The Washington times., 1915-07-27
GUNS FOR DEFENSE
. OF NEW YORK MADE
Hudson Maxim Says Explosives
Will Save City From Paying
Greatest Indemnity.

''some Of the guns have been made.
some of the shells have been cast. and
certain II is that many more are In the
making. and in the casting. which shall
command and compel New York city to
save itself from destruction by paying
the biggest gold indemnity that was
ever imposed upon a community" This
Is the statement Of Hudson Maxim, the
noted inventor and wizard in explosives.
who may be n member Of Secretary
Daniels new advisory board. The state
ment comes In a letter to Thomas r.
6hipp.
"What this country needs most at the
present time Is to be awakened to the
fact that we are In grave need OF de-
fcnses-that we are In grave need Of
an army. of coast fortihcations, and
come, with much gladness. the decision
to appoint q board. as a step iowa rd
communicating the science and inven-
tion of the country, to defend the coun-
dent In the great good that could be
accomplished, and the great room there
fs for Improvement in modern war en-
gines and methods. still. the country
should not wait to invent and try out
once. with ample equipment OF such
tools as we have. and be ready to
operate with such methods as are avail
able. and then supplement this equip
merit that can be secured from the
co-operstive science and genius Of
America"
Has Gamblers Faith. =
''Few people have the power Of i'm
agination." continues Mr.. Maxim. Ito
see that such a thing as invasion Of
this country Is going to happen and to
feel the real horrors Of 1t until aftor It
has happened. Every soldier who goes
to war confidently believes that the bull
let to kill him has never vet been cast.
We are all endowed with the gamblers
hope and the gamblers faith In chance:
II IT were not for this we should all
THE people of this country arc like
the private soldier. They believe that
the proiectiles have not been cast and
are not to be cast. and that the big
guns are not made. and are not to be
made. which will lay the American
METROPOLIS in ruins.
The greatest welfare workers in this
country are those men and women. like
the members of the Navy League. the
Army League. the National Security
League, and the American Legion. and
upon the subject Of our defenseless con-
dition. II the people of this country
could only be reused to a realization OF
how actual Is their danger. there would
be an uprising of the whole people from
ocean to ocean. and the greatest united
cry that ever went up to God in u call
to arms for national defense:
Some OF the guns have been made:
some OF the shells have been cast. and
certain It Is that many more are In
the making. and In the casting. which
shall command and compe! New York
city to save itself from destruction by
paying the biggest gold indemnity that
was ever Imposed upon a community.
Calls Pacificists Menace.
Tins pernicibus propasandism Of pa
cihcism has paralyzed the reasoning
faculties Of large number OF the
American people. AS I have said In my
book. Defenseless America Pacihcism
has ringed the nose Of the American
people. and Is leading them. blind and
.unknowing. to the slaughter
I am a peace advocate-1 am opposed
to war. The horrors of the present war
atrocious Uickedness Of the great crime
makes ones blood boil. and when We see
and realize the imminence of this coun-
try becoming involved in war with one
of the great powers, and realize that In
the near future we may see an invading
army on our shores-see our own homes
desolated With fire and sword. and our
cartprs-every spark Of manhood there
is In us should flame to confiagration.
All that we are, all that we hope to
be. all that we have In property. In
Compan!onship, in love and friendship.
to hold and to enjoy today hangs on the
slim thread of our national defenSes.
Let us get busy and strengthen that