facing those who govern.
In all the maze OF argument for
preparedness the facts are few. But
even its most ardent advocates call
attention to the coincidence that this
is a Presidential election year.
If the cause lies in this fact, and
can hardly believe it, because
am not very well versed in political |
tricks. it is time for the voters to |
remind their Congressman and any |
other candidates who may seek their
favor that the people will not spend !
their money to arm for invading
ghosts conjured up by the President
or any other man, be he a real pa
triot or a munitions patriot.
Let the President and others who
are preaching this doctrine of fear
point out the enemy, let them prove
the enemy comes upon us, and ev-
cry American is willing to lay down
his fortune and his life at the feet
OF the President, as Americans have
done before.
But the same Americans, hard
headed business people, will not lay
down a nickel If they become con.
WINGED that they are paying merely
for an election or reelection to the
White House under the guise OF de-
Tense of home and fireside. And
these Americans have very discon.
certing way of showing their practi.
cal impotence with fairy tales.
strongly urge every American
who is interested in this subject that
should interest all, to write to Hon.
Clyde II. Tavenner, House of Rep
Office Building. Wash
ington, d. c., for the speeches re-
vealing the motives at the bottom OF
the preparedness agitation.
l strongly urge every man and wo'
man who desires that this country
shall remain at peace to write
protest against the extravagant pro
gram now in Congress, to write to
his Congressman to the two United
States Senators from his state and
to the President Of the United States.
A sentence Or two will do. But
make your meaning plain.
Remember, too, that the men now
in Congress who have come out very
strong against the project need en-
from home. They face
a solid wall of ridicule or
silence in the press of the cities and
human nature finds it hard to bear
I'D before such constant hammer
ing even though the object of the
attack feels that the pressure rings
not of sincerity. II you feel that the
country's safety is being jeopardy
ed by political manipulation. then
make your protest a political one 90
that it will strike the deeper.
am having this statement print
cd in the advertising columns Of the J
newspapers and magazines through
out the United States. Others will
follow. have no other purpose than
10 save America from bloodshed and
its young men from conscription. |
feel that ii this militaristic burden
is assumed by the country, the Unit
ed States within ten years will be in
a turmoil, its industries paralyzed,
and its men, instead OF being at work
in peaceful industry, will be dying
in the trenches. And feel, too, that
these men will not be dying to de-
fend their country, as we are now
haipg told hut will pe~ish In tho |