TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1916-02-29
But DO WE REALLY HAVE any
THING TO FEAR FROM ENGLAND :

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efficiently - England has not beer
able to blockade single German port
And with the assistance Of her man,
allies, and all her resources at hand
England has not heen able to make .
single successful landing upon hostile
soil. From the Gallipoli peninsula
England and her allies have been, aftci
loosing more than 100000 men and
many ships, ingloriously driven to theiI
ships. The English press admits that
tlis Is the greatest defeat England has
suffered for 100 years. Another
landing has been attempted at saloniid
on neutral territory, in utter violation
of international law and in the face Of
the earnest protest Of Greece, the out
come of which hangs still in the ba.
lance. Al attacks on foreign territory
during this war by the most powerful
nations have been futile efforts. Should
this lesson have no weight With those
who SO groundlessly clamor for irnme-
date and extensive preparedness
OUR REAL DANGER COMES NOT
FROM WITHOUT BUT FROM WITHIN
Our real danger lies in the unsafe and
unwise leadership Of the executive
branch OF our present administration.
Instead Of advising and warning our
people at the beginning Of the war not
to take passage on vessels loaded down
with arms and ammunition, unless they
want to do it at their own risk, our
executive has, in consequence OF com
plications arising therefrom, led US TO
the verge of war with friendly nation.
Insisting on our right To ship war ma
terial and ammunition to warning ma
tions - which right it would have been
well to waive for the sake Of humanity
and christianity We have, by the
immense traffic In these things, become
a dominant partner in the destruction
Of property and slaughter Of men in
Europe. And now We have become
afraid of the consequence Of our sadly
mistaken course, and want to prepare
against imaginary enemies, because we
have not kept conscience void OF Of
tense toward God and men.
We sincerely hope that the legisia-
tive branch OF our Government can
It'll be trusted with the welfare OF our
and and people. We hope that our
awmakerA viii refuse TO carry out this
incalled for preparedness of our alar.
nists and militarist. And We do hope
hat Congress viii bring England TO her
,eDses, as well as help to end the deadly
carnage in Europe BY. forbidding any
'urther expectation Of arms and ammu.
,ition.
Upon Congress devclves the high and
yreat duty to find some way TO lead
he country back to the higher ideals,
shich we have lost sight Of for the
resent.
That great statesman Senator Charles
sumner, in speech in Boston. in ls45,
n which be discussed the preparation
or war in time Of peace, said In the
orirse OF his remarks: II would regard
he preparations lfor war; in the simple
igl,t of reason, in just appreciation Of
he nature Of man. and in the injune.
Jon of the highest truth. Our con.
fusion will be very easy. They are
vice pernieious, and who SO would vim.
licate them must satisfactorily answer
hese two objections; l., that they in
lame the people, exciting TO deeds OF
iolenee, otherwise alien to the mind:
nd secondly, that. having their origin
n the low motives Of distrust and hate,
inevitably. by sure law Of the human
mind, they excite to corresponding ac-
ion in other nations. Thus in fact are
hey promoters Of war. rather than pre-
eryers Of peace.
Christianity not only teaches the
OF love to force; 1t positively
njoins the practice Of the former, as a
onstant principal duty. II says, Love
our neighbors", but It does not say,
In time of peace, rear Notifications,
uild man-of-war, enlist standing ar
MES, train militia, and accumulate mi
itary stores, to oyerawe and menace
our neighbors".
yoT PREPARATIONS FOR WAR BUf
'EAcE = woRLDpEAcE Is the argent
eed OF our timel
Do we not hear the cry OF the prophet
nth increasing earnestness: "Prepare
Z the way OF the Lordi' What we
eed is to return with fuller purpose
0 that peace policy which We followed
ntil the outbreak Of the war. BY
for war we would only de-
~ the realisation OF an inter,
ational peace-court for the arbitration
I all difficulties between nations.
And what ia our duty = my brethren
: in the ministry ambassadors for
hrist - but to accept with full intent
he ce-policy so clearly laid down in