The Washington herald., 1915-01-21
ARGUES ABOUT
u. 5. ARMY need
Breckenridge Declares He Is
Neither For Nor Against
Military Increase.
TALKS BEFORE S. A. R.
Assistant Secretary of Waf Says Pre-
paredness for Eventualiies May
Save u. S. from AnnihiIation.

Assistant Secretary of War Breck-
inridge used the deadly parallel with
telling effect last night when he
asked the Sons of the American Revo-
luton. at their meeting at Rauscher's,
to decide whether the United States
needs a larger army.
Mr.. Breckinrldge took pains to eX-
plain that he was not arguing either
for or against an increased army.
When he finished. !hOwever, his hear
ers seemed convinced that the United
States is not by amy means prepared
for war.
There are two views prevalent as re-
CARDS the army" said Mr.. Breckenridge.
"One is that there ought to be no army
at all, and the other is that there ought
to be an army of some sort. There
is no concerted idead, either among mill
tary men or among laymen, as TO what
that army ought to be.
Explains Opposite Views.
They say that preparation for war
does not prevent war: that the money
ought to be spent for more productive
and beneficial things; that our own NOR
al purity and fortitude. our sense OF
justice and equality. and the good will
OF other nations are essential for peace.
We all share those views. We know
as well as they that wat is terrible: that
the money spent for an hrmy and a navy
might better be spent on education and
social uplift' and that preparation docs
not prevent war.
There is one thing that 1t may pre-
vent-annihilation. 1t VIII prevent that
even If it doesn't prevent war.
II am not speaking for a larger army;
but ! would ask whether 1t is better to
trust to the good will Of other nations
not to use their power or to trust to our
people not to use our power in aggres-
sion.
Il WouId like to have my country
little Independent of the good will of
other nations, and I ask YOU TO do your
share, whatever your view
List of Those Present.
Mrs William Cumming Story also
made a speech. Col Frederick c. Bryan
presided. II was ladies' night and there
was a buffet luncheon and a dance. The
following were present:
Gen. Henry :. Breckinridgr. Assistant Secretary
Of War; Col. Frederick @. Bryan. president : A.
r.; John B. TorbeTt. Merritt l.. Dawkirs. Dr.
Thomas ]. W. Brown. Frederick n. Owen William
A. DumeT. Henry p Holden and Mr. Holden. Dr.
Joseph 4. Jefries and Mrs. JetTies. Mr.. j. Z. shaw
and Mrs shaw and the Misses shaw. Edward Ward
and Mrs Ward. Lawrence Washington. Mrs. c. r.
stuart Miss s. Becker. Miss +. Cohen g. W.
Moore. ]. Med. Stewart, Mrs. Stewart, Miss
Lillian Stewart. Charles II. Stewart. Miss Phyllis
Stewart, Enoch L. White Miss Mildred White. W.
H. WaggAman Mrs WaEg7man Lnford Ruth.
MTs. William A. Domer and William ! DcmcT.
Albert J. GoTo and Mrs. Gore, DT. and Mr.. X.
w Walker. Benjamin F. LSEcombe. Jonathan
EIOck.
Capt J p Megrew and Mr., Mesrrw. Miss May
IMPLY J. g. Kennedy TlmRbell. RObert T. Frail-
ey. Mr.. and Mrs. Gabriel EdmOnstOn. Mr.. and
Mrs. Washington TOpham. Miss Minnie Schustsr
NJ 9r,l IL D,h
Wolfe. Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Stoke. Mr.. aud Mrs.
w A. T. Doying. Mr.. and Mrs. William y.
Vaughan. Miss Olive johnson. Mr.. and Mrs J. T.
Baines. Mr.. and Mrs Howard G Beck. Miss Mar
garet Beck. Howard Beck, jr.. DR.. and Mr. Loren
B. T. Johnson Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Albright
Mr.. and Mrs T. d. Whyte, Mr.. Mcmillan. g. Il.
Howe. DIR. and Mrs L. d. Caman. Miss Louise
Carman, Richard Hodge, Mr.. and Mrs l.. 5.
Lirscomb. Mr.. and Mrs Edwin A. Hill.
Joseph !. keefer. Philip !. LAner Dr. Fen
ton Bradford Miss Marg7ITite Terrett. Mr.. ard
Mrs A. B. Whittet. Mr.. and Mrs. Milo C. Sum
mers Mr. and Mrs. Seldom VI. Ely Mr. and Mrs.
Albert d. STlngeT. Mr. and Mis-. W. II. Lemon.
Miss EIgenia Cissel. Miss Thompson. Henry W.
Samson. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Wngate Ms. H.
N. Phelps. Mr.. and Mrs. Horace VI. Fulton. Mr..
and Mrs. H X Fulton DR. W. 4. Taylor Miss
Donnally. Miss Margurte DonuaIly. Dr. william
Donnaly. Paul A. Donnally. Bliss y Davis Mr..
and Mrs r. A. Smith, DIR. ). g. Bullock. Col.
Gilbert c. Kniffn. Miss TInnehill, DR.. and Mrs.
F. A. SWartWout Miss Swartwuut, Miss Alto Heap.
Mr. and Mrs. c. NJ Bryant. Commander John H
Moore and Mr.. Moore Mrs. George G. Martin.
DIR. J. W. DennisOn. DR.. James VI. Moscr. Miss
Pansy Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs William 5. Parks.
Charles Parks Mr.. and Mrs. W r. MacEilL
r. 4. Harris, Miss II. = Bingham. Miss Helen
Crcnnan c. Il Du Bois. II. l.. Adams. Miss Hall.
DR.. and Mrs. :. Wren Ho1mN Eison Phillips,
Raymond II. Phillips. Mr.. and MrS. J. W Pitcher.
6. II. BastOn. Miss ToWsop Mn. ToWs1n Mis-
TowSon, Ms. y. X. Rittenhouse. W. A. Fenwick.
IT,. Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ. Benjamin Carroll CisselI.
Mr.. and Mrs X. T. Aud. DIR. and Mrs 5. p
Watkins. Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton +. Emig EVELYN
Emg, Mr. and Mn. Z. c. DinViddie Mr.. and
Mrs o. c. Lnxford. W. G. Beck. IT,. James 4
Bagley, Mrs. c. G. Crampton. Mr. and AiEs. Zebina
Moses, Mrs. Barker. Mn. J. B. Torbcrt and Miss
Florence TOrbert. Mrs. r. NJ. G. Posler Miss Alice
GrigEs Mis- hizabeth Ames.
T. W. Bennett Miss Lucille Pettus. Edward ID.
Baldwin. Miss Ella ]. Morrison. Allen C. CLARK.
Mr.. and Mrs SmAllwOod ME. GrecnswaIt. SCmer-
set Waters and Mrs Waters Mr. Bmmbaugh.
register general d. A. r.; DR. Brumbaugh John
A. DaWkins. B. 5. Graves, r. C. washburl, Col.
GeorEe Richards and Mrs. Richards. Mrs Sanders
Johnston. Mrs Nora Benjamin. A. T. Johnson.
Claude y. Bennett. MrN. L. p Bennett. ME. W.
W. Glass, Miss Sara Glass, Miss L. V. Camp. Guy
w. A. Camp Miss q. F. Golden Howard G.
Beck and Mrs. Beck Howard c. Beck. jr.. and
Miss Margaret Beck Col. and Mrs George A.
Ames. Mrs. Teresa Dean. DR.. and Mrs. Eugene
C. Rise. r. VI. Male. Mr.. and Mrs. John Paul
Earnest Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Earncst John Paul
Earnest. IT.. Miss Decker
Mr.. and Mrs W. L. Britton. Mr. and Mrs J. r.
IcTpert, MI. ana MrE i. W. NettletOn, ID. X.
MertZ and Miss Elizabeth Torbert, George F. Mar
tin and Mrs. Martin and Mn. Carl Sheppard and
Mrs Frederick L. Bryan, Z, Wallace and Miss
Tomln.' John ]. Sullivan, =. Clifford Wright Dr.
J. Cartrell. Miss Thornton. Mr.. and Mrs A. A.
Iipsoomb. Jr.. Mrs. Chapel Mr. and Mrs Clifford
NJ. Lewis. Mr.. and Mrs Harold A. Lewis. Mr.
and Mrs. T. A. Mckee AIrS. X. 8 Downs Walter
White. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ]. Fisher D. L. Dut-
ton. Miss ID. X. Hambey. Mis- Josephine Jonas
Louis Hamilton Bay6, Dr.. William T. GIL and
Mrs GIL, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. GUS, Dr. and
Mrs L. r. Thomson Mrs. NJ T. Lowe, Wayne
johnson. Miss Roger. Pauline N. Dawkins Mr.
NJ. L. Davkins
Mr.. and Nirs. HAnnAy. Mr.. and Mrs D. L. lux
ford. GalliArd Hunt and Mrs Hunt, Carl ID. Shep-
pard- Admiral George W. Baird and Mrs. Baird.
George TophRm and Mrs. Topham and the Miss J
Topham, MrS MArjort T. Terry. Cyril Miller and
hrs. Dubose. Miss Elizabeth Dubose Mr.. and Mrs
J. W. Murphy. Irving N. Swan. Mr.. and Mira
Samuel Henick and Mr. Henry Clifford, r.
Whyte, F. W. Dubois aud Miss Marie johnson,
A. b. Reaves Mis- NJ. Thomas II. NJ Collins.
NTS Moran, Mis- Washington r. w. Moore Miss
Becker II. Harper, Miss Guthrie Henry French.
Miss Estells Thomas. Frederick A. Cochran, A.
Howard Clerk and MrS Clerk Mr.. and ATrs BTJard
wyman. T. l. TaTboI, Miss Beta Mis- Morton.
Miss Cornelia Morton, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Dent
and Miss Dorothy Dent. Era Gould. Mr.. and
ATs- Walter c. ClephADe Mrs. William Cummins
Story, c. A. Carlson and Mrs. Carlson, Mr.. and
Mrs GeorEe T. Hebbard. Mrs. L. B. SwUFmStedt,
Mrs. George A Guernsey.