Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-11
URGES Adequate PREP AREDNESs PENDING
Time AMERICA is READY Fer WORLD COURT

less than 20 per cent. of their full
! quota, whereas previously it had
been the custom for units with loss
es, of 40 per cent. to be relieved.
The fight was continued day and
night. Orders had come to launch
an attack at 9 A. NJ. on Armistice
day and one battalion of the 103rd
regiment that formerly had So
men, went forward to the attack
with just .121 men and three off,
GERS. They heard nothing of Arm
istice until 10 y. NJ, their only or
ders being to press the attack to IL
, A. NJ. and then to organize the
! sector for defensive offensive war
| fare.
You cannot appreciate" said
/ Col Shumway, what that day
| meant to the men-it was a day of
| rejoicing for the units of the Allied
| forces and TO the army of the Boch
J as well. There was a display of fire.
| works that lasted "a hours through
| the day and night.
Il hope the people of the United
| States and all the Allied Armies will
| not treat Armistice day as a day of
! gloom, but as a day of rejoicing
and dedicate it to the stopping of
such things as have taken place in
the past-wars
FayorS Preparedness
I'VE have heard that prepared
ness is provocation of war;" contin-
ued the lieutepant-colonel. Il be-
lleve that the history of this nation
Will show the fallacy of unprepared-
ness"
Pointing to the War of the Rev
olution, the War of 1872. the Civil
war and then to the World war,
Col. Subway told of the disasters
resulting from lack of preparation
and the losses to this country caused
primarily by sending unframed men
against forces that based their
strength on adequate preparation.
lie cited. for example, the instance
IN the War of 1872 when the Amer
lean forces, although greatly out
numbering the British, fed from
Washington, and our government
buildings We're burned by the Brit
lsh. In that conflict there were Just
eight men killed and IL wounded.
1t was not lack of valor, but the
tact that an unframed militia came
into contact with trained forces.
coming down to the last war, he
} referred to the requirements in the
lO4th Regiment, men being brought
into the conflict who had never shot
rlHe, had never seen a hand gre
made, could not load a pistol, and
could not put on gas mask. The
old-timers had to load their rifles
for them. The casualties were
heavy.
Defense Act of 1920
Our Congress in 1920 gave us the
National Defense Act creating the
Regular Army. the National Guard
ana the Organized Reserves. The
inalnstay was to be the Regular
Army of about 100000 men who
would police our possessions and
serve as school for teaching the
men of the National Guard. But
Congress crucitied the act by reduc-
ing the Regular Army to less than
one-half of the 250,00O and not an
propriating sufficient funds 70 take
care of the National Guard and the
organized Reserves to keen them in
training. 40
Inc speaker pointed to what other
countries are doing in preparation
Tor warfare and declared that when
they are taking that attitude thew
are not serious when they talk about
tne World Court. France for in
stance Soa has a standing army of $50.
wv and is building airplanes four to
one as TO Great Britain.
Believes in the World Court
lie expressed his belief in the
World Govt, but declared that mill
such time as the nations want mat
YRS settled by such a court. the
United States should not relax in
preparation.
IL is the duty of the American
people to draw it's lesson from the
past TO create ar adequate body of
Weh-tralned men into a unit that In
SIX months or year can be perfect-
clusioh. w AZ eoii-
message presented by Col,
SSiull"ay was received with an ont
nurst of enthusiastic annlansa go
Of thanks. iisihs vote
, ne cup members joined in giving
nearly cheers for DR.. Warren p