The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 21, 1919, Page 6

TUESDAY, JAN. 21, 1919. PAGES ’ [qoveamooaresvencceress DOUCOLOL SILO UIPORIDELOLEULERESOGLEOOVOLEOEEDOTOIECELILOIOLOLESEL SLADE OLUNL LSID: DSOSEEODELIEESIEASESTESSSSISIISIOBISOUSIEUNDENSETI NEE ELLIPECESEOTELTOUDELEEE COBOL OLOSEIOSOLO LOLOL TIO LOPOLALI TITS OPCGOES : 1 What Has Happened After Other Wars? | RIOR to August, 1914, the majority of people in the United States were living in a fool’s patadise-secure in the belief - that our country was safe from the ravages of war. Especially confident were we because of the thousands of leagues of deep water which separated us from the powerful war-like nations of the world. BUT OUR MILI- TARY MEN KNEW we were ‘not Safe. They estimated’ that éne ‘nation could land 827,000 troops on our Atlantic coast in 46 days, and that another nation could 'arid 238,000 troops on our Pacific coast in 63 days. In view of the millions of troops we ourselves placed in Europe—after we got ready—the estimate appears to have been conservative. Everybody now knows that we had long lived'in danger of invasién—that' adc a was oe fate of Belgium might have been the fate of th¢ people of some sections of the United’ States. | asi e ne sige That Danger Has Been Dispelled but warning comes from overseas that in the joys of peace the great nations are once more ‘living i in a fool’s paradise be- ' cause they are idle, while to the East of Great Britain and France Bolshevism (not too well understood) is spreading at an alarming rate. A general knowledge of our military history helped us to avoid, in the war now ‘closing, terrible mistakes we made ir in previous wars. Reference to our history may throw A SIDELIGHT ON CONDITIONS now. LET US SEE WHAT HAPPENED at other similar times, when war-weary, the people of the ates States laid aside their arms, : HH, on POOCCt CeCe OC Ot PO OOOEDOT: 9OCTOELOORLONIITE CODE OL OOLE GOI FOCI * 0° F0LCH DOO POTIEL ON! POLOTEOVOTESELOOOL ESOC CIONG ICO OOLDDOCOO LCE LODEEDOLOTESEOIUUEGEEIE LI ICORDE OU ELLOELIeoNnCCCCooCCOSeESCLEEE PCCCTOCTCE IOS ETHIE DESI S4EELOEDELODS. Immediately After the Revolutionary War © the United States had ‘to raise a new military force to protect its frontiers from-the Indians. Later came Shay’ s Rebellion. bog in which a mob of malcontents forced the Supreme Court of Massachusetts to adjourn and then tried to seize ari arsenal, ;:) Indian wars followed in the Scuth in which the United States forces fared badly and then after a an oe came the Whisk: Rebellion in Pennsyivania for which 15,000 militiamen were called out. ; ods HO ant the Wer 9 of f 1812 (1836-1841) i in which the United Sats a nation of 17,000 000; « cones ia for seven years with 1, 200 warts an i up the struggle without accomplishing what the government had attempted. in _ After After the Giyil 0 War we had to oust a foreign adventurer from Mexico. After t the Spanish- American War we had to fight in the Philippines.- Our own history, mhereiore seems to indicate that the period following a war is not necessarily a pred of our ine KS SEVVOV LEVON VEC TOMOMIV ESE J overseas have revealed and are revealing and recall that from all of Europe raalditudes have fox years Beek pouring into he: United States. In 1913 alone, 1,197,892 immigrants came in and in the’ following year 1,218,480 immigrants ¢ came th. Are All of These Hordes which have year by yeat come in been so raised in wisdom and morals that the insanity of Bolshevagm cannot yet lay hold e You Steadfast, Level-headed, Patriotic who in your-work daily come in contact writl some of those from over the seas have opportunity in that association to help yourself and your country, by guarding them against ‘the evil influence now spreading over the- world! PNANONS VINER ESOC SOL ABAOD CEVPVPPPOPIPPPPPDA PEDO EE: SAVES II? . CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON EATIONN PREPAREDNESS, Inc. HENRY A. WISE WOOD, Chairman % vs ALAN R. HAWLEY, Ereasuren ’ JAMES £. CLARK, Secretary Metropolitan Life Building, No. 1 Madison ‘Avenue, New York City CSENENE =|