Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-11
INTERESTING POLL.

. number, discloses the results OF q
!, poll. Inquiry was made OF 800 edi
tors upon this vital issue. While
sentiment was decidedly in favor OF
presented differ widely, proving con
! clusively that this is question for
the military experts rather than the
laymen.
The vote as whole shows the aV.
erage estimate for the regular army
to be 2S5,078, and for the reserve.
| 1,21j,3j9. AS for the navy, 10 per
cent urge one second to Great Brit
ain, while 60 per cent want one as
large as any in the world.
Few journals fear militarism, be-
lieving that our form OF government
is sufficient check upon such men.
ace to republican form Of govern.
| ment.
Considerable space is devoted to
opinions OF North Dakota editors
| The Tribune quotes that portion o.!
| the article dealing with the poll in
| this state:
The Fargo Forum favors an army
adequate to protect the United States
from invasion, and navy for the
same purpose, while it points out par
ticularly that eve need submarines
OF a higher type than we now have"
1t sees menace of miltarism if our
army and navy increases ARE car
ried to extremes From the Fargo
Courier-NeWs we hear that while the
size and equipment Of the army
should be determined by experts, the
minimum figure should be 100000.
This journal believes in universal
military training with an increased
number OF schools to train officers,
who will also receive an education to
fit them for civil duties, but who
shall be liable to the call Of the col
ors when needed. Experts also
should settle upon the development
OF our navy, and it is suggested that
"lhe people determine the policy, and
trained men carry it out without
pork barrel Methods Neverthe.
less, this editor adds, 'it is fair to
say that ! think the people OF North
Dakota would not give majority for
| such plan as the above. The Ger
mans and most OF the Scandinavians
are opposed to, all preparedness,
probably fearing that the United
States will be drawn in against the
| Central Powers. They are very nu-
merous in the state" In this connec.
| ton, the Bismarck Tribune, believing
| that we ought to have an army of
some 100000 men, with creation OF
reserves through plan that will not
| necessarily interfere with economic
| conditions, and that we need a navy
equal to the combined strength of
Japan and Germany numerically and
in efficiency, says that there is hard.
~ any danger of militarism under
our republican form Of government.
In fact-"There are two extremes of
every issue. Roosevelt represents
one, and Bryan the other, on prepar-
edness. Somewhere in between lies
the solution. National defense is
needed. and badly So but it is better
to accomplish that end through sane
discussion. The American people do
not need the prod of a war to act.
Neither is the problem of better mill
tary defense to be decided by the
manufacturers of war munitions, nor
their paid orators who are now busy
going up and down our states. Put
the soft pedal on the war agitation"
If you give boy a shotgun or a
man a rifle, he is going to use it, OBJ
serves the jamestown Capital, which
fears militarism, and states that 1--WE
don't want to make this beautiful,
peaceful. agricultural territory of
ours an armed camp. If men can be
enthused to die for their country,
why may we not enthuse them to live
for ia contamination far more no.
ble?" This journal would have an
army Sufficiently large for internal
police work only, and does not be-
lieve the navy needs to be materially
increased. OF like mind is the Dew.
ills Lake Journal. which says that
1.-The present army has been ample
for many years, and if the United
States attends to its own business,
the present army will continue to be
adequate AS to our navy we read
that, except for the need of mer.
chant marine sufficient to supply our
navy. the same amount of money hon.
estly expended as appropriated in the
past would be ample.
See "GRAFT", the Photo.pIav Ex.
traordinary at the Bismarck theatre
matinee and tonight.
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