The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-19
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TEDDY DEN0UNCES
FORD IN Detroit

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who believe that he represents a
desire 10 do Justice To them: pa.
cificlsts. who think that policy
OF helplessness In the face of other
nations will inspire our national
safety: and German Americans.
some OF them In an honest and sin.
cere mood OF protest and others
under the influence OF that portion
OF the professional German.Amer
leans who have permitted their dc.
votion to Germany finally To make
them antagonistie 10 the welfare Of
tho L. s.
Flags Administration
Tho ultra. pacificists have made
their great showing" he said.
principally because there has
been no real and resolutc opposi.
ton 10 them.
| The administration. backed BY
a majority OF congress. has taken
no steps for preparedness. and has
done nothing efficient To sustain
our national rights. II has stood
for applied pacificism so far as our
needs are concerned
Attic our governmental repre-
sentatives have been a6 per cent
feeble. tho ultra pacificiAts have
demanded a clear 100 per cent OF
futility and fecbleness.
in any serious crisis there are
always men who try TO carry water
on both shoulders
II y true that In ordinary polit.
ical matters. compromise 10 essen.
tial. hut there come great crises
when compromise is impossible or
fatal.
This IL one OF these crises
There Ia no use saying that We
VIII III ourselves to defend our.
selves q little-but not much.
Such a position In equivalent TO !
announcing that. n necessary. We
shall hit. but shall only hit softly.
The only right principle IL TO
avoid hitting n II 10 possible. but
never. under any circumstances. 10 |
hit softly.
Trust to Eloeutlorsry Power
There are two great issues be.
fore us which are insepcrably
bound together.
These are the issues Of Amer.
lcanism and preparedness.
AS a people We have TO decide
whether We are TO be. In good faith.
q people able and ready TO take
care OF ourselves. or whether We
doubt our national unity. and fear
TO prepare. and instead. to trust
partly to a mercifui Providence and
partly 10 elocuuonAry ability On
high places.
Those In power in Washington
have taken the latter position"
Tho Colonel urged the necessity
for competent men at the head Of
tho navy. a regular army Of $50. 900
men. with universal military train.
Ing. Industrial preparedness and the
abolition OF the hyphen"
He depior~d the establishment OF
q government armor plate plant as
"a thoroughly mischievous step OF
endeavosfns to cripple . great In
dustry."
He advocated the stYictess regu
iasion instead.
The Colonel also severely cri,i-
cised the president for appointing.
he said. the heads OF the war. state
and navy departments for political
reasons.
Have Refused 10 Prepare
We, thru our representatives at ,
declared the colonel.
have absolutely refused in the
smallest degree 10 prepare during !
these 70 months OF world catAclysm.
We have refused to learn the
smallest part OF the lesson being
written in Europe.
We have endcavored 10 deceive
ourselves by announcing that In
this policy OF supine inaction and
" failure 90 perform duty We are
actuated By the loftiest motives.
Il doubt whether We have really
deceived ourselves. and most Ger.
tainly ne have not deceived 9th
ers.
we must make this nation as
strong as are its convictions In
reference 10 right and wrong.
Says Germans Wanted War
1T little matters what our icLSals
may be and what achievements we
may hope for II these ideals and
achievements cannot be reduced TO
action"
He declared that the "es.
treme naval party In Germany
recently advocated war with
the v. s. on the ground that. In
the end, as the result OF such a
war. we would have 10 pay all
the war expenses OF the Ger.
mamie powers and their allies"
These enormous sums would
be raised by taxation on all our
citizens" he said. Those Of
German descent would pay as
heavily as those OF any other
descent, and all would share
equally the shame and dis
honor"
With regard to international az
Isirs. Roosevelt said There is
not a nation in the world which be
ieves that our course OF conduct
has been dictated by anything save
.imidity, unworthy shrinking from
effort and responsibility and cold
and selfish love OF money making
and soft ease"
Reads Letter From German
Roosevelt read a letter which.
he said, was written by Prof. Paul
Roherhach OF Berlin to Prof Ap-