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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard: "The universities ought to inspire in all their students an ardent love of country and of public liberty. This seems to me the only and the sufficient, contribution which universities should make toward national defence. In the present highly developed condition of warfare on land and sea, there is only one way of providing for the national defence, namely, universal military service of the Swiss sort...
...from England, Allen Shortt 17', previously reported severely wounded and missing, is safe and well in a German prison camp. Shortt, who left college last year to join the Canadian Expeditionary Force, was recently awarded the military cross for exceptional bravery in leading his platoon across "No Man's Land" and capturing practically single-handed a German...
...repeat these questions so as to fit the war issue. Will war defend American lives on the seas or destroy them? Are there no alternatives which will more effectively defend American lives on the seas and with less damage to the lives and institutions on land? Suppose there are not. Then are lives on the seas more precious than the lives and activities on land, which would be burned up by war? Against sea rights we must set the rights of those who stay at home to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." We must remember that much...
...Peace Union says we have nothing to gain by war. Nothing material--no land, money, citizens, privileges; nothing except a certain amount of prestige, a certain reputation of self-protection. Nothing but respect--a small thing when "honor" is not at stake...
...should come, there is not one chance in ten that our army would be called on to fight with the Entente in Europe. The need of a land force would be for police duty and moral support at home. But our Navy will be called to help guard all the sea-ways of the world against sporadic and destructive attacks upon commerce...