Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-22

better than our present condition. IT..
4 therefore will be preparedness
fight In which the individual VIII fig
ure more than the party By cleo
ton day the people will have found
out. and woe TO the individual candi-
date. Il makes no difference to what
party he belongs. who has presented
an erroneous formulation Of the pre-
paredness problem.
The war in Europe may have ende 4
before the campaign in the United
States ends, but the ending will not
reiegate the preparedness issue to the
scrap-hcap. The end OF the Euro
pear war is more lltely to leave us
face to face with the reality OF a
world divided between great alll-
ances, each eager to recoup It's losses
at our expense. and irritated against
US for imaginary offenses or enylous
Of our unscathed condition. Like
wise. We can not tell wha. a day or
week may bring forth in Mexico.
Politicians have not only their po-
litieaI procllvities to osligmatize their
vision, but their singular conceit and
otstinacy To have second and third
class lawyers argue questions Of milf
tary and naval necessity With the
army and navy experts Is much Ike
a blacksmith arguing on questions Of
astronomy with Professor Lowell. But
we have that spectacle daily about
the capitol at Washington.
Preparedness has no longer theo-
retieal standards by which 10 meas
ure It's adequacy The war reveals
standards already tested IN actual
campaigns. These standards will be
even clearer by fan than they are
this spring. The worth of militia
the value Of training and its extent
the measure Of munitions, the neces-
sity Of numbars-they will all be ac-
curately gagged and what they are
VIII be rs ,ntelligeutly sized W by
the man In the street as by the man
In the national cnpital before the
national campaign Is done with. with
some issues politics can be played.
Not 80 with preparedness
With both parties declaring for
scientific tariff board; with both par
ties split over what sort of prepar
edness we should have; with both
parties agreed that the present bank
ing law Is vast Improvement over
the one displaced, it looks now as Il
the republican fight on President
Wilson and the democratic party
would be mainly made against spe-
aifio actions, rather than upon broad !
and general policies The presidents |
Mexican policy will be attacked from
many different angles, but the re-
publieans will not 40 on record with |
4 definite policy Of invasion Of Mex
eco for the purpose Of restoring orr
der there and policing the country
possibly Of annexing part Of IT,
The ship purchase policy viii be |
attacked but those so attacking VIII |
have no definite policy by which |
ships can be secured for the carrying
trade between the United states and
South American ports. Much will
be made Of the refusal Of the presi- /
dent 10 declare war on Germany be-
cause of the Lusitania and the Ar
lbie. but the republicans will not
bring into congress resolution de-
claring war on Germany, although /
The Lasitania question Is stil open t
Neither Will the republican national
platform 20 on record as favoring
war.
hut the public win hear an these
things discussed in the great quad /
rennial debating society, and, before
the election, there will be pretty
good understanding OF the merits Of
the allegations made during the CAM /
paign