The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-15
WAR AND ITS
EFFECT ON US.
AN INTERESTING SUBJECT DIS
CUSSED BY MISS JULIA
HARDING
At Meeting Of Current Events Depart
rnent Of Woman's Ciub-Other
Timely Topics Considered.

! IL was Win interest n
the assurance of a real intellectual
treat. that the members OF the Cur
rent Events department assembled yes
terday for their January meeting.
Miss Julia Morgan Harding of Pitts
burg. appeared before the club and
spoke on many vents of national and
international importance.
Miss Harding dwelt at length on
many phases OF the al as il has af-
fected the United States. and its bear
ing on u future prosperity. also on
various political affairs. which are
harassing the country at present. and
the ever recurring Mexican PROPOSE
ton. In regard TO this last, the
"%watchful waiting policy" rs advo-
Gated by President Wilson which has
failed 10 work at all as hoped. not a
in that country for which the Ameri-
can soldiers were sent. This policy.
Miss Harding cited. has hecn the
basis OF all the outrages on vessels
and the Indifference OF FOREIGN powers
10 the lengthy American notes. which
the powers regard lightly enough.
with little fear for the threatened
consequences.
Another topic OF vital Importance
was touched upon briefly. "the con-
troversary of the PHILIPPINE Govern
ment" and were It not for the Euro
pean war taking precedence in its
enormity. our contract with those
islands would undoubtedly lead To ser
ious difficulties. Another home"
topic is that OF Sing Sing prison re-
form. which is advocated BY Super
~intendent Osborne. who fnds himself
prosecuted and q victim OF political
interest. welded by Superintendent
Kelley OF the prison. a tool Of the po-
litical prosecutors Of New York. she
said. II Is altogether probable that
the new warden will carry out all
Osborn's plans.
Talks On Preparedness.
War on preparedness in Congress.
is something 90 which ell should be
ashamed. said Miss Harding. and the
Presidents new doctrine Of Pan
AmericaniSm. or the new Wilson Doc
trine. as it is called. Is but a broad
expansion OF the Monroe Doctrine.
ana his proposed alliance with the
south American states is open to
chaIlenge and vast deal OF criticism
IN reagrd To the Preparedness policy.
war experts give Us ten years TO get
ready for a rreat war. and az that
time. II not before. We will be in.
yolyed.
America is very ~behindhand in ,he
implements of modern warfare. In
the future battles will be fought in
the AIR. This is being proved BY the
increasing number of acroplanes man.
fractured BY the warning nations Of
Europe Today and their proportionate
increase. America is not eouipned
with either aeroplanes or submarines
which woald make her "a formidable
enemy. Germany has the strongest
aerial navy. while hat of France is
developed 10 a greater efficiency. The
English do very well. but 10 is an arr
10 which he French take naturally.
England has 500 aeroplanes and Ger.
many SOC. while more leave the nor;
of New York daily thai the United
states can claim IN both tho army
and navy departments.
France has more men in The air ser
vice than there are men i'm the Aue~i-
can army. as there g. not only the art
Of flying and engineering brt that Of
%science. geography. manufacture. gun.
merry and many others. \ French m
ventor Of gernrlr0cs said b. tho close
OF tho war flight will have become so
perfected that both freight and nas-
enccr viii b. carried in safety
across IN" oceans. \ recent invention
In that countrr Is an cove" 10 srbrls-
rine~ which will eventually nut ON end
10 battlcship- and drcadnourhts. 70
has been proven the worth Of an aero
plano in warfare equals three cruis-
ers and their cost iS much less. So
far Germany has NOT shaken the sea
power NJ Great Britain. remaining
completely v%anGuishcd in this r@oepect.
Their Industrial life lies cOmDlc'o-, in
tho ppvya- ar Irauf nvff.s- .ss...Lr
as they are with no Thor
only gain can be with territory with
which 20 bargain hfsr the prcssn-
war 10 is r%rouhcsicd Germany will TO-
build barracks end prepare for the
second war. as did Rome for tho sec
ond Of the Punic war
War O. Exhaustion.
The Balkan CamuaiEu 1e FAR as tho
English hay" been Concerned is q
comnl-te failure. tu. on tho other
hand it d. q victor. which will rot
hrinr Germany % rrout rcfprra
Germany FL making 90 "Iuremc effort
to form 1 eotdifad central errfre
which will keep ENGLAND and FRAN o.
from Poo eastern trade. Miss Harding
saif Ono war from uov ON viii be- 70
war NJ exhaustion and spoke ~ tte
civil war 1f Iu UluaIruI'ru. The
Hu.h could hot stand r war NJ tx.
laIltIon. ha .r" no money or trade 10
cOmrsIr with fNo north and fhe fate
Of the south was brought about not
ty 60 military huf by 1u economic
force. .ud fhs nm' views are
r].rouatI Eel. fo fHr f|Iroran0 war
Miss Utrdine spoke o. the several
neH eraper rlour published recently
of rum and other r|fIuularte being
given thr ..iI..r. This wa. roufcd
mon are NOT desirable. Iu charges
which rDGrI-. steady r.rvs trained
p., and hand War thssa days BEL ~
sxH.IIur pI..I.io arH tho whole
soriad patriotism and devotion ~ me
soldiers fo tfo.r country has been n
matter of pride and voudcrmort ven
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