The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-28

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safe hands and there will be no slaugh-
ter OF prices but rather gradual stiff
ening as the season advances"
Mr.. Adams states that the Wenat-
chez Valley crop is sold out to a far
greater extent than Yakima. The gov
ernment report estimates Wenatchee's
crop as rs per cent sold, while 90 per
cent Of the Yakima crop is still in the
dealers hands.
people are back of the German gov
eminent. They have enthusiastically
supported its policy of brutal disregard
OF the rights Of Others
Until they reverse themselves, until
they cast off the yoke Of militaristic
autocracy, they identify themselves
with it and force US to be against them.
1t is for the German people themselves
to defferentiate themselves from their
government. Until they do this they
force US to be against the German
people as necessary incident of be-
ing against the German government.
The Germans govern from above down.
The people of this republic, like the
people OF France, like the people OF
England, belieye in government from
below up. In other words we believe
in government by ourselves. The
Germans believe in being governed by
an autocratic dynasty which rests
primarily on a great militaristic class
and great bureaucratic class. No
man who supports Germany at this
time can claim to be real democrat
or real lover OF free institutions. He
is false both to democracy and to
freedom.
Now, friends, in doing our duty in
the present we must keep ever in
mind also our duty in the future. We
can not possibly do our duty in the
future unless we realize our shortcom-
ings in the present, and the mischief
these shortcomings cause. I don't
speak of these shortcomings in any
way to blame those responsible for
them, however grave I think their re-
sponsbility; my purpose is only that
we, the American people, through
clear understanding of the facts may
save ourselves by timely action from
horrible disaster in the future. We
can not and will not take the proper
measures for the future unless we clear
ly understand the present.
The first and all-important fact to
understand is our utter and complete
unpreparedness for this war and the
absolute ruin this war would have
brought upon US if we had not been
protected by the fleets and armies OF
England and France, while with hurry
and confusion we stove to undo the
effects Of our folly.
Let US adopt as the permanent policy
OF this country the policy Of universal
obligatory military training. Ifa man
is not willing to fight for the country
then he is not fit to vote in the country.
II our young manhood is trained in
such fashion it will mean an immense
benefit to them spiritually and morally
no less than physically. They will be
far better fitted for the tasks OF peace.
This won't mean miitarism. On
the contrary, it is the anti-scorbutic OF
militarism. Modern warfare needs such
masses OF formidable and complicated
military machinery and such training
in those who handle them, that an un-
trained people is absolutely helpless
in the presence Of small military
force, foreign or native. that has been
really trained.
II all our young men are trained for
the defense Of the nation it will mean
that we can get along with mighty
small regular army, and that we need
not be afraid Of any foreign military
nation whatever. 1t will mean that
there will be no military caste in this
country. and no tendency to military
aggression, for it will be the citizens