Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-31

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met are 10 give US, first the navy
We require, and second the regular
army we require. ] have elsewhere
given the reasons why we require the
second navy in the world and a small
highly efficient regular army Of $50.
900 men, with proper reserve. Here
LEI il suffice 20 say that such navy
and such an army would be our best
Insurance against war and Tor peace.
But the navy and the regular
army are not enough Exactly as
back Of the navy should stand the
regular army so back Of the regular
army should stand the nation. | speak
10, and on behalf OF, a nation Of free
men Freemcn III to be freemen do
not have 10 hire other men 10 do
their fighting ] speak for universal
service based on universal training.
Universal training and universal
service represent 10 only service and
training democracy should accept.
II is the plain people, il is the farm
crs, the working men, the small busi-
ness men, the professional men, who
above all others. should back up this
plan
The other day when | spoke on
universal service in Detroit q woman
in the gallery called vut. Il have two
sons and they shall both 60 If the
country needs them" ! answered
her, Madam, ! take off my hat to
you That is the spirit this country
needs and II all the mothers OF the
country will do as you do and raise
their boys so that they shall be able
and ready az need TO fight for the
country, there will never be any need
for any OF them to fight for the coun-
try. No nation will ever attack uni
fled and prepared America
Each His Brothers Keeper.
/ stand with all my heart for mil
itary preparedness; bur no one knows
better than than | that military pre-
paredncss alone can neither make
nor maintain a great nation. Ii is
merely the essential safeguard for a
nation industrially efficient and pros.
porous, and with a prosperity Justly
distributed; a safeguard for ma
tional life organized in all points for
national ends and national ideals.
This national life must be dominated
by the two great truths; first, that
in successful democracy, every man
must, in reasonable measure, be his
brothers keeper and second, that
every citizen in such a democracy
must accept with his whole heart the
principle that his first duty in war
or in peace is TO serve the nation.
Occasionally It is said by some one
blind TO industrial tendencies that
the nation has no right 10 regulate
the activities OF the great successful
business men. Occasionally il IS said
by some unworthy would-be labor
leader that the workingman owes
nothing 70 the country, because there
is not enough OF such regulation in
his interest Each statement must be
cmphaucally rcpudiated by every
patriot II any man, whether work.
ingman or capitalist believes that he
owes nothing TO this country. then
the sooner he gets out OF the country
the better, for he is unfit 20 do good
90 himself or to anyone else such a
man Is not entitled 10 claim conf
partnership with you veterans oi the
civil war who arc here today Tie is
unfit 20 live IN the land which Va
proud ~ the memory III your deeds.
Qn the other hand the pfrat business
men must Recognize more aud more.
that there must hr i'm and frank 90.
operation between them and the GOV.
eminent 90 secure the public welfare
On The part az the government this
cooperation must BE Eitfu with the
sincere desire o. increase the tibei.
enty a OUT industrial organization,
noi o. hamper d. and with inll ftt
pgHlilan IN The tact that much ID
modern industry must Sc carried on
by lhs ateat industrial units the aini
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alFNt these units hat Whlle ene8afARs
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