The sun., 1916-08-27
Opens His Campaign for SEN
ate With Address at
Chautauqua.
WANTS PREPAREDNESS
FavOrs Universal Military Ser
vice as Means Of Uphold
ing Rights.

Cnlteu STATES senate IN n SpeecH HeiV
to-day. In which ne defined the para
mount issues of the campaign as uni
versal military service and redemption
Of the errors committed by the Wilson
Administration in Its policy toward
Mexico and the belligerent Powers.
To the thousands OF Chautauquans the
former Ambas sador TO France empha-
slsed his position toward G~ermany--the
attitude which has caused such deep
grief TO the h%yphenates. lie insisted
the United States should have called
Germany to account for It's Invasion of
Belgium.
Speaking Of national defence he
charged President Wilson and the Dem
ocratic Congress with an evasion OF the
necessity for two years. The Hay bill.
he asserted, should be wiped from the
statute books. Neither in that nor in
the National Guard ls this country to
qualify itself among nations. said the
candidate.
Every one now seems to agree" he
said. that we should have adequate pre-
paredness. but there Is still confusion In
the minds Of the people. to whom this Is
. Q problem. as to the manner in
which We can or should achieve such
preparedness. The Administration In
Washington and the Administration lead
ere In Congress again have adopted a
policy OF delay. proposing and enacting
Into law half way measures which are
Evil in their essence n dangerous to
the welfare Of the country. because while
failing utterly to accomplish they breed
. false sense Of security. lulling to sleep
the watchfulness OF the public. which
should now more thar ever before be
aroused to the greatest vigilance.
For Cniversal Service.
1.-THE one outstanding indisputable les
con that has been taught us by this
world war IL the absolute necessity Of
preparedness on the part of the nation.
] believe that there Is no permanent So
luton Of true preparedness except by
universal service. the spirit Of service and
sacrifice for the nation.
Military service is only a part. a
small but an absolutely indispensable
part. OF this universal service. for our
citizens must he trained to industrial ef-
Ac.e.cy 80 well.
81 believe in obligatory military service
for every ablebodied American, but l be-
lieve hat all our men should have that
training. not only that they may be
taught to defend the country and to pro-
tect themselves while defending It from
needless hardship and suffering. But also
that. through the discipline Of such
democratic training-truly democratic as
1: will he. for 1t embraces and affects
all alike-they may become better men
physically. and consequently be better
citizens
Need shown At Present.
The ueed o. this universal service. ne
told his audience. arises from the fact
the National Guard has been found in
adequate AZ an army for the nation.
The situation on the Mexican border. in
his opinion. has given ample proof OF
this fact. Mr.. Bacon continued:
when ] was at the border had
anple opportunity to see the admirable
spirit OF the men under the most trying
conditions. No one who has been among
these volunteer troops can fail to have
the highest respect and admiration for
their loyalty and devotion. The Ma
tiona Guard has served a most useful
purpose in keeping alive through the
the spirit of service. In the light
OF present world conditions, however.
II can he seen that the end Of our !sola-
ton as a nation has come. and In view
OF our unavoidable world responsibilities
the National Guard Is obviously made
Quate as a national army.
The State ID the unit OF the nation.
IT IL the nation, not the State, that Is
the unit In the society Of nations. The
army to be of use In international a.
fairs In the army Of the nation, not
the guardsmen Of the States.
1T 10 incomprehenslble to me how
n n can approve IN praise the
system OF dual Observation-Disclosures,
State and country-between President
and Governor-which has been and
must be an inseparable part Of the
plan to use State militia for national
defence. Yet this system IL perpetuated
by the present military defence act
the so-called Hay bill, passed with the
approval OF the President. which Ia, I'm
my opinion, a mischlevous. dangerous
jaw. which / believe should be taken
from h statute books without DELAY
Could Have Saved Lusitania.
A a preface TO the other issue marked
out for his campaign. he said the Presi-
dent by vigorous action at the outse,
OF the European war could have averted
the sinking OF the Lusitania.
FOR the nrst time since the DAYS of
Clay and Polk. long before the civil
war. the foreign policy " the countr
has become an issue IN a Presidential
caiipdlGn, ana IL mas been made so hv
the vacillation. delay. confusion and
weakness displayed by the Admins
tration in defending American principles.
in not Insisting upon our rights and in
not performing our honorable obliga.
tlons.
ut was said with bitterness that n
protest would plunge the country into
war. The protest Of Prussia and other
neutral powers against the Illegal ac,
OF the United States in removing. dur.
ing the civil war Messrs, Mason and Sl!.
dell from the British and therefore neu.
trial British steamer Trent did not bring
on war. but II did prevent a recurrence
Of a like Illegal act on the part OF tn,
United States. We can see the folly OF
this fear in the light Of what has hap
pened in the present war. Protest ha.
followed protest in behalf OF our trad,
rights. but not in defence of our ideals
and n, instead OF his "str!ct account
ability" note. the President had asket
Congress for an appropriation OF $500,
G56,600 for the protection of the honor
the lives ami the property Of American
citizens. II would have been grantsd
and the horror and national insult Of thu
Lusltania would never ave l,appened.
Neutrality, M President Wilson de
fined his stand when the war broke out
was impossible OF performance. MI
Bacon contended.
Neutrality Of spirit between right an,
wrong does not exist. Lest there be an!
misunderstanding OF my position thel
and now ] desire to say that 7 have an,
always have had great respect for tn
German people and for their nationa
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