The New York herald., 1922-09-20
WEEKS ASKSDRIVE
ON DEFENSE APATHY
Writes War Officers in Con-
vention to Keep National
Needs Before Public.

Special Dispatch TO TIE New YORK HERALD.
ATLANTIC CRY, Sept. 19.-Secretary
OF War Weeks sent a communication to-
day to the Military Order Of the World
War, In convention here. He said
ITO you who sprang to the defense
OF your country In the late war.
the question of national defense
for the future must be OF prime i'm
portance. Representing every section OF
the country. holding the positions you
do within your communities. 1t is you
who must see that the country does not
become apathetic to q point that its
safety Is endangered.
IT have no brief to hold for mill
tarism, no desire to be forever clashing
the sword and shield, but with the les
sons CT the past before me know that
nation emerging victorious from a
war may be 1ulled into false sense or
security. Adequate defense for the fu-
ture from possible enemies. external and
internal, is all that is asked. You who
have once made the sacrifice must yet
continue to work as you are now doing
and will, / am sure, continue to DO SO.
The problems of transition from war to
peace are still with us and you who
have returned to civil pursuits must lead
in the 'stabilization Of our country and
the upholding OF its ideals"
HardinG's Message.
President Harding sent letter OF
regret at his inability to attend tho
convention. He referred to the associa-
ton as lone of the finest and most In
spring Of the patriotic orders based on
the military service of the country"
Gen. Pershing wrote that 1t is grati-
flying to feel that the success or the
One Army idea Is assured and It's
further expansion Is limited only by the
funds appropriated.
Recent legislation has ameliorated
the crisis which confronted the commits
stoned personnel of the regular estab-
lishment," he said. I'VE still need IN
my opinion 10000 TO permit the War
Department to carry out the purposes
OF the national defense act of June.
1890" .s.
At the convention banquet tonight in
the Hotel Ambassador simon W. Straus
head OF the New York broker finn or
s. w. Straus & Co, advocated the ad-
vancement Of loans by this country to
foreign nations to effect economic sta
bilization. restoring worldwide industry
and dispelling unrest. but he would con-
fine the loans to nations disarmed to
peace footing.
loan for Peace Only.
He recommended that the loans, which
would be protected as TO principal and
interest. be used for constructive pur-
poses only, and added:
"Such a plan would give tremendous
encouragement to practices OF thrift
among the people OF this country and
among those OF the borrowing nations.
New capital and wealth would be created
which would be far in excess of the
amounts directly involved and the cor
rect balance between supply and demand
which has been radically disturbed for
moro than eight years would begin to
find adjustment. Idleness would be
turned into industry and waste would be
replaced by wealth. The masses OF the
people would find employmei. and the
grave unrest which now prevails would
In the natural course of time be very
greatly eliminated"
Mr.. Straus in closing said that stabili-
zation of conditions abroad would neu-
tralize Bolshevik propaganda here.