Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-22

that we don't care who wants I
fight,
should Pace situation.
Now LEI as iouk over on the othe
( side They say We ought not 4
talk about these things why not
There is too much a disposition now
Gdays 10 conceal the truth from tn
( people With that feeling IN m,
hfart. and that thought IN my mind
call your attention 10 the orient
on the Pacific coast, where live
we look across the water and see
powerful, warlike people that In f.ft!
years have developed INTO not onll
the most warlike nation on the face
of the earth. but the most industrious
people on the face Of the earth, ant
| glory in the magnificent progress
they made. | have not in my hear
anything but the kindeH Of feeling
toward them.
ORIGINALS Not Friendly.
But there are racial differences
Not hatred, God knows We don't hat,
them--nnybody whose color is diff
fercnt from ours. but there are raclai
differences and distinctions which
Will always prevent these great pow.
crs from combining socially and pre-.
eenting 60 the world mongrel race
Of people, She does not like us; there
is no question about that. a few
years ago, under distinguished
president Of the United states, we
had the humiiitating spectacle of the
president Of the United states begging
California to admit the Japanese chill
dren TO the schools Of the Pacific
coast. Notwithstanding the fact that
boys eighteen or twenty years Of axe
were asked 10 be admitted into the
schools with little girls. children
eight or ten or twelve years Of age
The California people did not submit
to it. They would rather be driven
into the sea, my friends, than sub
init TO It.
President Changes Mind.
"A year ago the president WIS OPP
posed TO any and all preparedness
Now they are blaming him for chang
ing his mind My friends, there IL
nobody but a fool who never changes
his mind. besceeh YOU mol TO criti-
cizc those who are trying to do some
thing hut 10 help them solve a diff
cult problem, because Il IL a Difficult
one
'This continental plan of Mr.. Gar
rison does not meet with my approval,
but / did not say that ! am going
around and telling people that II
ought not to be enacted believe the
for this IL universal military
training. but | know that the people
have not been educated mp TO ii yet.
Until It IL enacted there will be no
proper reserve to draw upon in case
Of necessity.
at may be that this continental
army plan which Ia endorsed by somo
" the most distinguished soldiers in
the army can be hammered into
shape. II can be given trial and II
i does not work the American people
Will know II and then they will be
more nearly prepared to come to mill
Itary training
Warning by Pbclan.
Senator phelan of California de-
rlared he had been reliably Informed
that the presence of Japanese vessels
IN Mexican Pacific waters was not to
aid stranded Japanese warship. rs
stated but for the purpose of making
a demonstration In anticipation of an
American protest against Japan's de-
mands on China.
Japan liz aggressive" Senator Phe-
Ian said. "She seeks Judgment on
.he Mexican coast
1T is rumorod today that her
roops are In that country She has
had n warship in the waters down
here, presumably crippled. and hae
cent over large number of her ships
n order to take the crippled vessel.
lo-called, OFF the shoals. Hut ] have
( on the best of authority that the
'essel was not crippled NJ all and nj
he very time Japan was making the
demands under the twelve articles
galnst China and feared American
was made And that
leet was over here, verify believe,
o. make demonstration; but happily
or us (and America Is singularly for
innate In all It's affairs other nations
Ike England aud France joined In
he protest against the demands made
" Japan upon China. and because
,ur protest was So fortified that fleet
withdraw from otft qouei
Helpless Before Japan.
I'VE were not prepared even To
meet that fragment Of the Japanese
'lcct which could have put our tities
mdcr tribute and sailed away
"Our country Is not sufficiently