New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-22
Compulsory Military
Service Must Come,
Mitchell Declares.
CONGRESS ASKED
TO SPEED ACTION
Navy Lacks a Brain, Says
Meyer at Defence
COnClaVc.

lut hsA N..a A" AtNtNN'
sessions ~ The National Security
s.sue. George won L. Meyer. Secrc-
.ar, o. tic Navy during ,.e Roosevelt
and Tai adm 'ristratoas, Henry a.
wise Wood. who recently resigned
from the Naval Advisory Board. and
Ecpresc..a.,c T. Hampton Moore,
r-es dent o, tho Atlantic Deeper
Waterways Association. lei n the
da,.s urorraumc A. 20 nights session
addresses were wade Ny Mayor Mitchell
- New Yo-S. Chairman Chamberlain Of
enc Senate Military Committee and
senator pao,an. &C california. whose
subject was The qaciac Peril
~iversa. military service was PRO
claimed a. The only real solution OF
tbe defence problem By Mayor Mitchell
and Senator Chamberlain. Mayor Nit
chel. who presided over the night ses-
sion. threw che league into tumult
of applause by demanding adequate
protection for the country's metropolis.
Mr.. Wood arrairned the administra-
mons conduct Of foreign affairs as
sorting that I'VE have no foreign
Motley ~ the moment. Mr.. Meyer de-
clared that the fundamental defect OF
the Navy Department was that 1t haa
no brsin. and Mr.. Moore assailed the
"rcneated and continued failure OF the
government 20 heed lessons taught by
other wars and develop waterway near
the coast adequate for naval strateSlc@1
-.t..t ,,;,b+ heroine necessary
"0'''
IN "ai ''''
Chester Defends Wilson.
.tt-+~o.for's defend
Among '"' 81, l,.-
ors was Rear AomlTai '''o' -N'
Tor retired. who reminded the league
~ .bo Constitution the Presi-
Una. -..l ,.;-b authority
dent alone was Ns'''~
to recommend 20 Congress naFaI an"
.;i...r-. ;,,,rovcments.
., l... .i,., nov the prcsi-
III you 90" ING ,,,,otr.r, he said.
dent h"h'4,9 ,,,,so of turning him
you nave l-e ~, - la - in
out OF o'''1 .''.,c,.ts- tha. hs rep
once VIC nation and should
resen's the 80 Recommendations
suppoIt H"I .t,s IfneV
hc makes "i0"s ,..' +io 1eao,,e's SUD
letoie .-oI ,rss introduced
porl Oh ne ,@t.',+or but wa. not
10y te"G A4i'-i~ 90
acted on ..,..,o, ~ doe-i+e sug-
roI '" -. C-'',-rl.s a committee head
eestlo'7 20 'V-,5'.t- cv-Secretarv Of
60 ny I'm '...G v.+h Robert Ba-
w az was itar. os state. as vice
con, ,fcr,Io-, OF the committee
S"ai' ..'"',. ....l...d choir advocacy Of
had IIteil eNpie.s -.eI ,,i1i4erv train
some Io'.i ~ -li.'sion ~ that sugges-
INK anu .'t .'-'
tioh was 'oi'N"'" A..
Mayor Urges congress l" NJ
MAYOR Mitchell said That ~ IS 10
triur honor 20 our Representatives. III
Congress that the America people IN
sist that the Congress now take step,
q insure the safety OF our people aHu
\ the rcrpe'uation or our iiee Hl7ISu-
M tior- by the provision OF lui anu "u' ;,
vi ouate measures or nay lohai oelen n.
y The Mayor declared mat ne IaNV. Z"
universal male military tia'',ns .s 80
the plan of S"ltzeIiaho anu 49, ',' 90
"Nhlc all parts OF our Coun. !, a." ~
equally concerned as one hanoh, '"e
Mayor continued. there are u's'iiC1S
those upon our scacoas's more GIIeT'
ly exposed 70 ifst ATTACK, anu III Wv, ~,
COMMUNITIES OF nos ,. ~ii, enxie+v
snr,rrirr rom "a more direct apprecia-
,ion NJ What our present PROSTATE and
dsra,celc.s state means iu jeopardy 90
-, .o heir prosperity and to the
l,,.c, NJ rh.ir roople.
or the greatest. as well as the
most vulnerable. Of an these communi-
les che civ of New York, | am here
80 sreat Tonight as its chief executive
a,5 70 saw "a solemnly as I may that
he Citv of New York. with its un-
J. ,,rdod wealth. its powerful institu
lions and its .OOO. 900 people, as an in-
tee-,ol and vital part Of this nation, de-
mards that IL shall enjoy in common
with an other parts. the insurance OF
it, tranquility and safety through the
immediate establishment OF adequate
means Of effective national deience.
"l.ot us not forever continue TO sup
pcse that our only possible enemies
will be- found among second or third
cloes powcrs. Our navy is fourth
smon~ the powers, and the experts tell
ms. n these days Of high speed and
long range, ID per cent advantage
gu battle strength gives absolute com
maud al sea. he TACT ls' as every
npvni and military expert knows, that
to-day we could scarcely make even
d decent show OF resistance.
Coast Would BE Invaders Prey.
.,,,t..... .,o o..ocl, mich, no al.
- o.r sc,co@s. territory would
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nave &" DIT Ef'~'''' ~