The Washington times., 1916-07-04
Draws Preparedness
Lesson From History
Rev. DR.. McKim Declares in Recent Magazine Arti-
Gle Duty of Manhood Service Necessarily Fol.
lows Right of Manhood Suffrage.
Reviews War in Europe.

world. II has been well said: 'Democ-
racy. IL the best, Is also the most DELI
cate form OF human government. and
none suffers SO swiftly or so sorely from
any shortage In the crop Of character.
None is so dependent upon men, and so
little capable Of being supported by a
machine alone VIII the character OF
our people stand the test OF universal
service Is the principle Of sclf-sacrifce
sufficiently developed to respond to the
appeal OF patriotism?
1t has been said by able critics that
the HOUSE OF Commons has deteriorated
IN character. We would hope that this
criticism Is not true OF our American
Sonsress, but certainly both it's houses
nave greatly disappointed the hopes OF
been uron us for the last two years.
ihey seem to have been playing with
the question OF national defense, instead
OF graphing II with stern and solemn
purpose.
Too many OF our people are sleeping
the sleep of ignorant security on this
momcntous subject. Let us wake them
u we may to the real situation. Let us
stu the slumbering fires of patriotism
by the memories Of the glorious days of
the republic.
There is powerful reserve force
available for this emergency which
ought to be. and can he, mobilized and
set In motion against the evil Influences
which are poraiyzing the arm OF Con-
giess AMI defeating every effort to put
the country In n state OF real prepa ra :
tion. i refer to the glorious traditions
and memories OF our national history
especially OF the Revolutionary epoch.
Recall Patriotism of Old.
! Here Is n latent force OF enormous
, value In the present emergency. Let us
; mobilize II. Let us summon II to take
the field against the lukewarmness. the
! supinencss. the timidity. the seinshness
/ the love OF ease. which are the wors,
enemies of our country today Bring
forward In serried ranks the unselHsh
patriotism Of our ancestors In tho revo.
lution-the courage. the daring. the self.
sacrifice OF the Continental army and
the Continental Congress.
Mobilize the traditions os Lexington
and Concord and Bunker Hill and Val
ley Forge and the Cowpens and King,
Mountain and Saratoga and Yorktown
Marshal that great army OF patrioti,
memories for the rescue of our countr,
from the ignoble and unpatriotic scnti
ments now clamoring for contro'-ant
surely the result cannot he doubtful
These owl influences will he put to rout
and the real America will rise in he
might and her courage and prepare her
self to uphold and defend the principles
OF Liberty and Justice on which tn,
Government was founded.
Then. perhaps. the voice of Charles
Coatosworth Pinckney. OF South Caro-
lima. which spoke In that famous an,
glorious sentiment. Millions for defens
but not one cent for tribute. will ono
more be heard in our legislative halls
and then perhaps our Congress will b,
electrified into patriotic action when 1
sees the memories OF the first American
Congress modified and marching OF
Washington: all ablaze with the glor!
and the fire of the Declaration of indie
pcndencc."