El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-03
SAYS SAFETY IS
IN DISARMAMENT
Chautauqua Speaker De-
clares Armed Force Relic
of Cave Man Age.

AlAN hAA-s NeAA -Nh hO1AAdAN Nue De-
tween America and Canada, which for
100 years has been unattached, unde-
Tended and untouched, is a lasting me-
mortal and monument in favor Of uni
versal disarmament" said DR.. Thomas
E. Green, in his lecture on "The Forces
Of War" at the Ell Paso chautauaua.
Tuesday afternoon. AS America and
Canada have been able to keep peace
all these years, so the other nations
Of the world should be able to keen
peace under world wide disarmament
he continued. Peace has been main
tanned on the American-Canadian bor-
der because there has never been anv-
thing along those thousands of miles Of
border to suggest anything but peace
Armed Force Belongs to Cave Man.
DR.. Green said that the settlement NJ
differences by armed force belonged TO
the cave man and stone man ages and
should have no place in modern civiIi-
cation: that as the nations had long
ago made laws making il a crime for
an individual to settle his quarrel with
another individual by armed force. so
what the nations insisted upon as laws
for the individual should be also the
laws for the nation.
IF kill one man. 7 am a murderer
and a criminal" said DIR. Green, vet
H. as the commander Of an army, I can
kill 100000 men. I am a hero and get
a monument erected in my honor. Can
you beat it,"
How to Prevent War.
Or. Green discussed the things that
should have prevented the European
war, the props upon which our much
vaunted civilization had depended to
preserve itself. These were the finan-
cial end. the destructibility Of the
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paredness to preserve peace and the
biological effect in the determination
OF the future race by the slaughter Of
the young men.
"As prohibition has been proved to be
the only cure for drunkenness, so dis
contended. You cannot stop a man
drinking when the thing that makes
him drunk is being continually Haunted
in his sight; neither will preparedness
make for peace" he said.
Campaign of Fear.
The speaker referred TO our national
preparedness campaign as a campaign
of fear and proceeded to n scathing ar
raignment OF the corporations and
heads Of armor plate and powder and
munitiOn plants who. he said. are the
heads OF the Navy Defence league and
who are the main leaders in the agita-
ton for greater navy.
DR.. Green's exposure Of these men
who were called to "Rally around the
pork barreP at the expense Of the gov
eminent, was very vivid and he assured
the audience that every argument was
backed by governmental documentaI
evidence. As the antidote, DR.. Green
urged the people to work in favor Of
the congressional appropriations to
build a national, governmentally con-
trolled armor plate factory. by help
ing the government take the profit out
- 1arrr
tons, you viii help to stop war by
making these corporations the most
perfect little doves of peace. especially
II they have to pay the taxes that will
maintain the government armor plant"
asserted DIR. Green. He derided the
idea that the United States was in any
danger of an attack or invasion by a
European nation after this war, saying
that the nations would be too nearly
exhausted to think of attacking US. He
also assailed the Japanese bugaboo.
Japan's Only Hope.
"Japan's only hope is the friendship
OF the United States" he said Japan
has A national debt that is over S21 for
every inhabitant in the islands Japan
has almost no national resources, no
forests. no silver nor precious metals,
no agricultural products. for such a
small percent Of its land is productive
that it can barely sustain itself Japan
has to depend on the sale Of its art
thiugs-its wonderful porcelains and
embroideries-for its very life
For at least % years after this war,
the European nations will be buying
only hog and hominy and will not have
any money to spend for embroideries or
fine porcelains. Japan's art sales are
her only resource and the United States
has been for years the purchaser OF
over IS percent OF all Japan has to sell.
Japan is not going to kill their only
source Of help and revenue" He said
there was a definite conspiracy from
some sources to discredit Japan in the
United States.
Wars Loss in Life.
In talking OF the destructiveness OF
war DR.. Green said that the land that
had been lying idle could be reculti-
waited. the churches that had been de-
stroyed could be rebuilt, but that in 100
years Europe would not be able to re-
gain her loss in the 100000 young men
OF her best blood, between IS and SIS,
that were killed and the $500, 900 that
were manned and wounded.
Musical Feature TO Program.
Preceding DR.. Green, the Interna-
tionai Opera company gave half
hours entertainment that was greatly /
The quartet sang Strauss |
Greeting TO Spring" Miss Day played
a piano solo, a waltz by Valcix-M okrejs.
and a song cycle, "Flora's Holiday" bv |
II. Lane Wilson, was sung by the quar- /
tet. with a solo by each member. The
quartet was composed OF Mr.. and Mrs. /
Burt McKinnie and Mr.. and Mrs. J. Al /
len Grub. The afternoons program
was very well attended