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...hostilities, not in self-defence or to ward off invasion, but in the secret interest of powerful and unscrupulous commercial, manufacturing and financial combinations, who, for their own selfish purposes, play upon the public's sense of fear, patriotism or national pride. "National honor" and "manifest destiny" represent hackneyed--though, alas, still potent--catch-words employed in this connection. What assurance has the American people that a vast and efficient military establishment will not constitute such a source of temptation to our imperialistic interests as inevitably to be used for purposes of foreign exploitation? We have, since the Spanish-American...
Many of the professional pacifists who oppose universal military training do so as the result of sincere convictions and lofty ideals. Others, among whom are the editors of The New Republic, favor less universal plans of defence on grounds of expediency and effectiveness. Mistaken though the CRIMSON believes such views to be, their exponents are nevertheless deserving of due respect. But what shall be said of the slackers, and it is to be feared that they are not lacking even in our colleges, who oppose military training because of a deficient sense of obligation for their country's needs? These...
...President Wilson's recent speech, and the policies suggested therein. Anyone who is in any way in sympathy with his proposals and sees in a league of nations, or at least a common understanding among nations, a possible solution of the difficulties of the future, (something worth trying, even though its success cannot be mathematically demonstrated),--any such person should consider the adoption of universal military service in its light. President Wilson proposes essentially that the United States be ready to join with the other nations in guaranteeing, among other things, that the world at large be secured against aggression...
...debated now. Harvard's balloting has not settled the question; it is a topic of more than a day's importance, one which will continue to be of acute interest until sober discussion has decided it one way or the other. A triumph achieved without preliminary argument, though it may be indicative, cannot be regarded as final. Both sides may still make converts...
...CRIMSON, therefore, invites discussion through its columns, and earnestly hopes that this morning's communication, mistaken though we believe its opinions to be, will pave the way for a more widespread correspondence on both sides of the issue...