The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-23
CANVASS OF
CONGRESS IS
BEING MADE
To Determine Attitude of Sen
ators and Representatives
on Increased Armaments.

NEW York, Feb. ga canvass Of
all the members of the present and
next Congress is being conducted by
the American League to Limit Arm
aments, from its headquarters at AS
Cedar street, New York City, to de-I
termine the attitude of the sena-
tors and representatives on the .ques-
ton Of increased ornaments and to-
enable the league to answer inquir-
les from its members and others.
The people as a WHOLE" says L..
Hollingsworth Wood, secretary OF
the league, ARE placing the respon-
sibility for this discussion, where it
began and where 1t belongs. Certain
congressman are telling US that we
are. woefully. unprepared for. some
terrible danger which they do not
define. By Implication at least,
they are, blaming the army and the
navy officials for this alleged unpre-
paredness.i.sBy direct accusation, the
army and navy men are blaming Con-
gress. Congress at least appro-
PIRATES the money that maintains
our military forces. s..
lis! becoming more and more
evident every day that the country
is not going to sit quietly by and
see Congress spend seven-tenths OF
the nations expense allowance for
the army and navy. while some Of
the Congressman themselves admit
that they are now and have been
spending this vast amount; foolishly
or worse: It Is up to Congress-.
whichever way you look at 1t, and
the people know It Its time to put
every member of the next Congress-
on record. That is what we are do
ling, and any VOTER who, Wishes to
know how his own representative and
his states senators stand lis welcome
to know upon telling US I'M what
congressional district he lives. sss.
Not al the Legislators are reply
ing to our Queries, but most Of them
are. Some seem to prefer to keep
under cover. Still others reply
vaguely. while still more have taken
La sdefnite4stand and do not hesitate
Ito state 1t. We shall not regard the
canvass as complete until every
mans attitude is definitely known
or 1T is clearly established that he
either has no attitude los is deter
mined to- conceal itia ~
Representative Henry T. Rainey.
of Illinois, one of the promptest to
reply, Is strongly against more arms
ament now, also against West Point
and. Annapolic men In Congress, and
for government control of the man
iiufacture of war munitions. He
says: lsia
am not in favor OF increasing
our military or. naval establishments
Eeither now or lat any atime. + Our
dreadnaught fleet Is large enough.
We may need. however, two or three
fast battle cruisers in order to pre-
serve peace in our islands and as
sist usiin enforcing the Monroe Doc
trine. We do not need great bodies
of men trained to arms. Our stand
ing army is large enough. A few
decades ago itwas necessary for SOL
diers to be expert swordsmen, etc,
ftModern war Is now carriedron with
machines. and with the. opposing
forces far apart. These war ma
Echiines are not Intricate and can be
! quickly mastered. Seventy thou-
sand trained men. plenty OF officers
and equipment for an army of II
000, 900 trained men Is all we, need.
We NOW have. equipment sHforl an
l;armys OF 750, 700 men. ~, <
III 1t were possible to keep grad
yates Of our naval academy and Of
our military academy out Of Con-
tgress we would take a long step In
advance. II the government manu-
fractured its own munitions Of war
land the business OF ma nfacturine
war ma tefial con Id bei falk A, 4 way