The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-03-11

its history. 1t Is not an external dan
ger. AS the President said in New
York on January 81: Nobody seri
ously supposes that the Unite,
States needs fear an invasion of it.
own territory"
Our danger is internal. We ar,
confronted by the danger of mill
tarism.
The very burden that caused thou
sands of men of all races to come tc
the United States in search of a hav
en- Of peace, to escape the tolls oI
militaristic government, now is be
ing preached throughout the land by
men, by newspapers, by magazines
moving pictures and nj fact every
medium of intelligence.
p Conscription, the base of militar-
ism Is advocated openly,
And 1t is all done under the guise
OF patriotism The flag is Haunted
before the eyes of the people and
we are told that our national hon
or" is at stake.
The Haunting was started by an
organization of men known as the
Navy League. 1t has been taken up
by really patriotic men, fearful OF
the danger which this league first
discovered. other of these organic
atoms started up and made their cry
the danger OF invasion and the need
OF preparing for It. The Secretary
OF the Navy and other officials were
made the objects OF attack because
they. knowing the true conditions,
refused to become hysterical.
Congressman Clyde H., Tavenner
delivered in the House two remark
able speecbes-"The World Wide
War Trust" and The Navy League
masked"-giving startling revela-
lions Of an organized body OF war
traffckers who promote war and pre-
paration for war-"preparedness."
He charged that the Navy League.
which inspired and financed largely
the present agitation for "prepara-
tion," was founded by group made
up largely of war trafiickers. He
also charged that among the most
active members and officers of the
League today are men who not only
will profit from preparedness, but
who actually hold a monopoly on the
materials for war which the govern.
ment must purchase-that these war
trafiicking men are in agreement with
war munitioners OF Europe, barring
the possibility of the United States
government purchasing supplies of
war at any price but that fixed by
the war trafickers of the United
States. Mr.. Tayerner's charges new
er have been refuted.
The very men who pile IN the ar.
of all nations-and 1t Is !
true that the same firm will often
arm both sides in conilict-will find ,
an enemy for any country they arm
And they will arm that enemy. too.
for the profits on arms are great, and
the industry Is a monopoly.
This state of affairs has been
brought right home to Americans in
the past few years in Mexico, where
we have seen the same arms manu-.
facturers arming every side. And I
the President, by raising the embar.
90 on arms, certainly did nothing for
the peace Of the world
We ought to realize that 1t is the
people who not only pay the bills OF
Ihese munitions makers, but pay the
penalty also in the death and misery
The use OF these arms must bring.
DO we need preparedness?
The President himself, in his
speeches made recently in the Mid
de West, could ind no fear of inva.
sion, and his inconsistencies were
pointed out even by the most ardent
advocates of the prepared
ness plan. In December, 1914, the
l'oihNhNt III MS ihNooubt w WIN
lress, said: Let there be no mis-
The country has been
We have not been
negligent of national defense"
Since that time the President said
Nc mad changed his mind. No person.
FL vaccillatlon, however, can change
he facts, and in spite of rumors and
uggestions Of fear there have been
10 material facts placed before the
> 'ople OF the country to show that
III President had any military reas'
on for his change of mind,
the people should think for them
selv es and demand to know the
facts.
Whatever the standing of the coun.
try's safety, this much is due to the
people; they should be allowed to
share the secret terrorizlng dispatch
es the President declared in his re.