The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-30
IT is WEEKS OWN IDEA
Holds That Citizens Need
Enlightenment Regarding
National Menaces

V1seks ~ determined to "carry on"
iii the enemy hoists the white flag
OF defeat.
Casualties there may be in this
newest war, but fatalities are unlike
ly. for the attackers will employ not
rifles nor machine guns, but pub
LEFTY; not shrapnel nor high explo-
blves, but facts.
The opening guns already have
been fired. Analysis of recent ad-
dresses by Secretary Weeks, Assist
and Secretary Wainwright General
pershing and fother administration
officials closely identified with the
military branches of the government,
leave no doubt as to their conviction
that grave dangers menace our in
stituuons. Their utterances indicate
unmistakably they have seen the
necessity Of placing the problem of
military preparedness frankly before
she people in n new and more COM
prehensive light than ever before
has been attempted in time OF peace.
Unrest Threatens Government.
In the unrest following the war
Secretary Weeks and General Per-
ching see what they believe to be a
danger not to the army alone, but
20 American governmental institu-
tlons generally, and Secretary VAIN
wright in his most recent public ut
tarances Is even more Outspoken.
In some ways these times are as
critical for the future of our repub-
lic as those of 1917 and 1918" he
declared, speaking for the adminis-
tration. I'VE have our enemies. al
though they do not wear a distinct
I've uniform. They attack from
within instead OF without"
Tt,r ara "a ~
up throughout the country since the
great war, Wainwright believes,
which have as an objective the de-
struction Of Americanism, ito which
we owe all that we possess as a ma
ton"
Groups of peoples and classes are
organizing for every kind of purpose
except a patriotic and national one"
he continued. "Insidious propaganda
Is being directed against all the
fundamentals OF our government,
The most pernicious OF all are those
who are striving TO substitute inter-
nationalism for nationalism. They
would destroy from within what no
enemy has ever been able to do from
without-our ideals of government,
constitution, institutions. liberties.
and leadership in the world.
Pacifists Declared Dangerous.
The pacifists, who were silent
during the war and missing from
the ranks OF our defenders, would
destroy our Instruments of defense
the army and navy--and render
US a weakling among the nations
without influence or prestige in the
worlds affairs. These International
lists and pacifists, working together
and In most instances the same peo-
~ 10 I'D
youths to foreswear allegiance to
our flag and refuse to defend 1t. II
such are not enemies, then who is?"
These views are in effect those OF
Secretary Weeks, General Pershing,
and In fact. all those connected with
the national defense branch OF the
administration. Feeling thus, these
high officials have embarked upon
q campaign OF education in Ameri-
eanism-that is, an explanation of
American forms OF government, the
dangers which menace them, and
the relation OF the army and navy
to American institutions.
They believe the public does not
realize the two military services
have distinct place in American
political economy, and are attempt
Ing new type OF national pre-
paredness campaign designed to ed
ncate the public to such a realiza-
ton.
Says Publicity Is Necessary.
the process of arousing public at
tention to these purely public ques-
Hons Is OF necessity, Weeks believes,
a long one and the year that will
ehpse before the size OF the army
again becomes a current political
Issue viii no more than suffice to lay
the groundwork of understanding
Weeks and his assistants make no
secret OF their feelings that drastic
cuts In the army establishment by
congress this year have seriously
menaced the success OF the military
policy enacted by congress in 1920.
They do not believe public senti-
ment demanded any such reduction
as was ordered.
:. Inc average voter, Weeks holds
ana even the average member OF
congress, cannot understand the
mighty technical questions involved
In the peace-time Organization OF
an army without special attention
20 the subject. The only men who
40 Know, for instance. what hap
pened In France from technical
point OF view and why American
Iosses we're heavy In one action and
lbHl lf dHbllltI re
the army officers who have made
lhese matters their life study. II
was tor this reason chat Weeks di-
rected the ban on public discussion
ot technical military questions by
army officers be raised and that the
trained military men be encouraged
explain to the public what the
army and the war department is all
The secretary now Is carrying
u's program sten further and him
,t undertaking this public explain
Ion with the aid OF the highest Of
..nNers or the army, and looks upon
is work as in no sense a militaris.
Nc propaganda, but a simple ques-
non OF popular education In the A..
d. c''s OF national defense.
IN answer to the returned sum-
@ mSr visitors questions as to the
s"seItare OF Padgett and his where
wouts, Dorkin replied that Jake"
was was teaching at the little red
V"a9poihopse ap,it on Harly's Hill.
but ] thoMght--"
II, wen, he is," admitted Dor
MN, understandingly, IAN he gets
,ore m more muddleheaded all the
uhe; But what else could we do2
w. me mad to put him In schoolmaster