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Imperialism and Militarisrn.

Imperialism and Militarism.
4 Imperialism and militarism hobnob
in the corridors of the State, Wal and
Navy building, and all goes merry as
a marriage bell. Secretary Hughes
tells Panama and Costa Rica to be-
have, because it's our backyard and
they mustn't throw stones. The Pres
ident demands ratiica ton of the Co.
lumbar treaty, with it's $4,000, 900
payment, and our oil companies will
get concessions to burn.
Then he comes out for approximate
disarmament" We don't know just
what this means till we discover that
Secretary DENLY has kissed and made
up Mr.. Daniels little difference with
the Navy League, and declared for
navy second to none afoat and "ready
for instant BATTLE" And we are told
that the Army and Navy are planning
a second Gibraltar in Hawaii.
A New Gibralter.
1t is "authoritatively stated" and
fatty denied" that General Wood is
to report only incidentally on the
picayune matter of Philippine indie
pendence, but that primarily, both
defense secretaries expect him to
make comprehensive report on all
phases of possible future emergencies
in the Pacific" on which he is known
to hold "well-defned VIEWS So we
shall one day have an unprecedented
report in favor of our Hawaiian
Gibraltar. AS "the people of the
United States are to be shown that the
project is measure of defense, not
gesture of war; it might be we'll to
look out for flesh Japanese perils.
Anyhow, the administration is doing
its duty by the war makers.
A Balky Congress.
Congress, on the other hand, isn't
too willing. In fact, the Army and
Navy Journal is distinctly mournful,
and doubts whether the big Navy men
can control the Senate when the naval
bill comes up again, and whether Con-
gress will favor IAN army large enough
to fulfill its mission at home and
abroad. z" You .Eee, the last Congress
did very wrong.
First, the House got it's way on the
size of the Army, appropriating fo1
only 100000 men,; but the President
killed the bill with pocket veto. So
that must all be done over. But the
Army isn't the center of the fight.
The Navy is the real thing. Last
session the big-Navy people in the
Senate simply bit off more than they
could chew. First they smothered
Borah's naval holiday resolution. Then
they buried his demand for six
months suspension of building under
an unfavorable report, taken over
bodily from the General Board of the
Navy. (By the way, if you want to
know the real cost of our naval pro-
gram, send to the Senate Naval Com
nittee for Report No. 776, Part 2.
1t is Kings minority report.)
Killing the Bill.
Not content with the 1896, 900, 900
of the House bill, the Senate committee
added another 500, 900, 600, including
project for new naval base at
Alameda. At that, the opposition got
on their fighting clothes. The big
Navy people offered to throw Alameda
overheard. They experienced an
eleventh-hour conversion to the naval
holiday idea, and unanimously added
an amendment Incorporating it. All
in vain. Disarmament gestures on
such an appropriation bill are on
obvious mockery. So Borah and King
stood pat and talked till the bill went
to sleep. 1t was lovely funeral!
Propaganda for the new bill flourish
es nightly already. Last week on
the front page japan launched an air
attack on us in 1924, before the navy
was done. zap, of course, is always
with us. Just watch the new wars
grow. Henry Cabot Lodge pulled
japanese war scare on the Senate in
executive session during the naval
debate and it fell fiat. Discouraging,
isn't it? q
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The Fight Ahead.
Don't be discouraged then. The
i'm nerialists have nc hon dod for +ro,,LY.