Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-29

| can be prevented from practcing is through
the organization OF the United soveregnties or Earth
under restriction patterned after the constitution
OF the United states Of America. but giving each
sovereignty the right to such internal government as
II pleases with president. congress, supreme court
army and navy, but limiting the armies and naves
OF tho several sovereignties composing the United
soveregntles the the National Guard OF each
sovereign state restricted. And even then peace
only by such preparedness as will en-
able IT, the United sovereignties 20 enforce peace.
This country existed and barely survived six years
under articles OF confederation but its existence was
precarous during that period than during the
preceding seven years OF revolutionary war That
league Of friendship between the thirteen states was
in every way strong and effective. however. as
any league now proposed, whether intended to in
clude all so-caled world powers or limited 10 Pan
American countries.
Before the Mexican war we had a treaty Of amty
with that country thrice reiterated pedgng eternal
friendship between the two republics and the peoples
thereof 1t sbrogated but was renewed
after the war and II still existed when recently
bombarded and captured Vera Cruz 1 purposey
avoid saying II then in force. suoh treaties such
leagues such international conventions, never in
force, for there is no one to enforce them.
There similar solemnly made and
solemnly ratified treaty OF amty in existence be-
tween this country and Colombia. when we recognized
Panama sovereign republic. then only one day
old and when officially notified Colombia that II
attempted to suppress the revolution and resume
sovereignty territory admittedly but yes
terday would wipe It from the map.
There is division Of desire TO escape war, and
division Of determination never to be the aggres-
sor. or TO wage war OF conquest; and do not be.
lieve there is much division Of opinion among
whose opinion Is based knowledge of facts the
logic OF events that either will have TO get
the present horrid conflict and determine who shall
be the winner or we will be compelled to whip the
winner ~ able, and get whipped IL unable.
1t Is not necessary TO either approve dsapprove
the steps that have been taken omitted in adher-
to policy Of neutrality in order to note with
apprehension that we are making no friends and
placing bellgereht under obligation come TO
assistance when the great day OF reckoning shall
arrive; day as certain any toward which every
event logically points, and that be prevented
by at present unseen contingency In times
past God has wrought many miraculous deliver
ences but in later years he has quite generally left
the nations of earth to face the natural results Of
their acts OF omission as well acts of commission
The human side God the Son was touched with
compassion. and ne left many examples for those
who might profess to be His followers but 1
read the record God the Father is discpllnaran.
Let II be remembered that this IL Gods or there
10 God In the in which we have been taught
and try to teach. And IL II be Gods war; tell
me why we alone should expect to escape-why we
alone should profit through its horrors
shudder as recognise that the victor in the
present conflict, of the victors
may do about any of would II condi-
uons were reversed. III while fighting
our very existence they had let brothers
slaughtered. and sisters outraged on territory
where they had forbidden set foot we would
sooner or later call them TO account I somehow
believe. gentlemen, that a had gotten
free Of the strange hold OF existing war we would
settle somewhat harshIy with that nation that had
made merchandise OF necessities and had re-
fused protection to those of our people who had
chanced TO be in territory which Il had gratu-
itously assumed sole jursdictionai supervision We
would see to It that nation that persstently
nagscd us while shedding our life blood and
exhausttng our substance in trying TO make this
planet ut 20 inhabt and 10 perpetuate principles of
liberty and justice professedy to It az to W
should assume an indemnity ample to pay its share
OF the cost we had incurred. and many times the
profit It had s1acted while we were in throes
I always accept expert testimony on oompsex oues-
tionH wherein have training. In the present In
stance assume that the opinion OF even a few men
educated at West Point and at Annapolis for Just
such occasions Is safer to follow than Of thou
sand Arkansas farmers, West Virginia coal Inipers
or New England lumbermen: and every one Of those
so-educated and trained (except one, and only oneO
tell us that any of the four principal beserents 81
eft free by the Others actually land shores
force sufficient 10 take every city every factory
and everything subject 70 capture within It's miles
OF the city OF New York In months tIme-and
our wives know that that I75 miles stretches far
into New England the NORTH beyond the Jersey
coast the south and inland to the coal fields OF
Pennsylvania ana that II includes all or nearly ali
our munition factories. small arms big arms small
ship. submarine and big ship producing plants
powder mills arsenals, extension coal areas and more
than 400 carloads OF gold and silver now actually
stored In government vaults in this city alone 10
say nothing OF the contents the mint and the sub
treasury at Philadelphia. / do not know that thsse
can be captured. only know that they are worth
coming after and that army and navy experts
say that they can be had for the coming
I have a dear TO me as any son is to
any father. II this country gets war and II will
unless It prepares itself enforce peace that son
should offer his services He the kind and tyne
that will be required II he should fail 70 enlist the
government win have the right to conscript him;
but the curse OF God viii and should rest upon that
nation and that people that will call its best blood
70 the oolors without having first taught them To
lke care OF themselves. and that will not furnish
them as good arms as they are forced 70 face that
will not give them ammunition last TIN the fight
is over that will not their positions ana move
ments by field artillery equal In quantity ana OF aa
long range that OF the adversary that will not
provide air craft and submarine crafin short that
will not do all that human resource and human skin
can do TO make their defensive position tenable AMI
their offensive movements successful Anything Iess
than the best Is absolutely worthless Any prepared
ness less than adequate preparedness Il useless ana
war waged with antiquated insufficient equipment
a mur for IL