Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-24
WEEKS THINKS
NATION WRONG
ON ARMAMENT
Harbord Makes Attack
on Peace Advocates
With Changing Ideas.
Says Those for League
Short Time Ago Pass
War Resolutions Now.

New York Oct. 23-Fear that
America is drifting back to its short
sighted, careless and happy go lucky
attitude of the early days of the Euro
pean war toward the vitality important
matter of preparedness" was ex-
pressed by Secretary Of War Weeks in
an address Monday before the New
York post of the Army Ordnance as
sociation.
Il have no patience" he declared,
with the groups of silly pacificists 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 themselves into
believing that we can disarnl while
others arm? In what way has human
nature changed since 1917
Major General James e. Harbord.
deputy chief of staff. also addressed
the association, launching an attack on
pacifism.
War Now Seems Remote
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 infantry attack.
1t was a good show, witnessed by
probably 10000 people. At its close.
the general was waited on by two la
dies who asked where the next one
would be held. They said they be-
longed TO a woman's peace organiZa-
ton and he was making war look so
attractive that they wished TO put on
a rival meeting next time to counter
act its effect.
I'm July, a solemn demonstration
with Haunting banners. music and
speeches was held in Washington, in
the course of which the president was
urged to set aside No more war day
for annual observance. The movement
was said 10 be nation wide. War was
10 end. The dove of peace was 20
take on Immortality.
In September. the war drums be-
gan to throb in the Near East. There
was rush of troops and warships to
the crossroads of the world. the city
of the Golden Horn. Britain was at
the breach. The League of Nations
was scuttled 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. Mustapha kemal,
whom | know TO be decent young
man, trying to- d6 for his country what
you and | would do for ours in d
similar situation, was represented as
sharpening his scinitar on the tomb
of Mohamet, to slash the throats of
infidels. The faithful had once more
raised the Crescent against the Cross.
Many Resolutions In u. s,
Thus the headliners got in their
deadly work and the White House was
overwhelmed with demands that our
country intervene in the Near Eastern
situation. and if necessary, join Eng
land in war against Turkey Resolu-
tons were passed all over the country
insisting that the Turks must be
checked at any cost. Most of this in
sistence came from organizations ap-
parentlv willing to invoke war without
giving the diplomats even ehance to
settle things. The class which would
dishand the army and scuttle the navy
year ago now wanted hose and an
armada to move aginst the Turk. Those
who condemned even our niggardly ap-
in 1921 now demanded war
to finish, regardless of cost. The
supporters of the league in 1919 now
were bowling for blood. In month
the dove of peace had grown spurs"