Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-10-24
PACIF| lists ARE
CRITICISED BY
WAR SECRETARY
IN n. 7. SPEECH
Says He Fears America Is
Drifting Back to Its Short
Sighted Attitude Toward
Preparedness,
SHOULD NOT DlSARM
WHILE OTHERS ARM
Major General HarbOrd,
Deputy Chief of Staff, in
Address Also Launches
Attack on PaCifiSm

Address Also Launches
Attack ON PaCifiSm
New York, Oct. 23.--Fear that
America is drifting back to lis
short-sghted, careless aud happy
go-lucky" attitude OF the early
days Of the European war toward
the "vitaly important' matter OF
preparedness, was expressed ny
Secretary OF War Weeks in an ad-
dress tonight before the New York
post Of the Army Ordnance asso-
citation.
"I have 10 patience" he de-
clared, with the groups of silly
pacifists in this country who are
seeking universal peace through
undermining with their insidious
propaganda the ability of their
own country to protect itself.
What do these people see in the
signs of the times to deceive them-
selves into believing that we can
dlsarm while others arm? In
what way has human nature
changed since 1912"
Disclaiming any intention TO
crticise the administration of
Woodrow Wilson, the secretary de-
clared that America has entered
the World war totally unpre-
| pared"
III we have learned anything
from the World war; he con-
tlnued, I'VE must develop and per-
/ feet the industrial forces to ade-
quatsly support the fighting
/ forces.
| Counteract Indifference.
! First, we must counteract in
| difference, and, secondly, forget
the idea which Is somewhat preva-
| lent that we did a good job in this
war and will do even better in an
other. A systematic plan must he
worked out to insure economic
preparedness"
Mr.. Weeks then outlined briefly
the work that Assistant Secretary
i Wainwright was doing in dividing
the country into ordnance dis
i tricts, presided over by district
chiefs charged with the work or
maintaining the productive effici-
ency of their districts.
This work, he said, would be
fraught with great difficulties be-
cause many OF the plants devel-
oped by steel companies during the
war, were not fitted for peace time
work and some Of them would
have to be closed.
IF the country were in a finan-
cial position to do so, believe we
should subsidize those pants and
keep them" he declared. II do
not anticipate that such action can
be taken at this time, but unlcss
some plan is provided to maintain
these plants, We will gradually see
! them demolished. We are at
tempting to work out some indiI Iect
means TO save these plants 10 the
government"
Pacifism Attacked.
4 Major General James G.. Har-
bord, deputy chief of staff also
addressed the association, launch
ing an attack on pacifism.
War for us seems fairly remote
at this moment" he said. Last
month the commanding general OF
the district of Washington put on
little demonstration of an In
fantry attack. 1t was a good show.
witnessed by probably 10000 peo-
pie. At its close the general was
waited on by two ladies who asked
where the next one would be held.
They said they belonged to q
woman's peace organization and he
was making war look so attractive
that they wished to put on a rival
meeting next time, to counteract
its effect.
F., I'm July, solemn demonstra-
ton. with Haunting banners,
music and speeches was held in
Washington, in the course of which
the president was urged to set
aside a mo more war day for an
lnual observance. The movement
is said to be nationwide. War
was to end. The dove of peace
was to take on immortality.
War Drums Throb.
I'm September, the war drums
began 10 throb in the Near East.
There was rush of troops and
warships to the cross roads OF the
world, the city Of the Golden
Horn. Britain was at the breach.
The league of nations was scut-
, tied for the cyclone cellar. The
! cynical Old World diplomats
smiled and began to pin on their
decorations preparatory to taking
) seats at the council table. Mus
tapha Kemal, whom / know to be
a decent young man, trying to do
for his country what you and [
: would do for ours in q simllar situ-
, alton, was represented as sharpen
: ing his scimitar OH the tomb OF
! Mahomet, to slash the throats of
! the infidel. The faithful had once
e more raised the crescent against
. the cross.
! Spurs Grown by Dove.
"Thus the headllners got in
I their deadly work and the White
: House was overwhelmed with de-
mands that our country intervene
r in the Near Eastern situation and,
0 ir necessary, join England in war
d against Turkey. Resolutions were
Q passed all over the country insist
ling that the Turks must be checked
e at any cost. Most of this insist
n ence came from organizations ap-
Il parently willing TO invoke war
IS without giving the diplomats even
J. chance to settle things. The
70 class which would dlsband the
army and scuttle the navy a year
ago now wanted host and an
armada to move against the TURK
y Those who condemned even our
! niggardly appropriations in 1921
! now demanded war to finish re-
! gardless of cost. The supporters
70 of the league In 1919 were now