The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15

VI ioeeo' DelSlun might also answer such an opinion by showing how Ger many chose that route into France tctapso of belief that Belgium ,:.s unable to offer any effective resist ahce. II France, Tn turn, had not been Tn measure prepared for war, the German empire would TOW stretci. westward at least to thc AtlanVic ocean.
 The radical, of course, who deprc. cates armament in pursuance of his policy ol boring from ":thin, is not the element which is most Influcntia, ln undermining preparation plans, ac- cordlng to the Kansas City Star, which cplnes: "The well meaning American who advocates the docti inc of tie reds, but from exactly thc opposite viewpoint; the person who opposes the regular arify because of some norai sentiment or religious conviction against war, is a more potent influ- enee for evil ill this particular tha. the radical. Every patriot under stands the disloyal purpose of the rad ical. The purpose of the misgu.ded pacifist is so lofty that it IS calcu- lated to deceive the minimizing l he red-blooded patriots of the eoun- try know that war is not yet amo;.g he impossibii4tles in ouf .lationa. fife. It requies armies and navies to de- fend the nation in time of war, and to leave the country defenseless, or even with an inadequate defense, would be the height of national i'm becllity.' The distinction between pacifists and those wuo seek to pre- vent war IS thus drawn by the Star: The propaganda against war itself Is sound doctrine when properly di- rected. But propaganda against the national defense is quite the other thing"
 The Chicago Tribune singles out MT. Bryan as one of those who preach the dangerous Kind of pacifism and says What would happen to tl.e nation if a crisis found it under .i:s administration we do not know. We do not even wish to think about it. He IS great fighter and loves a conflict. He is bearcat in fight and pro- vokes many of them, but he would abolish the army, abolish the navy and tear down national defense If he had lived in 1912 he would have led the children's crusade"
 As to the character of the organi zatlons working counter to our pro- gram of preparedness the Providence Journal thus describes them. "The country has become casually ac | OlIqJntoT xyifh ho
 and Freedom. Its representatives have twice called upon Secretary Hughes to urge our recognition of the murderous government of Russia. What else it has done to promote peace and freedom is not of public record. As to the National Council for the Prevention of War, the off cial of the American Defense Society who writes to Secretary Weeks says that this is the third name, within as many years, that the identical organ ization has tagged itself with, he de- clares that reference to the govern ments files will disclose its affilia- tion with communism, while its con tinual output is flagrantly Red"
 There is hope in the fact that the full light of publicity is being turned upon these pacifist societies and their propaganda is being dissected and analysed for the bunk it is. The American. people cannot be fooled un- less taken unawares. From now on congress will probably receive greater urging than ever before to forsake it's penny wise and pound foolish policy with respect to national defense.