Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
EXTREME PAclFlsTs ACTIVE.
oruanized Effort to Throttle Sentiment
Tor Military Training.

WASHINGTON April pa nation
wide propaganda against 'mi,itarism
including universal military training,
preparedness and adequate appropria-
tons for the army and navy. is being
engineered. it developed here today. by
the American Union Against Militar-
ism which has been so quiet during
the war that official Washington has
almost forgotten the existence OF the
organization.
II has Just come to light. however,
tina. under date Of March u. the
union has been sending circulars
broadcast thru the country urging
food Of propaganda letters directed
primarily at the members OF the next
house military affairs committee, The
circulars are the first sentence states,
mot for publication" Members of the
union are urged to write letters TO any
members of the military committee
they may know and to get other per-
sons who agree with them, particularly
returned soldiers. to write TO members
of the committee.
Here is the text OF the circular. in
Producing the list of members of the
committee:
This is not for publication. it is for
YOUR own Information. a lot Of fluid
congressional oratory has gone under
the bridge since the night we entered
war and some Of the men whose rec
ores are briefly given below have been
on four sides of every question. so that
the records must be taken somewhat
Hal jtanS
are significant. Keep the list for future
reference. II there happens to be on it
a congressman from your state. 1t
would do no harm for you to sit down
and indite him a~little letter on exactly
where you stand. And if there are any
returned soldiers in your neighborhood
who feel ABOUT the matter Of perman-
ent peace time CONSUMPTION as you do,
urge them to write to him.
ANY help which you can give US on
this recess work-fearfully important
in view of the big drive that is COM
ing-wil pay, in results. much bigger
dividends than the frantic last-minute
kind of help which our people are 50
prone to give. Thank you. Here's the
! list. (Then follows the members of the
mousse tOIilihittCC.I
! The copy of the circular obtained
! here was forwarded to one Of the
| members of the military affairs COM
mittee by man whose views on the
subject of preparedness and whose
sympathies with the purposes of the
American Union Against Militarism
/, seem to have been misunderstood by
! Whoever placed him on the unions
| mailing list He asked that the plans
| Of the union be exposed to the public.
In the brief summaries of the
/ records of the committee members are
] included phrases from their speeches,
| letters may seem to have been follow
| ing closely the work of the legislators
| TO whom they were writing.
The writer's of the circular were evil
| IDENTIFY keenly interested in such mem
| bers Of the committee as Representa-
| tive Harry E. Hull, Of the Second Iowa
district, for 1t gives him considerable
prominence in the literature. 1t states
tllst Hull's war resolution speech af-
! firmed the fact that the United States
entered the European war mot to pro-
tect our land against foreign foe, not
to protect our industries. our national
1 simply TO assert our power to demand
a. doubtful right which we have not
| insisted upon equally from all nations"
1 ana that later Hull spoke in favor Of
| a trial of the volunteer system as "the
quickest and most efficient method OF
raising an army