Evening star., 1924-08-29
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general staff, L. S. A., who spoke
on THE Army of the United States
and the Defense Test; Lieut.. Col. j.
Watt Page, militia officer on duty in
the Militia Bureau of the War De-
partment, who spoke on THE Ma
tional Guard; Lieut.. Col F. 3.
Ryons, of the Reserve Officers As
scciation of the United States. who
spoke on "The Officers Reserve Corps"
These officers gave in detail the
plans or the Army and it's mobiliZa-
ton under the National Defense Act.
f. f. Colladay told of the plans as
being worked out for the National
Capital by the various committees here.
Indorse Defense Test.
The chairman announced at the
close of Gen. Arenberg's remarks
that the secretary had just Informed
him the Daughters of the Confederacy
had indorSed the defense test.
The following committee on reso-
lutions was named. just previous to
adjournment for lunch:
Gen. l.. r. Arenberg, q. A. r, chair
man; George Cohen. Jewish Re
lief Board Mrs. Charles Lathrop,
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton; Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker,
president general. DANES of the Loyal
Legion; Maj. overton G: kuxford,
Military Order of the World War;
Mrs, II. H. McCluer. National War
Mothers: Walter Bruce Howe, Navy
League Of the United States: Capt
Thomas Kirby, Disabled American
Veterans: c. NJ. Penfield, American
Defense Society; Paul McGahan
American Legion; Albert p. Alcorn.
United Spanish War Veterans, and
Mrs. w. S Spencer, American Red
Cross
The second session is being held
this afternoon at Continental Me-
mortal Hall. at which speakers are
Maj. Gen. John L. Hines. deputy chief
of the general staff of the Army, and
Brig. Gen. G H.. Martin.
Information. for Public.
Gen. Hines said in part:
Il am firmly convinced that it is
our clear duty to make available to
the people of the United States in
War department has formulated for
the national defense in accordance
with the existing law. Our plans are
not secret. We are not a militaristic
nation, and our provisions for ma
tional defense are not offensive. They
have no hostile object. We cherish
the sound belief that our desire to
be adequately prepared for the de-
fense of our country and for the
maintenance of the high principles
of liberty and freedom on which our
Nation is founded is thoroughly COM
patible with our desire for world
peace. | believe that the thinking
American who is familiar with the
history of his country and who
anaiyZes that history in connection
with our present position among the
nations of the world must eventually
concur in that belief.
I'VE have for the first time in our
history a sound military policy. a
policy intended to provide for ade-
Quate defense against aggression with
the minimum diversion of our eco
nomic effort and resources from the
paths of commercial and industrial
development. 1t is the policy of a
peace-loving nation. 1t is distinctly
defensive and not aggressive. 1t is
the outgrowth of century and a
half of national experience under a
military policy for the most part one
in name only. 1t is not a commercial
structure without d sound foundation.
but is the elimination of the lessons
taught by the wars in which we have
been involved throughout our ma
tional history.
Support of Public Vital.
NO plan for national defense is
worth more than the paper on which
it is written without the means for
putting it into effect or without the
support and earnest patriotic coop
Grafton of the citiZenry of the nation
The war Department believes that all
that is necessary to secure this sup
port and cooperation is a knowledge
and understanding on the part of the
people of the United States of the
necessity for following a clear-cut,
logical military policy. To this end
the Department is endeavoring TO
place its plans before the country for
consideration. 1t is for this purpose
that the defense test has been de-
vised. 1t is for this that you have
assembled here today, that the or
ganizations which you represent have
pledged their patriotic support l
commend the work on which we are
engaged to your earnest considera-
ton"
Secretary Weeks of the War De-
partment will be the principal speak
er at the dinner conference at the
New Willard Hotel tonight Other
speakers will include Gen. Arnes-
berg and Maj. J. Franklin Bell.
Engineer Commissioner of the Dis
trict. Miss Kathryn Browne of the
Chicago Civic Opera Company will
sing two groups of sonGA
Mai. j. Franklin Bell announced
today that organizations having en-
rollment blanks should send them
in promptly, or as soon as filled out,
to Room 306, District Building, SO that
the work of notifying the individu-
ais where to report may be started.
The only thing that comes to the
man who waits is the dust from the