Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN
FOR ADEQUATE DEFENSE
National Security League Gives Com.
prchensire Review OF What II
Is Accomplishing.
INTEREST IS TREMENDOUS
from Every Section of Country
Comes Hearty Endorsement Of
Plans to Make United States Sc
cure From Attack by Foreign Foe.
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cure From Attack by Foreign Foe.
tSpcc:al to The Times Dispatch
NEW YORK. August 2l.-A comrre-
hcnsivc review OF its nation-w wide cam
paiGn for more adequate preparedness
for national defense was issued to-day
by the National Security League from
It's national headquarters in this city.
The tremendous interest awakened
throughout the country through the
activities OF the league is reflected in
the favorable attitude now being shown
by members OF Congress. irrespective
of political Affiliations toward national
defense legislation.
The work II the National Security
League is based upon the realization
that Congress is the pivot upon which
more adequate ma tioual defense finally
rests. The recommendations TO Con-
Eress of the general staff Of the army
and the general hoard of the navy
have not received in the past the CON
sidera,ion which they deserve, nor has
the money necessary to carry out the
various projects been appropriated.
Within the last few weeks the Ma
nonal Security League has brought its
effor, to change these conditions TO
' y - ''''' VI "a. 's'''' VI eSS.
and has requested an expression Of
opinion both rs to the effectiveness of
the methods employed and also to the
views held by the Senator's and Rep
rcscntatives on the question of more
adequate Preparedness.
Replies already received indicate
that the work of the league is not
only thoroughly appreciated but is
regarded as "a patriotic and necessary
cndcaror They also indicate that
when the President brings the subject
OF more adequate national defense to
the attention of Congress which i, is
ofyi,i.llv .nno,ucod ~, Ia. io,orr,irod
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VI" .''l" ''''' a" e'cu
l"''''. S'''''''ii' 'o' more ""equa'e ma
''oh"' preparedness rs already making
an impression upon Congress.
NEW ENGLAND STATES
,tIy,, ~, SUr,- ,.r,rS
rs would naturally he the case, the
senators ana Representatives III the
Nc" EhGlahd states are thoroughly
atNe TO the situation In Maine Rep
rcsehlatiNc Asher {. Kinds. of Port
land. says that he has always had
pronounced ideas on national defense.
ms. Votes IN the last Congress Will
sSoW.
In massachusetts. where the National
security League mas branches IN Eos-
ton, Worcester and many other cities
ana towns, senator Lodge has declared
hiinseit positively IN favor of more
adequate ha'loha! deienScs, saying that
safety lies only in s'rengih
Governor Walsh and Mayor Curlcy.
o. BOSTON are IN tuit sympathy win
inc movement Representative Fred
crlck w. l@iiinEer James J.. Gailivan,
Ernest w. Roberts, George II. Tinkham
=. "A ~ g
SaShusettS' nave Expressed thense!Ncs
''''eIs 10 IN" req quo in favor III more
"oeHuate national ucIcnsc'
!" i'"out 'Siahu Governor H. ihV
.!'ss'on !,cerN''':''i mas accepted pos
w." ." 'ne "''U'l'i roinn!!tce OF tnc
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on" 80 s'".eS tnH' u" 'aNors M
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~, 10 49,. 10 nraar.
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nuhljr Inc f,c,s conservative no $500
~ for a larccr degree of prrnarcdncs.
for national defense i'm ,nsc NJ cmcr-
ucrcv
New HAMPSHIRE already has a state
Ieacuc OF National Defense wbilc Rem
rcscntatiyc Greene of Vermont SAYS
that he sympathiZcs heartily with any
ucll-found.d and ll-dircctcd effort
TO awaken tn" American people to a
reaiNinS sense OF the unprrnaredness
Tho movcma,', Gov; ';,nmrn ,hnn,,a, F..
na,loual dcf.nrc o,.,,.i,n,t,d in ~
yn-l; wbcre ijter,liv hiI,inns ~ 1oi,
lars'.vnr,h of nronor,v in,cree,s nre
q, the mercy OF any hostile warships
able to get Within The range OF New
York.