Evening star., 1915-02-14
Speaker Proposes Limiting
Military Power of Nations
on Percentage Basis.
WOULD HAVE PRESIDENT
ACT AFTER THE WAR
Breaches Project at Banquet Of Mis-
souri, Society-Other Noted
Speakers Heard.

Congressional action directing the
President of the United States to pro-
pose to the nations of the world dis
armament by percentage was proposed
by Speaker Clark in the course of an
address delivered by the Speaker last
night at the fifth annual banquet OF
the Missouri Society of Washington,
D. c., at Rauscher's.
After other speakers had praised Mis-
souri, from the days she was born into
statehood and had eulogized her sons,
past and present, Champ Clark was In
troduced by Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral A. NJ Dockery, a former governor
of the state. The Speaker reviewed
the political history of the state, said
a few good words about Iowa, repre-
sented at the banquet by Representa-
tive Prouty. also eulogized Few or
Mfssouris political lights. and finally
the hope that the present European
war would soon be ended
After the war Is over" he said. -!
am in favor not only Of requesting put
states to propose to all the nations
of the world disarmament by percent
age. You cannot expect one natlon
to start the disarmament without some
assurance that others Wiii =; ~ tGlaow tpa World
to start the work of disarmament for
this reason: 1t is the strongest ana
richest nation on the face OF the eartn,
and the geography Is such that she Is
pra actically immune from attack from
any nation"
Compares Old and New Guns.
Former Senator Francis Marian Cock
rell Of Missouri also reviewed the hor-
rors of the present European war,
compared the war machines used now
with the guns Of the SOS, and ex-
pressed the hope that absolute disarma-
ment would be the result Of the over
sea conflict.
Representative S. F. Prouty of Iowa
deplored the inability Of the American
people to think quickly. He declared his
experience with the efforts of legislative
him that the people do not think. 1t
takes the American people about half a
century to think, he said.
After tracing the history Of the ef-
forts Of legislative bodies to take away
some of the special privileges enjoyed
by the rich and to make them share the
burdens Of the poor, Representative
Prouty declared that in these modern
times there had been an honest and
sincere awakening of the people to
thrust upon them. Secretary Wilson
of the Department of Labor also spoke.
Representative Joe j. Russell, presi-
dent of the society. presided.
Senators William j. Stone and James
A Reed Of Missouri. who were sched-
uled to speak, were unavoidably kept
away. according to an announcement
made by Gov. Dockery.
Those present were: Representative
Joe J. Russell and Mrs. Russell. AS
sistant Postmaster General A. M. Dock
cry. Speaker Champ Clark and Mrs.
and Mrsf Prouty. Rev. e. A. sersmith,
Secretary William B. Wilson of the
Department of Labor, Miss Wilson,
former Senator F. NJ. cockrell, former
DR.. S. s. Laws and Mrs. Laws, Rep
resentative J. w. and Mrs. Alexander,
E. H. and Mrs. Andrew. Frederick H.
and Mrs. Austin, J. c. and Mrs. Bay,
Mspresen5stiys Rep L. and Mrs Baity
sentative Charles F. Booher, Herman
Borth. A. B. Caruthers, Mr.. Cochran,
W. c. Dean and Mrs. Dean, Repre-
sentative Perl D. Decker. Joe Doyle.
w. and Mrs. Cast, clifford
W. S. Hathaway, Lon S. Haynes,
w. N. Holmes and Mrs. Holmes. Rep
reSentatlVe william L. iRoe, MISS
Beryl Ingram, DR.. F. W. Jenne and
Mrs. Jenner. Joe P. Johnston, Eliza
beth Jones, Capt. John ]. Knapp and
Mrs. Knapp, Mrs. Randolph Harrison,
George Land, James T. Lloyd and Mrs.
Lloyd, Thomas L. Lloyd and Mrs. Lloyd,
Sam r. Lloyd. Miss Mary Louden,
Oliver C. McCardel and Mrs. McCardel.
Miss Katherine L. McCardel, Miss Vera
Miss Mary McNutt, James
S. McIlhenny, H. H. Marmaduke, Fred
L. Moore. Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Newmeyer,
Hubert Newsom, Mr.. and Mrs. B. ].
F. B. Northcott, D. W. Pet
ers, Mr.. and Mrs. D. D. Ransdell. Mr..
and Mrs. Howard S. Reside, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wendell M. Reed, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley H. Rulings. Lee T. Robinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis J. Rogers. Mr.. and
Mrs. George A. Ross, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas L. Rubey, Mrs. Elizabeth Rus
sell, Miss Kate Kneisley. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth A. Shaw, Mr.. and Mrs. Leland
P. Shidy. Miss Simpson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Otis J. Singleton, Mrs. Emma L. Sitter.
E. L. Parker. Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Stew
ems, Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Tieman, Miss
Mildred Tong, Mr.. and Mrs. r. M.
Thomas, Miss Alice Treftx. Miss Mabel
E. Underwood, Miss Julia Underwood,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison L. Whitney, c. C..
Williams, G. c. Woods. Mr.. and Mrs.
o. w. Wyatt.