Bisbee daily review., 1915-09-03
NATIONAL DEFENSE
WILL Be THEME OF
WASHINGTON MEET
Conference on National Defense
will Be Held Immediately After
the G. A. R. EnCampment; Ma
Wy League to Participate.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Announce
ment was made today that the Navy
League will participate in the great
Conference on National Defense to be
held in Washington october A. UNI
der the auspices Of the National De
tense League, Immediately following
the Grand Army Of the Republic En-
campment
Tuesday, October 5, has been set
aside on the conference program as
Navy Day, and on this date the Navy
League win have complete charge of
the program. The League will hold a
morning Session, TO which viii be in
vited all delegates to the Conference
on National Defense. It is expected
that Secretary Daniels and other
prominent citizens will address the
session. This will be followed by a
navy luncheon at one of the principal
Washington hotels. and after the
luncheon the afternoon will be devot-
ed to a visit to the sun factory OF the
Washington navy yard by the dele
gates to the conference. There will
be a big reception by the Woman's
Section of the Navy League. Secre-
tary A. H. Dadmun, Of the league, is
now arranging details Of Navy Day
at the Conference, and is making up
the list Of speakers for the occasion.
Mr. Dadmun win send out invitations
TO all members Of the Navy League
to attend the conference.
The National Rifle Association of
America has announced that it's mem
bers also viii participate in the Con
ference on National Defense. Secre-
tary Albert S. Jones of the Associa-
.tion has sent invitations to all mem
bers Of his organization to attend the
conference, where civilian training i'm
the use of the military rife will be
one of the most important matters
considered Assistant Secretary CT
War Breckinbridge, who is head Gf
the Government Board for the Pro
motion of Rifle Practice, will repre-
sent the National Rife Association az
the conference if his duties at the
War Department will permit, and
there will be other speakers or rife
practice
The National Defense League has
been busy for six months with prepar-
ations for the Conference on National
Defense which is expected to be the
greatest gathering ever held in Wash
ngton.
The program has been tentatively
arranged for the four days session
and the speakers, who will include
The foremost men Of the country, are
now being selected Senior Or. Don
Eusebio A. Morales, the distinguish
ed minister from Panama to the Unit
ed States, has accepted an invitation
to speak at the conference. one of
the most important matters to be dis
cussed at the conference viii be the
/ new Pan American doctrine recently
suggested in the press by Winfield
Jones, secretary Of the National De.
Tense League. This doctrine, which,
il accepted by the Pan American re.
publics would result I'm a defensive
and offensive alliance of every nation
of the Western Hemisphere with the
United States, is arousing much at
tention in the Pan American coun
tries and is being endorsed by sena.
tors and representatives. Many con
gressmen are reported to favor a sol
idarity Of the United States with the
South and Central American repub
lies, as advocated by the Pan Ameri
can doctrine.