The Washington herald., 1914-03-03

SOLONS FORESEE
WAR in MEXICO
Chamberlain and Smoot Pre-
dict Intervention in Talks
Before Military Men.
LARGER ARMY Is URGED
LARGER ARMY Is URGED
Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood Shows that
Battle Is Not Such Waster
of Life"

Two Senators made speeches, winch
were construed as favoring Intervention
banquet of the Second Corps Association
of the Army of the Potomac held at the
New Richmond last night. Men prominent
in military affairs were present
Senator Chamberlain. Of Oregon, chair
man of the Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee, declared that If the United States
would uphold the Monroe doctrine we
must do so at the point of the bayonet.
He said that IL IL were maintained, the
army must be ''vitilized" as the South
American republics are becoming rest
less.
Things are not as would like to see
them" said Senator Reed Smoot, OF
Utah. 'I cannot tell you what / know. I
do not want Intervention but rather than
see the insults of Mexico continued, as
the program of that country is, I want
them to be shown that We mean busi-
ness. The Spanish-American war was
worth all the life and money that it
cost"
Must Prepare for War.
Senator sSmoot said that in his opinion
universal peace is not possible now and
that IL peace was to be preserved at all
the country must be prepared for war.
81 believe in peace" declared the Sem
atOr. but peace with honor"
We are upholding the President in his
attitude of nonntervention," said Senator
Chamberlain, but there are other coun-
tries of the world that have property and
citizens there. Great Britain says If you
would have us respect the Monroe doc
trine you must uphold it and protect our
citizens 1t devolves on the United States
not only to protect their own citizens in
Mexico, but those of other countries.
There is no better way to preserve
peace than to be prepared for war;" con-
tinued Senator Chamberlain. You can
make as many peace treaties as you like,
but We are human beings. and when we
want to go to war We are going to do
so. Some one has spo-sen of the Mon
roe doctrine as obsolete chivalry, and
it may be so. The South American
countries are gettiLS restless, and II we
must maintain il We must do so by
vitilizinE the army. The Monroe doc
trine was made when this country was
in its infancy and at the time when the
South American countries were in their
infancy.
We know that when there's talk of
intervention in Mexico there is talk of
Intervention in the South American coun-
tries. We must maintain a larger army
Sc long as 1 am at the head Of military
affairs I am going to see that proper
appropriation is made 10 maintain our
army"
Wood Gives Statistics.
Gen. Leonard Wood presented statistics
TO show that the fatalities of peace equal
and in many cases exceed those Of war.
He said that Industrial work contributed
more than 700 deaths a year.
so you see," said Gen. Wood, war
is not such a yaster Of life"
He spoke Of the sanitation methods in
troduced by the army in the island pos
" IL
sands of lives mad been saved and are
being saved every year that previously
were lost by disease.
Other speakers were Senator John W.
Kern of Indiana, on the volunteer Sol
dier and the Battle of Gettysburg; Hill
ary A Herbert, former Secretary OF
War under President Cleveland, and an
officer in Eighth Alabama Regiment, on
''The Confederate Soldier of 1851 and Fiji
ty Years Later" Corporal James Tanner.
on The Peace Monument of Gettysburg
and What 1t Will Stand for Col.
Myron NJ. Parker was toastmaster.
Among those present were:
Gen. Andrews, Col. George A. Armes,
Capt. r. Armour.
Admiral G.. W. Baird, Hon. James NJ.
Baker. Col Baker, Gen. Baldwin, Hon.
c. G Bantz. Raymond Beale. L. Boyer,
]. A. Breckons, Capt. N. N. Brooks,
Hon. John Burke.
Hon Thomas B. Catron. Hon. John G.
Capcrs. Senator George L. Chamberlain,
Mr. Clark. Col. ]. Clcm, c. Connor,
Capt Coonan, George L. Corson, Hon. II.
w. Craven.
Capt w. w. Davis.
John Finn, II. DeLong Fry, Capt
FuIIiam.
ID. W. Harrington. A. T. Haywood,
Hon. II. A. Herbert Capt W. r. HiIlyer
Hon Dudley NJ Hughes Gen Hum
phrcy.
Capt. II. A. Johnson
Mr.. KalIner. Capt. Kelly, Senator J.