Evening star., 1909-03-07
FAvORS A BIG F0RCE COLLIER NOW SORRY
New Secretary of War Gives Policeman Who Shot Cap
Expression to Views. tain Expresses Regret
MAKES SPEECH At DINNER MAKES NO OTHER COMMENT
Strong Navy Is Necessary Goes Jail Quietly Following the
For Protection. Coroners Inquest
STRONG FACTOR FOR PEACE INQUIRIES FOR HIS FATHER
Able
Tomo
sf Annou
New Secretary of War Gives
Expression to Views.
MAKES SPEECH AT DINNER
Believes Strong Navy Is Necessary
For Protection.
FACTOR FOR PEACE
Says People Should Be Able to
Maintain Themselves in
Case Of War.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, March DIVISIONS Of great
er navy and Of support for the movement
for larger army dawned on the minds
of those who today gathered about ia
cob NJ. Dickinson, now Secretary OF War.
who, by the way, is a democrat, to bid
him farewell.
The new Secretary of War will leave
Chicago to enter upon his duties next
Thursday. possibly earlier. His fellow
Chicago member of the cabinet. Frank
lin MacVeagh, Secretary Of the Treasury,
left early this evening. Mr.. Dickinson
was captured for this evening by the
executive forces Of the Illinois Central
railroad, sixty strong, who gave him a
banquet at the Auditorium Annex and
the remaining days of his stay will be
crowded with similar affairs.
Incidental to his discussion Of the na-
tiohal defenses, responsive to a raptd-hre
| Of queries from newspaper reporters, Mr
Dickinson took occasion to praise Presi-
dent Taft as an agency for international
peace.
''There is no suggestion Of internationa
unpleasantness on the horizon apparent t.
me- he said, responsive to a question or
Taft at the head of affairs, our people
! have every assurance that his administra
| tion will do every proper thing to main
tain friendly international relations anl
| assure the peace OF the world"
Views as to Army.
What are your views as to the army
Have you a leaning toward a larger
| standing army or do you think the pres
| ent forces sufficient?''
Il have never considered that question
and have no information on the subjec
| that would Justify me in expressing al
opinion except the general one that I be
! lieve that evidence of the ability Of {
| people to maintain themselves in case o.
| war is one of the strongest factors To-
maintaining peace"
"This. then. would indicate that you are
| believer in powerful navy?"
Il have always believed that strong
navy was necessary for the protection Of
our extended coasts and that such a navy
would be one of the best assurances fol
maintaining friendly International rela
tions.'
Recognizing the immensity of the tasl
before him in attempting to reduce thu
deficit the government Is facing hourly
and at the Same time meet the in
creased expnses Of government, growing
daily. Mr.. Macveagh outlined his ideas O
his new post in these words:
Governmental Innovations.
| Theodore Roosevelt enlarged the func
tions of government. He increased q
once its usefulness and its responsibility
Witness. for example. tho creation Of tn
bureau OF Commerce and Labor. Recall
for instance, the pure food law. Both o
these innovations iare governmental
Their necessity. their high utility IL sim
ply beyond dispute. yet necessarily the.
have increased the expenditures Of tn
government.
Something, Of course. must be don
to meet the deficit In tho treasury.
suppose many people will object to
| stamp act In times Of peace, just q
others have a rooted objection or pretu
dice against bonds. But the goverpmen
must have money. and q plan must b
devised for getting 1t. This. ! shoul
| say. is a general administrative question
| as much as 1t Is q question with the Sec
retary Of the Treasury.
by that l mean 1t will concern th
| President and all member OF the ca abine
as much as it will the Secretary of tn
! Treasury.
THE settlement Of the tariff schedul
will facilitate the solving of the dis
crepancy between expenditures and reve
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