The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-04-13


From several letters dealing with the subJect-he
Companions editorial called ~ Did Not RAISE MY boy
to be Sodierwe select written by minister's wlle
who lives in the middle west This letter and our answer VIII
perhaps who with cores
pendent.
cannot find anything object to in the spirit Of your
editorial ~ did not raise boy to be SOLDIER put YET
wish had not published it, In these hmes When IL
seems as if all newspapers and public men had
suddenly gone the subject of preparedness isn't
the duty Of hold America true to her best
traditions and ideals? Isn't opportunity to set an
example to the whole world in moral courage, by speak
ing and writing Jesus would have spoken and wrltten1
There be only to such question The an
is 1t emphacaly duty to stand true to the
best traditions and ideals of America.
correspondent asked to the two In our
history who best exepy traditions and ideals she
would probably answer Washington and Lincoln
Yet both Washington and Lincoln believed that there are
values life transcendenty important that they are
worth fighting for, even dying for
The Revolution fought by who hated war, who
had travelled three thousand miles stormy to get
away from war The that fought the best posi-
BILE proof that nation body of war by
turning their backs on it.
Colonies by united in their support Of the
Revolution Thousands of with their families believing
that it better suffer injustice and ndgne rather than
fight sailed back to England crossed into Canada Who
me9 We have forgotten their very There
lis society Of Daughters of Men Who Fled Rather Than
There society of Daughters of the American Revo
uton and any woman may well proud of membership in it.
Are false to "best deals when pay honor to
Washington Would he have been worthy of our honor
arm themsevesq Could the Revolution have been prevented
if he had offered such COUNSEL and the Coonss
had accepted itf
Any historian will that question: The Revolution
could have been had musket and
been thrown into the Atlantic Stripped of weapons,
foreathers would if have fought with and
clubs The time would have when such unequal
and hopeless conflict that would have seemed preferable to
lcontinued dishonor.
Our correspondent and thousands of like her have
their against preparedness because they believe that
preparedness leads The editors Of this magazine be-
eve that adequate preparedness is the only guarantee OF
peace.
One reason why we fight the Revolution because
England believed we could fight One why the
south ready to set the national authority naught
because the south believed the nation could not protect itself
When the Civil found France in possession
of Mexico Our government inmated to the French govern
that its there undesirable and the French
withdrew Why's Because the righteousness of protest
made Napoleon ashamed of hmself Not at ALL 1t be-
at that moment had million trained under
And having the million ready to fight did not
have to fight That victory without the firing OF
single gun the loss of single drop OF bood-because
were prepared for victory.
What Jesus would say what He would write about pre-
parednes of knows We only conjecture basns
conjecture reverent study of His fe We do know
however that two words forever joined in His preaching
Peace and Righteousness. We believe that He would hav
denounced peace founded unghteousness scathng
He denounced the oppression and hypocrisy of the Phar
sees We do know that OCCASION when the protests
the poor had proved unavang through many years. He fash
Toned weapon for Himself and with horde of angry pill
grims at His back-ready to fight if need belle drove thu
oppressors out OF the temple into the streets
Frank Higgins the lumber jacks sssky pilot
Ito stop fight between two brawny by single word Th
is that Frank Higgins physically capable of whip
ping either combaan both together If necessary Ant
they knew it. Nor was he any less Christian that account
Ten thousand armed travel the streets of New Yor
every day. Ten thousand mothers have raised their boys