The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-20
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ADVOCATES CITIZEN ARMY.

ADVOCATES CITIZEN ARMY.
 WASHINGTON. D. c. De b. In the senate this afternoon Senator Chamberlain. oi Oregon advOcat Il conscription to raise citizen army He urged that youths from twelve to seventeen years Of age should be organized in cadet corps. For the first two years they should be eX- crcisei in ralisthenics and drilled without arms and for the last three years they should be instructed in the full use Of arms. Between the ages of eighteen and twenty-three years they should be organized as a citizen army.
 NO SESSION TODAY.
 .ti.-,,J5N, D- (. Ee E. There was no session of the house today. Tonight the Democrats in caucus will discuss the matter Of extending the emergency tax law over another year.
 BEN TILlMAN TALKS.
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. De-. 13. - X .eu hot speech was delll ere,! in tie senate today by senator Ben Tiliman, chairman Of the naval con mittce. "2feTrine to William a. Ht(;li he asserted that lhe former secretary of state had become simp- y ohsessed with lis impra tieal iieas cf pea efulness, and Roosevelt lie lilened to one of the giants made tamCus in the Mother Goose stolies. In upholding in all of it's features the navy program as out lined by Secretary of the Navy Dan iels. be denounced what he termed the greed of the private manufaC tdrers of war munitions. He char a'terized as outrageous the criticisms of the navy department, mentioning among OthCfa, the name of Former Secretary oI the Navy von Meyer The question of preparedness, the senator stated, requires grave con sideration and prompt action. There are all sorts of suggestions and ad- vice coming from all quarters, but most of them are unthinkable eX- cept by wild men of Borneo He concluded ty saying that he real ized the need of a great army, but considered the nayy's upbuiding 0i more importance, as it was the countrys first line of defense.
 TAX LAW EXTENDED. rhe Damocrlls D' eau o n3 D'' tonight 1s; agreed to support the resolution to extend the life of the emergency tax law for anotb$r year, and it is predicted that it will be adopted in day.
 LANSING CONFIRMED.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dee. 13.--- Robert Lansings appointment as secretary of state was confirmed b. the senate today. He has been act ing since assuming his duties un- der a recess appointment made by President Wilson.
 IS FOR DEFENSE
 WASHINGTON D. C., Dec. 15.- Representative Clyde H. Tavenner of Illinois, made the first speech that has been delivered in the house On the subject of preparedness of the nation in case of attack. He urged that the government should assume the control of the manufacture of all war munitions intended for the use of the country and thus prevent the GTorbitanl OYeIcharge that f4aH been in the past extorted by the manufacturers.
 FOR ONE MORE YEAR.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 16.- The senate today concurred with the house in the decision to continue for another year the emergency tax law.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 16- The house late today passed the joint resolution extending the emer- gency tax for another year
 OUR "FRlEND" IN.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 1G.- Otto Praeger, of Texas, was today confirmed by the senate for the office of second assistant postme ter general. his temporary appoint ment having been made during re- cess.
 THAT YELLOW PERIL.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 16.-- Senator Works, of California, today told the senate that a standing army Of a million men was necessary to defend the United States against possible invasion. He declared that the Pacific coast was completely ;,; the mercy of an Asiatic attack anl that it's state of unpreparedness was an invitation to Japan to come oyer with an arny and take what it cared to-
 CONGRESS ADJoURNs.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec IT, Congress adjourned tonight for the Christmas holidays after the senate had passed joint resolution which passed the house yesterday extend ing the emergency law. The Presi- dent signed the measure tonight Both houses will convene again on January 1.
 NOTHING DONE.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec IT, Representative Buchanan, of Illinois, failed to appear today before the committee to substantiate his charges against United States District At torney Marshall, of New York, and he was given another chance to ap- pear after the holidays. Buchanan charges Marshall with failing to prosecute persons illegally shipping explosives.
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