Arizona sentinel., 1916-10-19
ONE HUNDRED MILLION.

1 the president must decide whetL CT or not to plunge one han 'rel mil lion people into war. This is a sol emn responsibility, for it is a dread ful thing to plunge oue hundred mil lion people into war.
 We hear the remark, well, at least he has kept us out of war, D and people say, 'What, shall this country of one hundred million souls go to war because some of our citi- zens risked themselves by making in vestments in Mexico?" Or they say, "If a few men are wrongfully killed, shall we risk the lives of thousands ?'' And who has not thought deeply on this subject? Some indeed would have us believe that MT Wilson represented the prevailing thought in the mind of each individual that his policies are thoroughly dominated by the con- sciousness of the hundred million, so naturally do they allow this idea to force other considerations out of mind.
 But what does this mean? What does this attitude of mind lead to? Shall a father object less strenuously to an attack upon his family if he has ten children than if he has one? If it is right for one brother to protect his sister from insult is it any less right for ten brothers? It is a strange plea when one hundred million is urged as too large a number of people to per form a righteous act.
 A hundred million people to put to shame. In plain truth that is the meaning of Mr. Wilson's policy. The word of praise-he kept us out of war. No question as to right or wrong. No question as to obligations and re- responsibilities. Simply he kept US out of war. Perhaps, as some say, he faith fully represents us, but it is the all-tOo- prevalent coward in us which he rep resents thus.
 How long can such state of mind last in the American people? Has it been definitely decided to abandon nationality? Is an American no long, CT an American if he steps outside our boundaries? If not, the lapse of time cannot obscure the Mexican issue and the Lusitania slaughter cannot annul the responsibilities we have incurred in the eyes of Europe, cannot bring to life the American dead One hundred million people, in the measure of their supposed worth thus become un- worthy. For what worth is there in standing apart from discharging re- responsibilities because of the large numbers who share there responsibili- ties? The escape from the horrors of war; even if that escape be assured, is not worth the price of national dis grace; and under our present policy even the escape from war is by no means assured.
 AS we become more and more eau tious about our own skin, it becomes less and less worth being cautious about. Just as fat man suffering indignities of fear his precious pounds will be called upon to assert his man. hood loses the respect of his fellow men; so under our present leadership, if it can be called such, we are urging our numerical greatness as a reason for avoiding the trouble and danger involved in the fulfilling of our obliga- tions
 It is true that we are dazzled by the magnitude of our wealth and re- sources, and think so highly of our country that all affairs outside it's borders seem dim and obscure by comparison; but sooner or later the United States will prove a small and sotdid place to live in if any one of it's hundred million citizens can be killed with impunity whenever he goes out side of it. It is true that decisions which may involve this vast and pros