Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-05

tributing to relieving the sufferings
this war has caused than by spending
money In preparation for war. 1 be-
lieve that his reasoning IS sound, and
venture to suggest that an offer of
| mediation. presented earnestly and in
the spirit of sincere friendship, and &C
companled by an expression of will
ingness to show our friendship by a
liberal contribution to the sufferers on
e eoth SIDES would be likely to receive
favorable consideration. How much
better to spend fifty or hundred mil
| lion for relief of the victims Of the
| present war than to spend that amount
| getting ready to increase the sum of
/ human woe by future wars?"
"Author of Theodore Roosevelt"
DR.. Frank Vrooman was introduced
as author Of Theodore Roosevelt
and countered that his sins had found
| him out and that If he was writing the
book over again he would have written
| it differently. He said he is in accord
with the pacificists. First in that their
| aim and ideal is the same-peace, and
| that he would go further and add "at
any price, even at the cost of war"
Second-That the same moral principle
| must be applied to the nation as to the
| individual.
of war; and he is no more against
Kruppism than against kaiserism but
| he would not be willing to leave the
country defenseless for fear some one
would make money out Of the prepare
| tons.
| Fourth-That no pacifst was ever ferce
enough against the principle that might
makes right, but he claimed that thew
overlooked one vital and fundamental dis
tinction between preparedness for agrees
sion and preparedness for defense.
As to Universal Peace.
He declared his opinion that there
are two possibilities for universal
peaoe-one disarmament and the other
| involving this proposition which he
proposed as his advice:
The alliance of all the democracies
of the world. armed. equipped and or
ganized in the interests of the survival
| of democracy In the world
He declared his belief that the signs
| of the times show that a forward move
| ment for pan-democracy will be we'll
received by the United States and
who as we'll as the United states could
| lead it," he questioned. This pan
democracy program, he said, should
| include:
l. Abolition once and for all Of pi-
| racy.
.. Erection of body Of International
law with emphasis on sanction to en-
| force it's decree for universal and per-
| manent peace.
3. Guarantee of the integrity and
| rights Of all little nations.
| 4. Guarantee of the freedom of the
| seas
5. And most acknowledgements
that never more in this world of ours
shall there be aggressive warfare for
gain.
He commented on the fact that
treaties no longer guarantee peace.
| "since leading nations have come to re-
gard them as mere scraps OF paper. He
more than 100 years the United States
has definite policy: We must be
| careful" he continued. Ito distinguish
between policy and bluff."
Praises President Wilson.
| Describing himself as a republican, he
| lauded President Wilson as 1.-The first
President I know who has mapped out
| adequate national policy backed by
adequate naval defense. II we are ever
going to do anything with our Monroe
doctrine and our new pan-American-
ism We must make good now. he ex-
claimed. We must decide whether we
are going to be f1rst-class nation or a
we must pay the price.
Those who tell you that prepared
ness makes for war do not tell you
what unpreparedness makes for among
peace-loving nations, he continued.
You have an opportunity to see Ger
man 'kultur' in its acme of efflores-
cence in Belgium today, and the spiked
heel of Prussianism would have ruled
the world and would be on our own
necks but for the British navy's pre-
paredness.''
He predicted a coalition of Germany
and Japan against the Monroe doctrine
The United States is the only nation
not bankrupt by the war and the only
nation able to pay. He quoted from
history famous instances where those
peoples and nations that were pros
porous became the prey Of the covetous
who were mighty. and asked. Have we
learned our lesson?'
He said that the motto OF the paci-
fists is. Keep your money and take
your chances" but that he believed
better motto Is, Safety first
The plan embodied in our thirty
treaties If adopted by the European
nations among themselves would prob
ably go farther toward preventing flu
ture wars. A years time for investiga-
ton would make war remote possi-
bility-a months time for investiga-
ton would in all probability have pre-
vented the present war;"
Thinks Seas Are Protectors.
Representative Slayden of Texas was