Evening star., 1916-07-21

oklahoma: Brig. Gen. Fred b. Wood.
ad5utant general. Minnesota; Brig. Gen.
T q. Tharalson. adiutant general
Morris. adjutant general. South Da-
kota; Brig. Gen. Guy E, Logan, ad1u-
tant general. Iowa; Brig. Gen: c. l.
Martin, adjutant general. Kansas
general. Oregon: Brig. Gen. Roger D.
Williams. commanding Kentucky Ma
tional Guard; Brig. Gen. Harvey c.
Clark. commanding National Guard
Missouri; Brig. Gen. Charles D. Gather,
commanding National Guard, Maryland,
and Brig. Gen. C. r. Bricken. COM
manding Alabama National Guard.
History of League.
The National Defense League was or
ganized February 2, 1913, by Representa-
tive Kahn, Senator Broussard, Senator
Representative Joseph r. Knowland of
California and Winfield Jones Of Wash
ington. 1t claims to be the first pioneer
national defense organization of the coun-
try and the first organization to begin an
agitation for national preparedness and
greater army and navy.
For two years the league carried on a
publicity campaign, directed by Secretary
Jones. for national preparedness. Out of
this propaganda, in large measure. it
is said. grew the nationwide demand of
the people for adequate national defense
legislation.
In the Sixty third Congress Representa-
tive Kahn's bill providing for free rifles
and ammunition for civilian rifle clubs
was incorporated in the army appropria-
ton bill. Since then. as the result of this
bill. the National Rife Associations rife
clubs have grown to more than thou
sand in number. In 1913 officers of the
league secured from nearly every cabinet
officer orders government
employees to serve in the National Guard.
In October 1915. the league held con-
ference on national defense in Washing
ton. the first conference of the kind ever
held in the United States, which was par
tlcipated in by the Navy League, Grand
Army of the Republic. the National Rifle
Association, Army and Navy Union. u.
s. A: United Spanish War Veterans,
Union Veteran Legion. Veterans of For
eign Wars. Veterans of Indian Wars, the
National Guard and various veteran and
patriotic societies.
Resolutions demanding an adequate ma
tlonal defense were unanimously passed
by this conference and presented to Pres
ident Wilson Soon thereafter the Presi-
dent Expressed himself in favor of an
adequate army and navy.
Pan-American Doctrine.
AT this conference a pan-American
doctrine, suggesting military, naval and
defensive solidarity of all countries of
the western hemisphere. was announced
by Secretary Jones and was advocated
by Sener Don Eusebio A. Morales, then
minister from Panama to the United
States.
Chairman Kahn. ranking minority
member of the House military affairs
committee, was largely responsible for
many increases in the recent army re-
organiza ton bill and in the pending
army appropriation bill. That Wash
ington is to have an eight ht-hundred- :
thousand dollar armory for the Ma
bia is said to be due in a large measure
to work done by Secretary Jones. as
sisted by Gen. H. Oden Lake, national
commander of the Army and Navy
Union.
AS soon as this session of Congress
ends the league will start a nation
wide agitation for universal military
service in line with Senator Chamber
lain's training bill. The organization
will continue its publicity propa ganda
for an adequate Army, Navy, Marine
Corps and other means of national de-
fenSe.
The league does not advocate mill
tarism, though it favors universal
training. 1t is for military training in
the public schools in accordance with
the action of the recent National Edu-
cation Association convention, which
went on record that the state may in
troduce such elements of military
training into the schools as may seem
wise and prudent