A IT
ROOSEVELT CAUSE OF
EXCLUDING STEAMSHIPS
From Bill or Equity Filed
" AgainsrNew Haven.
MeUm Says Former President Acted
Because of Misunderstanding OTer
Question of Selling Prop
erties to Morse.
New York, Dec. 9.
velt, as president,
-Theodore Roose
was responsible,
Charles S. Mellen testinea toaay, ior
fthe failure of Attorney General Bona
irarte to include control of steamship
Jlnes in the bill of equity he filed
against the New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroad in 190S under the
Sherman anti-trust law. .
1 The'testimony was elicited from Mr.
, Mellen as part 01 tne case tor me, u.e
fense today in the trial of the 11 for
mer directors of the New Haven rau
the charee of criminal viola-
' tion of the Sherman law. Mr. Mellen
testified that the reason Colonel Koose
velt ordered the exclusion of the steam
ship feature was because of a misun
derstanding Mellen had with him over
what had been said in his interview
with the then President in 1907 on the
, question of the" Newj Haven's . selling
'all its steamship properties to Charles
W. Morse. Mellen had previously tes
tified that Colonel Roosevelt-had not
favored the New Haven's disposing of
the properties to Morse.
, "At a later date," said Mr. Mellen
today, "Mr. Roosevelt felt that I had
used what he said as a basis for going
further than I was entitled to.' I was
very much exercised over this misun
derstanding, not only of my personal
relations with Mr. Roosevelt, but be
cause he was President of the United
States. I was not content to rest easy
and have htm think I had taken ad
vantage of him. I obtained from Her
bert Knox Smith (commissioner of
corporations, . who was present at the
transpired, which sustained, me and
satisfied me that I was right.'
" "Did that satisfy Mr. Roosevelt?"
asked Charles F. Choate, cross exam
iner for the defense. -"No
man is convinced against his
will, and Mr. Roosevelt has a will. But
he did do this. He excluded from the
"bill of equity filed against the New
Haven during his administration all
mention of steamship lines."
There was never any "preconceived
plan" on the part of the directors of
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad to monopolize the transporta
tion traffic of New England, Mr. Mel
len testified. The growth of the New
Haven system, he said, was a process
' of evolution and a consequence of ah
attempt to give New England an effi-
" cient transportation system.
wnat impeuea tne jew uaven to en
large its system, -he said, was the ne
cessity of controlling more business to
' support the "enormous expenditures"
on properties already acquired and to
meet the demand of the public for more
and better facilities.
HANSOiV-VARGA MATCH.
, Return Wrestling Bout at Academy of
Music Tonight of Much ' Interest.
The wrestling match tonight at the
Academy of Music promises to be one
of the most interesting yet. Hanson
provided Varga will put up a forfeit
with a' committee which Hanson has
also agreed to do, guaranteeing that
the match is to be in strict accordance
"With the hammer and tong s stunts
barred, it is thought that the match
will still have enough excitement to
make it interesting to the fans. .
The big Hungarian is some 20 pounds
! heavier than Hanson, but the latter has
plenty of skill and appears to be con
fident that he can win. Who ever wins,
the match will be full of interest from
the start and the fans are promised
a match worth while. -
AUTOMOBILES IN STATE
nRElREWiOOO
Charlotte Man May Run for
Gorporation Commissioner.
W. T. tee, However, Thinks He Is Due
a Second . Term Wevr 940,000
. - School Building at Spray.,
New Corporations.
(Special Star. Correspondence.)
Raleigh, Nw-C., - Dec. 9. There is
much interest in the pr6spect for the
entry of W. W; Watt, of Charlotte; Into
the race for corporation Commissioner
to succeed W. T. Lee, of Waynesvllle,
who Is seeking re-nomination for a
second -term of office. Mr. Watt has 4
been mentioned for 'several weeks past
but has not entered definitely Into the
race. He is merely quoted as writing
friends who are making inquiry as to
the matter that: 4 . .
"Membership on the board of Cor
poration Commissioners is the one
office that would' tempt me, for there
I could conserve the sinews of educa
tional training best and help every boy
and girl . in North Carolina to their
rightf ul--heritag of Van bpportunlty.ib
be properly educated. This is my con
suming desire, and unbridled ambition."
Mr. Watt was for a number -of years
chairman of the-Mecklenburg county
board of education! and brought - about
reforms in the 'Mecklenburg tax sys
tem designed to increase "the county
educational fund. ,
Commissioner Lee; against whom Mr,
Watt would be pitted, if he should en
ter the race for Corporation Commis
sioner, is urging that it is the estab
lished custom of the Democratic party
to give a faithful servant at least a
second term and that he Is confidently
appealing to his fellow Democrats in
the State to accord him thesame ex
pression of confidence in' this way "that
they always exercise in auch cases.
Dr. J. Y.' Joyner, State Superinten
dent of Public Instruction, has gone
to Spray, Buckingham county, to take
part tonight in ceremonies for the ded
ication of a splendid new pubjlc schoo
building for. the. , tow.n. It is con
structed alongV most i approved lines,
and at a cost of around $40,000.
There are now20;700 outstanding au
tomobile licenses in this State, accord
ing to the records in the Department
of State. This is about 5,000 more than
ever before.
New Corporations.
The I. H. Fountain Department
Store, (Inc.). of Tarboro, R. F. D., was
chartered today with $25,000 capital
authorized and $5,000 subscribed for
general mercantile business.
Another charter la Jtor - the Grlfllil
Co., of Rocky Mount, capital $25,000
authorised and $3,000 subscribed by W.
R E. P. and G. R. Griffin, for a gen
eral farm supply business.
The Snider-Wilcox-Fletcher Co., of
Durham, changes its name to the Snider-Fletcher
Co. -M. Snider is presi
dent. . , '
The .Durham County Agricultural So
ciety increases its capital, to $100,000.
J. H. Southgate is president.
TO CONSIDER GENERAL
STRIKE ON
RAILROADS
If Wage "Increase and Eight
Hour Day i Not Granted;
Railroad Labor tJnion Officials Declare
There- Will be No Arbitration.
Would Affect Every Road in f V
the Country. ,
Chicago, Dec., 9. Leaders of organ
ized labor unions of the railroads ar
rived here today preparatory to hold
ing a secret cbnterence tomorrow; to
consider whethe'r a general strike on
all the railroads of the country shal
be called next spring unless the trans
portation lines grant increased, in J
wages for overtime and an eight-hour
day. The labor union officials declare
there will be no arbitration.
They assert that, the decision last
spring by the board of . arbitration,
giving the engineers and firemen only
a small part of the wage increase de
manded, has caused dissatisfaction In
the ranks of the employes. .Labor;, un
ion officials attending include: ',
W. S. Stone, president of the Broth
erhood, of . Locomotive -Engineers j. W, .S.
Carter, president of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen; 'W. G. Lee,
president of the. Brotherhood of Railway-
Trainmen, and A. ' B. Garretson,
president of the Brotherjiood of Rail
way Conductors. . -
Timothy Shea, assistant to the presi
dent of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen, said to day: -
"This time there will be no arbitra
tion. The principle vof arbitration is
excellent but it has been abused. There
is no secret about what we are after.
We will flatly demand an eight-hour
day and time and a half for overtime.,
If we don't get what we ask we will
walk out and every railroad in the
country, involving more than 350,000"
men, will be affected."
' : ' :
TWO TENNESSEE RAILROADS ARE
CHARGED WITH FREE PASS ABUSE
Petition Asks Investigation ot L. & N.
and N. C. A St. L." Roads.
FOUR GERMANS TAKEti .
FROM AMERICAN SHIP
Liner Coamo Stopped by the
French . Cruiser' Des Cartes.
Germans Were Members of the Liner's
" CrewChiei Steward Schaade ot
, : Liner . Carolina Tafcen on .
-v ' Wednesday Night. '
.' SanJuan, P. R., Dec. 9The Porto
Rtco liner, Cpamo,'.an American vessel,
was stopped' this 'morning by , the
French cruiser, Des Cartes, whiqh took
four. German, firemen from the raer
charitman. . The search lasted . f rom ' 2
to -5:30 o'clock, the officers 'and crew
and the entire list of passengers be
ing examined.
It is reported that the Des Cartes
was looking for. Waidemar Hepp, Ger
man consul at San Juan, and .John
Stubbe, .the Austrian consul, who are
now in New York. .;;
Chief Steward Schaade, Of the Porto
Rico finer Carolina, was taken from
that vessel last flight
IMMUNE -FROM ARREST.
Unless Seamen Are Active Unites of
German Fighting Forces.
Washington, Dec. . A German sea
man aboard an American vessel on the
highx seas is immune from arrest by
Germany's .enemies, in the view of the
State Department, unless it can be
shown that he-is an active member of
German naval or... military' forces. ...
, Department officials made this (clear
today in., commenting' informally on
news dispatches that five Germans had
been forcibly removed from the Amer
ican merchantmen Coamo and Caro
lina by the French cruiser Des Cartes.
It was said the captured men, provided
they were not units in the German
fighting forces, were as much entitled
to American protection as they would
have been on American soil.
The department tonight. had no offi
cial advices on the seizures, and until
such advices are received, no action
will be taken.
SCOUTS ORGANIZE TROUP.
Washington Dec. 9. Senator Lea, of
Tennessee, petitioned the Interstate
Commerce Commission today to inves
tigate charges that , the Louisville ' &
Nashville, and Nashvifle, Chattanoga &
St. Louis railroads furnish free passes
to Tennessee public officials "to seduce
and corrupt them", in violation of the
Interstate Commerce act.
The1 petition refers to the commis
sion's investigation several months ago
Linto practices ofthetwo roads and
says that all the -uniawiui ana cot-'
rupt practices" vhich the commission
found they had pursued, still are be
ing persisted in.
"This. says the petition, "is partic
ularly true with ref erenoe to ' the free
pass abuses." '
Included in the petition is a portion
of one of ,tfce commission's represent
tions setting forth hat the value of
the actual yaggregate- travel , on free
passes over the two roads amounts to
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
THE NAME IS . CONFUSING
Manager Bailey Wants it Understood
"September Mora" is High Class.
Manager George W. Bailey, of the
Academy of Music, states that "Sep
tember Morn," a musical comedy to be
presented, in Wilmington tomorrow.
ehould not be confused in its costuming
or. stage settings with the famous Cha
bas' painting . from which the title is
taken for the play. Mr. Bailey states
that the play is clean and high class
in every respect placing the . attraction
upon a level, deserving the support of
every lover of light opera.
Sonthside Baptist Church Boys Initiat
ed Last Night. -
A Boy Scout Troup . was organized
last night at Southside Baptist church,
it having been worked up by Mr. Car
ter, Sunday school secretary, and Mr.
Holden, church boys work secretary.
Messrs. Odis B. Hinnant and C. W.
Johnson, of the Y. M. C. A., and patrol
leaders, William Ek, Howard Penton
and Harry Tucker, assisted in the or
ganization, and all made Interesting
speeches on Boy. Scout work at the so-,
cial that followed the initiation, which
was "put on by Mr. Odis B. Hinnant. Mr.
Howard Pentoii presented' all the. new
members with their badges and certifi
cates. - L
The social that followed was a most
enjoyable affair. The new troupe serv
ed refreshments and all had a Jolly
time.
granted for interstate as well as intra
state journeys and says he has reason
to believe that -important and influen
tial shippers .and .other patrons of, the
two carriers have received the same
sort of favors.
RIVALRY KEEN FOR
THE TRAINING CAMP
HOLUWEG'S SPEECH
FEATURE OF NEWS
(Continued From Page One),
supported by German artillery and in
fantry, have been attacking bothvthe
British and the French and compelling
them to give up advanced positions.
According to reports from Saloniki,
the .retirement .is being" carried out in
an orderly manner but how far it, is
to--continue Is - a matter-of touch spec
ulation. Opinion is divided as to
whether it wouldnot begetter to aban
don the entire expedition or .retain sa
loniki as a, base. The latter alterna-1
tive wouldit is believed; further en
danger the-' relations of the Entente
Allies with Greece, which even now
are far from satisfactory and be an in
dictment to the Central Powers to fal
low the iJijtente. forces across the Creek
frontier. . ' -
Battles in I Mesopotamia.
Besides the battles in the Balkans
The Senator charges that passes are 1 tres(. th0 operatIon8 in Mesopotamia.
where a fight isnow taking place for
Kut JE1 Amara and- in Arabia, the
Turks in the latter Tregion having com
menced another advance oh Aden. They
made a similar attempt oh Aden last
July but were driven back. As- Aden
and its vicinity as well as the shores of
the straits of Bab-El-Mandeb, leading
from the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden,
are well fortified, it is' not believed ah
advance is seriously intended here.
PRESENTATION EXERCISES.
Twelve-Year-Old Hobo..
Jesse Brown, a 12-year-old white
A boy, was picked up last night down on
the wharf at the foot of Chestnut
street by Policeman H. G. Smith "and
taken to. the police station and given
a bed for "the night. Jesse said he is
an orphan boy, and had been working
. tvith a man at Ashley Junction, near
Charleston, S. C, and was trying to
"make his way to Newbern, where he
said he has a sister, Mrs. Sadie White.
The boy is thinly clad, and poorly fed.
He is without money and was trying
to beat his way to Newbern. He was
T very well satisfied last night to be
i taken up" by the police, who will try
to locate his sister today. -
Handsome Animal Drinking- Fountain
to be Given by School Children.
Mayor P. Q. Moore will officially ac
cept the handsome animal drinking
fountain, at t4th and Market ! streets,
on behalf of the city, just one rweek
from today. The fountain is the gift
of the school children, each school in
the city will send a representation to
the exercises, ' knd it "is probable that
the presentation will be made by Su
perintendent J. J. Blair, of the city
schools. . a,
The fountain, was given' the, schools
by Mi$s Annie M- 'Dore, of Arlington,
Mass., indirectly for the city. Her
name, with other- inscriptions, are in
the plate that has been attached to the
fountain. The, exercises - will be held
at 14th andMarket streets.
COUGHED NIGHT AND DAY
DEATH OF MRS. PALFREY.
(Continued From Page . One),
etteville, both of which - are bending
every effort to secure the camp, .
Seven Towns Polling.
' It is generally understood that the
camp will go to the State, but no one-j
has any intimation wnere. it win oe
located.- Greensboro, Wilmington, Ra
leigh, Fayetteville, Hickory, Asheville
and Charlotte have 'offered sites and
Senator Overman and Representative
Hood have asked the War- Department
to send army officers to each of the.
contesting cities to ascertain which
offers the best advantages for such a
camt. s ,
As ir is exVected '' that at least 8.00fr
men will Join the camp, the rivalry oe
tween the towns itiritesting for the Bite
is going to be very keen. '
It is estimated tHat many thousands
of dollars will - be spent by the men
who join the colors and therefore tne
business people of the State are exert
ine every" effort to secure the. prize.
P. R. A.
UNIQUE CONTEST PLANNED.
How This Little Orphan Boy , Was
VUJivu. .
ire ntuu iue ijcutw: 01 wiimmgton
. to know that . all letters like the fol
lowing are truthful and genuine:
Towanda, Pa. "I took a little orphan
boy to live with me and last Christmas
he contracted a hard cold which de
veloped into bronchitis. He was very
. ill., ana a. Daa cougn set in so that he
coughed night and day. After trying
everything,"": nothing seemed to do him
any good, until along. In- February I
. got a oottie or vmoi. Alter using half
the bottle his cough began to improve,
aa.u w - - . vu. cu 1119
bronchitis and-he gained in weight so
that he doesn't look like the same
child." Harry A. Stephenson, Towan
da, Pa. - , - ',.'
The reason that cough syrups fall
- In such cases is- because they are- palia
tive only, "while Vinol removes the
.cause, being a constitutional remetfy
"in which are combined the healing ele
. ments of fresh cods livers, together
with, tonic Iron and beef peptone.' It
) ' strengthens and revitalizes . the . entire
4 system and assists nature to expel the
disease. Robert . R. Bellamy, Druggist,
Wilmington, N, C.
' - V ,-,-
Aged Woman Died Yesterday at Home
of Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Cranmer.
Mrs. Augusta M. Palfrey, iwidow of
the late George Palfrey," of k Jew Or
leans, La., and " sister of . the late Rt.
Rev. A. A. Watson, of this city, died
yesterday morning at 9 :4fr o'clock at
the home, of Dr.: arid Mrs. J. B. Cran
mer, No. 207 South Fourth street. She
was 83 years old and had been in good
health until about two weeks ago..
. Funeral services were conducted from
the' residence yesterday afternoon vby
Rev. Dr. WncutH. Milton rector of St.
James' Episcopal church.' The" remains
were sent to Orleans, Lau, and the in
terment - will : take - place there today.
Mrs. Palfrey's son, Mr. Herbert Palfrey,
arirved in Wilmington this week, and
returned yesterday, to- New Orleans. . -
Real Estate Transfers, r
The following-; deeds were . filed for
record yesterday: D. L. Gore and wife
to Brunswick Bridge & Ferry .Co , for
$100, one -half 'acre of -land in Bruns
wick county,; nearJ Brunswick ' river
bridge; Win, M.- Atkinson and wife to
M. Ashley Curtis. Jr. for 910 and other
considerations, lot an west side of 10th
street, 132i feet -north, of Marsteller,
66xI65'feet in size; The New Hanover
Transit Company to Mrs. Hilda F.
Croom. lot 8 in block 1, Carolina Beach?
Lucy Davis to Allen Mobley and wife,
for - S10 and other considerations, - five
acres in-Cape Fear township, adjoining
nroDerty - of Dockery. Haywood and
others; Owen Martindale and wife to
Jessie Lathrort -trustee, for $1 and oth
er-considerations, part of his property
in Masonb oro- township, about ; five
Vnll3 from the city. : It f is understood
that the property ia- to . be .divided into
J 4 1 arm and . soldi-".. " . .
Round Dozen" Clnh of Y. M. C. A. to
Have Membership Hunt.
The Round Dozen Club of the Y. M.
n a will (rive a treasure hunt for
mftmhershlo tickets from 10:30 to 12
o'clock tomorrow. : Two . membership
tickets, each good for one year's mem
bership in the boys' division, will be
hid, one south of juaricet street ;, me
other north of Market street.
All the boys of the clty not memoers
of the Y. M. C. A,k between the ages , or
12 and 18, are-eligible ior tne nunt,
provided' they meet at the Y. M. C. A.'
and' register between- 10 and 10:30
o'clock tomorrow. All those register
ing and going out for the hurtt are in
vited ,to return to the association
building at 12 :30 o'clock tor a' rree
luncheon- ... - T .
m ' ; i
INCREASE IN WATER RATES '
NOT TO AFFECT SJlAiilj LSKtt
WILL MAKE TWO SPEECHES.
President WUson Also ..Will Attend He.
ception at Colnmbns, Ohio.
Washington, Dec. 9. President Wil
son left tonight for ColUmbus, O.hio,
where tomorrow he will deliver two
addresses and attend a reception at
the state capltol building He is mak
ing the trip on a special train. ;
The President's first; speech,- to - be
delivered at a noon ' luncheon before
4be Columbus chamber .of commerce,
will be devoted to business. The oth
er, whTch he will make at night be
fore the Churches of Christ in Federal
Council of America, is expected to deal
larsrelv with nroblems : facing farmers.
From the time of his arrival until
noon, the President will .rest at a Co
lumbus Hotel. The only feature of his
visit-of -a 'political character will be
the afternoon reception, Klveriy under
the auspices of , the Franklin county
Democratic organization. .
GREATER ARMY IS
NEED OF AMERICA
Minimum Charft-e . Remains sz.oo
Few Households .Use Excess.
and
The recent 20- per' cent increase in
water rates will hot affect the small
user very much, according to ; a state
ment -'V.--. yesterday- - from T s Councilman
Jones, ,in , charge of the - Water' and
Sewerage Department, because ' the
minimum rate has not been- changed
from 12.50. The. only difference being
that the small user will only get 2,000
cubic jfeet a month for his $2.50 in
stead of 2,500;: a' few small -households
use all 'Of the '2,000 feet, hence, they
will not feel the raise very much. This
is stlllrue, even though they use a
few hundred cubic . feet' more than
that, for the home that uses 3,000 cubic
feet will only pay 70 cents. more .than
in the past, and the lone using 2.000
feet or less will get it' dt exactly the
same price. T
Special Meea Rotary- Cluh -. - - v
There will beu a. special . meeting of
the Rotary Club at tne xoung jvien's
Christian -Association this afternoon at
X : o'clock. There will be no luncheon,
but just al- hiJ hour'a h8ness session.
( Continued From Page One).
stronsr in order, that we may maintain
the' right' as' ag&inst' those who would;
physically Impose the wrong upon us.
"There are others concerning whose
clarity of vision we are ' not advised,
and concerning whose soundness of
reasofT we ; are no,t informed, because
the attitude which they tadce is-aamit-
tedly not based -upon either vision or
reason. They are those . who predict.
that war iwlllnevelf come -to tms cpun
ttry andvassert that therexore-precau
tions witn- respect mwow a.m uumov
and needless. Since wars -have come
upon nations from jthe -earliest date
of'-'-recorded history to " this moment,
there is no basis of fact for such a-po
sitlo'n but .an actual deraohstfation of
the nonexistence of Bucta ; basis, we
were early warfied .'that there would be
wars and rumors of wars, ana tnat na
tion . would rise against nation and
kingdom against kingdom-' and thend
was not yet; and that prediction has
been f uily 'verified There -is ho basis
and no v foundation 'to cnclude that
this great evil has been eliminated,
and it - therefore must be treated as
are all other existing evils and must
be prepared v? against. Surely, - as ; -be
tween resting ttpon prediction or upon
preparation, wisdom 'would, not : hesi
tatei-'-'.. .'V - ; V
"There are others amohg-us who' are
too intelligent and clear-sighted not
to see the facts- and to realize their
sig-niflcaflce, but who counsel inaction
because they mistrust themselves and
the nation. Those to whom I now rer
f er v do not .believe ; In thev.floctrine of
non-resistance: they do not rest unon
the -prediction that- an- evil 'Whioh has
existed since the world, began-has ceas
ed 'to exist and been"t abolished ;and
should hot-therefore be -considered as
one to be prepared against ;-they even
point out Our potentiality ,ol force, but
they counsel against any" preparation
thereof. They base this- counsel upon
the expressed . fear.; that If . we possess
force, . we .wilt, be induced to r use ft
when we should net. This tiosiU6.iL ts
noresvthe responsibilities which wo
have, undertaken and which we must
maintain -at- any- Self-sacrifice;" - It ig
notes the fact that if nations which
possess. force are-likely to use it When
they, shojuld.V at; V some jiation . 5hleh
has ssch force is likely to. use it
against us when. It. should jnot."- It as
sumes that - our ; natioir may. not be
trusted with force for fear', that -it may
misuse,- it, . ; ..,-;V- - - -, ,
"The eyesy of many are- blinded to
fact and their, minds closed to reason
by an abhorrence of what they term
'militarism without any . actual con
ception of just what this . means or
how it should affect the : proper con
sideration of the subject. ; Thpse who
really fear militarism, ' or, - more - accu
rately V stated,, those, who. dread , mlll
tarism, should be the strongest advo
cates of reasonable preparation. The
latter is the preventive of militarism.
If they -unwisely defeat' -reasonable
preparedness, they -leave the .country
in a condition where the inevitable re
sult of defeat, humiliation or acute ap
prehension will be hasty . and ill-ad-vised
provisions . as to ; armament far
beyond "anything which, calm reason
and wise provision would deemheces
sary. . ' ' ' ' ; .
. "There , will be those' who assert hat
the proposed- polidy opposes the tradi
tions olVthe people and runs -counter
thereto. This , is mere assertion ; it is
not the, fact,;, and in . truth the fact is
to the country. The proposed policy
is exactly in keeping with" our traditions."-,
V
"There will also be those who ? will
express regret, that the policy here
tofore pursued, of lack Of proper mil
itary precautions, is to be departed
from because ft has been invaluable as
an example to the rest of the world
and we should not-remedy the lack be
cause vre would then cease to be such
an example. " It should be observed
first, in. considering this point of view,
that it entirely overlooks the vital
and imperative duty to ourselves which
requires that ie should, protect and
defends that which, we cherish and hold
dear. ' : Furthermore,- it Overlooks -the
fact that although; we haye"een just
the example" that they desire through
out the ;more thanv a century and a
quarter ' of .our existence, the results
existing? in - the ;, world today do not
warrant1 the belief- that our ' example
has had .' any beneficial effect. . .:
"There are some who decry taking
any precautions , Or making any prep
arations; ofs-the military power of rthe
Nation because - f her say -Kit will not
prevent waj-but will provoke it. : Men
and nations mustxprepare to meet their
responsibilities:, if it is Inadvisable to
develop strength ; sufficient to repel
wrong because such developed strength
may be misused, humaiir nature -has
Indeed preached an impasse. .Why
should It be presumed that d just man
or a- just, nation will cease, to be just
ust.? ; we: musr 'efther. trust; others of
trust ourselves. ,,Vv,-"V rV-.:J
Another stumbUner block to some is
the suggestion ' that no preparation'
should be made and no precaution:
should be taken because no one can
foretell how much we may have to meet
and what we will require to meet It.
Here again the Idea embodied In this
suggestion, would, stay all human, prog
ress. There will, be , some who assert
that the devastating ; eft ee.ts.'.. and', the
horror produced by the war' now; be
ing, waged make It certain that war
will be avoided for a long period of
time after the close of the present war.
They will argue that the exhaustion of
resources and the recollection of the
awful suffering will .have .the effect of
deterring- nations from entering upon
war. What basis is there for such be
lief? i Certainly such basis, cannot - he
found in history our own or "that" of
other nations.' '' .x r' -
There will be those who believe and
assert that the time when war can be
avoided by negotiation or arbitration
or other like -means will b advanced
if we refrain from adopting a proper
military policy, but will be. sent back
if we do so. ' It is difficult to compre
hend on what basis such a belief -can
reasonably restand therefore it is dif
ficult to reason about It. It seems to
rest upon the idea that if we-are fee
ble and weak in action, we will be
strong and persuasive in counsel; that
by avowedly neglecting v to prepare Vto
protect our rights we win De tne bet
ter able to - secure their protection .by-
appeal, by artbitration, or by arguj
ment. wo one need nave the slight
est fear that our - voice for: peaceful
settlement of the quarrels of nations
will receive any of the less attention
because we stand for the right and are
prepared to maintain It at any proper
cost' On the contrary, the voice of such J
a. one is always listened to ano usually
controls. - -
If the determination arrived at by
those whose , knowledge, skill, and 'ex
perience makes their judgment prac
tically conclusive . is accepted, .We
should have in this country a force of
at least 500,000' men ready for Instant
response to a, -call in i the event of war
or the imminence of war.. It is surely-
not necessary to state the , many rea
sons why this force may not be sup
plied by a regular standing army of
that number constantly .under arms.
There is no legal, way that the Natiohal
Guard can, in time ; of peace, governed,
officered, or trained b ythe National
Government; and there is no'legal way,
excepting vy volunteering, that it can
be made available to the Nation tin
time of war to any. ereaterexten$: than
specified in the constitution, which con
fessedly falls., short- of j'the.sieqessary
uses"- to which an army have have- to
be put-in the event of a war,. withj a for
eign nation. ' - '' '
"It becomes necessary. -therefore, to
devise some, method of 'making ' avail
able for the "use of the Nation in time
of war a national force in supplement
of that part of the national force, to
wit, the regular army, which is con-
stantlyunder arms? a part of the army,
in other words, to be raised and main
tained by Congress-and governed inrall
respects in accordance with its direc
tions. When this systemls. devised and
made operative the Nation, would miM
tarlly be in : this "situation: It would
have, as the constitution provides,- an
army raised and. maintained y It, com
posed of a certain- number constantly
under arms, and a very- much larger
number definitely Identified in person
nel, previded , with equipment and or
ganization, possessed of some training,
and subject to Instant call. -The states
would, have the "organised , militia, "de
veloped with Federal assistance to the
highest practicable point of efficiency,
available for the purposes iSpeclfledIn
the constitution, and so, circumstanced
that in "the event of al war with a for,
eign nation they couldT by, their own
volitloi, immediately take their place
with- the other military,-: orce . ot the
Nation." - -. :;
The . report takes up in detail 'the
plan - of -mlHtary -preparation -alretfdy
ma4e public and endorsed by President
Wilson, and declares the Swiss and
Australian: systems are' , founded on
governmental' institutions and powers
differing eo radicauy from those in the
United States that any attempt to adapt
either to American use woulcf mean
great delay. , v; x,; ... .
"Enough has been said to demon
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to get something ' done now-r-some-thing,
that is - well -worth while rthe
best course ; is to, recognize and operate
undecexiettngr coaditiona. i The tother
course; is to imagine a vain thing: And
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