The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-11-21
$4,000 ARE NOW
MILLIONARES
And That's Why We Must Have
Big Army and Navy Says
Hallinan

There were 1000 millionaires in
tn United States prior to 1914; !
Federal Income. tax returns IN
1919 show that the number OF
millionaires in this country has
suddenly jumped to 1900. 1t is
these 1900 n1illionaires who
want a big army, a big navy; who
would turn America into an arm
ed camp; and who would have
their specu1ations, peculatioHs and
investnnts safeguarded by such
military establishment as would
make America the most feared
and most hated country in the
world. So said Chas. T. Hallinan,
Secretary of the American Union
Against Militarism, who spoke to
large audience. at the Alkran1a
Theatre in this city Sunday at
ternoon.
Mr.. Hallinan said that this new crop
of millionaires desired to make invest
ments in Mexico, in China, in South
America and in every other country on
the face of the globe and to make their
investments secure it was necessary TOT
them to have a big army and olg
navy. maintained at the expense OF the
American people He scored our military
system for it's brutality and snoDoery
and paid his respects to West Point ca
dets whom he characterized as snoDDlsn
arrogant. brutal, insolent products OF q
school that was founded by Prussian
and retained all of it's Prussian customs
;. and triditions.
Mr.. Mailman told hls audience OF bill
y now ue4,i7ing Congress. Senate bill - u
g IS known as the Baker General Stat
Bill because it was drawn by the Gene
: raj Staff and endorsed by Secretary Ba
e ker II provides for huge standing
IS army of $4,000 officers and men, head
q ed by staggering caste of officers top
ned by six lieutenant generals, 3z ma
ior generals and SS brigadier generals
all preaching war; and preparedness.
\, Tho hssa of the structure will be IRE
y serye'' of f,25O,e boys in training. Thl
a. suggested would ''take care of" all tn
a officers in the Regular Army estaDIlsl
er ment It would indeed! with help OF TT
Sc tax PAYERS General March, Chief
a. Staff. admitted that this system Woul
he cost 5000, 100000 year as over again
no our former expenditures of S24O,ooo,oo
". The boys would be subjected-at first
oh to three months training, but the Gener
,is Staff saws frankly it viii not be cea
VS. tent until this is raised to one year:
ew Senate bill 2691, known as the Char
lis berlain-Kahn bill provides for six mont
Of compulsory training for every 1e-ye
,g- old boy and three weeks training eve
ew wear thereafter for five years
Ter country is divided into army areas u
md der National Military Aefnainlstrat
m who keeps track of the boys during {
md neriod they are subject to the serv1
Tn addition Section Nine provides tt
whenever in time of peace, the ARE
Navv or Marine Corps fall below tn
ST regular quota of volunteers, they {
privileged to reach into the tra.nl
the camps and "select'-presumaDiy Dy
tery-enough boys to bring their raj
ND to the full. The boys thus stue
of ere obliged to serve one year IN the ar
,u- ,avy or marine corps Tin addition
;no their six months training) and ten ye
.or1 thereafter in the reserve.
- Both bills would fasten the draft a
, e upon the country. In time OF war
aod national emergency they would go
~ tomatically into effect.
A dramatic climax to Mr dahlns
- lec1ure was the singing of that tam
- Negro y melody. "We Shall Study
s:a,, No More" by a choir o, more than
to-, oolored boys and girls from the .
Normal School These singers rende
several other patriotic and religious
lections to the delight of thoroly
nreciat;ve audience. The colored SIM
RS made such a hit that many requests
-- heins made to have them give con
ssed at some near future Date.
Mr.. Hallinan spoke here Sunday III
-- the direction of w. o. Saunders op
.ers suggested for future Sunday al
noon meetings in this city are l
hoon Haines, Secretary of the National We
Oil League; George P. Hampton. OF
-o.o1 Farmers National Council; Miss
n ro- ence f. Allen, the woman memoe
,.,;th CONGRESS- from Ohio, and Lincoln
fo,,r fens, the well known Journalist ano
!, No thor.
mber
and PHELPS-6niE
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