The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21

"'iknt No CONSIDERED as an emergency
matter. free from craftsmanship. In Jan,
nary he made a tour Of the country. urg-
ING u to get IN a better position Of
preparedness for International troubles.
Now, VIVA, has he received therefor:
ThiS bill authorizes an increase In the
regular army Of 10000 In the ncx,
hfteen months. The President was ask
ing preparation As ait emergency mat
ter In view VI complications which might
and probably would arise.
III remember when gentlemen on the
hoor said NJ the time we had a regular
army of ONLY $4,000 tina YOU could
not Increase T. because YOU could not
get tho men to enlist. We never ha We
failed 20 keep Inc regular army IN 10
the highest poin: allowed by the i'rcsi-
dcnt under his orders. To gay tina We
cannot get :1c men Is 20 write our couu-
tr!in"n down as pusilianimo1s q rds.'
representative Hay closing the debate
said
Gentlemen ak about, enc rgenc;es
IL we had an emergency Il would take
a million mon. not 10000 Evrry body
IN ms rountr. realizes that Il - I'm
possible 20 recruit under the volunteer
system an ar'ry OF eco 900 men. Here
* this letter which We all received this
morning signed ny this great military
expert =. Stanwood Menken. who I dare
say does not know the difference between
II battery and a troop and who never
saw u squadron in the field.
lie says the military experts OF this
country have not been followed. II We
undertook 10 follow them and mako
enough military bills W. would nave :,
thousand bills In his House instead %;
one. Every ono Of them has a plan
ana = different idea about these things.
IN the nineteen years ! hav" been on the
Military Committee II has never got
any help from these experts in working
ont "A practical scheme. These people
are maintaining a vast organization
throughout the country.
sees signs 81 Peace,
Who is attacking the institutions o.
this country" What nation on earth ID
attacking them" There Is not "A country
on earth to-day that has any idea ot
making war on the United states. The
signs Of the times IN Europc poin, TO the
fact that peace ~ beginning to hover
over that country. when peace comes
what will gentlemen say to their people.
gentlemen who have voted to saddle
on their people 100000 soldiers. men who
Will not be Use for any purpose"
IF an emergency should arise we
should have to depend on the volunteers
OF tins country and on the National
Guard. II YOU authorize these go, OOO
men you will provide something which
is agains. the best interests OF our people
and in favor OF taxation which we can
escape. which We do not want and dc
not need.
Il am not in favor OF being carried an
my feet by the National Security League
aud people Of that sort who are carrying
on this propaganda. not Cor the purpose
OF really preparing the country In time
OF emergency but for their own selfish
purposes"
Representative Gardner in supporting
the Kahn amendment made satirical
thrusts at the Hay bill.
1T seems almost superfuous." he said
"for the President to go all over the
country and exhibit the existing sen,i.
ment for prepar redress and after all have
II result In the mountain being In labo-
n bringing forth a ridiculous mouse
what Are 10000 lens"
Mr.. lanes OF Michigan asleI II The
oil IN It's present form would no, have
tho support OF such peace at any price
advocates a. William j. Bryan. Henry
Ford anu Jane Adams,
81 Will say 70 my fellow member and
Spanisi IA veteran that HI is right
said Mr.. Gardner "Not only could those
p~acifis.s vote for his bill. but All IN.
people of this House who for years nav,
been fighting aga.ns; a large army car
and will vote TO- IL
What are 10000 men: I hold in m,
hand a list Of the various s'andin.
armies of the world befor. the outbreal
o. the European war. Ind the stand,
Ing army of Turkey Is no less than $50,
900 men ami that Of Switzcr!anI 10000
man. After these months and month,
o. telling me peop'" thou' the prcpared
ness tina. we are coiEg tn have this d
the ne. yesult. We get 10000 increase
The nator!ty leaders 10 not expect IN.
Hay hill 20 reach a fual vote until lat.
in the week.