Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-26
Hughes Answers
 5 Great Questions
TO AUDIENCE IN ACADEMY OF
 MUSIC, BROOKLYN
FIRST ONE IS DIGNITY
The Others Include Preparedness, Ef-
 fective International Organization, Visible Authority, and Strength of Our Army and Navy. g

New Ork, Oct 2o.-CharleS F. Hughes tonight told an audience in in his opinion, the young men of the nation should support the republican ticket at the next election. Five chief reasons were cited. in answer to the question:
 What sort of country does Young America, vibrant with patriotism. de- sire ?''
 Questions Answered.
 MT. Hughes answered the question, in part. as follows:
 First, he wants a country respected throughout the world. He wants its citizenship.
 Second, Young America must de- sire a country that Is prepared for every emergency.
 Third, Young America, looking ahead, must desire that when peace is ute to its maintenance by doing our proper share to secure a practicable and effective international organiza- tion in the interests of peace.
 Fourth, Young America wants gov ernment in the open by visible con- stitutional instruments. not by unofh- ciaI spokesmen or invisible authority. He also wants a government not sec tional but truly national.
 Fifth, Young America wants indus Lf1al pfepareQneSS
 Assailed Wilson's Administration
 In citing his second reason, MT. Hughes assailed the administration for lack of preparedness, referred to manifest defects" in the army reor ganization bill, declared that the navy department had incapable leadership" and touched upon recommendation by Secretary Garrison in June, 1914, that the regular army be filled to it's ', dot lT1s Hughes said. that had been ignored.
 T am informed upon competent au- thority," MT. Hughes said, that had there been the addition to the regular army then desired by Secretary Gar rison, it would not have been neces- sary to send our national guard to the border"
 In discussing the administrators alleged failure to prepare. MT. Hughes said:
 Would Not change,.Its Attitude.
 "The president informed congress in December, 1914, that the adminis-
 ation would not change it's attitude because some among us are nervous and excited It was said that the country had been nisinformed; that the administration had not been neg ligent of national defense. This was European war and nearly eight months after Vera Cruz.
 'Secretary Garrison had recom- mended in his report for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1914. '-he exist ing organization' which com posed the aggregate mobile forces of the regular army should be filled up to their full strength This, he said, would re- quire 25,000 men. He also recom- mended that with this increase, there should be authority to obtain 1000 more officers. I understand that this recomm endation was ignored. l am also informed upon competent author ity that had there been the addition to the reguair army then desired by Secretary Garrison it would not have been necessary to send our national guard to the border.
 Eusinesslike Action Demanded.
 "What was needed on the part of the administration was no eXhortatiOnS, not wholly devoid of nervousness, but the businesslike action demanded by the condition of the times. One ident gathered about him left the cab inet rather than be responsible for seriously mistaken policy.
 q cannot now review the army re- organization bill and it's manifest de- fleets. l must content myself with say ing that I believe we should have a regular army large enough for the or dinary military demands in the ab- sence of grave national eXigencies and that our first citizen reserve should be trained and controlled by federal authority In the administration of the navy department we have had in- capable leadership. The young men of the country cannot fail to take a special interest in these matters. We propose to have adequate preparedness and the efficiency of administration which is it's indispensable condition