El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22
CLAIM JAPAN IS
MENACE To j. s.
Pacific Coast Senators Urge
Aiming of Nation in Prep
aration for Defence.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 22.-Senator
Chamberlain, OF oregon and senator
Phelan, Of California, delivered
sDeeches before the National Security
league Friday night urging military
preparedness. They pointed incideh-
tally to the oriental menace TO the
United States as an additional reason
for adequate defence measures. Sena-
tor Chamberlain said he favored uni
versal military training, but realized
the country was not yet ready to accept
such a program. Therefore, he said,
he favored the administrations plan
for a continental army.
Senator Chamberlain's speech came
at the close Of q day and night crowded
with plea after plea for arming the ma
ton Mayor John Purroy Mitchell, OF
New York, who presided over the
night session, threw the league into
tumult of applause by demanding ade-
tropolis. Senator Phelan. of California,
spoke OF "the Pacific PERIL and APP
pealed for preparedness to meet possi-
bic attack from Japan.
Day sessions Of the league were fea-
tured by speeches by Henry A Wise
Wood, of New York; George Won L.
Meyer, former secretary of the navy,
and representative = Hampton moore,
of Pennsylvania, who criticised the ad-
ministration's defence program as in
adequate, and by rear admiral Colby n
Chester. retired, who defended it.
FavOrs Universal Service.
Senator Chamberlain expressed the
opinion that universal military service
offered the best solution OF prepared
ness problems, but that the program
that has been outlined by the admins
tratiOn might be hammered into ac-
ceptable form
dI am not going to discuss the navy" /
said senator Chamberlain 4 want you ]
TO remember, however. that while il is /
not so much because congress has
failed TO keep it up to a reasonable
state of preparation. but because the /
other nations Of the earth have out I
stripped America in the race that she I
ought to win. We are not prepared at I!
sea. We have not done our whole ]
duty, and I do hope that IN the very /
near future our navy. instead OF occu- |
pying the fourth place. as has been /
stated TO you by your distinguished 4
chairman, Will occupy at least some 1
where near the first place among the
naTies of the world.
Always seed for Defence.
IF there had been no war in Europe. J
I would still say there was necessity 1
for preparedness for national defence.
The American brain and the American
energy and the American money built /
a canal which absolutely changed the
of the world. That fact
alone was sufficient TO have compelled
the American patriotic citizen to have
seen TO ii that our country should al
ways be in a position where no other
power on the earth could change the
handwriting of America across the
-sthmus Of Panama
But that is not all The ringing
message of Monroe. to the congress Of
the United States. in 1928. served notice
upon the powers OF the earth that
AMERICA was TO be kept intact for
Americans. There was no pussy-fOOted
about that method.
II we intend to do what Monroe |
said we ought to do, it is our duty TO
zee to if that our country is prepared
70 carry out the obligation to the Cen
-ral and South American republics, not
20 much for their protection, but for
he sake Of redeeming the pledges
snce between the United States and
hese countries for nearly 100 years.
Why Fear to Offend.
aii NoM " Rnst IS ne use Of FeIuslnS or
is, because We are afraid Of making
somebody mad2 When Madison sent
lis ringing message to the congress /
II the United States in 1912 there was
lot any fear of offending Great Brit (
hin then. When Monroe sent his mes
age to congress in 1923. there were
lot any fears OF offending the com
,ined nations Of the world. And. after
he civil war, when the president of the /
Jnlted States sent message to France
hat she must get out Of Mexico. there
Lincoln was not afraid to send mes
age to the congress Of the United
states when Sumpter was fired on II
ed 10 war, where brother was ar
aged against brother and father
.gainst son. and our country was
irenched in blood And vet If we had I
,een prepared when that war broke {
tut. instead Of covering a period Of [
our years, almost bankrupting our .
ountry and compelling US to pay a :
ension roll now Of s160, 100000 year.
would have ended in so or 90 DAYS.
Europe Doesn't Like Is. Il
There is not a country in Europe 7 {
hat feels kindly toward Us today and
We know it. There is no use for us
o try TO disguise it So do not let any