Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-11
SAYINGS BY bIG MEN 0N
 PA!REDNEsi'S
All Believe the Way to Se- cure Peace Is to Be Ready
 for War.

Henry F. EstablUok k-i''l would heartily advocate Mr. Bryan's policy of nonresistance rather than any pol icy of half-preparedness. had rath- CT scrap every gun and warship we own if we are not to add to them. For if we were without strength to op pose invasion we could at least claim the privilege of the weak and sur render without loss of life. with a moral claim even to the pity of the invader: whereas to fight inadeauate- ly armed and with certainty of los ing would be nothing short of mir- der. for which you and and every taxpayer in the United States would be measurably responsible, v ss <
 Senator John Sharp Williams do not want to shed the blood of any people, but I do not want an3 one to shed mine."
 Ex-Attorney-Gcneral Geo. w. Wick ersham-"We occupy strategical point in the worlds commercial routes in the possession of the Paaa- ma canal. Neither Panama nor Ha wai is properly and safely sarrisoned against possible or even probable at tack"
 Ex-Senator Elihu Root-"We must be prepared to defend our individual liberty in two ways. We must be prepared to do it first by force of arms against all external aggression. God knows I love peace and I despise I;r1. hipt I do not wish for my country the peace of slavery, or disho1or, or injustice, of poltroonery. want to see in my country the spirit that beat in the breasts of the man at Concord Bridge, who were just and Godfearing men, but who were ready to fight for their liberty" .,....
 Frederick R. CoudertL'T have no doubt that Jean .Jaures was as sin cere, as earnest, as patriotic as any of our citizens who scoff at the thought of possible war and deride the attempt to make due preparation therefor.' f4}Y
 Ex-Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew- "There will never be any foreign trade for the United States after the European war unless American citi- zens and American property in for eign lands can receive the nnlues- toned protection of this government
 Henry Clews, the veteran bankcr- ",rhere is much for us Americans to do to prepare for the 'sreat destiny that awaits HIS. We shOMld hayc not only largo navy ifordefense. but we should. and imperativelyl must. build up a large mercantile marine |, Congressman William s. Bennett "Thirty thousand. Germans marched out of New York during the civil war. We can not doubt the loyalty of such people when d real crisis faces tine United States. Az yE9fe.gs T.
 Ut is the duty of an American and al American congress to prepare the country for any danger that may come. We should stand behind an adequate. preparedness program"
 Senator Lodge, ranking Republican member of the foreign relations com mittee--"There is no difficulty, in knowing the facts about the army" he said. "We have secretary of war to whom, as an American, l feel under great obligations. He has told us the facts. He has laid his cards on the table.
 "We have not the military defenses on land. It is an ugly thing to say, but we could be conquered tomorrow by any nation that could land 100000 to 100000 men, thoroughly equipped in the best modern way upon our coast We are as bravGfa people as live. We are. ready to fight. but an unarmed people cannot fight fully armed and equipped hody of 100000 men. How are the bravest people in the world to spring to- arms when they have no arms to spring to::' fl