| Show CHAXDLER OY WAR WITH ENC LAND Senator Chandler of New Hampshire Hamp-shire believes that a war between this country and England is inevitable If it is he fails in the article in which he makes this announcement to give any good and sufficient reason for it He says that it will arise because of Englands disregard of our direct interests in-terests That is rather vague as what these interests are is not specified yet all this is not so vague as the statement that the war will be forced by British encroachments upon other nations all over the world British encroachments en-croachments on nations all over the earth and the earth is rather a big place are scarcely a cause of war for the United States Is this intended asa as-a new interpretation of the Monroe doctrine that doctrine that has been so twisted and stretched that were President Monroe to return to life and visit this country he would not know It Would Senator Chandler have this country assume the role qf protector pro-tector of all the nations of the world no matter what their wishes in the premises may be The Senator says that as a war offensive of-fensive on our part it may not happen within twenty years He seems to attach at-tach a great deal of importance to the period of time for it is the same that he said in his silver letter would be required to bring silver by slow degrees de-grees back to a par with gold the bringing about to be the work of the Republican I Re-publican party As a defensive war it may come much sooner and should I be welcomed Why war which is always I al-ways an evil should be welcomed is I hard to see It must entail the expenditure expen-diture of much treasure and the sac I raficing of many thousands of lives I I Then again no one can tell what the result of a war may be Chandler says one result will be the capture and permanent per-manent acquisition of Canada by the United States That is what we thought in 1812 but we came nearer being captured than capturing We j have never been inclined to brag about the surrender of Detroit or the cap I I ture and burning of Washington History I His-tory has lessons for one nation as I well as another The acquisition of j Canada by this country would scarcely I be worth the cost of it j There are people in this country who are always wanting to stir up strife with England and Bill Chandler is a fit mouth piece for them The man who would stir up a war for his coun I try is not a patriot but a common enemy I en-emy |
