The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-12
DEFENSE, TARIFF
AND SHIPS NEEDS
Of COUNTRY NOW
Three Major Necessities of Flu.
ture Prosperity Told by
James, President Of Univer-
sity of Illinois.

Philadelphia, Feb Three I'M
mediate needs OF tho country as point
"a out by the European war we're dis
cusscd by Edmund i. james. president
Of the University Of Illinois. at the
tw~cuty.sovcnths annual dinner of the
Pon"nsyiyania ScotCh-Irish society
,.crc last night. The conflict abroad,
he declared. has created an acute
situation which We must meet
promptly by the adoption OF porma-
ncnt and far-sceing policies"
our first and most Immediate
need. Mi. James said. t. "a more cf-
i,,tiNc system col national defense. TO
enable the United states 40 maintain
its rights and protect us citizens. He
H., orod universal liability TO milf
tary service" and a world '.lguc To
cnforc, peace. with power behind u
aud willingness 60 use the power
In the presence of an armed world
aud the possibility of sudden attack,
the speaker said. ct Is pure bunk
To- tell the American people We can
rely Ia any serious cXison,y upon the
so-callcd voluntary system
'Our second immediate need Mr
James said. 10 t. establish a tarin
policy whereby We can project eff.
oicHtly and quickly the industries 81
his country from the sudden disaster
which easily may come to tncm, as
a result of the terrific stride tor the
rcposscssiun of world markets which
certainly will be an outcome of the
European struggle
Mt James asserted the tinted states
must bcc"pt a policy of "A comprchcn-
sivo ana ~narmogiuus Development oi
our industries az a Who'll" so that
We shan not bc dependent upon for
cign countries for any Of IN" clements
fundamental for our industi al pros
p.rity This means, hc said. "a per-
mauont and wise tnrin policy directed
toward the industrial Development of
the United states. which. by holding
AN even hand bctwccn labor ana cap
itnl. hall secure To each a just re-
turn without taxing unfairly the con-
sumner An important element In that
policy would be the right KIND of u
tariff commission.
An adequate merchant marine. Mr.
James urged, Is our third Immediate
need. MIR. james held hat a definite
policy Of ENCOURAGEMENT to foreign
commerce is u natural and necessary
complement to AN intelligent tarift
policy"
As "A nation. Nj. james said, the
United states had Learned from the
war that at It's outbreak we were, IN
- military sense. without deicnsesi
thai We were industrially dependent
ON EIuopc for some of the necessities
ui our national life. and that W. were
dependent on Europe for means OF
getting out or into the United States,
owing TO scarcity Of uug Siiips. II
the war had been ON sea ana not on
land. he declared, we would have
experienced q panic the like oi which
Il would be dithcult To- find In ala
history, aud would have been COM
PEELED to join one or the other OF
the parties To- the conflict
Mr. James discussed child fabor. IN
dustrial Insurance. pension. the edu-
cation Of immigrant children to the
duties and privileges Of American
citizenship and similar subjects. why
cannot our leaders IN Nasliir gton end
elsewhere" he nskod, give their at
otntion to such problems instead OF