Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-11

URGED BY TYSON
Adequate Defense Insurance
Against War, He Tells
Patriotic Conference.

Adequate preparedness as an insur-
ance against war, accompanied by
good will toward all nations. was
urged by Senator Tyson of Tennessee
in an address today before the WON
ems Patriotic Conference for National
Defense, which is holding its annual
session here.
The tragic fate of great nations
which have failed to keep in condition
to defend themselves-nowe xemplified
by China and India-was cited by
Senator Tyson as a warning to the
United States. But at the same time,
he said, military and naval establish
ments should be regarded as insurance
and not as instruments of aggression.
The United States. he held, should
gauge its insurance by the danger and
should take into account that there is
an active dislike for the Nation
throughout the world.
Unfortunately" said Senator Tyson,
the United States has gone into
every war of Importance which she
has fought almost wholly unprepared."
Senator Tyson said the hest senti-
ment in Congress was for keeping the
Navy at the 5--5--3 ratio, although
personally he did not believe it was
necessary to have a Navy as large as
that maintained by Great Britain.
But we must always maintain a
navy greatly superior to Japan" he
said. "Of course, a navy as large as
that of Great Britain would be graft
flying to our pride, but it would cost
an enormous sum of money, which is
not necessary, as | now see 1t, and
would be waste of money"
Japan, Senator Tyson said, is the
only country in the world with whom
there seems any possibility of war, and
he did not believe that country would
be SO foolish as to pick a quarrel with
the United States.
Not ship, on or under the sea
today, is safe from the airplane
bomb, said Representative Roy d.
Fitzgerald of Ohio.
Points to Need of Planes.
Mr.. Fitzgerald, in describing the de.
velopment of military aviation in the
United states, spoke of the American
genius for invention, but lack of in.
itiative in its development.
Infantry. the backbone of the
Army, is helpless without auxiliary
arms. especially the airplane,' as.
serted Mr.. Fitzgerald.
In discussing the relation of com
merciaI aviation to national defense.
William F.. McCraeken, jr., Assistant
secretary Of Aeronautics, Department
of Commerce, said:
During war, speed of transport Is
of the utmost Importance. CONNER.
cial aviation will be needed as a mem.
Der or our transportation system. and
can function much more effectively in
that sphere than IL the personnel and
equipment were turned over to the
fhnFffinc IN h.
into instrumentalities of war"
he pointed out that commercial
aviation would make it possible to
develop real aircraft industry in
THIS country and that such an indus
try is essential to military aviation.
The peace-time requirements of
the Army and Navy have never been
and never will be large enough TO
support an industry capable of ex-
panding It's production to meet the
requirements OF a major military op-
eratlon, Mr.. McCracken declared.
PRESIDENT Coolidge received the
White House after the session adj
journed this morning.
Mrs. Adalin Wright MacAuley. ma.
tional president of the American In.
gion Auxiliary, presided, assisted by
Mrs. Alfred j. Brosseau. president
general, Daughters of the American
Revolution. Mrs. MacAuley appoint
ed a credentials committee under the
Craftsmanship of Mrs. Henry r. low
Daughters Of Founders and Patriots
and the resolutions and extension
committees are making their reports
this afternoon as the conference ad-
Journs. Rev. Francis j. Hurney de-
Iivered the invocation this morning.
A patriotic pageant and educational
meeting was staged last night at the
National Museum by the American
War Mothers, one of the % organiza-
tons represented at the conference
Mrs. Fl. II. McCluer. national presi
dent, urged preparedness in time of
peace to avert war and combat Com
munist propaganda. Pupils of the
Park View School presented a flag
drill, and Col. James A. Moss. director
general of the United States Flag
Association, addressed the gathering
Chaplain Milton o. Beebe. u. S. A..
pronounced the invocation and Mrs
r. c. Wagner, District president, pre-.
sided.
Pleads for Training.
With an eloquent and impassioned
plea for the promotion of military
training in the United States, as pro
vided by the national defense act of
1920, Paul V. McNutt, dean of the
University of Indiana law school. YES.
terday afternoon called the attention
OF the conference to the warning ges-