Arizona republican., 1919-09-06

. being in the hands of other nations The men who propose these things do ] not understand the selfish interests of the United States. Because here is the rest of the picture, hot rivals, burning suspicious, jealousies, arrangements made everywhere, if possible to shut . us out because if we won't come in as . equals, we ought to be shut out.
 Have World Trust
 As it stands now. every nation {. trusts us. They look to us. They long that we shall undertake anything for , their assistance rather than that any , other nation should undertake it. And if we say we are in this world to live ! by ourselves and get what we can out of it by any selfish process, then the : reaction will change the whole heart and attitude of the world towards this great, free, justice loving people, and after you have changed the attitude of the world what have you produced peace? Why. my fellow citizens. is
 there any man here or any woman, let
 me say is there any child here who
 does not know that the seed of war in
 the modern world is industrial and
 commercial rivalry.
 Ladies and gentlemen. I don't say ! because I am an American and my
 heart is fuli of the same pride that f. Is your with regard to the power and 1he spirit of this great nation but
 merely because it is a fact which l
 think everybody would admit outside of
 America as well as inside of America,
 the organization contemplated by tie
 league of nations. without the United
 States, would merely be an alliance
 and not a league of nations. It would
 le an alliance in which the partner
 ship would he between the more power
 1ul European nations and Japan and
 inc other party to the world arrange
 nent, the antagonists, the d.s-associa-
 tive party, the party to be standing
 off and to be watched by the alliance
 would be the United States of America
 There can be no league of nations
 il the true sense without the part
 Iership of this great people
 This wa was a commercial and in-
 uustrial war. It was not a political
 war. Very well, then, if we must q
 something else. we must be physically
 ready for anything to come. We must
 have great standing army. We mus
 see to it that every man in America
 is trained to arms. We must see tC
 it that there are munitions and guns
 erough for an army. This means .
 mobilized nation. They are not onIy
 land up in store but they are kept ul
 te date so that they are ready to use
 tomorrow. And what does that near
 Reduction of taxes? No. Not only
 the continuation of the present taxes tut the incl ease of the present taxes It means something very much more
 serious thaa that. We can stand tha
 ST far as the expense is concerned |
 we care 10 keep up the high cost O living and enjoy the other luxurie.
 that We have recently enjoyed. Bu
 what is more serious, we have got t,
 have the sort of organization which i the only kind of organization that cai handle armies of that sort. We ma,
 say what we please of the GermrI government that has been destroyed
 my fellow citizens, but it was the onl,
 sort of government that could handli Etn armed ration You can't handle ai ] armed nation by vote. You can ] handle an armed nation if it is demo cratic because democraeies do not 7, 5tg war that way. You have got |, Fave concentrated, militaristic organ
 izat1on of government to run a natiol tt lltclt SUI
 And you can't watch other nations ETith your 'Irassisted eye. You hay, got to watch them by secret agencies |, I,anted everywhere. And let me testi " to this, my fellow citizens. not onl!
 did not know it until we got into thi var, but did not believe it when was told tha; it was true. German, was not the only country that main ! tained a secret service. Every eoun | try in Europe maintained it becans they had tc be ready for Germany ! spring upod them and the only differ fl ence between the German secret ser vice and the other secret service wa that the German secret service foun, out more than the others did
 Il Under the league plan the financia
 leadership will be ours; the industria t supremacy will be ours, the commer !, eial advantage will be ours, and tn ether countries of the world will lool i 10 us, and. shall I say. are looking |, 1 ua for leadership and direction
 i. Very well. then, if I am to compet I, sVith the critics of this league, and c li.this treaty, as a selfish American, sa, T want to get in and get in as quick d iiI can; I want to be inside and knov ,i how the thIng is run and help to rui i it, so that you have the alternative armed isolation or peaceful partnership Can any sane man hesitate as to tn ichoice, and can any sane man ask question, which is the way of peace T have heard some men say with al