The sun., 1916-02-03

tne1e arc UIdry tIlIrlRS tndt IL mas Deen
impossible for me to do which Il was my
duty to do because there were not men
to do them with, You are not going
to be Jealous OF an increase Of the army
sufficient to enable the Executive to
carry out his constitutional responsible
ties.
And over and above that We have
proposed this, that "A sufficient number
OF men on, OF the ranks of the civil
pursuits OF the country should be trained
In the use and keeping OF arms. IN the
sanitation OF camps, In the manpuvrcs
of the field and In military organiza-
ton TO be ready and pledged to be
ready II the cali should come upon act
OF Congress TO unite their force with
the little force OF tho army itself and
make great multitude of armed men
who were ready to vindicate the rights
OF America.
"The very essence Of American tradition
Ia contained IN the proposal Every Con-
stitution Of every State IN the Union for
bids the state Legislature to abridge the
right Of Its citizen To carry arms. At
the very outset the makers of our In
nation must dwell in the homes OF the
patton. do not mean the moral force
merely. | mean the physical force.
4 Vote and Gun.
'They realized that every man must he
allowed not ouly To have a vote but IL
he wanted to have IA gun. 70 that when
the voices ~ pea"" did not suffice the
voices 81 force would prevail. Know ing
that great bodies Of men do not use force
To usurp their own liberties. but to de
clare and Nindicate their own liberties
and that there viii be no collusioii among
whereas clques and coteries ana pro
fessional groups may ronceive ~ to 10
of their interest to interfere with the
peaceful life uf the country the general
bodies of citizens would never 50 con-
ceive IL TO be-.
what We are asking IL this that the
nation supply arms for those OF the
nation who are ready II occasion should
arise 10 come to the national defence.
and that 1t should do this without with
drawing them from their pursuits of in
dus,rv and of peace. III order that
America should know that IN the foun-
tains from which she always draws her
strength their wclled M the ineNhaust-
ible resources of American manhood
This is not II military policy. this is
IA policy OF adequate preparation for ma
tional defence. and any man who repre-
sents II in any other light must either
m %
ing the facts.
You Will say: We -ave "A national
guard Yes. We have a national guard
and the units of II 30 far as have OBJ
served them command my admiration
and respect, hut th.r. are only l2aOOU
enlisted men in the United States. taking
the nation as "A whole. and they are
divided up into as many units AS Their,
are States.
nd th.
states puts them under the direct com
mand and control OF the Governors of m.
states. not Of the President of the Emitted
states. and the national authority ha,
no rlght To call upon them for any ser
vice outside their states unless the terri
tory of the nation Is actually invaded.
u want TO see Congress do everything
that II can to enhance tho dignity and
force and 10 assist In the d.y.lopin,n,
OF the National Guard. hut tho National
Guard Is body of State troops and
not body OF national reserves becaus.
the Constitution makes them So 40 mat
ter whether We now think those are the.
best arrangements or not.
The other matter I want to sneak ia
You about IL not the plan itself. for that
is u question OF detail have given
you III" idea Of II and time does not
sufficc to discuss the detail in a meeting
OF this sort The detail is printed for
that matter, for anybody 90 see who
wants II; but TIA" other matter IL this .
suppose you had great body OF let
us say. half a million men. sufficiently
trained to arms 10 make the nucleus OF
a great army II IL were necessary To
create great army. What would b.
your idea that YOU would do with II"
That Is the matter tina, We ned to clear
up most Of all