The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-01

In that course lay Tie best ASSURANCE
OF peace. Weakness and indecision
in the maintenance Of known rights
are always sources OF grave danger.
They forfeit respect and invite serious
wrongs, which IN turn create an TN
eontrollable popular resentment. Tha,
Is not the path OF national security
Not only have we host Of resources
short Of war by which to enforce OUT
just demands. but we shallinever pro
motefour peace by being, stronger in
words. than In deeds. We should moi
have foundfit dificult 10 Smaintaip
peace butswe should have maintained
peace with, honor. During this crucial
period the only danger of4war has
lain in the weak course Of the admin
istration."s ~
The nston had no Interior purposes,
hessaid } andl "wes denounce all plots
carbohydrates infthe interest Of any
foreign nation. Utterly 'intolerable y
the pt our soii'for alien 4ntrigues.'
Referring to q preparedness !, Mr.,
Hughes said:e"We are a ,peace.lovins
people but we'live in world Of arms,
Wea have inc. thought OF aggression
AND we desire to pursue our demo
cratic fideals without the wastes Of
strife. So devoted arc we, to these
ideals, SO. intent upon our normal de-
velopment, that do not believe tina.
there u the slightest danger Of mill.
tarism in this country. Adequate pre-.
paredness is not militarism. 1t Il. the
essential assurance of securlty. slt Il
the necessary safeguard OF peace
at Is apparent that we are shock
tnsly tunprepared. There is no room
for controversy on this point since
the object lesson on the Mexican Dor
der. All our available regular troops,
less. l believe. than 10000. are thert
or N Mexico, and as these have been
deemed insufficient the national guard
has been ordered out-that is, we are
summoning practically all our movable
military forces in order to prevent
bandit incursions. In view of the
warnings of the past three years It is
inexcusable that we should find our
selves in this plight.
Eve demand adequate national de
Tense, adequate protection on both our
western and eastern coasts. We de
mand thoroughness and efficiency in
both arms Of the service. 1t seems tc
be plain that our regular army Is toe
small. believe further that there
should be not only reasonable In
crease In the regular army. but that
the first citizen reserve subject to cal
should be enlisted as a federal army
and trained under federal authority
In our proposals there is, I repeat, nc
militarism. There Is simple insistence
on common sense In providing reason
able measures OF security and avoid
ing the perils OF neglect. We must
have the strength OF self respect, a
strength which contains no threat, but
assures our defense, safeguards our
rights and conserves our peace" Mr..
Hughes declared that the country was
deeply interested In the organization
Of peace. New conditions which II
must meet would follow the end OF the
war.
Eve are undisclpllned. defective in
organization, loosely knit, industrlally
unprepared. Our opponents promised
to reduce the cost OF living, this they
failed to do. but they did reduce the
opportunities OF making a living. Let's
not forget the conditions that existed
in this country under the new tariff
prior to the outbreak Of the war.
Production had decreased, business
was languishing, new enterprises were
not undertaken. Instead of expansion
there was curtailment and our streets
were filled with the unemployed. It
was estimated that in the city OF New
York over 100000 were out OF work
throughout the country. The jobless
demanded relief.
at is plain that we must have pro-
tective upbullding policies. 1t is idle
to look for relief to the Democratic
party which as late as 1912 declared