Show F Q qt Ins Insurance uran c e The in the World T iJ e id tR at b boundary lines hues and aid rid racial lin lines s were cre disa disappearing rin and d that t peace and brotherly love were wiping o out t warfare war war- warfare p fare lure has vanished d Disputes arc rc being settled b by warfare as in m the p past S f t f i th answer What l at t I I c Two Ito lessons have been clearly taught by the pres present nt war ar T N Neither preparation for w war ar nor lack of preparation t o for forwar war are b bas bars rS' rS again against gai 1 conflict 2 Th Therefore r for if lif t the e e conditions of oL o our r modern civilization ti m. m a are such that nations atlon must fight which nation is IS in in n th the b. b better shape ap t to and nd i Y 7 maintain 1 i its ts ii nationality Uon independence cah De Del r r. r i Th There r c can l one answer er jg The nation t on ih that tI is s b best st prepared to fo defend r. r F 4 ES t tb United i e States DOES J NO NOT WANT WAR W AR It wants th tore r T I main a pacific c nation c NEITHER DOES IT WANT TO BE BEl A DEPENDENCY ON oN ANY None of the contending factions in the United States wants want is country u 1 ry c conquered 1 by another cou country try Few if any of pf f the thep p people in this country wOl would Id submit to being subjects t of a afo foreign e. e power no matter what differences economic differences economic religious political cal calor or social have arisen among ourselves rc is no certain formula for preventing this BUT LACK OF OP PREPARATION ON IS AN ALMOST CE CERTAIN TAIN WAY A Y OF IN ATTACK A H and d of being benl forced in into o the position of a dependency de de- de y yr or a position n that in In its results is IS similar WJ ther that danger comes as a result of the present war var- or whether er rit it it- comes come 50 60 years from now under slightly different circumstances cir cir- nc s a an conditions T it is bound to come under cr the thc present presen methods metho of regulating international affairs We Ve may a and d disagree with the methods and conditions that prevail il J BUT BUTT T THEY 1 A ARE EM TIlE lE ONE ONESIN N O OPERATION Universal l disarmament is a- a merit ment nd d' d are a as far ar as a's away ay av today n nV ever ever or Y I j 4 rot or farther Ot 1 fI TJ These se aro ar the thc FACTS These hese arc are the lessons of the European wai We m may m yas as well face them OU our enormous stretch of undefended coast Ji line jine e with W WITH WITE 1 our ur r absolute te lack of military preparedness there is only one policy in the face of prevailing conditi conditions ns THAT IS ISA A POLICY FOR THE GREATEST NAVY IN m THE WORLD 1 At A navy that th is second or third or fourth is v very ry largely a 3 waste of mc men money and energy It would produce nothing g in inthe inthe inthe the t time 1 le of trial except perhaps to delay dclay temporarily the march of events TJi United Stages must be prepared to figHt fo for its Hs position as an a a. a ap pacific nation It doesn't WANT VANT to fight It HOPES notto not notto to fight But Bitt if att attacked ked it will HAVE HAYE to fight A And Azid d if it has to fight it should have th the b best tools for fn thc thol sob job ob J ok Other Other- nations could not find any threat in ih h su s such h a a. a program for naval l d def defense for nse for peace e ct ce ins insurance iii c Even th ugh this his poli policy y adopted immediately i it would be some some y years ar before it wo would would-be be in practical operation There could be no accusation that the greatest navy in tho the world was being built buil for th the thO p purpose pur pose poso of being of j being ready to get into the present war The present lessons of this war merely prove that such a policy f for the future is the only sensible thing to do It is only natural that an aggressive aggressive sive siye military Da nation will HESITATE to attack the co country rit y with tko the gra greatest pavy Jt It t. t i is only nat natural raJ to o lesso already already learned that without such a R navy there is no peace insurance that insurance that a defenseless condition forms no bar to attack The le United States wants want no theatrical from rom p ess Dr people It It wanta wan no great navy for aggression It needs needs' one for deJe if if necessary pe n j aid for the purpose of being able to maintain main main- tam tain its position as a nation that DOES NOT WANT WAR HERE is is' no need in this country for a cOI conscription n system system- T 7 I not ot yet There 18 is no need of an enormous st standing army But ut conscription and all that attends it will surely come SO some r day y unless this count country y is in shape to defend its coast lines with witha-reat witha a eat navy Timely preparation for defense will prevent nt conscription on and the saddling of a great standing array army upon the I people t 1 if this poli policy y should be adopted there should ld be no M. M excuse x usel for fol r rejoicing among amOng- private contractors no glee a ong grafters eB af-eB no flO pOck pocket picking t-p t by parasites who parasites who hope to n ff the political contracts pi e. e d tates will need all aU the money now wasted on uch C contracts o on armor plate ammunition and guns 1 2 bE only one answer to the problem problem- TEE HB GREATEST NAVY IN THE WORLD WORLD AND LET TOOL BUILD IT HIMSELF HIMSELF- |