Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-03

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to Kansas among the first places In tho
country, II Kansas IL opposed or has
been opposed to the policy OF prepared
ness for national defense. & has been
only because somebody has misrcprosonted
that policy and they do not know what
Il Is.
what a. Issuef
what is the Issue, why. Of course
thero are some men going about
proposing great military establishments
for America. but you have not heard
anybody connected With the administra-
ton that did. You have not heard any
body In any responsible position who
could carry his plan out who did. The
singular thing about this situation is
that the ioudest voices have been tho
| irresponsible voices.
what we are asking Is this. that the
nation supply arms for those OF the ma
ton who are ready, II occasion should
arise. to come 20 the national defense,
and that II should do this without with
drawing them from their pursuits OF in
dustry and OF peace. In order that
America should know that In the founda-
tons from which she always draws her
/
bic resources Of American manhood.
This Is not a military policy; this is a
policy OF adequate preparation for ma
/ tional defense. and any man who repre-
sents II In any other light must be either
ignorant or consciously incorporating
tho facts.
VIII Not Invade Any Land.
America would hold any executive
back, would hold any congress back from
any action which had the least faint OF
aggression upon Il. We are not going
to invade any nations territory. We
are not going to oovet any nations pos
sessions. We are not going to invite any
nations rights.
but suppose some nation should in
wade our rights. What them What
! would Kansas Think What would Kan
sas do then9 What would America.
speaking by the voice of Kansas or any
other state in the union think and do
then?
And have come here to tell you that
the difficulties OF our foreign policies,
tho delicate questions OF our foreign re-
lationships. do not diminish either in
number or delicacy and difficulty. but
on the contrary. daily increase in number
and In intricacy and in danger. and l
would be derelict to my duty TO you II
did not deal with you in these matters
with the utmost candor and tell you
what It may be necessary to use the
force of the United States to do.
May Have 60 strike.
For one thing It may be necessary 10
use the force OF the United States Ia
vndicate the right Of American citizens
everywhere to enjoy the protection OF
International law. There is nothing you
would be quicker TO blame me for thar
neglecting to safeguard the rights OF
Americans. no matter where they might
he in the world. There are perfectly
clearly marked rights guaranteed by in
ternational law which every American
is entitled to enjoy.
Perhaps. not being as near the ports
as some other Americans. you do moi
travel as much and you do not realize
the number of legitimate errands upon
which Americans travel on errands OF
commerce. or errands of relief, errandi
of. business for the government. errandI
OF every sort which are making Amer
lea useful to the world. Americans dc
not travel TO disturb the world. The,
travel to quicken the processes OF tn
interchange OF life and of good in tn
world, and their travel here and Their
ought not TO be impeded by a rockies
disregard Of international obligation.
There is another thing that we ough
TO safeguard. and that is our right l.
sell what we produce In the open neutra
markets OF the world. Where there is
blockade we recognize the right TO block
ade; where there are the ordinary re
straints created by state of war W
ought to recognize those destrants, bu
. the world needs the wheat OF the Kan
, sas fields and the other great flowerin
! acres OF the United states, and we hay
} right to supply the rest OF the worl
, with the products OF those fields w
/ have a right TO send food 10 peacefu
: populations whereby the conditions o
, war make it possible TO do so under tn