The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-28
DEFENCE ADVOCATES
ATTACK HAY BILL
Mitchell and 20 Other Prom
inent Men Demand n Real
Army and Navy for L. =.
FOR UNIVERSAL TRAINING

Fifty representatives of Gig teen pre-
paredness and patriotic organizations OF
the country. acting rs individuals yes
terday at u VI ,hcon held IN the Law
yers Club. tdoptci resolutions attack
Ing the HAY army reoi gauization bill,
declaring for universal military training
under n plan 70 he sanctioned by the
General stan demanding that the navy
..be restored az quickly as possible to
the first rank on tie Pacific and second
on the Atlantic. and that working plans
for the mobilization II the country's in
dustries and transportation he formu-
lated at once.
h. Speeches advocating this programme
were made 10y Mayor Mitchell. Robert
Bacon, former Ambassador to France.
who acted as chairman 5 Stanwood
Menken. chairman OF the executive COM
mittee OF the National security League
George Wharton Pepper Of ihiladel-
sphia, George ". Nickersham, former
United States Attorncy-General Gen.
George W. Wingate. Altar r Hawley.
president Of the Aero Gu Prof. Will
fam II. HOBBS Of the University OF
Michigan, Lieut. Gen :. r. NJ. Young.
Il. 5. A.. retired Henry A Wise Wood
and Edward Rush Duer.
\ Many Of the speeches emphasized the
necessity Of clccting n non-partlsan
Congress. which will enact real instead
OF sham preparedness. BY agreement
che resolutions did not commit the or
eanizations represented. but only the
men present. who, however. are pledged
TO go before their own o~rganizations
and urge approval Of the resolutions.
No.. d.. NU,S 1rrsN~
Mayor Mitchell upheld universal mill
tary training as the only fair means OF
supplying adequate national defence,
He continued
81 don't suppose anything could more
clearly demonstrate the present lament
able condition Of this country In the
point Of defence than what is going on
In this city ard state and In other
States today. where We see the National
Guard called 10 the concentration camps.
These fellows. the fines; that we have
IN the country. are responding to the
call only to fnd when they go out that
they are without equipment and are
without horses-that they are without
the facilities that would make for a sue
cessful campaign.
~ want to say that the Government
that sends these Young men. unequipped
as they are. down into Mexico with any
AlihA Nv WIN '""' h'N $3.50
and accomplish results Ia exposing them
20 the same kind OF risk that faced the
6rst expeditionary force that went from
England to the Continent.
1.-THE most important thing for these
resolutions to do is TO call for organiza-
tions throughout the country 10 secure
from Congress adequate legislation and
II we don't get II from this Congress &c
secure a Congress that vii lenact ade-
Quate legiSiat on. just a. the paciisn
and Indifference OF the sitting Congress
y non-partisan so the movement to oh
tain a Congress that will enact adequate
legislation upon another principle ough'
70 be non-part!san.'
Menken says Hay "Put II Over"
Mr.. Menken said that in spite OF tn,
thousands Of meetings held by prepared
ness organizations. the millions OF piece!
of literature that have been given away
the preparedness parades that brough
out 1000. 900 marchers Mr.. Hay 'ha.
put over his army bill" He added
The real bill to meet the experts
recommendations died a victim OF ex
pedieDcy. or shall We say, ignorance an,
cowardice? The powers in Congress
had not the moral courage TO face IN,
people. explain the past neglect Of bot
parties and enact a bill based on consid
srations Of craftsmanship. not of porI
and politics"
The resolutions express full admirt
ton for the men Of the National Guard
but say that the army r~eorcanizatio
bill Is unsound in principle and made
Quate for national ecurity. The in
crease in the regular army is chiefly A
increase on paper. say the resolutions
II creates an impression that the regu
lar army consists of l7S,00O men, Will
as a matter of fact the mobile regult
force Is not likely TO exceed 10000 thi
year. \ nation which sends men TO tn
Mexican border insufficiently equippe
cannot escape the charge OF bloc
Guiltiness," tho resolutions Conten,
The oath Of allegiance to the Federaliza
National Guard and to the State au
thorities Is unsound in principle. II
stated. as no mar can serve two master
After urging the adoption Of a pla
for universal military service. sane
toned by the General Stan, the resolu
tons state
I'VE demand that the navy. AS the A.
line of defence, shall be restored at IN
earliest possible moment to the frs
rank In the Pacific and the second |
the Atlantic and that dreadnoughts an
battle cruisers. with the necessary auN
iliaries, including aircraft, scouts, do
etroyers and seagoing suhmar res, be la
down AT once to the full capacity Of IN
building facilities Of the United State
both public and private"
The resolutions are signed by Frederi
L. Huidekoper, chairman George "
Wickersham. Henry Reuterdahl, Williai
H.. Hobbs and William r. H%ornaday.