The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-03-11

all time. If we do not use those tai
ents, if we wrap them up and let them
lie fallow and unused, we cannot ex-
pect help of any one, for we have not
made use of the talents given us for
our protection. We want to have a
sound, sane American military policy,
and what is it
at means small army, the small
est army necessary to carry out the
police needs Of the country in time
Of peace.
For Universal Training.
"You women and men who have
daughters and who have sons want to
look at this thing in a common sense
rational way and remember that it
is to be nothing in the way of mill
tarism, nothing of big standing army.
In fact, if we had every man in Am
erica moderately weh trained in his
youth we should Aor neeu any l4gd-
lar army more than a small efficient
force of men. The more you have of
this kind of training the less you
need of an extensive military estab-
lishment.
Remember further that the train
ing does not increase your boys Ii
ability for service, not one whit. If
we ever get into trouble the draft will
be employed again, and all men of a
certain age must go. That is the only
fair way. This Republic rests square
ly upon one basic principle and that
is equality of opportunity and equal
ity of obligation. They are one and
inseparable. You cannot receive ev-
erything from the Republic and then
volunteer to do your duty only in
time of trouble. The Republic is a
relentless master.
owe want good navy, not the big
gest navy in the world, but a reason
able navy which is cur first line Of
defense. We want a navy that is al
ways ready. You Cannot build ships
over night. You have to have them
ready in times of peace and great
floating machine shops like the mod
ern battleship, filled with unframed
men and officers is rot navy. It IS
something quite the reverse. 1t IS
just a floating mass of good ships
filled with unframed men. Ships which
if they go into action under those coa-
ditions, go into action with greatly
reduced chances of success. You must
have your navy always ready.
Expect Much of Women.
american women have entered the
political arena all over this nation,
and they are going to play very I'M
portant part in it. They have been
dreaming dreams and seeing visions
and hoping to do certain things. Now
they are going to have an opportunity
to do that. My advice TO them is that
they go into one of the regular parties
whichever one they believe in; and
go in on equal terms with the neil.
Under no conditions organize by your
selves.
81 believe American women are GO
ing to level up our American political
machine. They are coming in with
higher and cleaner ideals. They are
going to do what they can to protect
women who work They are going to
terminate the intolerable conditions
of child labor, conditions which dwarf
the physical and mental development
Of the child. They are going to
stand for public and private morality
They are going to control and are
going to wipe out, I hope, organized
commercialized vice; and | hope they
are going to take the men whom they
dominate generally to the polls and
make them vote.
Run Country by Americans.
owe are going to continue to run
this country by Americans, men and
women who believe in our principles;
we are going to continue to run it by
that class of people, cost what it may.
If we want the best results from rep
resentative government we must all
vote.
"The women are here. They are in
politics. they are in to stay, and let
us see that they get in with their feet
on the ground, their eyes to the front,
and l hope they won't let those old
male sinners teach them the wicked
tricks Of politics.