The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-16
PREPAREDNESS
FARCE-STEPHENS
Texas Representative Slams
Idea of U. S. Needing In
creased Armament Now
POWDER MEN TO BLAME
War Dealers Causing Hysteria
to Spend Money-No-
body to Fight U, S.

w WANT You to say for mr thut
u am uualtcmbIy upposrd lu up.
proprlutlng huge sum, uf money Do Ice
expended In preparedness Increased
armament ur whatever term II may
be known hN ! believe that there IS
not nation In the worId that would
dare attack the United States ut this
time aud hy the time the European
war is over not one N them will be-
ublr To du II Tor period ut 80 years.
Ht least such was u part uf the
statement made hy Judge John H.
Stephens Of Vernon. Texas. chairman
" the committee uu Indian Affairs
IN the house NJ representatives. who
WIS here Tor a brief time Friday att
eruUDu
- nm n the opinion that the rN
element, Hnd seeming hystrriu which
has been worked up,nlI over the cuuu
try over this preparedness prOpu,l
tluu. un be- traced directly tu the
doors NJ the powder trust, the urmur
plute trust, aud the manufacturers
NJ munitions. All Of them have great
ly increased their outputs some of
them fourfuld. and / believe that II
Is the prospect uf decreased business
after the present war closes, that j.
causing them ro fomcnt this spirit
" preparedness. iu order that they
may keep their farlorr, going at thl.
Country's expense. after the poor de
ludpd nations who ARE now wasting
their hearts blood, become absolutely
exhausted.
Trusts at the BOTTOM
"lrum the fact that speakers. ud
yUcutIug this increased armament ni
going over the country, fomcutiug IA,
agitation and from the fact that many
newspapers whose connections ARE mo-
exactly known ARE hoWllng might uu,
main fur increased armament. draw
my conclusions that the ufurcmru
tluurd trusts are behind the move
mrut ! believe that the people uf thi
country are being hoodwinked aud
deIudcl into spending Il huge sum u
money fur increased armament aud
shall exert myself tu the utmost q
prevent this ucfnrous plan from be-
ing cuusummntrd
Judge stephens Is now uu his wa.
tu Washington tu help formulate th
Indian appropriation bills for the ur,
meeting NJ congress All member. Oh
appropriations committees have hpu
called I'm order tml the uppruprm
lions may hc ready for the action Oh
congress when 10 ruuypur-. Accord
lug tu Judge stephens the fight ur
the ChicknsuW uud thurtW SlUU ur
capita payment, win uul defeat th
general Indian appropriation, bin thl
year as it did lu,l separate nl
providing fur these payments win h
drafted aud presented sp that ON
fight wngod between the Mis>lsslpI
aud oklahoma members NJ uuugrr,
will not affect the general upprupriu
tiun measure
Speaks NJ Indians
The outlook fur the oklahoma Chloe
tnw and Chrbnsuvy tp uci their pc
capita payment, uthprr hrmr severn
due is exceedingly bright this yrnl
according 90 judge STEPHENS. m
measure providing fuy these payment
passed the house and would hay
passed the senate had there been
cluturr rule tone which would linn
the time for uAtim, FROM lndiyldu,
members uu ANY one subject. m
hill has been killed each time I'm m
senate 10y talk, aud the fnct that III
administration is seriously cunsidc
iug cluture rule FOR the senate mi
wear. makes 1t seem that the ONi
homa Indians may get their payment
The fight wngcd IN behalf ~ n
Mississippi Chortaws luf whom thel
are several hundrcdl win hr 0s Nj