Arizona republican., 1916-01-16

canization work to the clubs.
 ing to every American immigrant. old and young, the ability to speak the English language, a conception of the best American home ideals, and true realization of the genius of American government. Wherever
 this dinner takes place. won't you offer cooperation, buy tickets. and go thus helping another organization and at the same time advancing our own work. Miss Frances Kellor. the efficient secretary of the American
 ization committee, told me when I was in New York that if any club l desired special help along the lines | of work for the immigrant, she
 would be glad to offer programs and | literature Her address is IS West 34th street, New York city.
 The Woman's club on Tuesday af- ternoon presented one of the most Interesting programs that has eyer | been given before that organization the subjects being of vital character. | Mrs. w. K. James spoke of the relief work that is being done in the pres ent war across the sea She told of how the people in this country were
 aiding the wounded soldiers touching upon the various committees and so- 1 cieties and their work The work of the Surgical Dressing committee that | is being supplemented to no small
 extent by the women of Phoenix was
 also touched upon. She spoke of the
 measures for reconstructions that
 were already being forwarded.
 Mrs. Cromwell Stacy, wife of Cap 1 tain Stacy, |. S. A.. read a brilliant | paper on National Preparedness. In
 part it follows:
 | 'Cnpreparedness has never pre-
 vented war and in many cases it 1 proVokes it. We were totally unpre-
 pared for war in 1872 but it did not
 prevent war with Great Britain and | had she not been so busy whipping | Napoleon the British flag would now
 be floating over our beloved land. 1 We took a fearful chance and only l luck saved us from losing our inde- | pendence
 Had we been prepared before the 1 Spanish war there would have been
 no war because Spain would not | have risked a fight but would have
 acceded to our demands We won l that war, not because we were in any
 sense ready but simply because Spain 1 was even more unprepared than we. i How near our expedition to Cuba
 came to failure only soldiers know iand had it not succeeded the war
 would have dragged on for another yeear at least and many valuable
 lives would have been lost needlessly | Switzerland has been prepared for
 war for many years and as a result
 the warning nations are veery careful
 not to violate her neutrality. Hol-
 land is prepared for war and as a
 result she has not been involved in
 the deplorable fate of Belgium
 Before the war, the Belgian king
 vainly implored parliament for m
 creased expenditures for army and
 navy but he was met by the same arguments that are now being ad- l vanced by our own pacifists, i e.
 preparedness prOvokes war; the neu- trality of Belgium is guaranteed by solemn treaties with the most power ful military nations in the world, SC
 preparedness is absurd. We know the result. Belgium has been utterly , ruined for twenty years and it vii take century before she completely recovers from her short rt-sighteCness } A thousandth part of the loss whicl , she has sustained by being unpre
 pared would have placed her armed l forces in such shape that German, 5 would not have dared to invade he
 territory.
 Preparedness is simply insurance
 If you meyer need it. God be praised t but if you do, you are ready
 The talk that preparedness pro P duces war is simply absurd. Doe . having police department in you t cities produce crime? Does having l fire department produce fires? The
 why should an army produce war e It does not. War contrary to popula e belief is not made by the rulers c r nations with whom the army migh c have some influence but it is mad y by the people themselves. Not onl = in the United States but everywher' If President Mckinley and the Quee e of Spain could have prevented tn : war with Spain there would hay