Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-12
BARE SPORTING CHANCE FOR
Id s. IN WAR SAYS GEN. WOOD.
CITY ASKS NATION TO PREPARE
eol Gilmore Issues Call
Fro m Philadelphia
for Country to Reor-
canize It's Defense.
Dtsa Made for Army of 1,0OO,-
OOo Men, Fully Equipped and
prepared to Fight-We Must
Face the Facts = Lloyd
Georges Speech Quoted.

..s.,nb,a today sent a clarion call
4. M nation to prepare.
al came from the lips of Colonel
lns ...,bell Gilmore, brigadier general
J. =. National Guard of Pennsylvania.
oi.aJ O. Gilmore was the reorganizer Of
y. national militia following the war
y. eaoln He is a student of military
VIZ ..,ss member of the Executive
nss,il,ec of the National Defense
u,s s0s's and a member of the committee
~. - the Veterans Corps Of the First
~. ..ulr,ent. appointed to confer with the
~. ncnartment on the subject of ma
,lonai defense
,,v,.r rr,m and terrible" said Colonel
,,,.,s-s "stalking with bloody trail across
~. country. leaving in its wake dew
a,a,sd cities, ravished countryside,
s.,rsd shrines, bleeding men, and heart
t-alen women, is not merely the dream
y III sensationallst writer. There Is no
savsr on earth which can say 1t shall
~ come. There is ample reason to be-
isgs that, unless this truth is impressed
upon our people, 1t must come. And with
8 h rIll come the deep, self-accusing regret
Nat wa might have prevented It had we
~ given full rein to fatuous self-con-
4 sssnce wholly unwarranted and nour-
,shsd Nv an insIdious concealment OF the
real conditions.
WE MUST FACE THE FACTS
lake every other great national prob
kr. ,fere is only one way correctly to
solva n. The facts must be faced and
+ Sncsf fearlessly. They must be studied
"A ar unprejudlced manner. The lessons
s of hlsio,y must be analyzed and applied
q 70 crndIticns existing here today.
~, will not answer to ignore truth by
.p4cIous self-delusion, by substituting for
s1r reality the pleasant fancies that
have been the bane of our country for
wears. After the people of this country
have come to realize, as they must, that
d oh,ectlons to reasonable, adequate, mill
tary precautions are without basis. and
4 realize that nothing must be emitted that
& VII invite peril, there will be an end to
debate and obstructing discussion. and a
sensible inquiry into the needs and the
methods of meeting them"
"In this State" said Colonel Theodore
z Wiedersheim commander of the Vet
erap Corps Of the First Regiment, NJ G..
P ard local chairman of the National
& Defence League, 1--WE hope to secure the
united Cnra easional representation of all
parties 20 the plans which we have made
II
not alone TO be able N. oppose any armed
force 'ha' may attack us, but to dis
courage t-e possible aggression of an
enemy before he can decide that we are
easy prey.
I'VE believe In real Americanism, and
we are convinced that the best way to
promote IL is to have the National Guard
Hfergthened, the numbers Increased, the
Hes aodern equipment supplied. sup
ported BY business men and made at
tTaetiYe 10 young men of the country.
Every taint of political influence must
BE removed from the organization of the
guard
AN ARMY OF 100000 MEN.
Raising an army of 1000. 900 men, num-
Der sufficient for national defense, ac-
eording to military experts, is not an
easy task at best. Training them re-
Quires an expenditure of time and money
o. sensible proportions. But supplying
shem-with equipment, and maintaining a
sufficient reserve, is the most difficult
problem which confronts the nation. The
experience of the allied nations In the
present war has opened the eyes of mill
laFy and business men to the acute need
q deep reorganization of Industries, SO
that In event of necessity the requisite
munitions may flow freely into the re-
serye Of the Government.
Attention was called by Philadelphians
working for adequate national defense to
le famous speech of Lloyd-George, Brit
hh Minister of Munitions. who made tnis
significant statement:
LLoYD-GEoRGE'S STATEMENT.
Ii order TO understand the whole
dspn. n,o meaning of the problem with
smch We ale confronted, 1 would state
ne altln,e(e victory o. defeat In this war
depslds on the supply of munitions which
zsal yom.tries can produce to equip
melt armies In the field. That is the
afalnal fact of the military situation
h this war
Gemany has achieved a temporary
aeponderance OF materials. She has done
i IN two ways. She accumulated great
s1ofes before the war. She has modified
ne whole OF her industries after the war,
aaslng, no doubt. taken steps before the
s4F 10 be ready for the mobilization OF
,ae workshops Immediately after war was
sssafed Her preponderance I'm two or
afe directions is very notable l mem
egn tns because II is essential 1t should
unaefstood in inviting the assistance
my community to enable us to COM
- With this formidable enemy. The SUI
.ehiS OF the Germans. In material, was
tNSa III tticlI HNdNy guns NASAi
Explosive shells, their rifles and per-
~ INST of ala. their machine guns.
ss have uurhed out to be about the
Formidable weapons In the war.
Z nave almost superseded the rifle
- rendered II unnecessary.
UNITED siAI.ks FAR BEHIND.
Apefls mere say that while England
suffered trou, her lack OF foresight
US respect, ana has now largely met
aIleulty, the United States is hope
- pshindhaio II. every department OF
Pihsnt needeo. not only to conduct a
Rat also to setel invasion and pro-
- sas eoentfy-s Interests.
laiation 6as made that the bust
mat with MS multitudinous invest
-, pfolesslonai men. the artisan, and
ths pulralned man OF the crowd
lnal something most essential Il
lney realize. as yet. only In a
aas that the self-eonfideRce OF
Years mas given place TO an ap-
sion that. after all. the United
: rally In danger and they have
aa for the fundamental reason toI
FEELING OF insecurity They lind i
H nati0nis mechanical unprepaFed-