Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21
SENATOR cuMMlNs AssERTs.MiL-
SITARisM AS POLICY Of MA.
TtoNs MUST CEASE.
ELIMINATION FOREVER
UNITED STATES AIM
senator, Home For Brief Vacation, Dis
eusses Conditions Growing Out Of
crea. World WarZNecessary to
Grant Unlimited Powers to President
to Control Food.

$ Lies MONIES, aug. Ill Germany
must agree to abolish it's military sys-
tenn It must cease to maintain an
armed policy by which vast armies of
men can be thrown into the field at a
moments notice. There must be dis
armament, not absolute, but one THAI
4 will prevent the repetition of the con-
ditions of the past"
Senator Albert B. Cummins, who ar
rived home Sunday afternoon from
Washington, thus expressed himself in
speaking about the great world war
today.
I'VE are in the war in order to pre-
vent any nation from maintaining such
a system and we must keep in it until
our object is reached. Germany must
reorganize itself so it will not be
menace to the world
Senator Cummins declared that ne
has not read the terms of peace as
proposed by the pope as he~is on his
vacation and is studiously avoiding
reading the newspapers.
.'The time to talk about the details
Of the peace terms, aside from the big
issue, will he after peace is declared"
he said. THE restoration of Belgium
and Serbia, the amount Of indemnity
and other things are minor in compari-
son TO the big issue that Germany dis
arm and remain SO.
Not Military Man.
II want to do everything that can be
done u carry on the war successfully
and bring it to successful termina-
( ton. OF course have my own opinion
on what should be done with the mill
tary forces for the United States, but
as / am not military man l do not
care to offer any suggestions relative
to that part
Senator Cummins believes that
President Wilson should issue state
ment telling the purposes and objects
J. of the United States in the great world
war. He thinks that such statement
is due the people and should be made
so the people will know what the
United States stands for.
What must Germany do to satisfy
our requirements is the thing the peo-
pie want to know he said. '"They are
not awake to the tremendous task we
have undertaken and will not be so
enlightened until they comprehend
what we are lighting for.
On Food Control
Speaking Of the authority granted
the president to control food values
between the producers and retailer,
Sena Tor Cummins said that ire
mendous power had been granted one
man, but that it is necessary. He looks
att as an experiment and declared the
question now is whether the president
can carry out the aims and objects in
granting him the power.
He has as much power under the
food bill as the English language can
grant him., he said. 'He can't control
the producer or retailer but he has
4 power to supervise prices in between.
The equilibrium Of this country
must be maintained and the president
is given the power to do ~ If he
fails, il will be different story. The
ordinary business laws of the country
have been completely mixed up so
something stringent was needed. The
competition of buyers for supplies
could not ibe permitted as it would
have caused prices to become abso-
lutely prohibitive."
Senator Cummins does not know
how long he will be in Des Mones. It
is his first visit since November. He
made the trip here from Washington
3 in his automobile. His wife, daughter
and her two children accompanied
4 him.