Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-14
SEN. WADSWORTH FEARS
TROUBLE WITHIN u. S.
Rcsists Effort to Curtail Army "a
Permanent Pcacc-'Fimc
BASIS OF 100000.
WILLIAMS ARGUES FOR LESS
MissiSsippian Declares He Will
Vote for as Low Number rs Any
One Has Tcmcrity to Make II.
Says EN-Kaiscr "Lunatic."
Hr LOWELL MIEI.LETT.
litr4i News STAN Correspondence


WASHINGTON. Jan. IA name
less thrcH against the internal peace
OF the United states was suggested
this afternoon to the Senate by Chair
man Wadsworth. OF the Military
Affairs Committee. He WAS resisting
the efforts Of several Senators 10
amend the committees resolution
limiting the standing army to 49,.
000 men to make it only 10000 men
instead.
Il have very serious doubts" said
Senator Wadsworth. 'as to whether
IL is safe for us To Issue mandate
TO the War Department TO reduce the
army to 10000 mon. While perhaps
the world is not so disturbed as i;
was back in 1916 and 1917. there is a
great deal of disturbance and it cav
not be foretold from day To day what
Will be required by the United States
for it's own defense and the defense OF
it's citizens"
Senator iiorah asked what immed-
ate danger confronted the country.
1T is difficult for n Senator on the
iioor in open session TO discuss all
the possibilities that may confront
the United States" said Wadsworth
nut | think, generally speaking. this
republic Mt this time had better kccI
iI5.o0Q men under arms"
The Senator concedes, does hc
not" asked Senator Borah, that II
there is trouble with foreign power
10000 men will he just about as cf-
fcctiye as 10000"
Il am not anticipating any trouble
with foreign power" replied Wads-
worth. Il have in mind demands
which may como upon the regular
army equipment for police duty. 1t has
been called upon several times here
tofore to perform such duty, and there
Is great possibility that /, may be
called upon in the future"
Senator John Sharp Williams de-
cried the necessity for $4,000 men.
''ro my mind" he said, "it is OBJ
vious there are two theories regard
ing the military establishment. on
either of which the American people
might act. One would hr he cstab-
lishncnt OF an army to whip anybody
aad everybody that might by remote
possibility make an attack upon us.
In order to do so we would need
about 2.0Oc.000 men on a peace foot :
ing. or I.00G.000 at any rate. Then
everybody OF timid character or tenn
permanent who always is scared to
death about somebody whipping him
would feel safe.
THE other Ia TO pursue our tra-
ditional policy of conserving the a.
nancial resources Of the people dur
ing times of peace. ani when war
comes submit ourselves 10 the inn
mcnsc strain necessary ana the eX-
travaEant expenditure of blood and
capital that is necessary. but having
accomplished the purpose OF keeping
the people free during peace times
from the burdens of war
I'm that event we do not need this
great military establishment. shall
therefore. vote for the proposition TO
reduce the army To 100000. and II
somebody is bold enough in the pres
en-, state OF intimidation to move to
reduce IL to 100000. shal! vote for
that.
when think what could be done
with the money wasted on 25.000 or
10000 unnecessary men. wonder why
the common people who are inter
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