Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25

bryan advised against military and
naval preparations and against any ex-
trayagant fertilization plans. and gem
orally In favor Of preparedness by gain
ms and keeping the love Of the world
ana building UP Q citizenship loyal en-
ou1h TO meet every emergency.
Tart spoke for . middle course. He
u Tor an adequate navy and = reason
able addition TO the army ana for
avoidance of everything that might ir-
rttate the nations at war.
/. And 20 they are all for preparedness:
ana they left the impression with the
Writsr that after all preparedness II q
term which may be stretched to mean
much or little and under which almost
every true American may shelter him
self to his own satisfaction. =
Mr.. Bryan caught the spirit Of Amer
icanism IN what he said. He painted
an accurate word picture OF the world
riot dealing Justly with all parties.
making plain that injuries to Ameri-
cans have been by tnadvertence, and
pointing out the duty Of Americans to
keep out Of the pathway Of danger and
the right Of the government to order
Americans to stay at home. Then he
drew. 2 parallel between men and ma
tions. There Is but one code OF honor
for men. Il L. summed up in the COM
nands not to covet, not to steal, not
to XIII. II this code Of honor is not for
nations then there IL none. But inter-
national law and custom Is grounded
on the theory there Ii no code Of honor
for nations, that they may covet terri
tory. steal the sustenace OF life and
kill by wholesale, and are therefore the
better for 1t and more to be commended.
Hence the philosophy that Might
makes RiEht"-not for man. but for ma
dons- It Is this false philosophy that
u the cause Of the war In Europe. The
nations have been proceeding on the
theory this II a true philosophy and
have prepared themselves accordingly.
War was inevitable. Now. says Mr..
Bryan. the United States having been
built UP into a mighty nation on a dif-
ferent philosophy, It has maintained tt
self without recognition OF the Might
makes Right" theory. The immediate
problem ahead IL whether the United
States will now. right in the midst Of
world war; abandon its position and
thereby proclaim to the world abandon
ment Of the principle It has maintained
for more than a hundred years. accept
the European standard, 80 to the Eu-
rupean plan and undertake to match
Europe In the pretense OF forcing peace
by soaring everybody 80 badly they win
always fear to do anything. Prepared
ness for war means war. When men
arm to take human life they will always
find an occasion for taking human life.
Mr. Bryan urged that IT would be bet
ter to maintain American ideals. to
stand ffrm for arbitration among the
to have the respect Of the
world by deserving it. to have faith in
-
Judge TAFT. in his address to the COL |
,ege students At Ames ons Thursday. |
gave . sweepsaS :v!ew Of American
world expansion BY which the United |
States has become a'worid power and |
has interests widely separated TO be |
cared for alike Lake the farmer sniff
nn9 the rain cloud. we have a. good |
deal OF hay out" ana the harvest mot |
nearly done. We hare done well in OBJ
serving Wnshington's advice to avoid |
alliances, but have not done |
1t all in following his advice az to
for defense In fact. the
United States has never been prepared |
for defense. After our civil war which |
showed the world our people would |
stand the supreme test Of seH-sacn1ce
for . principle. our people turned to |
the dollar and slumbered on
One day they were stirred when the |
Venezuelan boundary question threat |
aned rupture with Great Britain. But
The Cleveland bluff worked. for Sails |
bury was busy elsewhere. Then came
the Cuban trouble. THE Lord watches |
over children. drunk men and the
United States" In that case he directed
the United States against The only
other power on earth less prepared than
we were. We should have kept out Of |
Mexico. but we are there, and we hope
that We will get out ali right, but the |
II not bright. And 50 1t goes.
The United States could not, IL 1t would, |
avoid contact with other nations and
hat contact L. fraught with danger at |
all points, for We must accept the world
Just az We find 1t and not as we would |
Ike to have 1t. The logic OF this 10 to |
be prepared for defense only. not with
q big army ever ready to fight but with |
trained men ever ready to be called |
upon. and with all that - modern in |
navy equipment, etc. And 30 Judge /
Taft gives us q view Of preparedness !
quite different from Wilson OF from |
Bryan. a middle ground. So"
And all three are patriotic. "a L
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And shaw leads all the rest in |
in smoothness, in subtle |
In the speech which !
he delivered. at the chamber q coIs::
mseee on Friday. not the one which |
the papers printed as his speech-he |
made really q heartfelt plea for larger !
and for a world vision /.
Tor the statesmen Of today. He did |
not get down to details. What he |
said IN general terms was along the |
line OF urgency for real statesmanship. |
not alone with those who represent the |
people tn high places. but here at ,
home and all about, in our daily con- |
In the discussion OF the
big problems, 4n newspaper presenfa-
ton Of them. He said Just a little on |
his old familiar theme Of the neces-
Mty for an American merchant marine. |
He has. never, wavered On that Dues
tlon. He virtually made6A plea for
i Ioosening mp 10 that capital. might
get busy He wanted q .setuEns e the
times and conditions when ~ &pv-
ernment aided every enterpEses. ana