Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-28


fity which Will result In the ultimate
abandonment OF war throughout the
! world Until other nations are ready Tor
that step. though. am now persuaded 1t
Is the part Of sound wisdom for the
| United States to adopt policy or miiitar"
| preparedness that Will guarantee the ie-
spect OF other nations ana that VIII safe
guard us against attacks by those peo-
pies VINO are as yet apparently unable
to grasp the finer conceptions or world
wide CHRISTIAN brotherhood animatinS
| every true American.
On TINS opening day or the new college
year with the recollection Of the glory
VI I'''' %. .o''' ei'iPi'a9'~eo o'
mont for consideration of tho d.an,r
MEANINGS of our national line wbue yo
| enpape in sc'do,,, contamination, op e,,,ro
OBLIGATIONS Rroadly snenlipg Tho var,
ple of this country are divided into threo
rrouns At one extrene are tboea yho,,,
we call racIfjsts. at the other ore tho
nilitarlsts. and at the solden mean 10
tween the two extremes are those woll
balanced mon and WOMB, of ,,no,a..,o,,
| cd natrotis,,, orvioue FOR Tho ,,,nvi,,,,r,
preparedness consistent with our trad
| tional conccntions Of the United Stotes
/ as reace loving nation
! War certainly, is NOT tho i1oal r,e,boo
for tho orbitrap,ert of ir+ar,,tioro, ,ts
ricuIties Those ,rbo b,ye faood r.,,b 49,,
flincbing courope ebowars ~ ,aadar h,u
from, the guns of tbai, countrv,e foes 70
most pronounced i'm tbeir onnoe,.,o, ;,
this means for tho satt,ement ~ trouh,e.
with other neonIes II NAV no ,bo+ ~.
United States will he coune,led ~ on
rogo in war again 7, ,s e,roost too r,,,o,,
to oxnect that tho nresen+ E,uroneor NOV
is ,bn last confIic. NJ arr,s .ha would sh,T
500 Revond dienuta though I, &c ~
businoss of tboso ~ rs u,hr go r,,o-o.
inc for Tho d,,tios of of,octiya oi.,nonr.i
Ia hosten tho adven, n, nermaner, ,n,ar
national neace
-
'ii'' ~ oar r|Nro AMI bot'Dft'o'
God could doubtless give US. by one
stroke Of omnipotence. a perfected civil
Zatlon with the sunrise of tomorrow
morning. II He should do so. contrary
10 his estabhshed order, He would de-
prlVe men OF the high privilege OF WORKING
out by their own efforts the proper deS-
my OF mankind He has put us in the
world as free moral agents and under His
leadership we are charged with the re-
SpohSlhilltN Tor social salvation. In this
country where We have made more raDiC
advancement than in any other on eartn
it is the part OF wise precaution for as,
Wlth talth In the ultimate triumph ul
righteousness to safeguard our borders
i'o''l ,'lr i '..h'hS ol nat'onS 'hh' nay
'''' a. He' c'',"'i'eu " our iuea'S' 1t "oDid
,o,o, o,,,i, i',, ,o,,,1 ,,,l,, -, 5.,s ,,,'.,
selves ON tho aes,,r,ntio,, ,hot aose,s,
may no neceseorv ,vo mo-, r,a,ifast 49,,
tional wisdom, IN nronari,1t, o,,rvelyee for
attack arainst tho coming dav ,vba, Il. .
ternationaI disormoren, sh,lI make vor
impossible. The United States of Ameri-
ca should not urenore for war in or1o-
to conouer other nations without ON,
eynectation of o,,,,ro, 1i,a,rar, ,ho,,n,
we are iustirio,l In ,rol,i,o so,,a ,,ra,,o,.o
lion to ,rotoct n,,r ra,ilna' tora.
to defend tine rigbts Of on o,,u ,;,,,ons
from the hiimblast to tho moe, o,.o,,oa
our Government has vet hardly. found
the golden mean between tho oxtreroes ~
which bove urovio,,s,,, srol,o, ,h. l.;
= of pacifism and ,,,uitoris,, hr, T. g. ua,,
started toward tho n,n,o, ,,oo, ,oo
) sonable increase I'm ou, ro,,,Iar r,,,,. 49,,
l the proper utilization Of tho No,,on,I
Guard. supplenentod b,, neriods or tr.,,,
ing for all able-hodied mon tbrough =
regular course in successlva .rnmo-
l camps and improved opnortuntties offord .
t ed Young men for military training In
' college may ,lltimatel,. nroduca In ,b,s
country reserve army that will moLe
! us invulnerable against tho ottacLs ~,
any enemy.
' ppry11 I,c,r, 80. 100,
! ~, - rCI'ho"H MILL
,r,o -. -,
,, -. N""Si'SS mas enacted no
that which make, !, ,ti, 80
Z men as the reeul, or fo,,, ,., . M.
T training in collepe ia no sira,, AGO. ,,o,,
= milton bv the povarrr,ent ,rho iai,, n ~
o mittee appointed NV tho rotinnoI as.oota
ton of State lInivorsities ,,d ~, &C.,
citation of American ogrio,,i,,,va, -.
and eXDerin,ent etotiore or, o,,,o IT, ,, :,
|, the war dopartment nrop,otad 80 a,,oo,
6 ment of n law Iote,,, onnroyod -, ,ho
G President. which gives to stuaonts ~ ,on1
!, grant colleges and otbor ins,itu,ia,,,, ~,
!, plying for similar onportuni,ios ,,,i,
. uniforms and eaulnment d,rino ,bo ,ra,h
, man and sonhonora vaors rh ,,
a privilege of elec,inp to cortin,,o .,'oi
g military education with uriro,,,,s
, ! commutntion for s,iheiste,oo ,,,,o,,i,,,,
during the Junior ana senior ,aars
, all expenses maid at two o,,,,,,,o, 80, ,,,,,
= with n six months, co,,,oissil,,, - u'
; Lieutenant In tho ro,,,Ia,, ,,,,'. rs;,N,-,,'l
graduation and onroIIn,art thouaof,as -, T.,
the officers resnrve corrs for ea,o,, ,.a,r.
a will give us within the next decade p