The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-03
Opposition to Prepared
ness Is Eden Snall's
Only Plank
rs CANDIDATE IN
FIRST DISTRICT
Men Needed In Wash.
ington to Check Mill
tarism, He Says

Opposition 10 preparedness 10 the
only plank In the platform Of Eden
Small. who has announced bis can
dldsey for the Republican nomina-
ton For congress IN the First dis
/ tr!ct Mr. Small 10 8 former mem
/ Der OF the board o. education. Be
fore coming 20 Detroit, several years
/ ago. be served in the Indiana legis-
lsture
The candidate asserts his convic-
ton that the United States IS In
the throes OF crisis on the pre-
paredness issue. which Is sweeping
al parties before IL, and that the
greatest need Of the country Is men
IN congress 20 check the movement.
More than question OF dollars is
Involved, thinks Small, who sees a
big military program threatening in
teruational COMPLICATIONS and the
lie Of the United States as re
public.
When We are made !2to a mill.
tary power he declared. "ve beEin
the transformation from peaceful
democracy OF homes 20 an autocracy.
We are getting ready for the debut
OF another Napoleon"
He continued
believe t>at. u g, had come three
or four years ago. this proposition
% spend a billion dollars 20 build up
= great army and a huge na.f would
have been laughed out of rOu-t But
The var frenzy - IN the air. some
men are seemingly taRsd or hypnot-
lied by r. American SruHc4e-s have
made some quick oIE wrr.y ~ sell
tre nun. tons Z war stros1. and now
We ar" IN danger - being swept ~
our feet hy the influence partly -
men who would make more eary
money. Even President wilson.
rG-ut doubtless kept - oct % the
world war few months ago has
changed front and t-1 he party irre
the Preparedness amp. Democrats
have voted millions Tor huge battle
ships, millions I.ore t~r huge stand
Z believe the situation today !s
critical believe there 81 ntsI az
We-ginEton Tor men who vii vote
and work against building this -nu--
5e nominated ard Elected shalt feal
fr.' trs firsf N.ctIR8a = strict ga
-'r. pence rarfar TRAN q rNa'i,sgt-e
% war that = prefers o. keep its
home rather than IN sar-nvr, = -
racks and tnnts and possibly trenches
that b. prefers 'Ee harvest 20 ll.J.-
trial ard as~i"litIraj pEesa.r ~
whole sale slaughter and 10 am
elected. regard .~-s 81 the efTgIsr
- party platforms ana leaders.
shall vote ard work 90 thar ard
Il rs not enough 20 look q The tax
burdens that wiii 30 laid r.. wP.- g
bis hillion-dollsr war rh"sf-'aN
shoglderE Of the workingman and
small 1erchant--tne artisan and tas
fradesuan. the man who needs his
modest earnings - ray for his home,
.. led tls family % educate his
The United states has been The
evanEel Of peace among the nations
90 the world Alone among the great
giss. our mental and moral and phys
teal strength In the direction q
peae.fIl progress rsfhs- than r --r--
aration for the wholesale slaughter
~ humanity w ha~ r1uEEt -
benefit humanity by opening now
aelds for Industrial expansion and
lines we have tried 20 carry the
Bible and the spelling book 70 tho
darker spaces of the earth rather
thar 70 darksn or oTn nei gheor,
~
Of war We have bred our Children
IN the arts Of peace. and sent them
forth % carr ythat lesson 20 our he'll
msted and sword-g!rt n~ighbors
on all slds Of ia We have seen
our brethren sharpening swords ard
nolding bullets. We have seen Inn
menss min,Ary Embellishments buitt
Drawn and hrad-earnsd wages we
have seen public works OF mercy and
% education and 81 like important
night night 5sf3 P.s lh1 ,.a 2.s .6 HasHs.
and building battleshipa. And We
hav. been told that al these were
necessary 20 guarantee peace. We
rrov ar f0 81 IL. p san nsiasrGs
brought the most frightful reign OF
horror ard dsath the world has eyer
sG n:"n IN. y. with ,s.s nov s,aT s1a s %
follow III the pc ,Jprso.asnt ana sroslSs anis
country WITH q peace gSeesuey ip
powe.r and bullets and srmoy steel
tories. and chiidrsn are dyiny Of Ills
.Sine and Ssrs ait AKA ice ssd gfl
s5s ar,'' sr fro ses ana IN.
3. sv.n 70 ,' gs:p:sa Who %ss, 20 &c
5 sysa ,i,nn, ' N su IL aSs"e %1 r2,,
peace. X l. ySe same peaee We have
enjoyed By deserving II ana which
IL less threatened now than IL has
been for half o century
fbsiisvs that preparedness for gar
L. the most certain ASSURANCES OF war.
,s ss,sys "a the ss Es' s9 Es sSc sfg,:
looking for trouble will Inevitably
nnd. soon. beiisge that thihs eoun.
try should NOT he driven by noise and
cismor 90 change the whole course
Of Its progress from peaceful dsvei-
oprsnt Go military acknowledgment I
believe that congress Ahould refuse "a
appIlprlste ths u2Bsy 70 byjl9 up p
7 believe that cur united efforts az n
people might bettsy ne used to help
lntfnduos peace IN Eayppe, where shS
10 today a stranger, than in prepar-
ing 20 drive her out ~ our own c5uR-
try az we'll
II these idsas express the Esnti-
ment Of the voters IN tho First de
triot Z tpUt 60 De elected az their
spokesman II they do not r5gresehi
tnrt sent!mspi I have no right %
ask the nomination or eiectfnn4 ~.
they FORM ray honest belief. and 4 I
an elected they Will guide my Off
elal Nc flgEH