The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-01-27
Speeches This Week Will Be
Aimed at Effort of Congress
to Build Political Mill
tary Machine.
IGNORE BRYAN AND TEDDY
Wilson Regards ASSISTANTS of
Plans as Less of Menace
Than Pork Hunting Con-
tingent Of Law Makers.

Washington. d. c.. Jan. s5.-Presi-
dent Wilson, apparently refreshed
by his two days trip down the Poto-
mac, aboard the naval yacht May
| flower, today began the task OF clear
| ing up all pending routine business,
preparatory to starting Thursday on
| a speechmaking trip to New York and
| the middle west to lay his plans for
national preparedness before the coun-
| try.
The president had business and so
cial engagements which were expected
| to keep him busy from now until he
| leaves for New York.
| with members Of congress-, a cabinet
| meeting tomorrow and several dinner
engagements.
To Attack Army Pork.
OF even greater menace than the at
| tacks Of Mr.. Bryan and his fellow paci-
fists is a project that Is finding favor
among congressman who seek to con-
vert the presidents plan of patriotic
precaution into pork barrel patron
age"
The president undoubtedly will
throw some light upon this effort in
his forthcoming appeals to the coun-
try for support OF his national de-
tense recommendations. He will
make II plain to the voters that he
does not fear so much the influences
OF the men who base their opposition
on altrusitic grounds as from the fail
ure of congress itself to appreciate the
universal necessity for II.
Ignore Roosevelt and Bryan.
There is excellent reason to believe
that the president will not devote any
Of his speeches to answering the at
tacks made by either Colonel Roose-
welt, who charges him with being too
proud to fight" or Mr.. Bryan, who says
he is too warlike. 1t Is the purpose
OF the president to place before the
people a calm, dispassionate review OF
conditions as they appear to him and
the reasons that inspired him to rec
ommend to congress an improvement.
While he is away from Washing
ton the members Of his cabinet and
his circle of supporters in congress
will center their efforts upon the task
Of frustrating the plan to transform
his military program into what is said
would be a political machine for the
benefit of members OF congress.
Opposed Continental Army
1t found its inspiration in the hos
tilities developed at the start toward
Secretary of War Garrison's continen-
tai army, made up OF state units in
accordance with the general plan of
state militia organizations, but having
a closer relation to the federal govern
ment.
MeInDeTB Oh congress eNlUenCeu Inelr
dlsapproval and offered as substitute
a proposition to transform the present
national guard into a paid volunteer
army, approximating something like
the aggregate of 100000 men recon-
mended by the secretary Of war.
While no provision for this plan has
heen even tentatively written into the
bill which the House military commit
tee Is drafting, the suggestion OF it Is
Enthusiastically finding favor with con-
gressmen and among officers of the
rational guard.
Mr.. Hay, the chairman OF the House
military committee, has already indi-
Gated his approval OF Ii and is being
inundated with demands of congress
men that the scheme be put through.
AS a working basis the committee
has before II schedule that calls for
the payment to militia captains OF $500
a year; first lieutenants, $500; second
lieutenants, 5000; sergeants. 5000; cor
porals, 500, and privates. $50--in gov
eminent money.
Affords Big Political Machine.
1t would also give each congressman
q political machine which would prove
almost invincIble in a contest, 1t is
claimed, for the plan under considera-
ton contemplates a development of the
law OF permitting congressman to
recommend applicants to Annapolis
and West Point.
II the wishes of the congressman
prevail, the organization OF state units
will be turned over to them pretty
much as the postoffices are at present
and consequently taken out Of the
hands Of the state governments.
In the view Of the friends OF this un-
dertaking-and vast majority OF con-
EreSSmen favor tit possesses politi
cal advantages to themselves eclipsinG
in magnitude and influence any pat
ronage prerogatives hitherto granted
them by the government.
President Wilson decided today TO
include st. Louis in the itinerary OF
the middle western trip he will begin
Friday night. He will visit st. Louis
on the morning of February 3. on the
Kan. The addition of st. Louis means
that he will make eight formal ad-
dresses during the trip.
More invitations to speak in various
parts Of the country on the forthcom-
ing or on later trips, were received by
the president today. AmCig them was
an invitation to visit Pueblo. Colo,
extended by Representative Heating.
To all the requests the president re-
piled that he wished to visit as many
cities as possible, but was uncertain
about his exact plans.
President Wilson wants the meetings
at which he will speak to be open 10
the general public as far az possible
The committees in charge have been
notified that the president does not de-
sire entertainments OF political char
acter.
The object of the president in max
ing the trip, White House officials
said, is to speak to the average citizen
in the middle west.
At st. Louis the president will speak
Mt a breakfast river, in hta honor nv