The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-19

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sonable and adequate preparation by
land and sear--not for the purpoee ~
attacking any nation on earth. for ~
believes with Thomas jefferson ID
peace. commerce and honest fritnN
ship with all nations, entangling pIft.
HnCes with none. :. ~ I'll X - III
Only Half the Truth.
We are constantly told that thaSstN
the most peacab1e nation beneath Sthp
stars. That's true and We are glad IN
it--proud OF it; but that Is only hall
the truth. The whole truth Is thht
while we are the most pcacable M
ton in the world, we are at thf
of that seeming paradox il that IN
April, 1861. there we're not 10000 Hpt-
diers In America. while In April, 1856.
the continent trembled beneath the
iron-heel of 100000 of the ffiTN&
soldiers the sun ever looked down
upon, some In blue and some in Srax.
At the first tap OF the drum an entirA
people sprang TO arms and went IN
death as to festival So ii will HI
again, should the occasion come
which God forbid. We were 3o.0e0,.s
900 strong then; we number 1o0, U0A,s
600 now"
Representative Mann, OF llinof4
Republican leader OF the House, ~.
clared that the increase authorized 81
the Hay BIZ. was not even s,filciesik
when an occasion arises for eseM@
miniature
"In the greatest OF wars, now gosfsx
on, neither side will be too CAREFUL 0f
the interests Of outsiders" he said.
Wa constitute the greatest neutral
power in the world. We expcctb 10
speak with some authority. It ii the
duty OF the United States to prepAse
now an army which will add to tbs
weight of the reasons and the sux.
gestions which we may make.
i believe that an emergeE:y a.
lists" Mr.. Mann continued, 'whare Il
is wiser and cheaper in the end ~
make ample preparation now tor
troupte which may come. IL II dpea
not come, We will be getting OF cheapr
ly. III It does come. we will show th&f
we will then be getting on cheaply
both in money and in blood
The President favors this bill. Bpt
this is not preparation for trouhIA.
thi5 is only preparation for peace. Fp
me the time has come in the relations
OF our country to the world when III
think 1t wise for us to consider thA
possibility. as we'll as the probabdlttys
and to prepare now for what may 9fN
might not come to us. With the VIE
spirit RUNNING throughout the Wor7fE
In this. the greatest and richest naffQn
of the world. 1t were idle to say th4t
we should leave ourselves utterly t5S~
prepared for possible war In the NIB
lime confidence that God will f616A
care OF us as He does OF drlhkn
men" ySss VI S3S
Representative Kahn said that 10
recent pages OF history showed fH4t
war came very suddenly and 9kekt
days before England declared NaF
against Germany, even Sir Edward (
Grey, the British minister for forNinn
affairs, had no thought OF thu TIL
pending holocaust.
We are now paying for reHxtoxq
ap soximately $fs5.000,000 q yeoi
he said "Tf we had been properly
prepared for our past struggles, thoI1t
ands OF men who died IN the cAfiapS
and the hospitals of disease that mtxh
have been prevented. or OF wot1X \ 4
that might have been healed with
proper preparedness. would have he1fk
spared to their families ana fllGe
country for very many years ana fG4
treasury would not today be cargy41G
SO large burden.
1t has been asked ON this noof nm
before the Committee on MiHfx51
Affairs OF this House. who are ~ r.
prepare aEainst?' Mr.. Kahn c11f
tinued: rs II Germany, or Ene1EGz
or Japan. or Russia, or any 6<&&{
country on earth2 And great MIR = IN
has been Expressed because our \
officers were not In poqltiG/ 4 N
answer that question. No one III &
WHIT nation or combination N
tions wilt sver attack IN W r. Ia
just an well ask the man whe
up 4 magnificent apArtrnent q &
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