El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-15
GET READY FOR
WAR, !. 6 URGED
Resolution Suggests a Com
mission to Investigate the
Nations Preparedness.

Washington, D. c.. Oct 15.-Inquiry
into the preparedness of the United
States for war offensive or defensive"
by a national security commission, was
proposed in a joint resolution intro
duced in the house today by represen-
tative Gardner, OF Massachusetts, who
recently returned from the war zone
I have introduced this resolution to
investigate the military status Of the
United States said Mr.. Gardner in
statement accompanying the reSOlu-
ton, because I know that a public
search will open the eyes Of Americans
TO a situation which is being concealed
from them The United States is to-
tally unprepared for war, defensive
or offensive against a real power.
In my opinion the effect of the vast
sums Of money spent by Carnegie in
his peace propaganda was TO blind the
Americans to the fact that our national
security from a military point Of view
is undermined
Army and Navy Inadequate.
Nearly every army and navy officer
to whom i have spoken tells me the
same story OF inadequate security
have yet to speak to a single member
Of either the committee on naval az
fairs or the committee on military az
fairs of the house OF representatives in
whose judgment I have confidence who
does not in private make the same
admission. Yet all these gentlemen
seem TO consider it their duty to. re-
frain from any public statement"
cant Defend Ourselves"
Mr.. Gardner, referring TO the pros
perity and peace Of the United states
and TO the Wonderful South American
continent which We have closed 10
European colonization by the Monroe
doctrine" declared that he could not
understand how any intelligent study
OF history can fail TO see that We are
impotent TO defend ourselves and to
enforce the Monroe doctrine by moral
suasiOn.
BombaSt Doesn't Stop Bullets.
"The time has not Yet come" MI.
Gardner asserted, when the United
states can afford to allow the martial
spirit OF her sons to be destroyed and
all the Carnegie millions in the world
will not silence those Of US who be
lieve that bullets cannot be stopped
with bombast nor powder vanquished
by platitudes."
ment, that with respect to the present
European war, concerning which he
had some personal insight having been
in the zone Of conflict, his views were
not those Of a neutral
Considers German Cause @UnhOly.7
4 am entirely convinced" said he
that the German cause is unholy. and
moreover a menace TO the principles
Of democracy. Furthermore, / believe
that the god Of battles will visit de-
feat on the Germans, but no matter
which side wins, we must remember
that since the beginning Of time VIC
torious nations have proved head
strong and high handed We must
begin at once TO reorganize our mill
tary strength il we expect to be able
to resist high handed cases when the
day of necessity comes
Membership OF Commission.
Mr.. Gardeners resolution proposes q
commission to consist Of three sena-
tors and three members Of the house
and three persons to be named by the
president of the United States 10 make
a full investigation into the question
Of preparedness Of the United States
for war