Word: weaknesses
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...South does not want war. The West does not want war. And even in New England, saturated as it is with British influence, I have not yet been jostled by a young American rushing to the colors to defend other people's interests. If only our older compatriots, weak of loins but mighty of mouth and pen, could be induced to go to the front and put their noble words into action, I think the rest of us would get along, quite well, and be content to mind our own American business. Nobody seems to know exactly what the flags...
America is considering the proposal of an international league to be organized at the close of the great war; let us assume, for a moment, that America has decided to make this proposal. Will her proposal bear more weight with foreign powers because she is militarily weak? Foreign diplomats will construe our proposal as follows: "We do not want to fight, and besides, we are weak; let us have perpetual peace." And their construction will be correct, for although Mr. Wilson may desire world peace for its own sake, the American people, if it proposes world peace, will...
...with it the question whether the inauguration of universal service in America at this time will hinder the proposed movement toward world peace. Foreign nations would far more readily accept the American proposal if it were offered by a nation avowedly strong than if it were offered by a weak nation craving refuge from the fear of threatened war. Opponents of universal service may claim that America derives sufficient power from her voluntary system, but this claim would bear her little weight with foreign powers, the more important of which have discarded voluntary service as inefficient and unsuccessful. By adopting...
...answer to Mr. Davis' query, "What is it for?" Far from making the President seem insincere, the increase of our army to moderate size (which is all that the universal training advocates urge) would add incalculable weight to his proposal. If we should continue with a military force too weak to protect our own borders, when the need of enforcing peace arose, other nations would act, while we lent our moral support. History seems to show that peace will never be kept by morals alone...
From last year's lineup there is Garfield in the box; Munson behind the plate; Bush at first; Snell at second; Johnson at shortstop; Kinney at third, and Shepley in the outfield. Unless Legore can make good at third, which was a weak place in the team last year, Johnson will probably be moved there from shortstop, since he can play the third base position almost as well as his regular place. If Legore doesn't play at third he will of course take back his regular position at shortstop. Kinney played a fairly good game last year...