The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-01-19

the house and senate to cut down the
army Of the United States TO 1000
men and the navy to $1,000 men.
Economy will be the plea for the
reduction Of the armed forces. Sen
ator Borah probably will be the lead
err Of the reductlonists In the senate.
lie says that we have too big a navy
and too big an army now, and that the
money necessary to support them i'm
poses burden on the American tax
payers which they ought not to be
called upon TO bear
The expression Of this determine.
ton by the extremist elements In the
house and senate comes at time
when complete success for President
Harding's disarmament plans seems to
be doubtful. II the nations now In
opposition to some ~ the details OF
Mr. IInrdings program shall surren-
der and fall into line, the little army
and little navy men in house and SEN
ate will have stronger support for their
proposals. but II not they may have
only their fight for their pains. They
are going to have n fight anyway.
Nearly two years ago General Per-
shing and General Wood appeared be-
fore II senate committee and gave
their expert opinions on the size OF
an American army for purely defen-
slve purposes. General Wood placed
the figures Ht 10000 men. while Cen
ernl Pershlng said that 225,OU men
would be sufficient.
Congress paid little attention to the
views of the experts When John w.
Weeks became secretary Of war he
wanted an army Of 100000. but know
Ing the opposition In congress he asked
for an army of 10000 men. Con-
gress refused tn agree and II voted an
appropriation for an army Of 10000
men. and so the army stands today.
Needs 10000 for Policing.
Even a layman who takes enough
interest in things to read bit and
to get an understanding of conditions
knows that the United States needs an
army of 10000 men for police pur-
poses only, including within the scope
of the police the work Of looking after
affairs I'm the nOn-Contiguous territor-
les of Uncle sam.
IL is perfectly evident in Washing
ton that the various councils, leagues
and other organizations which have
been active here in behalf of complete
disarmament for the United States, no
matter what any other nation may do.
have succeeded in making some MEM
beers Of congress believe they repre-
sent the real thought of the American
people on army and navy matters.
There has been complete absence
of argument on the other side OF the
question. Advocates of sane pre-
paredness and of an army and navy
nj least big enough for police work
have refrained from any activity dur
ing the International conference and
have done So because they did not
want to embarrass the administration.
| The extremists the other way, some
of whom were sedtionists during the
war, have not been kept, by any con-
| siderntions of possible embarrassment
II
to the government. from parading
! their views. literally parading them. for
street professions have been part OF
their program. and as a result their
manifestations have been taken as In
dicating the spirit of the bulk of the
American people.
German Embassy Reopened.
| Berlin is again represented In WASH
| ington In the person of Karl Lang.
who is the newly appointed charge
d'affaires. Mr.. Lang has reopened the
embassy which stands on the terrace
on MASSACHUSETTS avenue near Four
teenth street, building which has been
closed since Won BernstOrff took his
unregretted and enforced departure in
| the winter OF 1917.