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DEMANDS, SAY
CHAMBERLAIN
Unprepared to Enforce
Stand on Belligerents,
He Warns Senate.
SAYS 10000 GERMAN
HERE

the Senate was delivered In that body
to-day by Senator Chamberlain Of Ore
eon, Chairman Of the Committee on Mill.
tary Affairs. Mr.. chamberlain warned
dis colleagues that the United States
IL not now In n position with arms 90
enforce demands that II NAV make upon
helligerents of Europe. Tie discussed
the International situation with great
candOr and his remarks made \ pro-
found impression.
senator Chamberlain declared that
there are 10000 German reservists In
che United StsNes. the name OF every
one Of them listed in German consular
offices in this country He paused In
his address to make this observation:
81 am not an alarmist. but I have
great fear that the time may como when
this country ought to assert itself. and
che will not be In q position to assert
herself"
Mr.. Chamberlain likehed the position
Of the United states In case OF trouble
to h OF China. Every nation that
Comes along M wants a slice OF poor
China takes t." he exclaimed. The Ore
gon Senator dwelt at length on the dan
ger to the peace OF this country involved
in various questions OF q delicate char
ACter growing out OF the war.
T0rns ON Pactnsta.
Senator Chamberlain's speech was ad-
dressed to the motion made BY" Senator
Lee Of Maryland to strike out section
Sc Of the r1n reorganization Dill
which authorizes the volunteer army.
After pointing out that the militia Of
the state Is not a dependable factor In
prepa redness" Mr.. Chamberlain ad.
dressed himself to the pacihsts In the
most vigorous language that has yet
been heard In the debates Ia Congress
on the subject.
The Senate debated the amendments
nv Senator Lee to strike out the au-
thorization for the volunteer army but
did not reach n vote on II. In the dis-
Cussion there were many pointed REFER
euces to the activities OF officers OF the
National lar In lobbying against the
provision for the volunteer army Sena-
tor Chamberlain said he was In favor Of
Withholding all Federal aid 10 the militia
unless the lobby disbanded.
while conditions In Europe prevail.
We snugly sit here with a feeling OF Sc
curity that this country will have moth
ing To do when this war IL over, chal-
longing the powers of the earth to
reach us" said Senator Chamberlain
cit may he true that they will not at
Tempt ~ reach US God grant That they
never may De aDle 10 TeaCl US. Out
no man In business in this republic Is
going to wait until fire assails his home
10 get out an insurance policy.
We ought to profit by the lessons
Of the last eighteen months and ~
ought at least not to Measure the value
OF this splendid republic and Govern.
ment Of ours by the expenditure Of a
few dollars for preparation 10 meet any
emergency that comes ana We ought &c
he wiling to spend whatever 10 neces'
eary TO do that! even II IN Twelve months
fom now We disoand every soldier anc
undo all that. Ne have sought to do
Somebody speaks Of the Monroe Doc
tTlne, Let us take conditions as they
are. The time has Come when We ough'
to he candid with each other and b'
candid with the American people.
I'VE do not need any preparation un
less We intend to assert the Monroe Doc
trine and make 1t q live force in thi'
republic.
I'VE do not need any preparedness i
we intend to allow one Of the belliger
erts TO take the lives of our people VII,
have the right to travel in other land
than our own.
SDlrit of BOstOu Tea Party.
we uo uot .'eeo any preparedness !
we !i'tenu 10 let announcer oi the oeiiiger
ents axe our snilS INTO It's ports. anv
not only our own ships out the SHIPS 0
other POWERS ma are neutral In thl
Toupie' ana search 'heih ana go aooar'