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than disease because ii sacrifices tbs
best blood Of a nation, leaving be
hind the wounded, and physical
w~eaklings TO reproduce their kind
while disease eliminates them,
"a. Militarism is estimated 40
cording TO number of soldiers and
sailors relative to population. The
size Of army to which a nation Is
entitled varies according to natural
defenses and number OF bordering
countries.
rs. The order in militarism ia
Sweden, France, Bulgaria, Turkey,
Germany, Italy, Greece, Austria
Hungary, Russia, Great Britain
Netherlands and the United States.
Therefore
26. Since we ara remote from the
war, protected by e and with
no large powers near US, we have
the least excuse for involving our
selves in this war, especially as we
have been enriched thereby.
u. Europe believed for a long
time In a general struggle to come
and was preparing fer a war 1t did
not want bat which 1t could not see
how to avoid.
%. Facility OF communication BY
modern telegraph, telephone and
wireless may result in quick
diplomacy with inadequate delibera-
ton and SO more danger OF preolp-
itate action, from which it Is diha-
cult TO retreat on account of pride.
This with continuity OF communities
ton through steamship, airship and
submarine. mako it more difficult to
avoid infringing on the rights of
others, especially In war where
military necessity knows no Law.
20. Leading statesmen of England
have repeatedly said that large pre-
bordering ornaments are q menace
to peace.
30. The repeated assurance, given
time and again, that a great army
and navy are the best security for
peace, are shown TO be absolutely
false, by what is going on in Europe
now. In science facts talk, not
theories.
81. The danger from war is here,
not In Europe. For Lincoln once
said: If danger ever reaches us, 1t
must spring up among ourselves lit
cannot come from abroad.
SO. Admirals Fletcher. Badger.
Knight. Fiske. and General Miles
and Captain Simms. the highest
authorities in our pavy and army,
have testified that invasion Of our
coasts would be al lost "insuper-
able.
80. None Of the belligerents desire
to infringe upon the rights OF
neutrals, but they are lighting for
their lives and military necessity
compels them to ignore neutral
rights. For
81. Self preservation is an maiien-
able right; II you were fighting for
your life and the only effective
weapon In reach was forbidden by
international law and humanity.
would you let your enemy Kill you
rather than use the weapon7 II an
individual is thus justified. a nation
is much more so.
IS. There is not a ruler In Europe
who would not surrender his throne
for the sake OF his people; each has
done what he thought right It is
ridiculous therefore. to blame a
whole nation on think of crushing
ii. for who has the right to usurp
the functions Of the Almighty?
36. There are four general war
attitudes in the United States: Pro
ally, ProGerman, AntiEnglish and
neutral.
81. We are pro-Engllsh by
psychological necessity, for the
words and ideas fixed In the Amer
lean mind r English: our knowl-
edge is In the form If English, not
German, not French. Thus the o v
ereignty Of English dominates us.
The tree gets its nutrition from
where ii is.
80. These temporary divisions
have a right to express their honest
opinions however at variance, for
freedom Of thought means freedom
Of thought, to cali IL license when
VIZ do not agree with 1t, begs the
question. Yet.
30. We naturally ~sympathize with
one or the other beIligerent and how
ever strong we may feel, sentiment
must be- wholly excluded from
csientidc inquiry. But
40. Many friends have become
enemies through discussing the var.
It was supposed that man could
reason out things without quarreling
while the animal was incapable. But
IL. The persistency of war feeling
is so strong that very few persons
can change their opinion, and even
the most impartial natures seem to
lose their equilibrium in considerar
ton Of war questions.
AZ. War feeling eem to be
temporary insanity. for nations will
believe and say almost anything
against their enemies (no matter
how honorable); that they are not fit
to exist, even women and children.
Yet before and after the war they
did not believe it, for it was only a
hallucination.
43. Long exhaustive wars make
future wars more diaieult, since the
large number killed and wounded
causes widespread grief and horror,
not to mention weight Of enormous
debt.
IA. I we, the greatest Republic
Of the world, enter this war. after
continually preaching peace TO other
nations, it will be the most terrible
set. back to peace the world has ever
seen and will tend to draw in other
neutral nations and may even go so
far as to involve South America.
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