The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-18
Peace Treaty Will
 Stop Strengthening
 Of Men NeedleSSly
SEN. HARRISON SAYS BURDENS OF TAXA TON WILL BE LIGHTENED AND HAP PINESS OF WORLD SECURED
 EULOGY OF NAVY.

washin gton, DC. Sept. 1S-It Is not often that within the span of one day Congress can furnish not only one of the best nutshell arguments for the League of Nations as insurance for permanent world peace, but also evil dence to make an Americans heart beat faster through pride in his na- tion's achievements in the conflict to make further world upheavals i'm possible.
 Senator Harrison of Mississippi fur nished the first, and the eulogies on the American navy, delivered while the House of Representatives was passing the bill conferring the rank of full admiral on Rear Admirals William S. Sims and William s. Ben son, was the second.
 of the Treaty of Peace. with the League of Nations Covenant included shall be adopted" said Senator liar rison, the merciless murder of men will be minimized, the wanton de- struction of property stopped, the heavy burdens of enormous taxation frightened, and the stability. peace and happiness of the world made se- cure.
 "I am strengthened in that con viction when I recall that the total battle deaths of all nations in this war were greater than all deaths in all the wars of the previous 100 years.
 ''The total battle deaths amounted to 7,450,0OO.
 From 1793 to 1914 the battle deaths amounted to 6,OOO,OOO. The American battle losses in this war were 5O,OOO killed and 236, 1000 wounded.
 The Russian battle losses were 34 times greater, the German losses 32 times greater, the French 2S times greater and the British losses IS times greater than those of the United States.
 ''The direct cost of the war to the United States up to the end of April, 1919, amounted to S21. 100000.
 The figure is 20 times the pre-war national debt. It would have paid the entire cost of our Government from 1791 up to the outbreak of the war.
 "Our expenditure in this war was sufficient to have carried on the Rev oIutionary war continuously for more than l, 1,OOO years at the rate of ex- penditure which that war actually in volved.
 From April, 1917. to April, 1918, the war cost the United States more than S1,OOO an hour.
 Treasury disbursements during that period reache a total of S23,- oO,OOO,OOO.
 The pay of the army during the war cost more than the combined salaries of all the public school-prin- cipals and teachers for five-year period immediately preceding the war.
 ''The total direct war cost amount ed to around s1S6, 900, OOO. 900. "It is to prevent the recurrence of | these incidents and these conditions that a League of Nations is de- l sired.'
 | In passing the bill conferring the l highest naval rank upon Read Ad- 1 mirals Sims and Benson, Republican representatives took occasion to pay ! tribute to this phase of President Wilson's successful handling of Amer ica's part in winning the World 1 War.
 when we honor them Clemson
 and Sims) we recognize the whole | navy. which has come out of this war with the well deserved reputation oi
 havirr- shown itself the most com
 petent naval force in the world" said
 Representative John A. Peters o1 1 Maine, Republican
 In speaking Of Admiral al-Benson'e