New-York tribune., 1918-09-09
Security League Gets Re.
plies to QUESTIONABLE
From 27 Candidates
Some Views CHANGED
Virtually All Stand for Vigor.
Gus Prosecution of Fight
Until Victory

Inc National Security League has re-
ceived from twcnty-seven candidates
lor reelection to Congress replies to
the questionnairc sent out by the
league to ascertain their war views. and
IN making some of them public yester-
oay pointed out that present senti-
mehts expressed by the candidates did
'oc IN all cases correspond to their
previous convictions as EXPRESSED in
thelr votes on the McLemore reso1u-
ton, the declaration of war and sim
liar vital matters.
Almost without exception the cam
aldates' Whatever may have moved
t:':4 Hc.i "neh war was merely a proba-
plllty' declared themselves in favor
no" OF vigorous prosecution of the
wai. some or them ignored their pre-
e'ous att,tudes, some Of them sought to
explain them.
War Makes Difference
representative Morgan, of thc sth
Uklahoma District, who is shown on
tne Security Leagues Congressional
cnart to have voted wrong on six Of
elght preparedness and war measures
makes this reply to the qucstionnaire :.
nave oecn a member of Congress
since March A, 1909, and prior to .Iulv
I',4' always voted for a big navy and
W Wpei'cVed IN adequate preparedness. hut
petweeh July il and our entrance into
'"e european war was somewhat con-
servatlve, as compared with those who
were extreme in their views on So
called preparedness.
me entrance of the United States
INTO the war changed the whole situa.
ton. 1t made sclf-evdent and imnera-
tive that which before our entrance
INTO the war was matter of coniect-
ure and opinion. My view is that for
an lndetnitc time after the war il will
be absolutely necessary for the United
states to keep itself in a high state
of military preparedness"
Representative. McOlintc. of the Tth
Oklahoma District, who also voted
against the Kahn amendment. the
Brandegec amendment and the motion
TO recommit the naval appropriation
bill, replies to the Security Leagues
QueStlOnnairc:
Q. What has been the candidates
position since July, 1914, on prepared
ness? A. For.
Q. Is the candidates present position
the same? A. Yes.
Representative Kreidcr, of the 18th
Pennsylvania District, who voted for
the Cooper Amendment and against
the Kahn amendment cutting the vol
unteer system out of the conscrption
bill and is recorded on the Security
Leagues Congressional chart as avoid
ing a vote on the recommitment of the
naval appropriation bill, answers that
he has been "strongly in favor" of
preparedness.
Views Of Socialist
NJ. V. Ball. of Warren, Penn, Social
ist nominee in the 2Sth Pennsylvania
District, replies to the question on his
preparedness views:
believe as President Wilson did
that military preparedness is not a
guarantee against war"
AS to the aggressive prosecution of
the war to victory, Mr.. Ball says:
81 will pledge myself to be an advo-
cate of peace on such terms as the
people of the United States through
their accredited representatives or
through referendum shall determine
| cannot bind myself to fight for claims
for territory made by Italy or France
and as stated by their diplomats.
81 will gladly give my life to make
the world democratic, a world free
from war, kings and profiteers-a world
politically and economically free"