Word: conflict
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...judicial means of setting international difficulties has been that when once the people are aroused by an appeal to emotional mob spirit, war may come no matter how clearly it can be shown to be their interest and advantage to remain at peace. That in this day of world conflict, with every possibility of this nation being swept off its feet by terror and blind fear, with an unprecedented campaign being waged for military increases, the very closeness of such a vote as last night's is ground for the highest hopes and inspiration...
...soldier, but one which is at least a constructive beginning towards preventing the need for making such sacrifices at all. Why should not the inspiration of the present war call forth a practical patriotism on the part of the young men of the single great country not in the conflict to give at least a portion of their lives to the prevention of war itself...
...officers who know their business, of efficient guns, of ammunition to meet the demand, and of an army of efficiently trained soldiers. Without these necessary requisites of a successful military machine, the best of our young men would have to be sacrificed in the early stages of a conflict, in order to teach such blind unbelievers as the CRIMSON that preparedness and militarism are as different as black and white, that efficiency depends upon previous training and experience, of the sort that men will gain at these very camps,--and that we must prepare for circumstances, unthought of now, which...
...than our colleges and universities offer. There is not only no better, but there is no other material from which can be drawn those who will spread the doctrines of the futility of war and supplant those diplomatists and leaders of popular opinion who were responsible for the present conflict...
...indeed, make the qualification that, if ever we do find our vital interests in conflict with those of another nation, and find that that nation is deliberately preparing for hostilities with us, it will be our duty to provide ourselves with such armaments as may be required, at whatever cost. I assume that your reporter based his account of my view upon this qualification, which is, of course purely academic, so far as the present situation is concerned. ALVIN S. JOHNSON...