The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-23
CANVASS OF
CONGRESS IS
/. Being MADE
To Determine Attitude Of SEN
ators and Representatives
on Increased Armaments.

NEW YORK, Feb. pa canvass Of
all the members OF the present and
next Congress is being onductad by
the American League to Limit Arm
aments, from It's headquarters at as
Cedar street, New York City, to de-
termine the attitude Of the sena-
tors and representatives on the ques-
ton of increased ornaments and to
enable the league to answer inquir-
les from its members and others.
The people as a WHOLE" says l..
Hollingsworth Wood, secretary of
the league. ARE placing the respon-
sibility for this discussion. where 1t
began and where It belongs. Certain
congressman are telling us that we
are woefully .nprepared. for some
terrible danger which they do not
define. BY implication. at least.
they are blaming the army and the
navy officials for this alleged unpre-
paredness By direct accusation, the
army and navy men are blaming Con-
gress. Congress az least appro-
PIRATES the money that maintains
our military forces. m
st is becoming more and more
evident every day that the country
is not going to SIT quietly by and
see Congress spend seven-tenths Of
the nations expense allowance for
the army and navy. while some Of
the Congressman themselves admit
that they are now and have been
spending this vast amount foolishly
or worse, It Is up to Congress.
whichever way you look at it, and
the people know It. It Il time to put
every member of the next Congress
on record. That Is what we are do
ing, and any voter who wishes to
know how his own representative and
his states senators stand Is welcome
to know upon telling us In what
congressional district he lives.
Not al the Legislators are reply
ing to ou- queries, but most of them
are. Some seem to prefer to keep
under cover. Still Others reply
vaguely, while still more have taken
a definite stand and do not hesitate
to state st. We shall not regard the
canvass as complete until every
mans attitude Is definitely !known
or it Is clearly established that he
Ieithor has no attitude os Is deter
mined to conceal IT.
Representative Henry p. Rainey,
Lof. Illinois. one of the !, promptest to
reply, Is strongly against more arm
ament now, also against West Point
and Annapolic men in Congress, and
for government control OF the man
ufactpre. Of war munitions. He
says:
All am not in favor of increaslng
our military or naval Embellishments
either now or at any time. Our
dreadnaught fleet is large enough.
We may need. however. two or three
fast battle cruisers in order to pre-
serve peace In our islands and as
sist us4in enforcing the Monroe Doc
Urine. We do not need great bodies
of men trained to arms. Our stand
ing army Is large enough. A few
decades ago II was necessary Tor sol
oilers to be expert swordsmen, etc
Modern war is now carried on with
machines. and with the opposing
forces far apart. These war ma
chimes are NOT intricat and can be
quickly mastered. Seventy thou
sand trained men, plenty OF officers
and equipment for an army OF H..
100000 trained men Is all We need
I'VE now have seqpipnent for an
army Of 100000 men. (.
III It were possible to keep grad.
l,liates of our naval academy and Of
lsour military academy out OF Con.
Igrass we would take long step IL
ladyance. ~ the government mann
fractured ITS own n6Jtni ttppa s9f wal
lanfisg the lbuHinegGs OF 8inntif nAfnrfiit