p. 6 | Note and Comment

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 28, 1908

Note and Comment

Preparing to Shoot

The claim that the most effective way to insure peace is to prepare for war is made the basis for a constant increase of both land and naval forces. The practical and inevitable result of such a method of preserving the peace is thus set forth in one of our exchanges:—

The President and other naval enthusiasts advocate a gigantic navy on the ground that it promotes peace. The theory is antagonistic to all that religion teaches, or that history proves. The very spirit that leads us to rely upon a big navy will lead us to use it. Some regard the parade of our ships around the world as an exhibition of our strength. It is to be hoped that this is not the real reason for the trip that they are taking. If this was the reason, why should not other nations parade their ships, and how long would these parades continue before they would result in a conflict? Men who load themselves down with weapons, and go out to exhibit their preparedness for any encounter, are very apt to find an excuse for shooting.