Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-03-31

who have gone from their honces to the
long peace. while we have WGtt.a1d
and waited and vainly sent winged
words against flying bullets and une-
raudtng cut-throats. Ls the R4o Grsn8s
barrier GgaiAse even = ooaGs@ pss-
Bile foe! And are the foes ff0ra thai
quarter likely always 10 Rrose coR-
temptible!
Who does net remember MRgafisns
Bay9 VINO does act remember tbs re-
cent activity OF japan Ia that quarter /!
Our unorous inquiry as 10 waat JR~
pan intended wken she seat crvisors
10 that region is fresh In the maa6s u
all. Japsn Is getting ready, pgosa B.S
ts all but ready. We wake up enough,
when che becomes too a<grebGiye, b,
ask her what she means. sac gives gs
a soft aad bisndifhing answer. We re-
tire to sleep. She works on. Our
navy In the Pacific Is admittedly q
derisioa. We dare not remove os- As-
lanue navy froiE its station. Japan
Will swarm oyor eur southern border,
rs and vhea ghe wisheE, unaess no
wake up. and wake up at once.
But Japan Is not tne only hrst eisss
power from which we may reasonably
expect a-blow frora the soutk. Watch
full waiting has resuited IN the killing
in Mexico OF the nationals OF many
European governments. BY failiag 10
prevent that, we have provoked aca-
ropean governments to intervene In
Mexico and challenge the Monroe Doc
trine. Who oan cay that saoh intor-
vention viii not coiae. Are we pre-
pared to resist the landing OF an Eu-
ropcan host ct Vera Cruz? II It shah
land, what VIII stay IT'S progress north
ward TO the Canadian liner
How is It IN the northi Canada
abidcs by her mothers side. She has
already sent q respectable army to
Europe. Those troops have awakened
tho sstonished adn7iration Of the woT! 4
by their vaior. Canada plans TO soad
half million men to the front. Sac
probably has that number In tre.nin g
now. The end OF the European wnr
win find us with at least a quarter o.
million trained, equipped, and wnr-
tried veteran Canadian troops o. orr
northern border. Is that sbcrdcr G6-
Tended by fort8s Have we an army
TO defend ftf Let not the middle woas
b&AdBtJ IAEt hH&esb5NEt
It cannot be harmed OF inarreG uE-
der the present conditions, an Invading
army from Canada coaid co-ae by iend
and by water, and lay waste Illinois
from Chicago to Cairo. 1t would
hardly need have D. hospital call. "
so far as the risk OF casualties from
firearms is concerned. Illinois. and the
whole middle west are as much con-
cerned with the question OF prep. rcd
ness for defense, as are the Atlantic
and the Pacific scaboards. This conn
try is indivisible IN vulnerability, as IN
every other attribute. II must ell
stand, CT all fail.
The people OF the United States
must set their house IN order. They
must prepare to defend themselves as
against instant assault. No man can
tell when the hour OF cur infinite need
may strike. But strike 1t surely Will,
uniess we prepare ourselves for self
defense. We must not listen to the
quixotic advice of the paciGsts. They
say that the United States will never
be attacked II attacked, they say, the
call would go forth from the govern
ment for defenders at sunrise, and End
an efficient array OF million men In
arms OF sunset That is downright
twaddie. The clear lessons OF history
are directly TO the contrary.
Equally II is nonsense to cay, &C
the pacifists cay, that the United States
must not increase her military estab
lishment to a point adequate for de-
fense. lest thereby she might be tempt
cd into aggressive warfare. Al well
argue thst a man must not be frugal
and providont. lest having aoeum 1iated
q saving thereby, he might be tempted
into extravagance and riotcus living
The pacifists ere old faniliarB. We
have known their tribal anoestorE. and
their family names, for generations
They got into that Blue Eook known
es Pilgrims Progress upwards OF Q
couDle of centuries sgo. Christiau
met them on his pilgrimage. Two Of
them were named respectively ''SiIa.
pie" and "S,oth." Those men Christian
found asleep In q place OF extreme
danger, with fetters upon their heels
He awakened them. and offered n
help them OF with their irons. "Strn.
Pile" said, II see no danger ''Gloth'
said. yet q little more sloap-" ANT
30 they went asleep again. and Claris,
tain went on his way.
Another named ''Nistrust" sought tf
turn Christien back from the way ts
salvation. He said. "Juzt before III
lie a couple OF lions In the way
whether sleeping or waking we know
. not; end we could not think, II ws
came within reach, but they wouls
presently pull us in pieoes." Eui
Christian went on. When he oans
to the lions, and was frightened, 8
man named "WEtchfur' said to him
"Tear not tho hons, for they are
chained. and are placed there for tria
OF faith where It is, and for discovery
of those that have none: keep in thu
midst of the path and no hnrt shal
come unto thee" So Christian get b,
the lions; "he heard them roar, bu
they did him no harm" We must no
listen to the lineal descendcnts o
Simple" "Sloth." and "Mistrust." ",