The Mankato free press., 1915-07-23


British government to conserve,
the rights of American citizens
being tried by British prize courts.
The note insists that Americans
under international law must be
granted their rights regardless Of
any restraints sought to be in
ficted under the British law. Sec
retary Lansing said the note has
no relation TO the general note On
eontraband, still In course Of prep
aration.
San Francisco, July 17.-Champ
Clarke. speaker of the house of rep
Iresentatives. was inspired by the re-
lception OF the Liberty Bell here today
10 discuss the need Of greater military
preparedness to preserve to citizens
of the United States that liberty of
which the bell Is an historic symbol.
, In the course Of his remarks. he said:
IL differ toto coelo from the pro-
ponents of peace at any price That
lis an amazing. a demoralizing, a de-
grading doctrine.
ION the other hand 7 am utterly
opposed to those who advocate large
vocate navy equal to the two big
gest navies in the world. am not
jingo. God forbid! hope most
profoundly there will never be an
other war-particularly another to
which we are a party. but knowing
that human nature has not changed a
jot or little since Adam and Eve were
driven with flaming words from Par
adise, I am in favor OF putting the
country in such posture that IL war
should for any reason. become nee
esary We may emerge from II
conquerors, as we have been in all
our wars.
Double Number Of Cadets.
Towards the consummation of this
plan ] am in favor of doubling the
number of cadets at West Point and
of making II obligatory upon the sec
rotary OF war to detail an army officer
4 to any school. college or university.
which will furnish a minimum of two
hundred students to drill. In that way
and at least possible cost we would
in a few years have enough drilled
men to officer a volunteer army of a
million soldiers. II needs be.
"Tn fact there would be wisdom In
n scheme by which In addition to
the cadets educated free by the gov
ernment at West Point and Annapolis.
any boy possessing the prescribed
qualifications might on reaonable
terms be educated at those two great
institutions. The surplus West Point
ers could be used TO advantage in
drilling the youths of the land. while
the surplus naval graduates would
make splendid officers for the great
merchant marine which President
Wilson and some Of the rest of us
are determined tojplace upon the high
seas from which our flag has almost
entirely disappeared. ruo
Well Drilled National Guard.
I'VE should also have n well drilled.
and well equipDed national guard to
be used for strictly national purposes
on the principle ennunciated by
Thomas Jefferson's well disciplined
militia-our best reliance In peace and
Tor the first moments OF war. till
regulars may relieve them %
ut seems that II little Switzerland
can mobilize in a few days an army
OF half a million well drilled men by
means of her system Of military edu-
cation and discipline-the cheapest
system known among men and suf-
/ ficiently effective-we could by such
/ application of her system rs fits our
case. In n year or two, be able to
mobilize an army of two millions of
well disciplined men at a cost which
tn us would be mere bagatelle-
which would he most effective in
,rurance for this country and all her
citizens and their interests"
Chicago, July 17.-Who wants a job
! at quarter of million a year?
Samuel NJ. FELTON,. president Chica
go Great Western road. turned the Job
down.
| The offer was made to FELTON, by
the Russian government, whose Of
, ficials want someone to superintend
the making of locomotives, freight and
passenger cars and sbrapnel shells.
President Felton's local Offices to-
day confirmed the offer and Felton's
refusal FELTON, is now at the Bel
mont hotel I'm New York.
The salary, which is to continue
only for two years. is said to be the
largest ever paid, except to kings and
potentates.
Would Erect Plant.
Besides the making of the war mu-
nitions, the job consists of erecting al
a cost OF s2.500,000 the plant In which
the material would be turned out. The
plant is to be finished by October ]
next.
At the close Of the war the plant II
to be turned over to the Maldwin Lo-
comotive works, which is in charge oi
the huge Russian order. Besides get
ting the plant at the end OF the war
the company is expected to make S.
100000 on the munitions II turns out
in two years time.
With the possible exception ol
Charles NJ. Schwab. who is credited
with receiving $1.000.000 a year from
the Steel corporation. no other Amer
lean ever had offered to him q salary
approaching that sum. which repre-
sents the pay OF President Wilson
Vice President Marshall, Speaker
Champ Clark, the presidents entire
cabinet, Major General Goethals, Gov.
enor Dunno, Mayor Thompson, and
$1,000 worth of clerks.
Case Of the Twin City Engraving
Company We. the Meixner
Printing Concern.
From SATURDAYS Daily.
A verdict for $3.50 In favor of the