Evening star., 1918-01-20
Mr.. KAHN ADVOCATE
Of QUICK HANe|NGS
Representative, With Senator
Chamberlain, Honored by
Security League.
PACIFISM HIT; LAUD DRAFT

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~ tAs Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 1s-The National
oecurtty League paid tribute here today
% Senator George e. Chamberlain OF
Oregoa and Representative Julius Kahn
q California at luncheon given In their
honor, the speakers referring to their
sforts In Congress In the interests Of ma
t1onal defense
Eiihu Root said: 1T h hard to zee how
without Senator Chamberlain and Repre-
seatattys Kahn w could ever have come
Do that selectivs draft based upon the
theory os the duty Of universal training
watch SHED our many pacifists and pro-
Germans with dubious fears. but which
Aas been accepted by the people Of the
country with alaerity and patriotism"
Praises Draft Law.
asuatoe Chamberlain. responding to
eaasts, discussed ths military policy or
The United States. or. asshe called 1t.
'ths laeA Of military policy" He advo-
essed the adoption Of universal military
training and. referring to tho selective
oSAft law. said:
Aad ever been permitted for the reason
that In the loss that we sustain in the
ha4tles Whera there Ii = volunteer sys-
tam a. there was tn Great britain we
have Q horiaontal loss. taking the young
service aud leaving those who ought to
haHe shared the fate Of thsir colleagues
e he llYst sound Of war.
'sOn the other hand. under this system
. llyu ~ fy&Nf
commercial and everyday life young men
of all classes, % that there is not this
hoRisoutal loss that speak OF. but rather
8 Dsspsndicuias loss. where the high and
- lew; the .ieh and tn the p9os: the pro aad
shoulder to shoulder and when losses
come tAs loss faiis on an social strata OF
Favors Vigorous Action.
Repressntativs Kahn denounced paci-
Asfs. 'sfhe strong arm Of the govern
rant he 0aid, '0hould reach out and
"a thoss peopie- a few pronpt trials
ard . few quick hansings would prove
SYhs paeinat the ultra-pacifist. never
vln vast this country to prepare" con-
einueA M Kahn. HE Ia living In the
clouds. he takes no lessons. he learns
nothing from tho teachings af history.
Why: they think this 10 going to Be the
IN Kahn hsrs auotsd from Shake
Raare-a passage from Antony and
Cleopatra" IN which Octavfna exclaims:
'xhs time Of universal peace is near"
Christ was born" continued the speaker.
sAnd the paetAst has bean talking of
UnlvogeAl peace ever since. And In this
year. 1873. we have tha greatest war the
what must be our attitude as a ma
tion? Wisdom will teach US that we
uInSt gst ready TO meet every emergency
a any time In our country's history.
1his II the time to writa upon the stat
ute books law for universal military
training.
Would Include All Over Sixteen.
we have been IN this war ten months
--sUe are not near ready. The senator
has teAd you that We ought to declare
pFogysm- agree with him. We have
ss.s % nothsns o. that kind IN. The .a..s admin
teeo On military akairs-the committee
e the Senate and the committee Of the
Ha1ss-a bin to amend the draft law
- that every young man who has at
s s as e Jun. q .s sfes es
eegvice- u can shape the legislation
I shah write % that every boy Of six
eesa and evsF. Up 70 twsnty-one. shall
ne psychology Of that alone would
- gFe1G Il would be notice to the
hR1FiAl geveYHment Of Germany that
theea UAited States Intend to mortgage
their man power for q six-year war.
1hAy would learn in the imperial em-
D1ra that We are in for business and
tAat we mean to win this war. 1t will
also encourage and hsarten the English
ana the French and the Italians.
70 Create virile Race.
these young men would become eli
0ible to military service when they
att11n their majority. when they be-
come tweuty-one. but would train
Asm when they bseoms twenty, so
yhsn they become twenty-one. And
tAsu would insert In the legislation
this further provision. that whom the
war II over the training OF the
young American shall not cease in
the piping time of peace. but that as
boys become eighteen years of age in
this country they shall be compelled
70 take military training for at least
: ysaF. because You cannet train % inside s
81 . year. And the camps that have
been established In this war have am
ply demonstrated to the people Of this
country that IL nothing elas be ae-
complished We will ut least create in
ehis country . race of rugged. virile,
American citizens"
Representative Kahn was followed
~ Theodore Roosevelt, who said, Back
Mr.. Chamberlain; back Mr.. Kahn, in
eeaing that every hindranee to having
these men supported as they should be
supported by this nation is taken
away"