Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-23
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

After the treaty the treaty Navy.
Will it ever be built? That is now the
question. The pact is permissive, not
mandatory. 1t says may" not must. ;"
Uncle Sam battled for and achieved
parity with Britain. viii he take what
he got? Among the faithful attendants
at the Senate ratification sessions was
Miss Jeanette Rankin, former and ia
nous anti-war member of the House OF
Representatives from Montana. Miss
Rankin is now field marshal at head
quarters of the National Council for
Prevention of War in Washington
spearhead Of the American paciflst
movement. She is outspokenly opposed
to building a parity fleet Presumably
she interprets the views of her organi-
cation, which during the past three or
four years has systematically and sue
cessfully fought naval legislation. The
"Libbyites" led the congressional drive
that smashed the celebrated Coolidge
Wilbur 7l-ship program Of 1929. If
they clear for action against q treaty
Navy with the skill which marked their
triumph on that occasion, the friends
OF preparedness are in for fight. Anti
treaty admirals who told Senate COM
mlttees that they banker for an Ameri-
can fleet capable not only of defend
Ing our shores, but menacing those of
otner countries, are likely to find them
selves allies Of the pacifists ere many
moons.
To this observer have come requests
Tor reproduction of the poetical perora-
ton with which Senator Hiram johnson
wound up his passionate plea for rejec-
ton OF the naval treaty on the eve of
It's ratification July 81. Here 1t is
the song Gelett Burgess sang long ago
Tor the cause.-the United States Of
America" as johnson dubbed it:
Here's to the cause, and the blood that
feeds it!
Here's to the cause. and the soul that
speeds it,
Coward or hero, or bigot or sage,
All shall take part in the war that we
wage;
And though meath our banners range
contrary manners, shall we pick
shall we choose 'twixt the false
and the true?
Not for us to deny them, let the cause
take and try them--the- one man
Tor us is the man who can do!
Here's to the cause, let who will get the
Here's to the cause. and fig for the
story!
The braggarts may tell it who serve
OUT IOr lame,
ThereI be more than enough that
will die for the namel
And though in some eddy our vessels
unsteady be stranded and wrecked
ere the victory's won,
Let the current sweep by U.S. o death
come and try uss What IL lag
CARDS win praise II the cause shall
go on?
Here's to the cause, and the years that
have passed.
Here's to the cause-it will triumph at
last
The end shall illumine the hearts that
have braved
All the years and the fears that the
cause might be saved,
And though what we hoped for and
darkly have CROPPED for. come not
IN the manner We prayed that 1t
should
We shall gladly confess it. and the cause
may God bless it, shall find us all
worthy who did what we could!
X \
BY a curious kink or oversight of
some kind the closing session of the
Senate set in without the customary
opening prayer by the chaplain. It
young guard, of Michigan, to recall
how Vice President TON" Marshall
ended a session in which the Indianian
had Been pretty roughly handled from
the chamber floor II do now declare
the Senate adjourned sine Deus with
out God)," said Marshall, instead OF
the statutory "sine die" without
day being appointed).
Wet leaders Especially of the fairer
seX) rejoice at the backsliding OF one
of the country's best-known Demo-
cratic woman politicians, Mrs. Izetta
Jewell Miller formerly RroMnl OF West