The Washington times., 1916-06-13
Americas Part in War.


America's Part in War
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traorulnary posslpiiltles' oecause' ee"u'
nen. no man can certainly tell you what
the immediate. future is going to be
either in the history of this country or
in the history of the world.
at is not by accident the present
great war came In Europe. Every ele-
ment was there. and the contest had 10
come sooner or later and u Is NOT going
worked out, but by purpose. by the pur-
pose Of the mon who are strong enoCEh
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Excitement comes
"And the part that the United States
is to play has this distinction IN J, nas
IL is 10 De IN any even uisih'eres'eu
mere Is no,nins unat , ~, "a
States wan.s '.,as ~ " maOy htnSs tbat
Uut tne.e az e. ~ 80 A. r. ebos 10
.o ,ba. iara 10 not intorfered with
hv onwbodv else who wants something.
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Preparedness Imperative.
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st,o.a ,,,ho. ,ho -hi,,, r,oot com
prepa'a.ioh'' "@h 'e e
monty discussed around every Tort OF
table. in every sort Of circle. In the
shops ana IN the streets - prepared.
ICE, anu raso.t d,,,nara;,va An, 81 Amer.
ico he nrenared Rut we want 10
know what we are preparing for. re-
member hearing wise man say once
that the old maxim that rVerytnIns
comes comes 70 tne man ors ~ no 1,
u,oit,rg tor and nrenareJnoss might
be a very hazardous thing II We did not
know what we wanted TO do with the
force that we mean to accumuiate ana
to get into fighting shape'
Americas History Unselfish.
A,ou,o ,or,unotoIy doas not know
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what she wants 10 90 WIN her ioree'
America came into existence for a par
ttLlar reason. When you look abou'
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1oon these III IN, ,a ,'u yo,,r i'm
stateLs s'eah' an" ~ ~ III, -,
ayr Plion run oyer 'ae m'o,S o vo,,
thls great country LIo'n "nSh -
yohngsters are Drawn; lar anu WIZ VIII,
you IeneeI ina. mI''t 800 ,', ,.,..a 40
nal i,ii s.e tsare NV. nv civ,iizs-
pn n. ts ',;sniavoI
IT, Wa az ~ in the providence OF God
ccntinent had heen kent gnsod and
%ait,ne For a peaceful nespie who loved
The Ioved anvthine elsa, to come and
SET ur an unseifish Commonwealth.
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Ours strange hlstOry.
It Is q very extraordinary thing. You
are so familiar with American history,
n, ony ro,. IN Ire general ,aaracter
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ooh ceusc you oi hnowns 'no .
OF IT, TOT never iouho the youhsstei
who did. but you are so tamiliar win
the general character of American his
tory that 1t does not seem strange to
YOU. hut IL ia a very strange history.
There ia nona other i've n in the
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mnoie aIi""is VI n'a'nu, u e
satherlng out OF every clvlllzeo natioh
Oh tae wo.iu iii an Snuso ron s,,it tnn u
selves. not under the domination OF any
ruling DYNASTY or OF tns anp,ttohs %,
nisaseS With their own Ife On n free
space of land which God had made rich
with every resource which was neces'
sary icr inc ci'ihZatioh they meant "
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~ ~ soe ma aoUouy no, an
terence from the OUTSIDE, az OF Jus
torce IL gong 70 De pehlpd ts moran
idead, ana mankind Is gong 10 know
mat when America SPEAKS. -Ene means
what she says j heard a man say
to another. III YOU wish me to con-
slider you witty must really trouble
you to make Joke We have a
right to say to the rest Of mankind
If you don't want to interfere with
us IL Won are disinterested. we mus,
really trouble Won 10 give tn. EVIL.
dencs NJ that fact
SWa ora not a. INV ,nytbi,a s.Iaer
"a ~ 49, EN- ,,hoia 1919, sn,,,a,
anu we wait tne whoio ,nlshS powe'
VI Ntneriea thrown mtg tnat scare IN,
not INT" any otner' Nou know tha'
the CHIEF thing that Is holding man,
people back from enthusiasm fol
what Is called preparedness Is the
fear of militarism. ] want to say
word to you young gentlemen abou
militnrisrn. You are not a rnilItaris
because YOU are military.
Defines Militarism.
"Nfilitarism does not consist in tn,
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ee'e"Vo u "a" army "o' eNo" ia
existence or very great army. Mill
tarism is a spirit. It is a point of view
II "a n avsten II ia a purpose. Tn,
FOR p aggression. The spirit Of militarisn