The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06

White House and humbly exclaim: Civ
us this day our daily thoughts?"
For nearly IL years | have represent
ed this great State. / have refused I
delegate to another the trust reposed i
me. l will surrender that trust only I
the people whose commission hold.
IF Missouri wants a rubber stamp il
the United States Senate, it undoubted
ly can find one without searching far o
long.
IF | am right in the position ! hav'
; taken, then the test to be applied t.
my public acts is not whether / agreet
or disagreed with the President, bu
whether my votes and acts we're in &c
cordance with sound public policy. b,
that test | am willing to be measured.
Il do not pretend that my judgment
has been infallible-I do claim TO have
been honest in my convictions. lnfalli
bility is not an attribute of this earth.
may be mistaken when | do not agree
with you-you may be mistaken when
you 10 MOI agree Will me-
EXPLAINS ARMS STAND
Il wish to direct attention to three de.
mands of the Administration:
The demand for great standing army
and navy.
The demand for universal military SER
vice for all boys l8 years of age.
The demand for the acceptance Of
a mandate in Armenia which would re.
quire the maintenance in Asia of a great
American army.
Months after the Armistice had been
signed and our expeditionary force was
being dissolved. the Administration,
through the Secretary of War. the Navy
and Chief Of Staff. demanded:
I'D A regular standing army of 5OO.-
900 men.
t2) Sailors and marines, 25O.0OO.
"This vast military establishment was
estimated to cost 81, ,246, ,2OOO 600 per year.
Universal compulsory military training
for all boys l8 wears Of age, was also de-
manded.
This would have kept in constant
training at least 25O.0OO boys.
"The entire scheme contemplated keep
ing constantly under arms more than
one million men.
III also contemplated the creation Of
a great National Guard, the establish
ment of training camps, and a vast re-
serve army.
'The entire scheme could not have been
carried out for less than two thousand
million dollars annually.
Il opposed all these propositions. !
insisted that forced military service in
time Of peace was Prussian militarism
in its worst form.
Il insisted that our army should not
exceed 100000 men and a good militia.
What has happened?
.'The forced military service scheme
was abandoned.
"The army, against my protest, was
fixed at 100000.
I'm few months, Congress was oblig-
ed to reduce it to 228,OOO men.
a little later Congress was compelled
to reduce the army TO 10000 men.
'As to the navy, for which Daniels
demanded 250.OOO men, We are today
iisputing whether there shall be &c.
200 or $1,000 men.
Perhaps was wrong; if so, the coun.
Try has gone wrong. | am willing to
submit the question to the voters Of
Missouri"
Senator Reed at this point explained his
lction on the Reserve Bank Bill, bring.
ng out and discussing the letters which
ne alleges former President Wilson wrote
% him, and which Wilson, in a tele-
gram to the Globe Democrat disclamied.
sYMPATHIzEs WITH WILSON
"The former President, now a pri-
Vate citizen, is endeavoring to do in
Missouri that which he was able to
accomplish in other states when he oc.
,upied the office of President. that is
o say, he is seeking to destroy me be.
;ause | did not agree with him, just
Is in the past he sought to destroy
,ther members Of Congress who ven-
ured to follow their own judgment as
o. what was right.
''Mr. Wilson is very sick man. My
sentiments toward him are not those
# animosity but of profound sympa. !
by.
Il believe the people of Missouri in |
he coming campaign will not permit
! former President to tell them how
o vote, and that they will not punish |
/ Senator for declining to permit a
PRESIDENT to tell him how to vote"
REVIEWS WAR ACTION
The speaker then gave detailed &C.
cunts Of his action in regard to the fol-
owing Legislation prior to 1916: Free
oils for American Ships through the
'anama Canal; Good Roads, farm, loan
ct, controversies with Mexico. Immi-
ration, preparedness, Ship Purchase
Bill.
After this he gave review of the va
ious war measures, which he support
d, and those which he opposed, with
lis reasons for opposing the latter, Those
which met his opposition were the Press
censorship Bill, and Hoovers plan Of
arm Price Regulation.
THE NEwBERRY CASE
81 desire now to call attention to one
Incident Of tremendous moment and of
ppalling significance.