Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-04
All Signs Point to Organized.
Opposition to Adequate APP !.
preparations By Congress
by c. S. ALBERT.

Especial Start Bulletin Correspondencel
WASHINGTON. August 23,-As q
result Of information which it has OBJ
tanned OF the mastering Of powerful
forces In Congress for an attack upon
the presidents program for providing
this country with adequate naval and
military defenses. the Navy League
has written letter to President VIII
son placing that organization at his
disposal In his efforts to secure the
passage of measures which will Sc.
cure this country of ability to defend
itself from possible foreign aggres.
sion. q d 4. 4 A
In the letter the Navy League con-
graduates the president upon his wig
orcus and fearless work in behalf Of
adequate national defense and de-
clares that in these days of national
peril all good Americans ought to lay
aside personal differences and party
politics and rally to the support OF
their nations leader in his efforts to
insure the construction of such de-
lenses as will be sufficient to protect
the peace and prosperity of his coun-
try In stormy days to come. The
letter further places the Leagues en-
tire resources at the presidents dis
posal and invites him to consider the
Navy Leagne as THE instrument of the
administration in placing before the
public the danger of our present un-
prepared condition and in organizing
q wave Of sentiment throughout the
country in support OF the presidents
national defense measures which will
insure the united support for them
from congressman of all parties. The
letter is signed by Ralph b. Strass.
burger, director In charge of the Lea
CUES work in Washington. 49,
I'VE of the Navy League feel that
the time has come when all patriotic
American citizens regardless of party
ought to join in upholding President
Wilson's hands in the fearless and
vigorous plan Of action he has mapped
out to provide our country with ade-
quate defenses against war and in.
vasion," said Mr. Strassburger. ut
has often been asserted that the Navy
League is practically a Republican or.
ganiZation. This is false add foolish.
Such prominent Democrats as Carter
Harrison Fitzhugh, of Chicago, Albert
B. Lambert Of St Louis, and half a
dozen others are members of our
board Of directors and have always
had prominent place in the councils
OF the league. 1t is true that we have
also many prominent Republicans. but
a good American is no less patriotic
whatever political party he may be-
long to, and the work Of the Navy
League has always been characterized
by patriotic unity in the cause of ma.
tional defense absolutely without re.
gard to party lines or affiliations.
THE Navy League has always
taken pleasure in recognizing and in
dorsing men in official life who have
worked for national defense, what
ever their party. In the present days
of strife and national danger the coun.
try is fortunate in possessing one pub,
lie servant of high position who is
awake to the danger which threatens
the state and is doing all that lies
within his power to assure the nation
of continued peace and freedom from
aggression. His name is Woodrow
Wilson, president of the United
States, Although threatened by strife
and sedition from within his own
party the president has worked man
fully and fearlessly for what he knows
is needed to insure the safety Of the
country which has elected him as it's
head. Despite the promptings vt
false friends and foolish councillors