Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-01

war OH without tho consent OF 1ns
people. No man for n year yet can
trace the zeal source OF this war. hut
We think know that opinion did
not bring il on and that the force OF
opinion. ut any rate the force OF Amer
lean opinion. is not going to stop IL
And IL not the force OF opinion. what
force has America available u s;oI
the Hood from overlooking our own fair
area: We have one considerable arm
of force = very considerable arm OF
force. namely, tho great navy az the
United states.
Experts .accd the navy fourth
among the world powers. tho presi-
dent said. hut he believed in quality
! II ranked much hicher than that lis
reviewed briefly its strength and the
rate OF its growth, and quoted Admiral
. Fletcher as saying 1t was ready for
immediate war. The trouble with the
navy is not quality OF organization. but
the fact that IT has been built up
! piece meal. The President said he had
already proposed To Congress that this
! country build its own ar'nor Plate. and
| re fcrrcd IL the success the navy has
had in making IT'S ow;: powder.
| Ia speaking Of the army the Prasi-
dent said tina. the need for patro!iing
1.-The Mexican border had showed il was
mot large enough FOR the routine work
I
states has never depended upon the
regular army to conduct It's wars. but
! has relied on volunteers and has never
been disappointed. Continuing. he said:
said
! But modern warfare Is very differ
/ .nt than what warfare used TO be.
! Warfare has changed so within the
span OF a single life that il is nothing
! less than brutal 10 send raw recruits
. ~. LII
! what We wish is a different citizen
reserve of men trained TO arms TO a
sufficient extent 10 make them quickly
transformed n,o fighting force. or
Canized under the immediate direction
! OF III" United states. subject to A
/ definite pledge 10 serve the United
states and rledcc 10 obey immedia ely
J the call of the President when Con-
srcss authorizes him to call them 10
arms. And "" do not want men who
devote tho greater part of their time
Ito training in arms. We want men
! whose oCcupa Ion and passion and hat bit
lin peace. because they are the only
men who can carry into the fcld the
| spirit OF America as contrasted with the
; spirit az the professional soldier. l
would not for a moment have YOU
understand mo as detractinc from the
; re 9utation Of tho professional soldier
! as know him in the United states.
II have dealt with him. He is good
an American as ! am. Ne has IA good
/ degree OF intelligence and devotion TO
! his duty and is worthy Of admiration.
! Eut the spirit O. every profession is
different from the spirit OF the COM
munity
"H:,ve you looked ~ the NEST valued
souvenirs ot families in America Have
! YOU never seen a rust, sword. treas
~ 800 a11 ton
or from the DAYS of ;hs civil Wa:
Have YOU never seen an old fashioned
music; hung III some conspicuous Ilace
~! honor"
Did YOU eve' sec spade hung M
/ or - PICK hung w. or \ yard stick hung
/ w. or = ledger hung upH
AMERICA HoNoRS
UTTER sELF-SACRIFICE
did YOU ever see in such place o.,
honor any synbo! OF the ordinary oc-
cGTatiors OF peace WIZ" Because
America loves war and honors it moro
tnan she loves peace" Certainly not.
Sut because America honors utter self
sacrifice more than she Eonors any
thing e!ese We dread war. We con-
demnsd var III America; wc love peace.
tiut we know that The l2dS that car
rica Inose swords and those rnuske,s
!oN~d something morc-they !oved
p@ac.-they loved honor and INTEGRITY,
OF he na-ioR.
80, ladies' and yentimer. We have TO
prepare ourselves. not TO he unfair TO
,Ht men Tho are going 10 MAKE this
s~!,-secrifce, should the terrible neces-
s;iE arts" Tor them 20 make IL.
EsNe he+u asked ms questioning
trends - Washington DO you .Lppose
'"a' ne men "ho %TnpIoy young men
ol!1 give Them leave 20 TAX" ,hi.
fa.Hlie said. certainly, I 30 no,
I .f'T7"sc .' know j, Becaus. !
! 'h"" that the patriotism Of America
, : 40: name and an eupt,, bo..,.
! hl.i splendid reality
! hu' u they should NOT 10 -, !
I ''"llH b.. ashamed OF Amc-ica and
/ n%'"i "S2ect TO sec the day when amer
~, ewes ~, the siichtest right to he
( assumed oi her. The American Iscvo-
t"h y ~ fought for an .dea We
! .'til nae been az prosperous unue,
'n~ i'1th crown but wc should nav.
I ''o' been a. HAPPY. and We snot!lG NO,
nave respected ourselves - mach And
/ therefore. wns, America ~ bound 10
/ ,.tht TOT "hel! the time comes, j. moth
II NOR. nor lrSs than her self-rrsu.ct
There j. no Immediate Irosp.c, ina,
"H' material Interests NAV he se-ioIs,,
. aN"ci'd, bat there is constant danre,
. "N'r% "aJ OF the week that her spiritual
interests may suffer serious affron,
! : nH - is III order that we ma! be safe
B guarded, IN order that America NAV
\ ~" 'la' the o!n conceptions or lib
/ cr'y are ready to translate themselves
/ IN nor hands into the conceptions and
manifestations Of power at any time
III IL necessary SO 10 Transform. them
| - - not a happy circumstance IA
/ nave ihcke tense moments or national
/ necessity arise, and ye, ] for my part
( am not sorry that this necessity has
"fir'n u has awakened me. myself
frankly confess 10 YOU. TO man
'n."ss ana many conditions which =
Year az" did not realize. a!, no,
i"aiiZ. Then Inat tho things wer. pos.
iolr "nicn haze since become actual
'acts am clad ihat know better
man ! knew linen "xactly III. sort OF
q. world - a." living in.
, would he ashamed Of my inteli-
E"ncs II did not understand the 81.
uinc"nc" OF Iroubitahlc racts, and thn,
my icl!o" -citi2cus were resting in /;
i"!s" security based on NJ! imaginary
conception II AL the world, vim the
conception under which they them.
Se!NcS AZ" conducting their own lives
~ IS probably fortunate circumstances
therefore. Ar I.on,