The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-05
Con resS an, / n
Speech Here, Argues
For Preparedness
POKES FUN AT
WILSON POLICIES
CharacteriZes Notes AS
"Manicured Eng
lish"

Criticising President Wilson's In.
ternationsl notes as "manlcured
English" Augustus p. Gardner. con
gresham OF Massachusetts,. deliver
ed a severe attack on the cause OF
the pacihsts and their leaders. in
Guiding Bryan. Ford and Carnegie.
In his address az tho annual banquet
OF the Detroit Real Estate board in
the Hotel Pontcharrain. Thursday
night
He ridiculed the universal brother
hood OF man and the proposal OF an
international court To enforce peace.
picturins the international flag as
'of all the colors of the rainbow
with a yellow streak down the mid
die"
Both Arms in Sling"
Answering Bryans statement that
We are peaceful nation. he said
I'VE have a chip on each shoulder
and both arms in sling. and are
as peppery as any nation In the
world"
lie depicted the United states as
woefully lacking In military and
naval protection. and urged uni
versal. compulsory military training
Preceding Mr. Gardners address.
Edmund r. Paterson. retiring presi-
dent OF the real estate board spoke.
lie introduced Henry T. Haas, pres
ident OF the National Association OF
Real Estate Boards. who praised the
work Of the Detroit organization.
Edwin DENLY. president OF the De
troit Board OF Commerce introduced
Mr Gardner.
The Massachusetts congressman
said in part
This war between autocracy and
democracy must be fought 20 nm
ish. II the Entente Allies win. Europe
Will be a democracy hAmpered adj
init. by all the inenlciency OF de-
mocracy. but endowed with the
priceless boon OF liberty. II the
kaiser wins autocracy wins regi.
msntation wins, and foresight wins.
but liberty loses
President Wilson. so Il appears
doesn't care which side wins pro-
vidcd the world can have peace
see no hope FOR lasting peace untIi
the HRpsburgs and Hoh~nzolierns
have been defeated OF see defeat
staring them In the face President
Wilson would send the kaiser 20
sunday school l would send him To
st Helena
wish that the president would
follow tho example Of his most re-
o.nt Democratic predecessor aud
adopt the policy OF dispatching in
terna tionai notes which admit II
only one Interpretation. Clever as Is
the web OF words with which Wood
row Wilson shrouds his meaning. the
statesmen OF Europe can double dis-
count him In diplomatic thimble rig
EinE Grover Cleveland may have
been rough from Europes point -
view. but he certainly was ready II
10 true that Cleveland wHE no MAJ
ter Of the niceties OF daintily mani
cured English. but he could elcctrt-
~ the world with a ringing note on
Great Britain's aggrcssions in south
America and he could make the note
understood the very first time with
out calling on his secretary OF state
to explain II up and explain IL down
Now oomes this proposition OF the
League TO Enforce Peace. headed by
william Howard Taft We are In
vitcd TO ally ourselves with Euro
R~oh anu NSiaAAS ihAtRhs III fNiAW~
fishing an International court with
An international army and navy to
hack up It's DEGREES. From this time
forward everything 10 soing 10 be
left 10 arbitration. We are told.
can easily see tho attractiveness
OF the program II We only consider
one side OF the picture II our in
tsrnstionai army and navy prevent
the war. we'll and good; but suppose
that they cannot prevent the war.
Suppose that some nation or group
OF nations reject the verdict OF the
court Suppose that the internation-
al army and navy must actually be
used TO enforce It's decree. What
them Is the United states going to-
let that international court declare
war with us In some European or
Aaiatic quarrel with which We have
no concern whatever Has your
opinion OF your congress sunk so
low that you are ready TO take away
from US the power 10 declare war
and hand that power over 90 court
OF European and Asiatic lawyers,
Hut lot us ask ourselves Whistler
We are genuine in clamoring for a
settlement OF international questions
by arbitration. Would wo--wcre the
issue TO arise--consent 60 tho arbi
tration OF the Monroe doctrine Would
We consent TO arbitrafe our right 90
exclude the Chinese and other yellow
races from this country
Those are two of the doctrine
nearest TO tho American heart. yet