The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-25
CHARLES 4. RUSSELL,


order OF public men In whom
the thinking faculty ls rudl.
rentsry, or atrophied. or
awash with grape Juice. say
that this country has no need
Of arrnlne itsef. because II
never will be attacked.
Attacks Their Reasons
You might think that this mar
velous dip into tho future was
prophecy. dlvination. second
sight. elairvoyance or trance mo
diumship. but II isn't altogether
so, at least. not among certain
gentlemen In congress. They
have been advancing reasons
for their faith like those:
l. WE ARE so FAR AWAY"
Only about 5000 miles Great
Britain. without tho least DIM
Guilty. transported $4,000 troops
from Australia and $4,000 from
New Zealand. about II 900 miles.
She brought $4,000 from Canada.
Japan is at all times prepared 10
dispatch within two weeks $50
transports, carrying each from
LOO TO 1900 mon and all their
equipment. 5000 miles or 10000
miles. or any other distance.
:. NOBODY WANTS TO AT
TACK US"
That's what the Belgians said.
and the Luxemburgers.
I. WE HAVE ARBITRA-
TloN TREATIES WITH ALL
THESE NATIONS"
Oh. blind leaders OF the blind
oh. dun that can learn nothingl
When the thing that has been
demonstrated above all other
things In this war IL the great
fact that treaties are absolutely
worthlessl No treaty can bind
for n moment any strong nation
that prefers not TO DO bound by
IL.
Look At all Tho Hague treaties
that have been and are hefnx
torn to pieces every day. Look
at all the solemn treaties about
Belgium. Luxemburg and Ser.
bia that have been trampled un.
der foot. You can pile arbltra-
ton treaties waist high. and they
will no, be worth that much punk
to protect you.
4. THE NATIONS OF EU-
ROPE WILL BE so EXHAUST
ED FINANCIALLY AND PHYS
rCALLY ny THIS WAR THAT
THEY WILL BE UNABLE TO
ENGAGE IN ANOTHER FOR
so YEARS.
This 10 the big boss halo
cination Of all. When II has
been proved by thls war that
all our old notions about war
and finance were idle
dreamsi
When II has been proved
over and ovSr that Q nation
can make wsr without regard
90 oussids financing. make
war In spite Of any amount
Of national debt. mako u on
paper money and make u
while she lives comfortably
and successfvlIy within her
self
That's one thing. But here's
another still greater. The side
that wins this war will not be
financially exhausted. viii IT.
Its Golfers will be filled 20 over
flowing with tho indemnities OF
the beaten side. Germany. for In
stance. intends TO levy an In
IDENTITY of 10000. 000. 900. That
doesn't look like financial ex-
haustion, does IT,
And as for physical exhaustion.
the greatest army ever dreamed
OF in this world. wonderfully
trained. skilled. developed and
equipped. flushed with tho
worlds greatest victories. will
not be In what you would call
physical exhaustion, will IT,
5. IF WE ARE ATTACKED.
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS
WILL RISE TO FIGHT IN De
TENSE OF THEIR COUNTRY"
Well. what with Brickbats
and stove wood7 II would take
at least one year OF active train
ing to make them pas-able sol
diers in the modern sense: II
would take two years TO equip
them. six years to provide them
with ammunition. and seven
years TO provide them with field
guns.
Meantime. what would they be
fighting With
OF course. Americans will fight
n their country II attacked.
But
wha. arc they going TO fight
WITH
II we are going 20 defend
ourselves, let's do II In rz-
tIonai way. democratlcaIly.
effectively. with ell the cIsI-
xens Of tho republic serving
equally TO keep the republic
alive.
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