El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-22
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OR months the people the United States have had fear
pounded into their brains by magazines newspapers and
motion pictures. No enemy has been pointed out All
the wild cry the spending of billions the pllng up
of armament, and the sadding of the country with
military caste has been based on nothing but fiction
For Americans realize that the fantastic stories OF
of the country and its quick conquest are the Work
of fiction writer's 1t good rule TO Keep COOL ana take ~
Editorial enthusiasts forget
Dardanee the statement of the presidents eve threat
ened from quarters the bankruptcy Of bleeding and weak
ened Europe.
With the fiction clearly mind Americans should consider
some facts.
On the floor Of the house recently Congressman W. Saun
ders of Virginia said;
ouHOt and attack the wndmIs of feed magnatons least
enough o tempt country o commit lavIesa aggression.
Mr. Chairman this a question but of
NAN T T E Aw E GA6k E N AN ia o
would have him believe that and moderate and
riot construction Compared with guns Of every other
world England and the jmgOe always exclude England from their cacua
lions the guns on our ships weight and carrying pow" are distinctly superior
Bgadier General Erasmus Weaver head of the coast art
Iery OF the United States cOnfOUds the fiction writer's
General Weaver would have charge of the defenses of the
country if such invasion occurred.
In 1919 tesfyng to the strength of deense
have been student the subject naturally for number of
o nd e i er hs wGTd 50 far as my Feans 0sa
On January 10 OF the present year General Weaver
fore the House Committee on Military Affairs and asked for
increase OF LOCO men for the land Notifications quote from
the report OF the hearings before the committee:
md you @ 900 men Understand 5 9s out S your ni ifom
system c F SHef Si %F %tER think would be adequate ~
Mr. McKELLARYOu idea is your guns are sufficient noyp
will give entirely satisfactory dsense2"
MR. McKELLAR-"You any stock in the idea that the sbns
GENERAL WEAVER-@No'" O' gun"
MR. AR general our present condt
condition o preparedness for defense dgpoablp"
GENERAL WEAVER-"Exept in the matter Of De,onDe i i .
MR. McKEL4AR"h excellent condition. with the addition of a few
GENERAL WEAVER@"Ye % " Inc department and by y00'
MIX MckELlAR-In your Judgment hnotmf and misleading
people have public make that would
ensVe that the coast cities of our wholly
GENERAL WEAVER-"I do not know that Their. IS aDv officer who i
@0qaae9 with the facts that would make such statement"
GFNEP 81 We S public man. do officer"
In the Congressional Record of February 1916 page 226
taken the following extract from testimony of General
Nelson A. Miles, u S. a.. retired:
Having had do placing and construction of our Notifications
and Inspecting along the Atlantic Pacific
nes had opportunity Of all of the world
coasts are as well defended the Of country.
aghp0~er and heavy Pje
mons that hne been made IN the 10 sead III public
Later this officer declared:
p.r, h so overseas ys expeditions spring from the minds about
declared: -'-O ''I0-' ---''
The placing of is the last thing snv European
government would attempt; could never be embarked would
w beneath the midday sun Whenever has been attempted it
We have this come true at the Daranoes The GREAT
eC Dae fee IN the worlds history backed up magnificent
army IN that landing They faced such great guns as our
Ior nave Yet for year this army and navy struggled
ana Ie soldiers never got beyond of the guns Then
Cne attempt was abandoned The ngOes refuse to remember
such recent shaterng of their ns and try to make you
forget it. too.
They refuse to remember that England during the present
with absolute control sea- required 81 DAYS to move
3OOO troops unequipped from friendly port Quebec to
anOtner friendly port southampton Yet they tell you gby of
4OOOOO enemies landing on our shores almost overnight
AS old Lew DOcksader remarks tuthfuv ioknglv The
two best friends of the United States are the Atlantic and Pa
cific Oceans"
If the people know the facts there will be no fear