New Britain herald., 1922-09-20
PERSHING SEEKS
 l50,0O0 RECRUITS
Necessary For Defense Act Army Head Warns

Atlantic City, N, J. sept 2o.-- More adequate national defense meas ures, demanded of Congress by the Military Order of the World War, holding it's second biennial conven- ton here, have received official ap- proval in letters from Secretary of War John w. Weeks and General John J. Pershing. Without going in- to details, President Harding also wrote approving the aims of the A- der.
 While recent legislation has "ameli- orated the crisis which confronted the commissioned personnel of the regular establishment General Pershing said that we still need, in my opinion, 15o.ooo to permit the War Department to carry out the pur- poses of the national defense act of June, 1920"
 General Pershing said the "one army idea was working successfully and "fts further expansion Is limited only by the funds appropriated" He added that "our best efforts should be directed toward a steady and healthy increase in the reserve corps and the
 
 numbers should receive training each summer" he said, with a constant increase in the number of reserve officers employed as instructors in the training camps"
 Secretary Weews said:
 ITO you who sprang to the defense of your country in the late war, the 1f I1f1 for t1,a future must be of prime importance. Representing every section of our country, holding the position you do within our community, it is you who must see that the country does not become apathetic to a point that its safety is endangered. I have no brief to hold for militarism-no desire to be forever slashing sword and shield but with the lessons of the past be- fore me I know that a nation emerg- ing victorious from a war may be lulled into a false sense of security.
 Adequate defense for the future 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 doing and will, am sure, continue to do. ...a
 The problems of transition from war to peace conditions are still with us and you who have returned to civil pursuits must lead in the stabil- ization of the country and the uphold ing of its ideals. The march is just begun. The road Is long, but as you make your way along it my wishes and thanks go with you"
 The letters addressed to Mai Gen. George H. Harries Commander-in- Chief of the order. were read last night at the banquet of the order at the Hotel Ambassador, which was ad- dressed by high government and mill itary officials. More than 500 off cers who served in the army, navy and marine corps during the World War attended.
 s. w. Strauss a New York f1nan- cier, urged loans by the United States government to foreign nations to bring about economic stabilization, reviving world wide industry and eliminating unrest. He qualified his recommendation of foreign peace loans with the provision that no financial assistance should be given to foreign nations until they all had disarmed to a peace footing such as that of the United States.
 MT. Strauss suggested that the for eign peace loans be made from funds borrowed by the United States gov ernment from the people Such loans should bear reasonable rate of 1n- terest and be guaranteed by the bor- rowing nations" He opposed the canceling of debts due from foreign countries. saying that to cancel this legitimate indebtedness would be fair neither to the citizens of this nation nor to those of the foreign countries involved"
 The key to Atlantic City was pre- sented to Major Gen. Harries by Dep uty Mayor Armond T. Nichols. who | welcomed the order to Atlantic City. |
 General Harries, in his annual re- port, said he regretted the influence of politicians who blocked many en- deavors of the service men "Politi | clans send soldiers to war" he con- tlnued, then stop the boys from fighting just when they see complete victory in sight"
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