Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-04
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COL. PALMER URGES
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lie schools was made by DR.. Clarence ].
Owens Of Prince Georges county, Md. who
in his capacity as past commander-in-
chief Of the Sons of Confederate Veterans
addressed the conference. He said, in
part:
The Constitution of the United States
was ordained and established to provide
for the common defense with the same
definite purpose as is the forming OF the
more perfect union and the further reasons
set forth in the preamble to that basic
instrument. 1t. therefore. is incumbent
upon our statesmen and leaders to act
for the national defense as in the in
depreciation Of the principles of justice
and the promotion Of the general welfare
as our power to mete out justice. and our
progress in the arts of peace depends
primarily upon our ability as a nation
to maintain our independence and COM
mand and compel respect for our institu-
lions and our ideals from all other nations
of the globe.
las son OF the south. join with
should the time come again. as come
IT may. when the chief executive of
the United States will issue a call
to arms. / pledge you that no part Of
our country will respond more prompt
ly than the sons of the men who more
legiance to Old Glory we are not un-
true. to our fathers. That flag was
baptized in southern blood. and the
stars the south added. in the field of
blue. light up the land with the solemn
radiance of national glory"
Dr. Owens reviewed the provisions
made for military education by the
government. by the individual states
and through private agencies, and
made the appeal for the further extern
sion of education in physical training
of the young manhood Of the country
In the manual of arms. He said:
Military education is not for the pur-
pose of teaching militarism and the
spirit of war 1t is not for the breed
ing of hate and anger and the desire
to kill. 1t does, however. give athletic
training that molds the body into a
more perfect physical manhood"
Urges Patriotic Spirit.
Col. John McElroy came to the con-
ference directly from the White House.
where he had presented Commander-in-
Chief Monfort of the G. A. r. to Presi-
dent Wilson. Col McElroy spoke as
editor ST the National Tribune and as
acting commander Of the Department
of the Potomac.
He spoke for the development Of a
patriotic spirit and decried the attempt
being made by many teachers today to
destroy the national spirit and of other
pacifists who are placing this country
pride and spirit to suffer all for the
wellbeing Of the country.
1t is announced that Senator Borah
has consented to speak at a luncheon
tomorrow, and that other speakers will
be former Gov Emmett O'Neill Of Ala
bama, Mrs. John A. Logan. Samuel
Gompers. Perry Belmont, Senior DR..
Eusebio A. Morales. minister from
Panama to the United States, Simon
Wolf and Mrs. Weed. Col John Tenn
pie graves is announced to preside.
Program for Tomorrow.
The program for the conference to-
morrow is as follows:
Presiding officer, John Callan OLough-
lin. Definite Work for the Navy
League and Its Members, A. H. Dad
mum. secretary of the Navy League;
Seven Seas Magazine: It's Service to
the Navy and the Navy League" Scott
Dabo; Definite Field of Work of the
Women's Section of the League" Miss
Poe: The Relation of Publicity to Sue
cessful Navy League Work." John H
Craige: The Field Work Of State Com
mittees," w. A. Du Puy; SECTIONS and
How to Secure a Large Membership:
Work in Schools and Colleges" Prof
Thomas S. Baker. Navy League ma
tional defense luncheon: In the large
ballroom Of the New Willard Hotel. l
o'clock.
$40 p.m.-Excursion to U. s. Naval
Academy. at Annapolis, Md.
While the conference is under the
auspices of the National Defense
League, it is planned to be not a con-
vention of the league, but great gath
ering of representative citizens from
every state in the Union, who will con-
slider what measures must be taken by
Congress to increase the Army. Navy
National Guard and other means Of
national defense.
The officers of the citizens commit
tee of 500 persons in charge of the
conference are:
Chairman, Winfield Jones; vice chair
men. Col. D. L. Rice, Arthur H. Dad
man. Albert S. Jones, DR.: Clarence J..
Owens. Col. Robert n. Harper. Will
liam F. GUIDE. Milton E. Allies P. T
Moran, Ross P. Andrews, Col. John Nc
Elroy. Edwin c. Brandenburg. Commits
sioher Louis Brownlow, Commissioner
Oliver p Newman. Mai. Raymond W.
Pullman. Judge James H. Blount. Wade
Cooper and Col. c. Fred Cook; secre-
taries. Thomas Grant, Chris J. Cooke
Ter and Charles J. Columbus; treasurer
Edmund S. Wolfe.