The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-05-05
Secretary Brown Of Chamber
Starts Referendum Desired BY
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QUESTIONS INVOLVED
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Where Business interests Of This
city Stand On Matter, Vote
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Complying with instructions from
headquarters Of the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States, in Wash
ington, Secretary Raymond G. Brown
Of the Chamber of Commerce of Homo.
lulu has submitted to the members of
the local organization Referendum No.
IS on the question Of National De-
fense.'' Details of this referendum ap-
peared in The Advertiser several weeks
ago. 1t Is nationwide canvass Of
the business interests of the country
for an expression on the all important
issue now, before congress-, Secretary
Brown has submitted the following
questions to be voted upon in connec-
ton Herewith; D.. ,a..s.f .....,
Last Of Questions Submitted
l. Should the national defense fore.
es both on sea and land be so increased
and the industrial resources so co6rdi-
nate as TO make fully available the
military, industrial, and financial
strength Of the nation for the preserve
tion Of the peace and honor of the Uni
ted Statesf
2. Should a body in the nature of
council of national defense be created
by law to assist in the development Of
an adequate and continuing policy for
national defensef
g. Should a staff of industrial mObil-
ization be forthwith created by law
and 80 organized and maintained in
times of peace as to insure the most
effective use of the economic resources
Of the United States in case of wari
4. Should a program Of naval con.
struetion be adopted Immediately sufi-
cient to restore the United States at
least to it's former position Of second
naval power in the Atlantic, with sur
plus in the Pacific sufficient to protect
its coasts, its possessions, its trade
routes, the Canal Zone and adjacent
General star For Navy
s. Should there be- created by law
Q general STAFF for the navy by strength.
ening the present office of naval opera.
tions ofthe Navy Department. or other
wisef L 80
g. Should the regular army be in
creased until it, together with its train
ed reserves, shall be sufficient to furn-
ish the first line of land defense as rec
commended by the General STAFF Of the
Army, of by the Council Of National
Defense or similar body after il has
been created by lawf
7. Recognizing the military obliga-
ton equally with the civic obligation
as a Fundamental duty of democratic
citizenship in n republic and to estab-
fish a system which will affect every
man alike, should universal military
training be adopted as fundamental,
democratic principle of our military pol
icy and be enforced by law to furnish
adequate land, sea and industrial forces
in pence and warf
s. Recognizing that the constituent
elements of necessary war material are
Of such infinite variety that they can
not all be produced in government
plants in time of war but are and must
be produced in highly diversified and
specialized industries should q fanda-
mental feature of the national policy
for supplying war material be to edu.
cate private industry in time Of peace
In the manufacture of such material,
under pre- arranged government regula-
ton of prices, rather than trust TO
protection in government plants alonef
Q. Should the educntive arrange
ments with private manufacturers for
the production of war material in time
of peace serve not only to supply eur
rent needs of the army and navy but
also TO accumulate reserve of war ma
terial sufficient to supply onr land and
sea forces, both regular and reserve,
from the beginning of q possible war
until such time as the industries Of the
country can produce the increased sup
plies then reguisitef
10. Should an adequate uumber of
commissioned and non commissioned Of
fcers be added to the regular army for
detached service and properly train.
ed officers reserve corps be created suf-
fcient to officer the very large number
Of men who would have to be raised
Immediately in the event of war.