Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-22
Senator Chamberlain Urges
Universal Military Service
as Only Real Solution Of
American National Defense.
PHELAM, OF CALIFORNIA,
SEES JAPANESE MENACE
Declares Appearance Of Mi
kado'S Fleet Off Mexican
Coast Was Not to Rescue
Disabled War Vessel.
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Washington, Jan. 2i.--Attacks up
on and defense OF the admlnlslration's
preparedness policy again today
marked the sessions OF the National
Security league. George L. Won Mcy-
er, secretary OF the navy during the
Roosevelt and Taft administrations;
Henry A. Wise Wood who recently
resigned from the naval advisory
board and Representative J. Hamp-
ton Moore. president of the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways association. led IN
the days program of addresses. AZ
tonights session the program inciud-
ed addresses by Chairman Chamber
lain Of the senate military committee
and Senator Phelan Of California,
whose subject was The Pacific
PERIL
Dcnounccs Foreign Policy.
Mr. Wood arraigned the admins
tration's conduct of foreign affairs,
policy at the moment Mr.. Meyer
declared that the fundamental defect
of the navy department was that II
had no brains and Mr. Moore assailed
the repeated and continued failure
of the government to heed lessons
taught by other wars and develop
waterways near the coast adequate
for naval stratcgical moves which
might become necessry In war time.
Admiral 10 Defense.
Among the. administration de-
tenders was Rear Admiral colby M.
Chester. retired. who reminded the
league that under tho constitution the
president alone WAS vested with au-
thority to recommend to congress ma
val and military improvements, III
you don't like the way the president
handles this problem he said, you
have the recourse OF turning him out
of office: but so long as he is in Of
flee we should remember that he
the entire nation and
should support him in the recommcn-
iations he makes along this line a
resolution voicing tho leagues sup
port of the president was introduced
By Admiral Chester but was not acted
upon.
To formulate q definite suggestion,
, committee headed by Luke T..
Wright. former secretary of war was
appointed. with Robert Bacon. form
sr secretary of state, as vice chair
nan. Members OF the committee had
freely expressed their advocacy of
some form OF universal military
training and the inclusion of that
was forecast
senator Chamberlain Speaks.
Senator Chamberlain expressed tho
opinion that universal military sorv-
ce offered the best solution of pre-
paredness problems. but that the pro-
gram that has been outlined by the
administration might be hammered
nto acceptable form.
Il am not going to discuss the
lavy," said Senator Chamberlain. II
want YOU to remember however. that
While II Is not 40 much because con-
,ress has failed to Keep II up to II
reasonable state of preparation but
,ecausc the other nations OF the earth
AVE outstrippcd America in tho race
hat she ought TO win. We are not
prepared at sea. We have not done
'ur whole duty; ana | do hope that
II the very near future our navy. In
tead Of occupying the fourth place,
Is has been stated to you by your dis
inguished chairman, viii occupy at
east sOmc where near the first place
mongst the navieg Of the world.
Refers 10 Panama Canal.
IF there had been no war in Europe
would still say there was necessity
or preparedness for national defense.
'he American brain and the American
nergy and the American money built
canal which absolutely changed the
geography OF the world. That fact
lone was sufficient to have compell-
d the American patriotic citizen 10
ave seen to II that our country hay
~ changed the map of the world
honld always be IN a position where
o other power on tho face of the
lrth could change the handwriting Of
nerlca across the Isthmus Of Pan
ma.
Monroe Doctrine nj Stake.
sBut that is not all. The ringing
icssagc of Monroe "a the congress OF
It United States in 1923 served no
&C upon the powers of the earth that
mcrica was TO- be kept intact for
mcricans There WAS no pussy-foot-
! diplomacy about that method.
III we intend To do what Monroe
lid We ought To do, 1t is our duty to
,e to 1t that our country is prepared
} carry out the obligation to the Cen
al ana South American republics,
OF so much for their protection. but
II the sake of redeemng the pledges
lat have practically been in existence
etween the United States and these
for nearly 100 years.
No Need 10 Fear Other Nations.