Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-08
Want Army Of 100000 and
Navy To Be Second In
the World
PREPARE FOR DEFENSE
NEVER FOR AGGRESSION
Believes Women "Shal Have
the Full Political Right Of
Suffrage
By Karl A. Bicke,.

Omitted Press staff corTespOndent.)
Chicago, June S-Declaring for a reg
ular army of 25OOOO men, navy sec
ond in the world in battle efficiency,
and nationalized system Of citizen
military training, supplied and eOntrOlI-
ed by the federal government, the pro-
gressive platform as adopted today,
makes preparedness and Americanism
the keynotes of party policy.
Standing for peace, the progressives
declare that an adequate military estab-
lishment for defense, sufficient to
guarantee American rights on land and
sea and to uphold the honor of the ma
tion is basic duty of the government
to the people.
Linked with their declaration for q
stronger military establishment, the
progressives assert that individual ef-
ficiency, "passing of prosperity
about" and social justice imperative.
Regulation of industry and non.par-
tisan tariff commission are declared es-
sential to meet with the mObilized pro-
duction of Europe following the war.
The Progressive Platform y
ttThis is the wear Of deeis.nn for the
nation IS future. AS we now decide, so
shall we 90 forward in righteousness
and power or backward in degrada-
tion ant weakness.
"Of necessity, we deal now with the
foundation Of our national life. We are
facing elements of force, OF right and
wrong, of extreme national peril. Our
present choice of path win be irrevoca-
BILE. The tradition of isolation has been
ended. The United States is now part
Of world system of civilization. Wa
stand or fall as we prepare to take
our parts in peace or war and hold
our own therein
GAS members Of an International
community, we are subject TO certain
basic duties.
"To secure the rights and equal
treatment Of our citizens; native or
naturalized on land and sea; without
regard to race, creed or nativity.
''To guard the honor and uphold the
just influence Of our nation; to main
tain the integrity of international law.
"These are the eOrnerstones of civil
ization. We must be strong to defend
them. The present war shows that it
is supreme duty Of civilization to
create conditions which will make peace
permanent. Our country must be able
and ready to take up part in that work.
The peace we desire for our country
is not the peace Of submission and cow
ardice but the peace of justice. War
and its evils will not be done away with
by suffrage injustice to ourselves or
Others nor by pledging ourselves to
drastic action for International rights,
if we do not prepare the force which
would sustain such action, We can
perform our rightful part in promoting
permanent international peace only by
willingness and q prepared ability to de-
fend our own rights and the rights of
other nations. We earnestly desire to
keep the peace. But there are higher
things that we must keep, as Washing
ton and Lincoln kept them for us.
"Adequate provision for the COM
mon defense has become the task of
foremost concern. We must be ready in
spirit, arms and industry
Preparedness in arms requires:
"The navy once more second In battle
efficiency.
{" A regular army Of 25O,0O0 men, full
ly armed and trained as a first line OF
land defense.
"a system Of military training, ade.
quate to organize with promptness he
hind that first line Of the army and
navy, q citizen soldiery supplied, armed
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