The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-27
UNIVERSAL MILITARY
Training BEST PEACE
INSURANCE, SAYS 7. R,

TORONTO, Ont. Nov 2S.-CnITerSal
military training in t:tnc OF peace was
advocated BY Theodore Roosevelt IN an
address here tonight ~ tina h"st means
ofmaintainins a permanent i-acc ai'eF
Be- close OF the world conflict
aAs regards certain nations. be Said.
7 am sure that < will prove entirely
possible both to provide for permanent
eace among them and also 70 provide
or common and di$tnterestcd action
hong certain lines and wiIhln definite
1910 secure = os;terment OF E"tcraI
tional conditions, TO diminish TIE
bod OF future wars and 20 EeSiEiCt
nnits il they break out. AS re-
anada and the United states.
e time has come when We should
that no possible question can
rhich cannot BE- drtcrnlincd SUD
|lly as questions between the r:Arl-
Lates or provinces are deterulneu
kshinEton or Ottawa
regards some nations l question
her as yet We can trust the future
y TO even the most carefully de-
trcatieS--leSt IN any rIu etneV-
y we suddenly discover that they
refore. on the general matter'"t Sc
as lasting international peace. Zee.
probably cur action ought 70 ="
fold We ought with entire SINGER
to take every step which nAhsS Il
y tina. thereby the chances OF tG;ur"
will be runirIized. Eat we sn"uld
( this action rs an addition TO and
as q substitute for preparing Ill ad-
to guard our safety by our train
renSth. Let US in good faith eI'ser
II reasonable treaties which Will
It less likely in the future th"t
Ie peSee OF the world will be broken
ut let US not trust too much to paper
uaranteeS.
y. ct US ourselves mako no agreements
. cannot keep. and observe every
xrecment into which we enter. In ad-
itiop. let US as L matter OF permanent
policy keep our strength prepared Tor
pur own defense. In order TO 60 MS
ct us insist that every right en1oSeu
hall carry with il the obligation to per
FORM the corresponding duty inasmuca
rs the t,-st duty OF 4 nation Is seu-de-
fense, let us insist that in our detnocra-
cieS universal suffrage shall go hano IN
hand with universal service. and there
fore with obligatory universal training
Of our Young men n time o. peace SO
The hear,hStonrS Of The nation in time
BIZ war"
Colonel Roosevelt declared that what
had been accomplished b. The Canadians
and BY tl.-ir sister colonies wa2 without
b parallel II history.
You and ;hry." 30 said. have sen;
your stalw:tr sons III hundreds OF thou
sands across III" H2Si "ce't'!S 70 HSht on
6elds Of 1u,',"nt fam. whtcn their deeds
have .enGr..d Still more famous. II has
BEEN q proof VI IT., r'$ioaJ OF the power
% look ;s:,..,t arI !" sacrifice present
Base for l,rc,. future interests. when
possessed sniy 10y ;""pir hat arc
piShty, OF SnUi. va have mad: your
pdies thu servants - Your S"uls de-
ee.
did not acc"r; at;E invitation |"
4 formally IN Iauad;: until III" on
my own b,.luv"d country int" tn"
raw. ~, ih. RICH, :" com" hc-.
pri6e, as ~ equal Speaking to
fer nnw. tri"n'i$. EouC country
7 ;ri:,, Nr-., = rr.;l.N m duty aiIi
&C single purpose. The duty in
n:I i'y:. ".. n+i."'lS il I"
IS war ,hr"ucn I" Il nniSh. II"
ow long :. t"k:.S and at ~" ri'it-
coSt al l.;.. a;.d treasure. uut!i
pcI,rn ~ over" h"!H:inS VIC
.S$c"mnt"u ;'usD''S', - |" p!':lN
tSNofTensv" strength ~ iAc s'ruSS.an-
lied Germany OF n" it"h"nEnl!crnS. ="
as to redeem E'.lSiuu and secure anlpl.
fatonemsTt for I"r wrongs. SO rs I" re-
store to Franc, what Germany TOOK
from her. so IS 70 ire" every people now
tyraunized over by Germany Or by her
vassal all.2. Austria. Turkey and Bul-
garia. When ti.. world * Satc TOR or
derby frecdrn. for All tho ;r"" psnpleS
great or small w" live justly under ~"
governments q! iH"ic choice. then. atG
not until ;hcn. our purpose n thIS war
Xviii hava been arhi"v"d. Then. when
peace COMES. "" aust end"a*or tn make
lasting: and III order that W. may be
even rle:.rurahlr successful IN this en-
deavor We mus show hotn sincere de-
sire to realize IN ideal and also sound
common sens" III the course "" follow
to that END