The Washington times., 1916-01-21
Excessive Profits Denied.


Secretary OF the Navy that the profits
made by shipbuilding companies on
Government business are excessive We're
unfounded. In manv cases. he averred.
the Government building has been done
at loss.
THE people must be shown" said
Mr.. Ross that the development OF an
American merchant marine Is the key
stone to their own immediate prosper
ity which il is. Just as in Germany
and Great Britain. where every indus
trial worker in the whole population
has been imbued with the conviction
that the regularity OF his employment
depends upon his country having its
own merchant marine, so must we Of
America patiently and fervently wish
for the same end"
Miss Mabel Boardman declared that
responsibility of individuals did not end
with supporting prepa redness, but ex-
tended to contributing their share will
ingly to support a defense program and
contributing as well to agencies for re-
lief work in war times.
Congress. in providing appropriations
must also pass taxation laws for the
raising of money to meet such appro-
priations." she said. Therefore. our
first responsibility as individuals lies
in meeting financial demands willingly
from our own purses and not from the
purses Of others"
Slow To Support Red Cross.
Citizens Of this country have been
slothful in supporting Red Cross relief
work. Miss Boa ardman said
"JaraI With a population OF H.UN.-
coo. has membership In its Red Cross
of l.S0, ,G.' sh" said ,;ermanv with
a population Of g. 5,Ot1. 900. has more II an
q million members in its Red Eross
IOO0lO of " hom are German women.
tnI ,,,tt .1-..
of 100 coo. .ooO contrib utes to this great
International orEaniyntion IN its I:"i
Cross "A membership OF $1,000 japan
has an endowment fund OF thirteen
endowment funds OF other Red Gross
societies. Tho American Red Cross las
an endowment ct less than $500 90
And vet with thl. mcaEer membership
vided ALREADY a d"nn'tc plan and has
an ORGANIZATION OF great value. II is
far from perfect. II Is far too small"
Congr' ssman Hubert asserted "the
fcn.e is not theory. but n fact. thor
ouEhly demonstrated by the great Ger
man govcrnment."
Mr.. Hubert read a letter from Sec.
r"tnrv Daniels. addressed to Tho
tives, end dated January :, Islt, in
which Mr.. Dari"ls said:
~ have tn" honor 10 invite Vow at
ten',"n w. lhe scr! !oCs co"dfiOn exciting
at the Navv Yard. Erroklvn. \. Y. in
80 far as nertHirs to tho d"pth of wa
ters in shin charutls leading thereto
There is rot sufficient water in thes :
channels to insure entering or leaving
o IA frs$ class hattleshIp Mt all times
This situation il serious
one a,nd might cause grave complica-
tions."
Favors Immediate Defense.
ored Immediate and early completion
of such projects as are essentially a
part of the national defense"
MY country can be made nth in
sf 100 non-England, Germany, France
and Russia remaining at the head"
ITerrv Woodhouse stated in the narnr
read bY NJ. Totten. He outlined the i'm
mediate needs Of tie navy and pro-
posed that there he at least eight avia-
ton stations at or near different mill
tarV CCnters with at least two fun
SQuP drOns at each station
"TOrtN-elGht States have a national
guard twenty-three States have also
naval militia organizations" he added
IF each were supplied with the euuip-
ment inside of year there would be
sevcnty-one militia aero companies with
four aeroplanes and as manv trained
militia flyers to each company"
A defense special brought 200 men
and women from Baltimore to attend
the sessions of the congress today
Maryland was the first to form a State
security league. The Maryland dee
gates appointed by former Governor
GoldsborOuEh include Judge Stock
bridge. Francis NJ. Jencks. Rufus NJ
Gibbs. c. c. Homer, jr.. Walter B.
Brooks. John B. Ramsey. William L.
Marbury. Charles ]. Bonaparte. Law
rason Riggs and pr j. Thomas Fell.
Value of Military Training.
Prof Henry Crosby Emery, of Yale,
discussed The Economic Value of
Military Training" He declared war is
an economic necessity, and spoke of the
value to men Of military instruction.
Luke Wright. former Secretary OF
War, was named chairman of the reso-
Iutions committee, and ne called meet
ing of his committee tor | o'clock today.
John Purroy Mitchell. mayor of New
York, will preside at a meeting tonight
at Memorial Continental Hall. and Mrs.
William Cumming Story will introduce
him.
A letter from Elihu Root On Military
Conditions" will be read. lud the speak
ers will include William G. Church, Mai
Gen. T.. A. MCAlpin, Gen. f. w. Nichols
Frederic l., Huidekoper, John F.
o'Ryan. and Capt. Matthew e. Hanna.