Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-28
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period necessary to produce an ef-
fective soldier or sailor.
Tho system to be under exclusive
| federal control.
| obligation to serve In war as we'll
as to train in time OF peace"
A committee proposal to include In
the section the statement: mo pay to
be given during training" was strick-
on out by the congress.
Admiral Peary said the day was at
hand when command Of land or sea
would mean nothing without com.
mand of the air. and that no attack
can be driven home on European bat.
| tie fronts without the assistance of
| the air service. He pictured some Of
| the great advances in aviation that
| already have come out OF the war.
What Airmen Could Do.
| AT the present time" he said,
-four foreign powers, probably six,
| have the men, the machines and the
expert knowledge that would enable
amy ons at then, by isSaipg an order
today, to destroy Washington or any
other of our great coastal cities from
the air, in a single night two weeks
from now. We have neither airplanes
nor dirigibles, nor aviators, nor anti
aircraft guns, nor any other means
of preventing such destruction"
The United states, the admiral said.
could be given an adequate air power
through a program providing for
separate department of aeronautics.
with place In the presidents cabi-
net; an aviation class, including many
thousands of young men throughout
the country; driving home of broad
conceptions of aeronautic needs on the
floor of congress: comprehensive
aero coast defense system, including
n continuous Gordon Of sentinel air.
planes Off shore; coordination of
efforts to develop aeronautics backed
by powerful financial interests and
great central aeronautic manufac-
turing plant.
Must Have Air Fleet.
TO cover the expense of these
measures, Admiral Peary said, a bond
issue should be authorized. The mill
lions spent on the army and navy,
he declared will be wasted unless we
have such an air fleet as will give the
United States unquestioned command
OF the air for the continent of North
America.
Former Senator Young pleaded for
national efforts to weld the country
into one nation. He urged that ev-
cry practice of accepting foreign FASH
ions and views from philosophy to
music and women's dresses, be dis
couraged, and that no immigrant be
admitted to citizenship until his ev-
cry qualification had been Adequate
ly tested.
Mr.. Wickersham dwelt upon the
part the Monroe doctrine has played
in American history.
The Monroe Doctrine.
our nation was greatest" he said.
when 1t most clearly recognized its
responsibilities and most courageously
stood forward. sword in hand, to
enforce them. We have talked much
Of late-too much--about peace, with
out regard for any consideration Of
what peace entails.
Some of us have talked and ara
still talking about becoming part oB
q league to enforce peace, apparently
without rejecting that such league
Is but another name for an offensive
and defensive alliance, such as our
whole national history and policy run
counter to.
III We are permanently to sur
render our right to exclude the ma
tons of Europe or Asia from the ex-
tension of their institutions to South
and Central America, it will be idle
TO talk of forming an International
peace league"