Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-26


cssary that a force be created as a
guaranter of the permanency of the
settlement SO much greater than the
force of any nation now engaged. or
any alliance hitherto formed or project
ed, that no nation. no probable COM
binations of nations, could face or with
stand it. If the peace presently to be
made is to endure it must be a peace
made secure by the organized major
force of mankind
Meaning Of Program
Now. I hope that program means
what / hope it does. 1 do not UNDER
stand it as intended to commit the
United States to enter into a convention
or treaty with the other civilized coun-
tries of the world which will bind the
United States to go 10 work on the
continent of Europe or Of Asia or in
any other part Of the world without the
people of the United States having an
opportunity at the time to say whether
they VIII go to war or not. There
would be serious difficulties. I think in
surmountable obst acles to the making.
OF any such agreement. One is tha,
agreement or no agreement when the
Time comes the people of the United
states VIII not go INTO any war and no
pody can get them into any war unIess
my men are N laVor of fighting for
'o'hethIns. And nothing can be SO bad
40 20 make treaty and then break if
hat | understand by it is that :
convention shall he made b. which al
the civilized nations shall aerec with all
'her power to stand behind the main
'eHaflce of the peace thus agreed unon
ana If that peacc he infrnyeJ lnon tbe,
under the sanction Of that ,grao,,o,,.
edch nation shall determine what il III
o"'H 10 do towards the maintenance of
'i'dt peace. But observe that that is
worthless. meaningless. unless tbc WILL
IONS that enter into it keen the nou,r,.
behind it. 1t Will be 4 worthless ~
rahEemcnt on our part If We haven't :,
snip or soldier that we can contribute
10 inc war, if war there ought ia no fo,,
t"c maintenance Of that pearn Az, !.
absolutely requires that wc sr..,, ,..,,
up a force, potential power ar arms ,,,,,,
''''''Surate with our sic. our numbers
OUR great wealth our dignity. orr mart
among the nations of the earth
Peace without Victory
Just one other sentence Of ,,i,. -
about which | wish to say ! var,
'hat is. the declaration that tIe na...
''"9' pc peace without victory. Now. :
SEhpathizc with that But the noac.
mat the President describes ipvoly.s .,
absolute destruction and abandonment &c
'he principle upon which this war was
begun 1t doesn't say Serbia, il doesn.,
say Belgium but there the chosen hoo,
OF the American people has decI.r,1 .ho
principles of the American democracy i,
uhmistakabie terms, has declared for the
independence and equal rights of an
SIildil ana weak nations, has declared
Tor Monroe Doctrine of tho u,bo,
world precIudinG all nations from inta.
lerlhG with the independent central ~.
IT'S own affairs by every small nation
from taking away the territory nf ~
other nations, from ATTEMPTING to exer.
cise the coercion of superior power ove~
o'her nations, for disarmament. FOR the
reduction of these mighty armies ANA n.-
Nles. And every word of that dcclarotin,
which believe truly represents, fla ,.on-
r'usioh and judgment Of the Americas,
people. denounces the sacrifice of Re,
gum ana of Serbia and the prin,.in,o.
upon which they were made, y
Now one side of that is the declar.,-
Ion that peace must be without VII
Tory. Suppose that peace cannot he
! 'ladc without Victory. which is tho s,,-
Ncrlor' Which is to obtain" or co,,r.e
the great ends and choice of means he-
comes infinitely small If that neaco
lfe peace fhat enthrones in the world
principles al individual liberty ana ma
1 t'o'laI ilSht ana national subsection Ia
tlle laws OF morals can be Obtained
"ilh"ut any further military pressure
then thank COD for it, Bat If if capp,,
ne obtained without such fIIrtb er ,nil-
| iGtiS pressure as TO end in victory then
let us pray for the victory II ie ono
OF me best qualities of human nature
'liat makes us enjoy the blessing Of
''ie freedom o. Interlect. freedom of
"c|ioi |" iooA lack With gratitude.
WIN sympathy to the men who sacrj-
''ced themselves in the long struggle
q IN" ages for these things
MY friends. 50 sure am tb.t ~
noertN ana security Of my chjIdren's
chlldreh III this land of ours denends
"p loc destruction ana abandonment
81 lhe mated principles of national ae
SFahdII"ment and immortality ana the
environment of the principles Of ~
! 'lonaf responsibility and morality that
III theIr behalf fur all Tie contin.. gen
cja1"h& that vrC 10 como after IL; III
M dear land I'm grateful with All
I}N lle2rt to th">c mon who arc fight
ing IN tho trenches in France and Eel
"ium and I;uS Sih "nd Hnly and tile
balkans today for the liberty and
peace nt. my childrcn'S children"
TN In" subject Of preparedness. Mr..
3 ''oo' SAID that the real obstacle i'm its
way vas the refusal of the pcople to
sc" that danger threatened
If they thought he continued "that
, 'h"r" was any real danger Of somebody
attacking us, theys wake up soon
enough and get ready. But thcv don't
! NO they turn the cows to pasture
"hd arc u" more disturbed about
things than the cows"
'oH thinning. Mr.. Roo, said:
The ancient theory. tile theory j.
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