The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-02-02

public platform. In and out of Congress their voices were heard loud in the land and they did un- occasionally finally affect tho policy of Wilson
 Nothing hos transpired in the war recently to compel Wilson in his third year of office to swervc i from the pacific path which he hnd mapped out It is not evident that any action by any of the belliger- ents since the last session of Con- gross should have compelled the President to a change of view On the contrary if anything events have occurred which showed the advisability of sternly neutral and sternly pacific policy If this coun- try is not to be involved in war. 1 If the United States had an army of million men and navy super excellent to all others, tho United States long ago would have invaded Mexico and shed the blood of thou sands. The United States would have by this time been up to its ears and eyes in the war in Flu rope.
 But preparing for a neural and pacific attitude, the United States has remained neutral and pacific and thct's the long md the short of it. It may however very woll be that this is repugnant to Wilson. It may very well be thcts ever and anon he longed for somewhat more powerful than rhetoric when sending a note to Germany or Great BritGin or to Mexico. It mcy very we'll bo that ho was anxious enough after sending his strong" notes lest the country receiving them come to the conclusion that they wero simply bluffing and would call the turn.
 If so, there is no reasCa why the country shouldn't knew ttat. If the President of the United States feels that there is more ir. the Biz Stick policy of Roosevelt than he admits, thcre is no reason why it should be indicated or hinted only by discreet admissions regarding the danger of un-proparcduess. Above all things now this is the time to take tho people into the confidence of tho government, so that they as well as the administra- tion might we'll know where they. are ct.
 If President Wilson hGc finally concluded that ether notions have no sense of juotica, have no inclina- ton to abide by tEe accepted prin- cip'es of internc tional law, hcve no intention of regarding treaties and solemn promises as sugkt clse but scraps of paper, co now, end will hereafter continue to, regard all in ternational relations as ut:litcrian purely, to be severed when policy so directs and when material gains suggest it. that force, not honor, principle, mutual respect, equity, justice, is the inspiration of national action, and without arms and men and ships and war preparedness this nation is as the just man fallen among lawlcss and bloodthirsty thieves, surely secrecy as to this is cowardiy and dangerous.
 The people ought to know If this is so. They ought to understand that our civilization Is all myth. They ought to know that there is just one thing keeps nations in or der, the policeman's club and that the ideals which are followed are the ideals of gain, and blood an,' iron are the ruling forces in inter nationsl relations alws ys!
 If so. and 1t has to be admitted that it may bc so, tho sooner the people get ready to know where they are at and act accordingly the better. But there is no sense , in parading the country with up. lifting phrases as to the purpose ol 1, preparation. when as Q matter o1 hard fact preparedness moons that l the United Stetcs has no intention of being tho. soft spot smong the ], nationO, the easy ,Mark for ell ant sundry, extravagant of phrase ohl, rfand too. proud to fight because un' Idblesto. do so.,sw
 Now thore is more in the Roose ,lvelt doctrine of the big stick thar in the socialist doctrine of pacific