The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-23
MilitariSm Is Fastening It's
Tentacles Upon Us as the
World Cries for Peace

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n as Is stated the new hasy .gbmA-aes can
sink "a barleeh.p ard & -a.ter ear carry fhres
on .our oa rs decks Aud y d. henrv Ford STAKES,
our COAST only needs fo- 81. defense enough OF
.aese submarines which can "seud All battle.
SHIPS 20 'hr iuna heap wins are VIE going 70 D.
taxed 31aaHoa odd dollars build IBIS jluk
PROVIDED 10 zoe DIX Navy bHe
According 10 Max Eastman. while hating
'r1s-ian miiitar.sm. wiz are struggling with
msh. and main 70 become Prlss.au .zel
Tie lingo patriots are stesliar-r-- iste-y ua.
ler tne plea of natrorc necessity Tor liberty
disappears where mtlitar.sn exists
Human liberty. or democracy and war are
incompatible ne SAYS "f1r with war all human
rights the things which people have struggled
for thru NE centuries free SPEECH. habess co--
pus. representative government etc. are sus-
pended Tie onls neh' left ne Individual Is
the right 70 fight
General John ?. o'Ryan. commander 81 TIE
New Work state miria wishes 90 rtdlee lha
mentality of me American man 70 thar o. per
forming animal which ,nstincuyely osey., ar
last thru fear "a pistol ~ ,he back (ais own
vo7asl. being employed .o create THIS sublimr
tate ~ being
This Is ire last word In mn'arisn ard = The
American people want TIA, sort q thtas. ler
hem have IL By "a means bat y they Do no,
want II. Ter them have a care, For TIE net
slowly tightening about them
Compulsory military training IN the pub
schools Is a fact In New York state where the
miitarists have been most active Beginr.nE
In the most important stare. it IS being aeitatel
everywhere Il Is not yet compulsory il M.cht
gan bur military school Is aboct 10 oe bujE
in Ann Arbor. 20 proviae The university wirh
athletes" Ne are told. ard Incidentally with ~
officer from West Point az instructor In one
Of our high schools are 400 pupils Who are golns
to avail themselves O, this training
Il Is all hooked up 20 the army IN no end for
after Il is established the government Will sent
man from TIE regular army 20 take command
and the recruits viii become. thru Ar automatic
process carefully arranged members CT the
militia Once in the militia. they car be called
upon for service not only In times Of war but .n
times OF peace. fact overlooked By Presiden
Wilson when be signed the Chamberlain bll las
June
Those who desire this law amended ana the
clauses which most adroitly make compuisorg
military service possible struck out rad better
make 81 known 20 their congressman wtthou.
delay
Also there are the Hensley clauses in tho BIZ
navy BIZ which authorize the pros dent TO a7
point nine commissioners 20 be represer-atiss
x the United States in conference a. th-
conclusion Of the war charged With me dury -
suggesting an organized court OF arbitration sr
other body. to which disputed questions betweer
nations shall be referred and 70 consider ques
lions Of disarmament
~ al any tine before naval appropriations
shall be contracted for such a tribunal ee.ah
lished. in such case such naval expenditure as
shall be consistent With the program may be-
suspended"
This is re only loop hole of escape me An
erican people have from building our "5unk
ships" and pouring our money into The pocke-s
OF the steel men
As for tho Chamberlain BILL fs clauses cor
cern something more pre-o tusn our pocket
books and rivef our meu bouds more subtle,
yet stronger than steel
Unless the people protest arc boun1 20
offer bigger expendH' r. of money oa the ~
tar ~ .niiitarisn' tasp has any % me miifarr
couu ..es % Europe AMI % become thri com
pulso-y service. one OF Tho military coart1es q
The world
II IS curious an lfa',y thai ~ 10 tine ~ p
The Old order d being looked upon Vith cs.
favor by many " Tho Niscsi men and even gov.
emmett ~ Europe. AMI disarmament Be- lor
rbe rst lms bsng considered seriously the
Cntel stairs. aso~ediG peaceful uonmiiitar.
s.ic nation. $ abou, 20 iorego So deals and take
step backward .nto ne feudal uonarch.sf.c
past