By R. Brarcarorp, ment know this. And he is at least logical, though I cannot agree England.
Per¥s or outrage, then, it he believer that, we hear so much ubout the invasion of it is because we are thus unprepared that. with him, France to invade Germany, or FOuld be the entire abolition of the army, affair. 'There one armed nation wonly But the logical outcome of such a creed Germany Franco, would be a very different the navy, the militia, the volunteer, the confronted with: another ared ioo police, and all the Socialist bodies in' this The cost, the loss would be fertile: ines country. A state of thiogs.which, in my victors would be crippled, and the van-
Ihave been told by many Socialists that ¢Binion, would mean national suicide, and quished would be ruined. my articles on National Defence are inanireral disaster to allthaman progress, But should a foreign invasion sot Kago consistent with my Humanist and Socialist defence right If self-defence is wrong, us. We could not hit back ay we hig War Good No: the question is, "Is self- fall back behind their fronting aca defy par Clirko cays: "The question is—Ts land fail the Germans or the French cout professions. I deny this charge. I have thought too long and too deeply ut all these things to stample into inconsistencies then Mr. Clarke is right, and we ought to] army to cope with their armed milli ona. and contradictions. I understand my far gan Getiain and India, and Austra- Powers would be aa just to a rich nation disband our and disarm our ships, Now if we could believe that the of religion too clearly to hold or uphold any two principles that antagonistic to defended, lia, and Canada, and Africa entirely. un- that was weak as to a poor nation that was each other, But let. us consider the But I do not believe that. self-defence is strong, we need not trouble about National matter.
Defence at all. scheme of National Defence i, contrary to Tam told that my advocacy of a proper zpnfe ner that non-resistance is right, But which of the Powers is so maguaniand therefore there is nothing at all in. mous? Not Germany, not England, not my professions. What are my professions consistent.in my conduct la writing the Russia, not France. If any. one dcahte believe: that peace is better than war, present series of articles, this let him look back to the recent his. I believe that union is better than dis-Mr. Clarke is right, then I am mis- tory of Ohina, Not go very long ago the union. 1 believe that all men are aken but Iam not inconsistent. I never] Yellow Peril " held the European Bowers brothers, and that in the sight of Justice believed in non-resistance, and never ad-lin check, But as soon aa Japan had made the good man and the bad man differ only Yocated it. I do believe in self-defence, the woakneas of Ohina evident there are asthe weak differ from the strong. not believe in conquest, nor in robbery, in oppression, I am not an Im. consistent. and have always said so. before I am talk of the partition of China, and all the, When we say that war is wicked we at once.
Powers: were ready to attack. the 1880 t, bub call myself a Little Eng. lander. I have no racial hatreds, nor Zo defend one's own country ayainst an justice of her. cause, nor the nobility of mean that wars of aggression are wi hat saved Ohina?. It was not the racial ji ies, but try to "cultivate invader is not living creatures a bounteous is it is just, and|Europe: it was jealousy amongst the European Powers, friendly feeling." "It would make me very happy to know that amity and fraternity existed between our own people and the army and a navy; and if we have an army peoples of Germany, Russia, France, Italy, and America. Ib would make mo very tinued onto hares goers at TATE HISTORY OF unhappy to know that war was impending and uy other nation, "T recognise that it between any two nations, or between us, friendly spirit towards Germany.
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