The Washington times., 1916-01-21
SECURITY GUNS ARE
TRAINED ON DANIELS
Speakers Attack Navy Claims
Private Ship Building More
Costly Than Government.
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Government. solves more than half our
problem" said p ". W. Ross. president
Of the National Marine League.
Miss Mabel Boardman urged 'Ameri-
can Red Cross Preparedness Congress-
man Murray Hulhert of New York EN-.
phasized the value OF waterways as
means Of defense, and a paper from
Henry 'Woodhouse of the Aero Club of
America. read nv George Oakley Totten,
outlined a program for aerial equipment
which would cost s26. 100000 and make
this country nth in aeronautical equip
franklin s. Edmonds presided. This
afternoon Henry II. Ward, vice presi-
dent of the Navy. League: will b
ers at the afternoon session will be
Henry 4. Wi~e Wood Congressman
]. Hampton Moore Of Tcnnsylvania,
and George Won L. Meyer. former
Secretary OF the Navy
Disadvantage To Navy.
Mr. Curtis compared the vessels
built in recent years with those of
other powers, which, he said, were
greatly to the disadvantage of this
country's navy.
"The responsibility for this state of
things is clearly up to Congress" he
said For the records show that the
general board OF the navy mapped ont
an excellent building program In 1909
for the succeeding fifteen years. Con-
gress in every year cut this program
to pieces"
He asserted the Administrations
program is open to criticism from a
technical point OF view, as we'll as
from the fact that 1t is entirely in
adequate" He went into technical
explanation to show this.
"The Secretary of the Navy gives
II out" he continued, that the ca
ment yards are Inadequate to deal
with a larger program. The ship
builders themselves tell a very diff
ferent story, and state that they stand
ready TO. enlarge their facilities
promptly"
Excessive Profits Denied.
Mr.. Curtis also said the claims OF the
Secretary of the Navy that the profits
made by shipbuilding companies on
Government business are excessive were
unfounded. In many 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
and Great Britain. where every indus
trial worker in the whole populaton
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 preparedness, but eX-
HnI - Nwfh ~. ~ ,,,ltI
inRly to support a defense program and
contributing as we'll 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
Flothful in supporting Red Cross relief
work. Miss Boardman said.
"Japan. With a population OF b.OOO.-
coo. has a membership In its Red Cross
of 1.S00, 00G." she said ''iermanv. with
a population of 5000. coo. has more ttnn
q million members in its Red Cross.
The United States, with a population
of 100 OOO. 900. contributes to this great
International orCaniYation IN its Ee1
Cross membership OF $1,000 JaHsn
has an endowment fund Of thirteen
million and there are millions IN tle
endowment funds OF other Red Crcss
societies. Tho American Red Cross kas
an endowment OF less than $500 0CO
And yet with Thu 1ncager membership
vided already a definite plan and haS
an organization Of great value. II is
far from perfect II is far too small"
CongrC ssman Hubert asserted "the
fense Is not n theory. but fact thor
oughly demonstrated by the great Ger
man government"
Mr., Hubert read a letter from Sec.
Sneaker Of tho House OF Representa-
tives. end dated January g. 1916, in
which Mr.. nRricls said:
'I have the honor 10 invite YoUr at
at the Navy Yard. Rr'.oklyn. N. Y. in
40 far as pertaiCs to tho dapth OF wa
ters in shin channels leading thereto.
There is rot sufficient water in these
o IA first clnss battleship Mt all times.
This situation IL serious
tions."
FavOrs Immediate Defense.
Congressman Hubert said he fav-
ored Immediate and early completion
Of such projects as are essentially a
part of the national defense"
"My country can be made nth in
aeronauticaS equipment by spending
81. 100 ood-EnRland, Germany, France
and Russia remaining at the head"
Henry Woodhouse stated in the paper
read by Nj. Totten. He outlined the i'm
mediate needs of the navy and pro-
posed that there be at least eight avia-
ton stations at or near different mill
tarv centers with ut least two full
squPdrons at each station.
"F'orty-eiGht States have a national
guard, twenty-three States have also
naval militia organizations" he added.
IF each were supplied with the eautp-
ment inside Of a year there would be
Eeventy-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 dele
gates appointed by former Governor
GoldsborOugh include Judge Stock
bridge. Francis NJ. Jencks, Rufus NJ.
Gibbs c. c. Homer 1r Walter g.