The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-01


TO elect an American President and
not select a German viceroy,'
Joins Issue With President.
II was at the benefit rendered tho
Colonel at the Planters Hotel immedt-
ateiy after his arrival that he Joined
issues with President Wilson, carefully
outlining tho issues. He said:
Now, Won citizens Of the United
States remember that this Is our duty,
not to use any word unless we mean
that word Don't declare for an alb
stract principle unless you are willing
10 make that principle apply TO the
concrete case before you and don't de-
clare for anything an any speech un-
less you are willing to reduce It 10
action
And I am here 70 epeaax tor pre-
paredness and ! wish at the outset
to meet not an argument, but g. mis-
stat erueYft made by those who know
It TO be a rnisstaternent, or ought 10
know II, that Ia, the statement that
was made here in your own city as
we'll as elsewh ere, tho statement that
this preparedness movement 10 put up
by the rnunftf0n manufacturers
THAT statement In a falsehood and
! challenge any human being to pro-
duce any evidence that will not show
that at least nfnety-nine ont of one
hundred and I think the one hun
dredth, but really ninety-n!ne out Of
one hundred OF all ths men most
prominent in the preparedness cause
have nothing whatsoever to DO with
any munition manufactures.
And | now wish TO say a word
which iE really necessary to make my
meaning per1ectly clear. because ms
the judges and lawyers present Will
tell you, u ia necessary to Join issues
sc as 10 get the case clearly before
our people, and I wish to speak and
shall speak with all best courtesy
and respect of the points. the very
Vial points wherein ] completely diff
fer from the position taken Yesterday
by the President IN his able Memorial
Day address. and can make my point
clear 4FoH,. tn reference to tho
things for which l stand, only ny
taking up the position of the most
prominent OF the champions OF the
other side and leading with those
notables
As TO Voluntary Training.
The President said he was for uni
yetsal voluntary training, but that
America does not wish anything but
the compulsion OF the spirit OF
America. Now. universal voluntary
training Is an expression precisely
similar TO that which YOU would use
II you said In speaking OF a truant law
for schools that you believe in uni
versal obligatory attendance in the
public schools for every child that
didn't wish to stay away In connec-
ton with the wQrd training the words
universal voluntary have exactly the
effect that an acid has on alkait--they
neutralize, One of our defects is q
tendency to use what have been call
ed weasle words. When a weasel
sucks eggs or you place an egg and
ed weasel together the meat is sucked
out Of the egg. and II you use a weasel
weird after another there is nothing
left OF the other Now you can have
universal training or you can have
voluntary training but when you use
the word voluntary TO qualify the
word universal you are using a
weasel word II has sucked all the
meaning out Of universal. The two
words Aaty contradict one another
As to the Acid TEST.
Again, the President said that the
acid test was about 10 be applied TO
business rneu TO see whether they
would allow their employees to volun-
teer. Now, take fiat issue to that
conception OF patriotism which asks