New Britain herald., 1924-07-29

day and l hss beea so referred ts eEsr Anes, Prssideht Coolidge, in q letter to a lesdeF Of the opposition le lhe event, said it was ansind ta call it mobilization day." probably unaware Of where the name oHgiasi- ed,
 The United states maintains a skel- eteh army, and m addition citizens t0 a certain number have been idea, tined with military organizations and attend training camps, The total is comparatively small, There is nothing that smaeks of mililarism in a ns' tien Of our size maintaining such s small military establishment,
 It is customary to hold annual camps in various states where sel- disrs identified with organizations of this kind can enjoy the benefits of training, This is q necessary ad- jmnet 10 keep them ht as soldiers Of the commonwealth,
 By the same token, ii would not he a calamity if there were q general mobilization on defense day, fl it were done In the same spirit and with the same deeorousness as aeeom- psnies our soldiers when they go in- to annual camp, If the War Depart ment had avoided fighting alleged pa ciflsts and had gone about its duties without irumpets, the entire military establishment could have gone through the motions on Sept. is and aroused little if any opposition.
 It has been the incesssnt batting Of persons dubbed "paeihsts," that has aroused the spirit 10 fight back, the spirit to oppose, 10 call halt in the plans, It is idle to suppose that those opponents to the national defense day constitute an "insignih- cant minority" ss one critic asserts One need only 10 read over the list Of orga nizations in the Spider web" chart to gain A contrary impressions: and added to these, are the member ships Of leading churches and mill lions of citizens, particularly women, who don't like the spirit of the mobilization plans. Without doubt goodly proportion of them will let their opposition affect the way they vote in the presidential election. The presidents packers may bask under the assumption that he is strong but he cannot afford to an- peace-loving individuals who had been inclined to look with favor upon the administration as result of the disarmament conference and the administrators protestations in favor of~the World Court
 The very first announcement of a state program for defense day was made In Maryland and this. is how 1t read, in the Baltimore Sun, of July IS:
 "An enemy is coming ' With
 in 12 hours after they get the
 signal to take the air, their ar-
 mics can blanket the Atlantic
 Nfas, t1
 swarms of locusts. The coun-
 try must use it's mighty man.
 power. Its men must spring to
 arms by millions. They must
 drive the enemy out in man-to-
 man combat. They, with the
 organized branches of the one
 big-army' will be asked to join
 in the big gesture that means,
 America is ready
 The New York World, after calm dissertation of the War Departments calls it propaganda.
 So far as we are concerned, we are unable to warm up for or against the as yet; if it is propaganda we do not intend to be propagandized' But we are much concerned if the women of the country are insulted and maigned by public servants in the employ of the administration. And we have more confidence in the common sense and good motives Of citizens than 1t is possible to have in some male individuals who enjoy short term of power and show small signs of knowing how to use 1t with discretion.