The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-13
navy LEAGUE HEARS
ANOTHER OFFICER
HAS Been GAGGED
Kisses Greet Announcement Of
Barring Of Lieutenant Com.
rnander Muslin from Meeting
GENERAL BOARD SCORED
Committee Called "a Compro-
mise Of Disappointed Ele'
ments With Endless Friction.

Kisses again punctuated today's sos
sion Of the Navy League.
They swert through the large audi
enee gathered in the small ballroom at
tina willard when II became KNOWN tn1t
the Navy Department bad refused per
mission tc Lieut.. Com. Henry c. Mus
tin, connmandant Of the naval aviation
station at Pensacola. to appear rs
scheduled and discuss the naval aero
plane.
In ms much as today's sessions dealt
largely with questions of aerial and
submarine preparedness. Alexander
Graham Bell and Lawrence Y. Spear.
an export on undcr-sea boats being on
the program, considerable interest was
manifested In what the lieutenant con-
mander was to say.
When the meeting convened. 1t was
found that the naval officer was among
the missing. A copy VI his paper had
teen forwarded however. and arrange
nents were In progress to have u pre-
sented, when word was received that
tn Navy department would not coun-
tenancc such action It was when this
decision was announced that SECRETARY
naniels' branch of the service WAS loud
~ and vigorously Kissed.
General Board Target.
The General Board of the Navy came
In for considerable criticism shortly
thereafter. The Board was referred to
as "a compromise of disjolnted elements
with endless friction minus executive
authority"
Z. X. Rodsn, .directo!.of the Nav
League Of Scranton, was the author of
this attack. He also referred In his
paper advocating navv general stan,
to the hle room of the Navy Depart
cellent ideas for the Improvement of
the naval service. and of many a VAL
liable invention. And not few of these
inventions: he added; have found their
now utilized with excellent results"
Following the reading Of Mr.. Rodens
paper. Mrs. vylla Poe Wilson, of the
women's Section of the Navy League,
beneft Of the melting. the plans for the
National Service School,, training
camp for women. which will begin early
in May.
Discusses Women's Work.
Declaring that the preparation of the
women Of the nationa for service In time
Of war is Just as important as the guess
tion OF men and guns and ships. she dis
cussed the scope of the proposed school.
She declared that all women who were
eligible. and those who desired to take
the courses at the camp would be in
structed In dietetics, nursing, first aid
work-in fact in every branch which
make of women the real rear guards"
Of the armies of the world.
To Cost $4,000.
Mrs. Wilson declared the camp will
cost $1,000 About $500 OF this amount
will be met by registration fees and pay
ments for subsistence. The balance of
something more than 5000 must be
raised. OF this 1900 has already been
contributed.
The men Of the Navy League met this
Advocating the establishment of aerial
mail routes for aeroplanes, and parcel
post routes for dirigables. Alexander
Graham Bell. father Of the telephone.
found for the establishment OF a great
reserve Of competent and fully qualified
airmen.
He prefaced this with the statement
that to the nation of the future. who
controls the air. will fall the control of
the world. The United States pre-.
present time, he said is symbolized by
the one baby Zeppelin which the navy
possessed and which. having escaped
its anchorage is today somewhere in
u.
There are now but about 300 In the
entire United States. II the country
we're suddenly placed on a war footing.
thousands of aviators would be needed"
he said.
There is but one way possible for
the United States to my tho founda-
tion for such a corps" he continued.
That is-find practical uses for
Aeroplanes and Zeppelins in times of
peace. which would support the thou
sands OF reserve avistors wee need.
Not much hallway has been made
along these lines so far. But there
10 one promising line--the use OF the
aeroplane to carry first class mails.
IL this proposal became established
the United States would soon have at
its call q large number of trained avi-
at 10 more difficult to conceive a
practical, every day use for the dirig
able, In time of peace. But the larg est
OF this type of aircraft Is capable of
q useful carrying capacity of 10000
pounds. and perhaps those craft could
be utilized Cor such work as the trans
portation of parcels post matter.
Last nights banquet OF the League
proved to be a symposium of thumps
for all pacifists, wherever the head
OF q peace advocate showed, there
\ vas shower of blows directed.
Breckenridge Raps Pacifism.
THE miserable creed OF pacihsm" was
handled without gloves by Henry
\ Breckenridge. lately Assistant Secretary
Of War. In his first public appearance
eince resigning his post. he declared:
Had George Washington been a
pacihst We would still be a colony
Had Abraham Lincoln been a pacifist
we would be group of sntipathetie
Col. Robert NJ. Thompson. president
OF the league. at the conclusion Of Mr.
Breckinridge's address. contributed q
bit OF information which produced con
siderable merriment.
He announced that the league had
just received a check for $8s704 from
chicago newspaper as a contribu-
tion, The check was for an amount
paid the paper by Henry Ford for a
tull page anti-preparedness advertise
Thanks Ford for Gift"
Colonel Thompson read a telegram
which the league sent to the auto
mobile magnate: THE Navy League OF
the United States thanks you for the
nrst cash contribution 1t has received
from you, through the Chicago -
keep up the good work"
AZ the banquet were many nation.
ally prominent men and women.