TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1916-01-31
Preparedness" Is Not Popular.

1--WE know so little and believe so.
much, we think so little and imagine
SO much, we examine so little and
accept so much it matters not
whether the cry stop thief or
behold a new world we are willing
to take it for granted that a theft
has been committed u a planet dis.
covered" So said Wilhelm MeisteT
a long time ago. So we might say
today. And should some unman-
nerly wight arise and say, Sir, /
demand the proofs" we would reply
Just look with a critical eye upon
your preparedness" buncombs. +"
Somebody started it. We suspect.
that those kindly and benevolent
gentlemen who are giving visible
expression of their love Of humanity
and dividends by making powder at
q collar a pound and shrapneI at
thirty dollars apiece know some
thing about it. We suspect that
polished product of the plain people,
Benedict Wilson, knows something
about it. We suspect that it was
not even necessary for tie paradox
ical prey, who last year scolded
everybody for saying what he is
now vo~ciferat1ug, re-Strike a second
match 10 see the new light We sus-
pcct the great editors whose news
papers are largely controlled BY the
humanitarians who are, incidentally,
also in the steel, powder and armor
plate business know something
about it. We suspect the yalorous
heroes Of the Army and Navy
league who beneath the battle
clouds Of ancient Havanas pour out
brandy and soda like water aud by
their defenseless arguments make
the scene terrible, know something
about it. And we the people who
know so little and believe so much,
who really have no interest in the
great plan of salvation by the sword
except 10 pay the taxes and get our
selves shot, or half shot, as the oe-
casion may demand, we really know
nothing except everybody wants
that preparedness" for which no.
body is willing TO pay. We know
that everybody wants ii. Paradoxicat
Prexy who last year said any one
who denied we are prepared was
neither an orthodox Presbyterian
nor sound on second marriage says
that now he wants preparedness,
that son Mack wants preparedness.
that Mrs. Gait wants preparedness
and therefore all the people want
preparedness Jabbering Josephns.
he Of the navy who q lean twelve
months ago was willing TO back his
navy as the best on earth, now feebly
admitting that we may have very
little navy Of any kind, wants pre-
paredness in such chunks that all
the battle cruisers OF Britannia, who
misrnle the waves, would seuttie for
the offing the moment they might
behold III OF our launches with a
sailor IN ii. Lieutenant General
Garrison, who used TO command q
Jersey Chancery court and at the
h ad Of his lcgions charged at the
law would allow, he too wants pre-
paFedness TO lick somebody, al
though somewhat uncertain as TO
who the beneficiary shall be. Deacon
Morgan. the paternal promoter and
protector of war brides, feels 2
deep intsrest-ahoalt 200 per cent
IN that perfect Preparedness, which
viii keep ali Of their beloved ceur-
try from the rising Of the srn Until
tbs going down thereof. Col
Schwab, that tasty tailor Of the
navy whose chief business in life Is
fitting steel jackets upon our
cruisers AZ a profit Of $500 a ton, he
too, seing there are no profits in
life like those mad By preparing
ones fellow men To kill each other,