The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-18
RALLY ROUND
The FLAG, BOYS.
Council of National Defense Would
Do Nothing Less Than Revolu-
tonize the Army and
Navy.
DEFENSE OF COUNTRY
Proposition Looking Toward Making
the United States One Of tho
Rest Equipped
Nations.

lGate City Leased Wire Service I
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-That the
pians for the proposed council OF ma
tional defense contemplate nothing
less than revolution of the present
method OF supporting the military and
tue navy, was revealed in the state
ments OF Rear Admiral r. Vain
wright in an interview tonight
Wainwright, in company with Major
Gen. Leonard Wood. reviewed the bill
drawn by Rep. Hobson. suggested cor
rectlons and worked a plan of organ
lzation for the proposed board. .orhe
proposed council for national defense
has long been thought Of" said
Wainwright. Heretofore, however.
there has been no one sufficiently in
terested to crystalize the ideas in re-
2ard to the plan and embody in a
bill before congress.
1T has been always felt, said the
admiral, that If the army and navy
could but agree as to the methods.
then lay their plans before high Of
ncIals with representatives OF the
congressional committees, some dciin-
lite policy might be arrived at. The
army, the navy and congress have
gone their several ways for a CEN
tury, with no one principle. or set
OF principles to serve for a guide.
Each arm Of service has operated in
dependently OF the. other, and con
gress has upset the plans Of both. It
is proposed that this council shall
comprise in its membership the Sec
ietary OF war. the secretary of navy.
the chief of staff or the army. the
naval aide for operations, the chair
men of the house and senate appro-
priations committee and the chairmen
of naval and military of both house
and senate.
There never has been such co.
operation betwe-n the three factors
concerned in the defense Of country
and the maintenance of the army and
naval forces. Subject in all its acts
to the approval of the president. this
considers every detail OF the pre-
paredness for the wars of the ma
ton Matters Of both defensive and
offensive operations could be taken
up. In other words definite policy
could be formulated
Carnegie Not Scared
NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-With let
ter to Representative Tawney ridicul-
ing Major Gen. Wood and Secretary
Dickinson. Andrew Carnegie. donor
of the ten million peace fund has pro-
jected himself into the war scare
situation. He gave ont tonight
copy OF letter which he wrote to
Tawney while in Washington on Fri
day. The letter follows; my Dear
var. Tawney: In militarv and naval
circles, officers seem to have soma
fever of the mad these DAYS. Nav
] express my admiration for the stand
You are taking? Stick TO T.. do not
believe Wood and Dickinson's views
are shared by those in authority and
surely the American people cannot be
stampeded in the expenditures.
(Signed) Andrew Carnegie. .
Speaking Of the letter. Carnegie
said, mo power wishes to attack this
republic. We don't want TO attack
any. Men who fear attack should not
be without lightning rods down their
backs for fear Of lightning.
Dewey and Evans.
WASHINGTON Dec. Anent the
current agitation over wars and ru-
mors of wars Admiral Dewey today
has this to say: ut is the navy that
is the real defense of the country. |
believe we ultimately should have
battle fleet on both oceans. From
forty to fifty battleships is the ulti-
mate standard of the American navy
Rear Admiral Evans said We
should have ? fleet of battleships on
the Pacific. One battIeship is better
than whole line of forts