The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-08
PEACEFUL PARTNERSHIP
OR ARMED ISOLATION

fff hlS 81. Louis Speeen IfcSl
dent Wilson put it mp TO the op
ponents Of the league in plan
terms, calling upon them t
choose between peaceful 60
operation" and armed isola
ton" for America. He SAID il
part:
"There can be no League OF
Nations in the true sense without
the partnership Of this great
people.
"This war was commercial
and industrial war. 1t was not a
political war.
Very well, then if we must
stand apart and be the hostile ri
walls Of the rest Of the world then
we must do something else. We
must be physically ready for any
thing to come We must have a
great standing army We must
see to it that every man in Amer
lea is trained to arms We must
see to it that there are munitions
and guns enough for an army.
That means modified nation
They are not only laid up in store
but they are kept up to date 50
that they are ready to use tomor-
row.
And what does that mean
Reduction Of taxes? No not only
the continuation of the present
taxes, but the increase of the
present taxes.
II means something very
much serious than that. We can
stand that 50 far as the expense
concerned if we care to- keep up
the high cost of living and enjoy
other Injuries. But what is much
more serious than that we have
got to have the sort Of organiza-
ton which is the only kind of or
ganization that can handle armies
OF that sort We may say what
we please Of the German govern
ment that has been destroyed. my
fellow citizens, but it was the
only sort of government that
could handle an armed nation.
You can't handle an armed ma
tion by vote. You can t handle
an armed nation if it is demo c
cratic, because democracies don't
go to war that way You have
got to have concentrated mill t
taristie organization Of govern v
ment to run a nation of that sort il
"And you can't watch other
nations with your unassistcd eye.
You have to 90 to watch them by 4
secret agencies planted every "
And let me testify to this, my u
elbow countrymen. "
not only did not know it I'M
il we got into this war, but | did
lot believe it, when ! was told d
hat it was true, Germany was .
not the only country that main =
aimed a secret service. Every ~
country in Europe maintained it :"
because they had to be ready for
iermany's spring upon them, -,
md the only difference between ~,
he German secret service and -
'ther secert service was that the
German secret service found out -,
nore than the others did.
"The financial leadership will
e ours; the Industrial supre
macy viii be ours; the CONNER
ial advantage viii be ours, and
he other countries of the world n.
1ill look to us, arI, shall | say. nr
re looking to us, for leadership w
nd direction 90
Very well, then if | am to m,
ompete with the critics of this Ii,
'ague and Of this treaty. as a di
slfish American, L say | want to fo
ct IN and get in as quick as | of
m; | want to be inside and go
now the thing is run and to help
run it, so that you have, the Tc
Iternative; armed isolation or
eaceful partnership
Can any sane mar hesitate as de
the choice, and can any sane pa
an ask question, which is the stc
ay of peace
Il wonder if some of the gen
emen who are commenting upon