The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-02-03
TBR PREPAREDNESS MOVE.
MENT IN COLLEGES
Ne- President for Dartmouth Col.
lege.

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the Pan American Union. Washington.
u. G., and former United States Min.
iytcr 10 Argentina, at The annual din.
mr. Of the Dartmouth Alumni Associ-
alton. Boston, Mass, Friday evening,
January ~, 1916.
The Preparedness movement at
Dartmouth and other New England
universities and colleges deserves the
strongest encouragement ! say this
more ms friend Of practical peace
than Of military development ] say
this as the executive officer Of the only
official paeee organization Of the west
ern hemisphere-the Pan American
Union, whose great objec: is the ad
vancement OF good understanding,
friendship, and peace among the q
American republics through the
agencies Of commerce and trade, in
tereourse and travel, education and
science. No man hates war and the
environments of war more than !, but,
as one who has intimately studied for
20 years the foreign relations of the
United States, realize that the Unit.
ed States is to-day face TO face with
situation never before confronting it
in history.
Let US be frank and honest with
ourselves. let US not deceive our
selves. There is only one great pos
sible cause for war between the Unit
ed States and a European foe, and
that is. the Monroe Doctrine and the
new and inspiring Pan Americanism
which is back Of il from the United
States and Cuba on the north TO Ar
gentina and Chile on the south. God
forbid that any nation should have the
strength and desire for further CON
f,ict when this titanic European strug-
gle is done, bu: there is no telling what
the passions bred by the war and the
mighty power that will rest in the
enormous veteran armies and armadas
will compel victorious government
and people 20 do in dealing with neu-
trails whom they have learned to dis
like or even hate through the fortunes
of war. Let us ever keep in mind that
all indications of the moment are that
there will be no love for the United
States no matter which group of ma
tions are the yictors. The winning
side will declare that it won in spite
of the United States and lis sister re-
publics; the losing side will forever
contend that il lost because of the
United States and its sister nations
The vic:ors will declare that Pan
American neutrality prolonged the
struggle and prevented their earlier
triumph; the defeated nations will IN
sist that Pan American neutrality
gave the enemy just that balance OF
aid and power that enabled them to
triumph.
As, therefore, there is, and can
hardly be any other great cause for
difference Immediately after the war,
other than the Interpretation and ap-
plication Of the Monroe Doctrine, the
movement for preparedness must be
as widespread and comprehensive as
possible and include the vigorous stu
dent body Of Dartmouth and her col
lepiate colleagues Of the country Ia
This connection, as special insplra-
tion and closing thought, | bring you
this message: there is a great new era
OF Pan American solidarity, Pan Am
erican friendship, Pan American com
merce, and Pan American cooperation
being born at this very time, which
means, unless | mistake all signs
based upon years Of official relation
ship 10 Latin America and the United
States. that the Monroe Doctrine un-
der the initiative of Latin American
statesmen and scholars is being eyoly-
ed into a great Pan American Doctrine
where the attitude of each and every
Latin American republic towards that
doctrine will be the same as that OF
the United States and which will
cause each and all Of the sister Amer
ican nations and peoples TO come, with
both moral and physical force, as
quickly to the support Of the United
States il is integrity and sovereignty
should be attacked by foreign foe,
MS the United States viii stand for
their integrity and sovereignty II
assailed by a similar foe from beyond
the eastern or western seas
The selection Of .he new president
of Dartmouth College to succeed DR..
Nichols who has recently resigned is
q matter Of profound interest and con-
cern TO all New England. Dartmouth's
history and the record Of Dartmouth
men have been so closely interviewer
with the history Of New England that
either directly or indirectly, every
thinking person Of this section should