Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-30
it ought not 70 sheet American policy

IL ouSHI Hot " dihett <AMeAiSdH5 PoiiSy
of preparedness
Colonel Roosevelt q reiterated his
views that the American fleet should
have been mobilized at the beginning
of the war "a competent man put at
the head otsthe navy department. and
the army prepared. as.
r Il believe in international duty" he
said. 1.-The duty Of a nation like ours
can not be considered as if we stood
alone in the world. We are one of a
community of nations and the effective
condemnation Of wrong doing by that
community is the great force of civil
lization. If we shirk that part of our
duty to condemn, and. if necessary,
more than condemn, the wrong, we are
aiding to break down the force of the
public opinion of mankind in the. sup
port of justice and righteousness. and
with that we are helping to destroy
the forces of peace and justice which
prevent others from doing wrong
towards US and thus serve to preserve
our peace and safety"
Much to Defend.
Pointing out that the canal zone.
Alaska and islands must be defended,
Colonel Roosevelt called attention to
the transportation Of Russian troops
from eastern Siberia to France, and Of
the concentration Of British. French
and Australian troops at the OAR
danelleS as illustrations Of the speed
and safety with which great masses
Of soldiers. can be moved great dis
tauces. The colonel again urged 1.-The
second navy of the world and regu-
lar army of 100000 men with proper
reserve.
But the navy and the regular army
are not enough" he continued. Il
speak for universal service based on
universal training. The universal
service and universal training repre-
sent the only service and training
dem ocr acy should accept. 1t is the
plain people, ii is the farmers, the
working men, the small business men,
the professional men. who above all
others should back up this plan.
We have heard a good deal Of talk
about the officer class that we are
getting from the volunteer training
camps of the present day. AS long as
we do not have universal military
service these camps offer the only
chance for young men to prepare so as
to serve the country. The man VINO
goes to them renders a high ana
patriotic service and incidentally
profits immensely by the training and
experience. Ny sons have gone ana
are going to these camps. I believe IN
these camps with all my heart and
soul They are supplying by private
initiative what our government repre-
sentativeS have not the foresight TO
provide for everybody. AS long as our
citizens do not insist upon everybody
being trained. upon everyone going to
such camps why the boys that do go
TO them will inevitably get the COM
miss ions if war comes.
System Under1ocratic.
an other words, as long as our
people do not make the training uni
versal and do not make il paid for
by the commonwealth. only the men
OF means will be trained as officers at
these camps. Al present this is the
only way to provide that. in the event
Of war, we shall have officers worth
having But such a system is funda-
mentally undemocratic. 1t is our own
fault, the fault Of our people. that we
do not establish the really democratic
system. for the only way to establish
the democratic system is thru UNI
versaI service.
~ ask the plain people Of the United
States, ask the farmers, the wage
workers the ordinary men, to give
their sons the same chance that tho
sons of Weather men have. Make
the opeortunity open to all: to your
sons, to my sons: TO all on an even
basis. A system of universal training
for universal service would be one OF
the hissest things. ever done in this
country to preserve our democratic
institutions in spirit and in fact
Colonel Roosevelt again urged In
dusrial preparedness. Abiding to his
statement that 1.-The fintlock theories
Of craftsmanship is past" he said this
applied as much to industry as TO ma
tional preparedness-to railroads do
ing interstate business. and to cor
porations similarly engaged or enjoy
ing international business. THE great
business men must recognize more
and more" he said, that there must
be full and frank cooperation between
them and the government to secure
publjc welfare I" . The aim of the
government should not be to destroy
these units but. while encouraging
them, to regulate them in the Interests
of the people as whole" Colonel
Roosevelt asserted that "a protective
tariff with the duties adjusted outside
Of factional politics" was essential 10
the industrial world.