Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-01
ENTICING WOMEN INTO THE WAR GAME

league. He is d son-in-law and one
| of the heirs of the late J. P. Morgan.
| J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr, is also one Of
/ the active directors in the league.
General Horace Porter is president
Of the league. Porter was for many
years an officer of the Pullman COM
pany, Morgan corporation. Charles
G. Glover is treasurer of the Navy
league. He is president Of the Riggs
National bank, branch Of the Ma
tional City bank Of New York.
Colonel Robert L. Thompson Is
chairman Of the executive committee
Of the league. He is chairman of the
board of the International Nickel
company and also president of the
New York Metal Exchange. George
ven l. Meyer is director of the
league. He Is a former secretary OF
the navy under President Taft.
considerable stockholder in the New
Haven (Morgan) railroad; also a di-
rector in the Amoskeag Manufacture
ing company at Manchester. n. H, and
has on the board as his associate F.
c. Dumine. who was in on the deal
with J. P. Morgan when the Boston
Railroad Holding company was in.
corporeted, by which the New Haven
was enabled to hold the Boston &
Maine road in spite Of provisions in
the Massachusetts law forbidding
such holdings. Mr.. Dumine is also a
director OF the Fore River Shipbutld-
ing company, which is on friendly
terms with the Morgan group AMI
affiliated with the United States Steel
corporation and the Charles ".
Schwab properties.
Those are a few Of the bunch who
direct the destinies Of the Navy league,
and appeal to patriotic ladies to
shout for patriotism" and adequate
defense"
The kind Of patriotism they are in
terested in is dollar patriotism. If you
don't believe It, glance over the fol-
lowing recital of facts. II has been
the practice of the Navy league. OF
course, to seek to influence congress
men in every possible way to make
big appropriations for miIitarisrl.
The familiar expedients of having
influential men" in the home dis
tricts of congressman write end tele-
graph TO them when the navy bills
have been up in congress have been
resoTted TO. In addition. direct ap-
peals from the secretary of the league
have been made to congressman.
In speech in the house of repre-
sentatives on Feb. Is. Representative
Clyde Fl. Tavenner of Illinois exposed
the whole game.
Ever since I have been q member
Of congress, he said, Il have been re-
ceiving literature from this big navy
lobby, and finally determined 10
call the attention of its officers to the
fact that their pleas for a larger navy
are tainted and will continue 10 be
tainted until they advocate the gov
eminent manufacture Of all munitions
Of war. On Jan. Is Of last year I ad-
dressed a letter to A Fl. Dadmun, the
secretary Of the league, in which.
among other things. I said:
Il beg 10 acknowledge receipt of
your letter Of the 18th instant. TO
gether with Enclosures as to why a
powerful navy is needed
Assuming that you are IN good
faith IN this agitation and really de-
sire the largest possible navy for pal
rtotic reasons, I am going to take the
liberty OF suggesting to you that IL
you will inaugurate a movement for
the government manufacture of all
munitions Of war, including all battle
ships your campaign will strike A
much more responsive chord with
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