Deming graphic., 1920-09-21
cox. THE PACIFIST

This huckstcr put down war! Can he
/ tell
/ Whether war he cause or a conse-
/ quencet
Put down the passions that make earth
Hell
, Down with ambition. avarice. pride.
3 Jealousy down Cut off from the mind
The bitter springs Of anger and fear:
Down. too. down AT your own fircside,
With the evil tongue and the evil ear.
For each is az war with mankind.
-Tenny
Governor Cox SAYS that the league Of
nations will enable the country Ia stop
building hattleShipS and to spend the
money saved retaining arid lands.
The west would like to see the multi.
plication Of irrigation projects: the
west knows that the country can af
ford Ia invest in such projects: the
west Is aware that il is the navy which
the Wilson administration built on land
in the southern states that took the
money while the navy afloat suffered
D.. for the necessities nj n fleet in hcing
ready To give battle
Cox. the pacifist. proposes 10 weaken
the navy. on the plea that il won't
be- necessary with the league of nations
functioning His reasoning Is visionary
and falliciouS on the face Of il. aud is
plainly the inSincere uttcrnnccS of
dcmagng. who eNpectS to catch the pub
lie approval with SpeciouS arguments.
He and his theories were described in
immortal verse many wears ago hv the
divine TennySon. the peacc-loving sing
or who knew well the causes and in
cvitnbility of war. No mechanical ar
rangcmcut will suppress the evil pas
Sions that TennvSon enumeratcS. and. !
So long nS they run riot. there will be I
war.
The cost Of a modern hattlpShip new /
tr ceases to hc u cause uf wonder t0 I
little politicians. II represents a vast /
sum of money that can't ne spent for .
building navy yards i'm useless harbOrs /
dredging streams that can never be /
building post offices in re-
mote villages and other pork-harrel |
projects that strengthen the hold ~
politicians on their constituents that /
fleet and not our own that stood he
tween civilization and the Hun thar
threatened to ravage our coasts The .
British fleet was the one guarantee nf
ultimate victory that never failed. \
league Of nations will never So guar
autre American traditions. independ-
ence and peace II It were not sad II
would be funny tu hear this huckster
trv 10 barter the American fleet Tor
an international alliance composed
largely of horse thieves. VIII Governor
Cox succeed in making the people be
lievc that the time has come to dls-
arm. when America Of all the nations
nIone enjoys unbroken peace? VIII the
pcople So soon forget the sacrifices Of
blood and treasure. Of the burden of
debts still to be- paid because the coun-
try was unprepared for war only
few short months ago?
Governor COXs ideas about the
American navy are quite as childish as
his ideas of what the next war will he
like. and his reasoning In regard To II
unite as clnudcd. In his speech Of ac-
ceptance he told Of the terrible gas.
disease germs and engines Of war that
would blot out civilization II the league
of nations were not accepted. or
course. these terrible instruments OF
death are n myth readily accepted as
real by those who fear to defend their
rights. Can the new gas be more ter
rible than the gas first used In war;
Cannot the mind that visualized the
new gas visualize defense against it,
II has always been 80 In the past But
the main question j. this: DO the
American peonle care To trust their fu-
ture safety 10 their army and navy that
has never hesitated 10 encounter the
enemy. however terrible. or do they
prefer 10 trust 10 an international sur
the most powerful
members of which the United States
has had 10 fight In the past for the
poor boon Of existence as a free ma
fiony~ The Maine debacle tends 10
show how the American people feel
lhout these matters.