The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-02-06

calculated that out of 100000 mer
annually reaching military age in the
United States 100000 are fit for
military service according to the
French standard of 1910, and 49,
600, according to the German stan
dard of that year. The committee
in estimating the Nations resources
in men between 10 and As years
available for military duty after de-
auctions for "morbidity," physical
defects, industrial needs and depen-
dency of families, places the number
at 4,77S,O5O.
| American Ship Starts Over.
The American Line received a ca
blegram at New York Monday saying
! that the steamship New York, carry
| ing passengers, left Liverpool at 5
p. M, Saturday. She is the first
american passenger ship to sail since
Germany promulgated her new sub
marine warfare. The New York car
RED 231 passengers, including many
Americans she is expected to arrive
next Sunday.
German Ships Guarded at Manila
The Philippine Island naval au-
thorities Monday seized the seven
teen German merchant vessels an
chored in Manila Bay. All the Ger
man crews were removed. Naval
guards were left on the vessels.
Boats were sent to the German mer-
chantmen which were boarded one at
"a time. The American crews took
on the Germans, who were landed
IN the business district, which was
almost deserted at that hour. Squads
OF American police met the Germans.
lhe municipal authorities will care
Tor the Germans who are without re-
sources. The others will go free.
American police are guarding the
German consulate. A dispatch from
Manila Sunday said guards had been
placed on the vessels. In addition
to the seventeen merchantmen at
Manila there are two German YES
sells at Cebu and three at Zanboan-
ga.
Foreign Organizations Loyal.
Representatives of Germany, Aus
trian and Hungarian organizations in
New York CITY said Monday that the !
resolution of "Unoualified LOYALTY !
and allegiance" to the United States |
adopted at meeting of these bodies |
Sunday night was only the first of !
'iA'''NsA GO Vi WIS hIIl'l IIldl WOulU ne ]
sent to President Wilson this week. |
Sunday nights meeting was attended
by representatives of Teutonic and |
Hungarian organizations with a mem
bership of 100000.
War Would Be Mostly Defensive
Confidential interviews with the
best informed navy and army men in
all of whom refuse to
allow their names to be used at this
time, indicate that in case there
should be declaration of war be-
tween the United States and Ger
many the first military activities and
the only activities on the part of this
country for. weeks and months viii be
IF purely defensive nature. There
will be no sending of the navy to Flu
'opean waters nor any sending of any
part of our army to European soil.
American activities will be much
ike those of japan, who is anally of
he Entente nations.
Japan has not contributed ships or
men to the operations in the Meditcr- I
anean, the English Channel. the ,
forth Sea or the Irish Sea. Japan has +
Justly manufactured munitions of war J
on Russia.
The United State will be most use y
III to the Allies by making munitions {
nd sending thase ard other reccc-
aries, including food to France and
,ngland.
This country could, of course en-
10y its navy in conveying shirs load
d with these supplies. and in this '.
work some of the ships I
'ould sooner or later rGn afoul Of a =
'erman submarine or nine OF might '
ven meet a German raider.
Merchants ships under the Ameri-
an flag would follow Great Britain !,
l arming such ships for defense e.
gainst submarine attack and in ev- II
~ way possible this country would 9,
cooperate with the Allies to break the = :,
erman attempt to blockade the
ritsh Islands and France with its
lbmarines and mines.
The United States has no naval YES
is which can be spared to augment
le British feet nor do the British ,r
eed our vessels except as stated to i
'nvoy munitions and provision ships. q
AS to sending men to take part in ~
he fight on the Western front, the :
ea is so remote that at this time ~
iicials regard~St as fantastic. Men ~
ke Gen. Leonard Wood and Gen. ~
colt say quito frankly that the U. p
army is quite inadequate to home g
aeds and no one would think of az
nding it abroad. III