New-York tribune., 1916-04-28
Hit Hard, Colonel Tells Methodists

eousress: and we OF to-day enjoy peace
preciselv and exactly because ne then
dared 20 choose righteousness. II was
tho Copperheads OF the Civil war VINO
nroached the kind OF peace which ior
several years past il has been tasnloh,
.bfe 20 preach, and Z the prattlers OF
neace OF that dag had had their way
thev would have purchased peace LOT
themselves at the moment az the cos.
of intolcrahie humiliation and repeated
vars for their children and children
children. -
Blundered In 1872.
aIf during The few years prior 20 the
War Of 1912 the American people nad
been willing 70 build a feet Of twenty
battleships and 20 have these oattle-
sbins manned by crews Thoroughly
trained 20 handle them. and II they nad
boen willing 70 provide Thoroughly
Efficient army Of even 10000 men. there
would have been no War OF lol2 az all.
We would have obtained peace. and We
would have peace with Self-respect. We
had finally 20 fight that war because FOR
the dozen years previously we had sur.
rendered ourselves to the guidance OF
the professional peace praters and had
sought 10 obtain peace without sell.
respect. and as a result we forfeited
our self-re spect and also endured three
years Of the suffering OF war without
the reward Of successful war
"preparcdness. good faith and the
clearly shown determination not 20 put
peace above honor and decency would
in all probability have prevented the
war. Refusal 20 make ready and trust
in peace prsttle produced the war
"This nation does not have war wnen
/, is strong. For certainly sixty years
VIC have displayed not the smaliest
symptom OF desire for aggression. 10
act with self-respecting courage on our
part means not likelihood OF war; but
the probability Of peace. the peace oil
iustire for ourselves and for others.
The great growth Of Methodlsm west OF
the Allcghanies meant in the end the
establishment of peaceable. orderly.
stable. well behaved communities; but
this was achieved because the early
nioneers. the circuit riders, the men
who nreached the word % the Lord IN
the dark places, although they loved
peace. fronted with dauntless hearts
turbulence and violence rather than
purchase peace by cowardice or By the
sacrifice Of right.
Strong Man Armed kcepeth Palace
"Scripture says that when strong
man armed kcepeth his palace MS
goods are az peace. Let TINS nation
take that lesson to heart. Let US De
wary of making promises, so that we
shall make only promises whlch IL Is
right and proper and possible Tor us 20
fulfil: but when we make promises OF
this nature let W keep them Loyalty:
We can play the greatest part on behali
Of peacc that any nation has ever yet
nl,vod We can play IL not by treading
IN fhe footsteps Of China. not by show
ing that We have lost the iron that was
i'm the blood Of our fathers. not by per-
hitting America 10 become Jangling
row Of old World nationalities where
the descendants Of the old stock are
too feeble either to stand up for tnem-
selves or for any ono else.
"Wc can take our permanent place
"a a croat nation only If we realize
that We are a separate nation. akin 70
but distinct from all the peoples OF
Furopc. and If we Loyalty. and with
proud endurance Of the labor OF prep
aration and effort. do our duty TO our
selves ard 10 others.
Eve must set our faces like flint
against the hyphcnated American IN
ail his forms. against the men who
would seek 10 manage our political
Nfe in accordance with the real or
fancied interests OF the several coun-
tries from which they or their fore
fathers came. We must perform our
international duties ungrudgngly and
fully in tho spirit no less than IN the
letter.
Must Scorn TO Wrong the Weak.
"Finallv. We must scorn TO wrong
the weak and we must sternly refuse
10 submit TO wrong by the strong
This means that our lives must not be
primarilv devoted 20 the greedy
achievement Of purely material well
boing and Of case and self-ndul'
renco: IL means that We must not
surrender our souls to the guidance
Of that species of sentlmentality
which eats like an acid into the
rugged strength Of character: il means
that with toll and forcthought and
. self-sacrifice we must prepare TINS
nation, in things industrial, things
social and things military, in the
body. in the mind, and above all in the
soul. so that in the mighty days Il
may stand equal to the mighty days
"Now. friends. the foregoing state
mont is what ! wrote over fortnight
AGO. before affairs with Germany and
Mexico assumed their present acute
phasc. IL is what ! have been preach
ing not merely for wears but fol
decades. | ask you TO reflect very
Ia 60
the dotting Of an II or the crossing
Of r. IL applies exactly to our con
duct as nation during recent years
the conduct that has led up to the
present crises with Germany and Mex
ico.
Ready to Fight for Rights.
at is. suppose, unnecessary fo
| me to state. but so as not 20 give
opportunity for mls-statement, | wll
! sav. that as a matter Of course | vii
most cordially back up this govern
ment 20 the very limit 10 which 1t Il
necessary to 20 IN order TO assert oui
rights and the rights of humanity a;
regards Germany or Mexico or an!
other power. But ! would not be loya
10 the interests OF this country If
failed to state in concrete form about
the present what | have above stated
as a matter Of concrete history con
cerninc the past. and matter Of alb
stract morality concerning the present
I'VE are at the moment engaged II
little war in Mexico, a futile littl'
war which may al any time burst ou
into general blaze. which cannot pos
sibly result in any real statement OF
the situation. We are so engaged be
cause our nation failed 70 do its tit'
from the outset IN Mexican matters