The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-13
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pital facilities In the army and navy
viii bring relief 10 the acute condI'
tions most complained uf, and tho
hospital building program may be
worked ont to meet the needs likelY
TO be- urgent at the timc ~ possible"
completion
The whole program rcduiros the
most thoughtful attention az con-
gress for We are cmhurklng on iho
performance of q sacred obligation
which involves tho expenditure 81 bill
lions in the half century before us.
For the Maternity Blli.
Congress must perfect the policy
~ generous gratitude. and conscien-
tious administration must stamp out
abuses In tho very beginning We
must strengthen rather than weaken
the moral side of tho bcnet laciari"f
and humanizc efforts 10 that relation
shall be attended by respiritualiza
tion.
During tho recent political can
,ass the proposal was made that n
department of public welfare should
bo created II was endorsed and
commended 50 strongly that | ven
turc 90 call n 10 your attention and
10 suggest favorable legislation In
consideration.
II assume the maternity bill al
ready strongly approved, will b."
onnctcd promptly, thus adding 70
our manifestation Of human interest.
Somewhat related TO the fore
going human problems ia the race
question. Congress ought to wipe
tho stain OF bhrbnric lynching from
tho banners Of FREQ and orderly
representative democracy.
u am convinced that In mutun,
tolerance. understanding charity
recognition ~ the inter dependence
Of tho races and Of the maintenance
of the rightR Of citizenship lies In the
road 60 righteous adjustment.
Urges Naval Army Bill Passage.
"It Ia needless to call your atten.
lion 20 the unfinished business IN
herited from tho preceding congress.
Tho appropriations bills for army
and navy will have your early con-
sideration
"Ncttircr branch OF tho govern
mcnt can bc unmindfui of the call
for reduced expenditures for these
departments Of our national de-
fcnsc. The government IN In nr-
cord with the wish to eliminate
the burden of % heavy armament.
IItff nltfh Rtuts|N VIII fF'f ~
harmony with such movement
toward the higher attninmcnt1 ~
pearc. hut we shall not entirely
discard our agencies for defense
until there II removed the need to
defend. We arc ready to cooper
ate with other nations to npprou-
mate disarmament, but mcrcst
prudence forbids thnt wc disarD
alone.
The naval program which had its
beginning In what seemcd to be high
est assurance of peace can carry no
threat after tho latest proof OF ouI
national unselfishnem. The reason
able Limitation OF personnel may be
combined with economies OF admin
istration to lift the burdens OF ex-
cessivo outlay.
For VOLUNTARY military Trnining.
THE war department is redacins
the personnel OF the army from thu
maximum provided by law In June
1920, 10 the minimum directed u,
congress in n subsequent enactment
When further reduction is com
patible with national security. Il
may well have the sanction OF con
gress, 40 that a system OF voluntary
military training may offer to oui
young manhood the adNhh,ns's W
physical development discipiihe hno
commitment to service, ana 'ohs.'
tude the army reserve In return ioi
the training,
Nearly two and n half years ag'
the world war came to an end, hn'
vet we find ourselves today in TN
technical state OF war, thought actu
ally at peace. while Europe ~ a
technical peace, far from tranquil
lity and little progressed toward IN
hoped-for restoration.
The League Knocked Out.
ut III becomes us to express I'm
patience that the European hclll
Eerents arc not IN tull agree men
when we ourselves have been un
able to bring constituted authorlt
into accord in our own relations
the formally proclaimed peace.
'IAttle avails In rcctting the
causes Of delay I'm Europe or ear
own failure To agree. But there
IN no longer excuse for uncertain
Ties respecting come phascs " our
forcign redAtionship. In tho exist
Ing league OF nations, world gov
crning with its supcr-powers, this
republic will have Bo part. There
can bc mo mislntcrprctatton and
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