The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-19

| now for the hrst time in two and "A half
generations Il chance Ia huld up mer-
, chant marine: Il chance IT, put our flag
. back ON the ocean and keep II there
! lhn't let w.; lose IL.
'Du' Of this lack and uncertainty OF
that We shall one way or another main
| tain substantial merchant marine I'M
der the American flag.
! The Tariff
| Changes wrought during the war IN
our economic life are likely To have
marked effect on our tariff policy. Ihe
Republican party must continue 10 ad-
rocate the protection of American IN
| dustry. recognizing that the application
! OF the, principles should vary with con-
ditions During the war we established
new industries in the United states
which are entitled to protection, Some
Of them, such as the coal tar chemical
! indstry. are essential to our national
| welfare. Some OF our industries may
! require additional protection. On the
other hand some of the industries have
| grown so strong and developed such an
interest in export trade they Will show
less interest in high tariff than they
have in the past. Some of our large In
dustries feel that they do not so much
need protection in the home market as
assistance in extending their trade
abroad. The tariff must be an elastic
and adjustable one. which must be used
both dcfensively and extensively. ! be-
! lieve. therefore. that our tariff commits
sion should study individual industries
with view TO meeting their tariff
needs. We must also have an effective
| law against dumping and other unfair
practices.
Foreign Policy
| I'VE want strong. dignfied foreign
! policy: not bullying policy or quar-
relsome one: but policy which VIII
give American citizens wherever they
| may be. so long as they are living with
| in the laws of the land OF their resi-
dence. a feeling Of confidence that their
government Is behind them.
| I'VE want foreign policy seeking
peace and friendly relations with all
nations; believing in arbitration; not
seeking trouble: but policy which Will
! look after our own people.
| NO ma ton il so despiSed as a wea X
and timid nation which falls TO do its
clear duty. You cannot keep out OF war
| by lodging issues. Under such policy
finally conditions arise necessitating the
resort to force.
military Policy
Our military policy will depend very
largely on our fore On policy. Our for
| eign policy is not aggressive; conse-
quently our military and naval estab-
/ lishments do not need to the the largest
! in the world.
We do not want a large army. We
want a small but highly efficient one
l recommend to congress an army Of
from 100000 to 225,000 men. This would
/ be double the size OF the army we had
before the war. and little more than
| third the size of the army OF $4,000
ton. An army ~ $4,000 men would
cost US 81 00,000.)00 a year and I can
see no reason for II.
I Then We must have a good navy.
always ready Not the biggest navy in
The world; but sufficient one. Good
| ships, filled with unframed men do not
constitute navy. a good navy means
| the best ships YOU can build, combined
well disciplined officers. drilled in fleet
maneuvcrS. y scattered fleet is an in
vltation To attack.
I'VE want a good small army suffic-
lent for the police needs OF the nation
What are IN y" The Philippines, where
you are doing one OF the finest pieces
, Of nation building any people ever did.
! Il garrison for Hawaii. one OF the bull
warkS of defense for the Pacific Coast:
a garrison for Panama and our sea
coast defenses: and n mobile expedition
airy and training force.
| The National Defense Act has de-
clared that We are To keep our militia
Hence. back Of the army and navy will
| be the militia. and as long as We have
IT We must loyalty support it. do our
| best 10 I'LL 1t up and make IL an efficient
! force
Back OF that you must have your re-
| S'TNc corps OF OUlteTS, men VINO nave
| had training. We have them now
in these youngsters who have been
through the great war. Then We must
| have the munitions of war made and
stored for an emergency. We cannot
do the thing over night---mOdern war
comes like an avalanche: not like Il
| glacier.
The fundamental idea In any system
OF universal training for national ser
vice should embody L plan for a brief
period of intensive training of not less
! than four nor more than six months
! The training should be given be-
tween the ages OF 70 and 81. ut a time
! OF the year most convenient for the
youth concerned II should be given
in camp, under the best sanitary con-
ditions, and only once in the boys life
| time.
The military training would be ele-
mentary training. Enough to make a
\ man promptly available as ~ soldier In
time Of need. Only 4 portion Of the
time would be devoted TO military train
| Ing. In addition to the military train
ing there would be general educational
! and vocational training.
THE bringing together of men from
every walk in life will tend to eradicate
narrow ,prejudices and to give broader
and fuller understanding of all those
elements which 20 10 make up our pop
ulation. They will be freed from the
effects Of vice disease. which in Its de-
structive effects far exceeds war. They
|
| become the fathers OF healthy children
! :. There Is nothing TO be feared
from this Kind OF training but much to
| be gained from it. DO not look upon
military spirit. Military training and
service in war do not produce mill
| tary spirit. The cX-SerVice men are
the strongest men for peace that We
have. believe they will be strong ad-
Focates OF rational preparedness.
LeaRUo OF NatiOnQ
AS people We are anxious 20 have
! definite action taken with reference to
the treaty and the League. For myself
| think that We should approve the
| oughly Americanize it-rcscrvations
which will leave America absolutely
free to follow her traditional policies
TO control without interference her own
internal arairs-in other words. free to
follow the dictates Of American public
opinion as expressed through the in
strumentalitics provided by the Con-
stttution; which should preserve as far
as possible the machinery provided by
the League to bring the representatives
talk things over before they resort to
force.
Agriculture.
"One OF tn" most important problems
of our country today is that which has
reference to the cultivation of the soil.
There has been steady increase in
the proportion OF large holdings OF land.
in many instances purely for spccu-
lation. In some of the new states
Oklahoma for instance. 80 percent Of
the land is owned by absentee land
lords. In other older states, the
average of absentee landlords is over
so percent. We must try to correct
, these conditions and to diminish the
proportion of tenant farmers and To
have as many people AS possible own
land. The ownership of land by those
who live on il has always been recog-
nized as great stabiliZinG force.
Those who own land stand for law and
order. for stability and for the rights