The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-06
3laughter and Waste
Of War Should Teach
x Uncle Sam a Lesson

" The people of the United States can
ma food for thought in the terrible
5n%al battle fought off the coast of Den
nnrk in which nearly score of British
Ia almost as many German ships went
bWn in single day, most of their crews
|eishing with them.
4 Aside from the horrible waste of life,
Mt of the money, raised by taxing the
1nople to the utmost, which is given to
~ sharks and other creatures of the
|a?
And when we are through enumerat-
f3 the long list of losses, from men
11 ships to the unreasonable grief of
1on, women and children whose lives
6 ruined; the burden of ever increas-
~ taxation, the duties imposed upon
MIXERS by the loss of the bread-winners,
~ whole, awful, sickenhg horror, what
Ethe gain?
Has anything been really accomplished
>eettled?
\ H. any one been beaten. and, if so,
1|lot thenf
&xitain says that her supremacy of
<o seas has not been shaken. Germany
%Su her losses will not materially Grip
her. Each claims victory, and no
n has advanced.
The whole wretched slaughter which
been taking place for months along
4 vardun line of battle, the routing of
W 6orhians, the conquest of Poland, the
0potion of Belgium - have these
Cnes settled anything?
4 Ee know that they have not and that.
lily, an arbitration board will have to
hrought into being to draw up treaties
~ rive back, in all probability, Belgium
1 Serbia to their own people and give
Ind autonomy.
h One side will receive more indemnity
I'm another, perhaps, and few strips
= hnd in Africa will change hands, but
1T viii this amount to in the face of
- losses?
&lf preparedness is to be considered
I'm reasonable standpoint, there can
y no such thing. 1t is circle, for it
y no end. It's only result is to make
10 slaughter possible by a continual
lnrgement of army and navy.
The United States cannot be "pre-
)1Eod" unless it stands on an equal foot
9 of men, boats, guns, ETC., with any
~ country, and after that, with any
5o. three or four countries. There is,
IA can be, no limit but the limit of
Eodit and taxation.
We're the United States to start TO
Sopare now, it would take her more
kan 40 years to compete with the mill
kTy organization of Germany, and it is
II likely that she could ever accom-.
|1ish It, for democratic government
ouh not tolerate the autocratic militar.
- which has brought Germany to it;
HI state of efficiency.
Therefore, why should we further pre-
tes II is like pouring water into q
i've. Battleships are like egg shells il
y face of torpedoes, mines and moderr
ms. We might sink few boats Of
- enemy in the event of war, and ht
7eht return the compliment with the
6ult that we would be in the position
which we were before, minus men
'Dots and the position of neutral ma
n entitled to higher respect thar
" which is constantly on the alert t.
tock at any provocation.
In this battle. in the most beautiful
~ OF the coast Of northern Europe
W. the effect of squirting the Nav,
rue TO greater effort in its demand fol
Appropriation for more ships, or will
~ uke dash of cold water in the
- m excited or hysterral person
w6oId seem that congress and the
g ne United States must sec
rono md futility of it all