TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1916-02-29
PREPAREDNESS FOR WAR OR
PEACE
WHAT DO WE UNDERSTAND BY
PREPAREDNESS =

WHAT DO WE UNDERSTAND BY
PREPAREDNESS 2
Not the gradual increase Of our army
and navy, a. growing population and
circumstances may demand. This has
been our policy from the beginning Of
our national existence. Thus we have
come in the possession Of an army mum.
bering 10000 men and navy which
ranks as the third in strength among
the navies OF the world. We do not
oppose, but accept and approve such
preparedness.
But the preparedness to which we are
opposed IL the Immediate creation Of q
standing army of about double the
strength OF our present army, backed
by an available reserve Of hall mil
lion men, and navy TO equal the
greatest navy Of the world, according to
president Wilson's speech in st. Louis
and in other places.
This Is the preparedness OF the mill.
tarists and alarmists, by which the
much condemned militarism of Ger
mary would inevitably be transplanted
to our own country. We ought to
know that our form of government is
the worst possible for such an intro
duction, and that there are great and
serious dangers TO our liberties and
free institutions connected Herewith.
AND WHAT WOULD BE THE EFFECT
ON OUR CONTINENT 2
All the republics Of Central and
South America would take note and
follow our example. Nothing else
would be left for them. Don't you
know that these republics do not love
their big brother Of the northf Not
friendly appearances, they
distrust US, and are afraid OF us more
than Of any European nation. And Ger.
tainly, the protectorate over the re.
public OF Haiti, which the U. 8. is about
to assume, the demand Of more terri.
tory on both entrances Of the Panama
canal, and the option on Nicaraguan
canal route, against which
Costa Rica, Salvador and Honduras
have protested as violation of the
sovereignty Of Honduras, these GER
tainly are not apt to increase their
feelings toward US, nor assure
them that we will fairly deal with them
in the future. They win, therefore.
follow In our steps, and
increase their armies and navies, until
they are all well prepared, at favor
able time - Il may be In 10, 20 or 30
years we viii have repetition Of
the European horror on this continent.
Have We not yet mastered the first les.
son of the present war' namely, that
preparedness does not prevent war but
makes it inesitablei
AND WHO ARE THE ENEMIES
AGAINST WHOSE ATTACK WE
MUST MAKE HASTE TO
BE PREPARED.
Who is to attack US on our western
sborei There is bat one nation that
possibly would venture to do that =
Japan win our preparing for pos
sible attack from them increase their
friendly feelings toward usi VIII not
nistrust and hatred be continually in
creased on 10th sidesl But are we
really threatened BY any danger from
that side2 One, who is better informed
than am, bas declared that with all
the ships at their disposal. both navy
and marine. Japan could not transport
more than 10000 men at one time TO
,ur shores, and till these ships return
and bring over another 10000 men the
'irst landed - II landing could be
affected at all - would certainly have
been annihilated.
AND WHO ARE THE ENEMIES THAT
ARE LIKELY 10 ATTACK us AT
OUR ATLANTIC SHORE,
Certainly heretofore but one enemy
las filled the whole horizon of most OF
as = Germany - Germany Of all
European nations our hest and truest
riend, proved a. such by the pages Of
,ur past history. Germany has no
,uch Intentions. OF this the Is or more
Of Germans and their descen-
lants in the Y, s., who ought to know
the soul of Germany and it's people, have
the deepest convictions. But II such
In attack was thinkable, we. Germans
Who have found new home in America
you'd arise as one man and drive the
INVADER into the seal Congressman Q.
;allivan said In his speech before the
,ouse, on Jan. 27th., that the pro-bri-
:ish papers are responsible for the so
allied "hyphenu campaign, to dis
redit class Of American citizens whose
oyalty and fidelity to the republic have
,een proven on q hundred battlefields.
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