The Winslow mail., 1924-08-22

|
ed and not suffered his house to
be broken through Therefore,
be ye also ready" (Matthew, "a
Chap, 43rd Verse;
| Throughout the state plans for the
observance of Defense day are being
well laid, and in Navajo county with
Joe Lieberman as area commander,
and Mayor Fred S. Douglas chairman
for Winslow, arrangements are being
made to fulfill the national admins
tration's wish that September IL be
given over to patriotic deliberations,
with emphasis on the defense test as
outlined by the war department.
With the approval of President
Coolidge the secretary of war has des-
ignated' this day, the sixth anniversary
of the battle of ST. Mihiel, for the De-
Tense Day test The purpose is simply
to take stock of ourselves and pledge
that should we ever again be called
to go to war in defense of this coun-
try, we shall not be found in such a
state OF utter unpreparednesS as exist
ed at the beginning of the World war.
Mr. Lieberman, speaking of the
preparations now being made, said
1T is well known that in the late
war it took practically a year and a
half to mobilize train and prepare
our army to engage in the battle of
st. Mihiel the first important battle
in which our troops fought as an
A
life and limb, was our unpreparedness
in the World war; how costly and
dangerous such unpreparedness might
be should We in the future be called
upon to defend ourselves, can not be
lestimated, but must in some degree
be appreciated by every thinking
American citizen.
THE national defense act of 1920
announced policy of our government
in the matter of preparedness. 1t is
an effort to profit by our mistakes in
the past; organizes the army into its
| three component parts, and directs
the war department to prepare plans
! for the national defense. And this
test is a portion of this plan. 1t has
nothing to do with any militaristic
program, policy or propaganda. 1t
constitutes no obligation upon the civ
ihan participants to enlist in any or
ganization or to make any contract
for military service"
Mr. Lieberman states that his ten
tatiye program for the day includes
! the following: Filling the ranks of
the military organization of the com
munity for the day with volunteers;
assembly or parade of military, pa
triotic or veterans organizations;
prayer for our national defense; ad
dress or addresses by competent
speakers, and by some means ex-
planning to the public the require
ments OF military organizations in the
way OF food, shelter supply, training,
sanitary arrangements and its depen-
dency upon the community for these
initial requirements and for moral
support and assistance; music; organ
! ized recreation and amusement
A company of infantry has been al
lotted to Wfnslow as part OF its con-
/ tribution of man power in case of
hOstilities, and because no reserve in
! fantry officer is located here, John
l.. Sullivan of Prescott has been nam
ed captain of this unit. Mr.. Lieber-
man is a reserve officer in the artil-
lery The filling of the ranks OF this
company for the day is the intention
as stated in the paragraph preceding.
Under the test careful consideration
will be given concerning local units,
the procurement OF suitable rendez-
yous points, shelter, storage, training,
drill grounds and other facilities; ar
rangements for local recruiting; adj
ministration of physical examinations;
preparation of records: feeding of or
ganizations; care of the sick, and the
solution OF the thousand and one prob
lens that confront the establishment
OF any such ut-of-the-ordinary activ-
ity in the community as military
company or unit OF any Of the other
branches OF the service.
Mr. Lieberman asks the cooperation
and support of patriotic, welfare, bust
ness, fraternal, social and other organ
iZations and Of the schools, churches,
Boy Scouts, ETC. and the making or
floats. or the gathering in suitable
grouping, under appropriate banners
in the demonstration.
Mr. Lieberman adds. The test is
meant to illustrate to each military
unit and the community that the unit
is representative OF the community,
consists Of it's sons and should there
fore receive its hearty support, and to
foster spirit of patriotism All cit
izens should be acquainted with the
defense plans and the part they are
expected to take therein and the best
means OF insuring this objective seems
to be to secure the participation in
the test OF as many citizens as pos
sible