Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-06-06
ANNAPOLITANS FOR
PREPAREDNESS
10 Join Security League--Dr.
Francis NJ. Jencks Talked to a
Large Audience at AnnapOli-
tan Club Yesterday.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM AROUSED.
Organization Plans TO Establish Many
Branches Throughout the State
AhnapOlitans Will Organize at

Dr Francis NJ. Jencks. OF Baltimore,
president Of the Security League of
Maryland. gave a short but forceful
talk TO members of the Annapolitan
Club yesterday afternoon on the un-
preparedness OF the United States to
withstand an attack from an invading
army
DR. Jencks is thoroughly convers-
ant with with the true facts which he
brought forth IN his talk yesterday
He showed how, with little or no diff
Guilty. "a foreign power could land an
invading force of 100000 men with all
The necessary equipment on our east
eru coast. and that we are so poorly
prepared that, mcreditablc as it may
seem, our little army would have TO
retire TO the Allegany Mountains'leav-
ing the entire eastern coast in the
hands OF the invaders. and the same
position as that experienced by Bel
gium at the outbreak of the present
European war.
There are some who take exceptions
to such statements as this. but the true
facts are very clear to those who wish
Co see and face the facts as they are.
over 50 per cent. OF our ammunition
plants are east of the AIlegauy Mount
aims and would. therefore, cripple us
badly on the very outset of invasion.
DR. Jeucks clearly explained the
recommendation of the Army General
Board. and the provisions of the Cham
berlin bill He stated that The board
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League was composed OF the leading
citizens OF the State and that the pur-
pose of the League was TO stimulate
interest in preparedness; that il had
no connection with any munition cor
poration of any kind, and that it was
not a militaristic organization.
Several OF those present stated that
they had received letters from people
i'm countries across the water, showing
the strongest antipathy towards us,
with an evident desire TO get chance
TO take some of our wealth, and show
ug that war is not so improbable as
the paci1sts would have us believe.
After the talk a general discussion
was held by those present and it was
At1iNtA 10 bi game Il bi dutu u lHt
Security League here. In meet
ing Carryl II Bryan was elected as
chairman and Ennalls Waggaman tenn
porary secretary. The chairman then
appointed the following committee on
organization: William II. Burns. DR..
Thomas Fell, Thomas J. Linthicum
Daniel r. Randall, Clayton Brewer, M
G.. Sauerwein, W. ID. Brereton, Samuel
Brooke. James A. Walton, W. Meade
Holiday.
This committee will meet at the An
napolitan Club on Wednesday after
noon June z, at o'clock, 10 fOrmu
late plans for the branch organization.
The present plans are bu the nucleus
of what is hoped to be a strong organ
ization to promote the cause Of pre-
pareduess I'm Maryland It is expected
The Annapolis organization will have
womans branch, of which more de-
finite details will be noted later.
Branthe Of the Maryland Security
League have already been formed in
Salisbury. Cambridge, Easton, Bel Air
and other Maryland towns, and it is
hoped that at least fifteen branches
will be formed before the close Of the
summer throughout the State