Semi-weekly herald., 1916-06-01

pie a plausible cause of quarrel. 1t
is much more likely that if we are
not strong enough to maintain our
rights, including the assertion of the
Monroe doctrine, we shall be subject
ed to series of aggressions. The
prime needs in preparedness are to
give us, first, the navy we require
and second the regular army. Here
let it suffice to say that such a
navy, such an army, would be our
best insurance against war and for
peace.
But the navy and the regular army
are not enough. Exactly as back of
the navy should stand the army, so
back of the army should stand the
nation. | speak to and on behalf of /
nation of free men. / ask that we
IF this generation be loyal to the
memories of our fathers, and be ready
at need to pay with our own bodies
for our own principles.
Farmers and their wives do not
wish war. They do not wish their
sons to go to war if war can be
iegitimately avoided. But they feel
that if the nation does get into n
fight they wish their sons to take
part in that fight, and in such event
they wish them to be able to take
care of themselves and not be mere
iy helpless victims of fever or of
bullets.
Napoleon drew his marshals from
-he humbest ranks simply because
IN a Democratic army promotion
should go by merit. l ask the plain
people of the United States, ask
he farmers, the wage workers, the
ordinary men, to give their sons the
anne chance that the sons of wealth
or men have. Make the opportun-
ty open to all; to your sons, to my
3ons; to all on AN even basis.
And to you men of the Grand Army
nd you Confederate veterans, ] need
'ot say this in effect was what was
lone in the Civil war, of course, the
len who had been trained at West
'oint had the initial advantage; but
veryone went into the ranks on even
erms and men from the ranks rose to
he highest position on their merits.
Remember always that what / ask
8 asked in the name of peace and in
he name of democracy, no less than
= the name of national honor and
interest. II is the men who do not
ielieve in peace-at-any-pr who are
most apt TO secure the peace which
elf-respecting men and women can
lccept.
Little Switzerland is at peace at
his moment because she was prepar-
'd and only because she was prepar-
a. In the Napoleonic wars Swift
erland was overrun by French, Ger
lan and Russian armies. A century
ater war even greater burst over
europe. Switzerland's natural boun-
laries and defenses are exactly what
hey were; the temptation to use her
crritory is precisely as great for the
lelligerents, but Switzerland had pre-
Jared, and therefore Switzerland to-
lay is at peace. This applies as much
D industry as to national defense.
To let the interstate transportation
ystem Of the country, for example,
o regulated by 48 conflicting SOW
eighties, is just as foolish as to
rust to AZ conflicting sovereignties
IN military affairs.
stand with all my heart for mil
.ary preparedness; but no one knows
better than that military prepared
ness alone can neither make nor main
tain great nation. If any man,
whether workingman or capitalist be-
ieves that he owes nothing to this
country, the sooner he gets out of
the country the better for he is un-
fit to do good to himself or anyone
else.
A nation, to survive, must stand
for the principles of social and indus
trial justice.
A protective tariff with the du-
ties adjusted outside of factional poll
tics is essential in the industrial world
today.
What we need in public men is per
formance, not promise; to treat
platform merely as a means of get
ling office, not as covenant to be
kept in office, is demoralizing both
to the public and the servants of the
public. No nation is really great, no
Of leadership or of equality on this
earth, unless its sons are willing to
die at need for great ideals.
ask that we prepare, not be
couse I wish war, but because with
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