Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21
HURLEY DESCRIBES
us. PREPARATION
Radio Forum Audience Told
Peace Value of Emergency
Defense Activity.
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Of the United States must be rapidly
expanded in time of war, how millions
Of citizens must be called to the colors,
labor must be fairly divided, industry
modified and control centralized. He
said that industrial and labor leaders
are taking an active part In planning
for this work, many of them having OBJ
tanned commissions in the Oficers' Re-
serve Corps.
The foundation of the whole military
policy of the United States, Col. Hurley
declared, is the assumption that all our
citizens agree that 1t is unjust and dis
honest to- expect one man to die for the
Republic while another is profiting by
war"
Preparedness, he declared, is not be-
ing forced upon the citizens by the
Government, but is 1.-The program OF
the people"
Col Hurleys address in full follows:
The founders of our Nation were con-
fronted with the great problem of de-
termining the line Of development Of
these United States. They could de-
velop an all-powerful. centralized
Governments course which leads to
imperialism; or they could develop the
idealism. It is indeed fortunate that
they had the wisdom and the foresight
to adopt the latter course, for. as a con-
sequence, we belong to an America
whose object is spiritual, educational
and economic progress. But this en-
phasis on the individual lays upon you,
my hearers, an added responsibility.
You have not only the obligation and
privilege of serving your country in
time of war; yours is also the duty Of
seeing that in time of peace we adopt
common sense measures OF national
insurance.
Our history is q history Of wars,
many unavoidable, all fought for worthy
motives. In the 1873 years existence Of
the Republic we have been entirely free
from war only IL. BY the very nature
Of our Government, our institutions and
our traditions we rely for our defense
on our citizenry. The citizens assume
this responsibility in acknowledgment Of
their obligations to Government that
they themselves have created and in
whose blessings they participate.
In our past wars our citizen soldiers
have abundantly proven themselves
worthy of their trust. With an unselfish
devotion to duty and an inspiring
patriotism they won our independence;
they forged an enduring commonwealth
In the face of tremendous obstacles;
they were the vanguard of our Western
expansion; they won in series OF bril-
IIdUb VLCOOIlCc Vic 6lCao OOuoAA"SooSAA
States; they preserved the Union; they
relieved from oppression and explo1ta-
hon and gave stable Government to Cuba.
Porto Rico and the Philippines; they
threw their strength into the balance OF
power along the western front and gave
victory to the allies and self-determina-
ton to millions Of people.
Soldiers Prove Worth.
To these soldiers, from Washington's
veterans to those of the World War, our
country owes a gratitude that can De
expressed only in a conservation to the
future. America has always relied on
her citizen soldiers and they have 1ustl-
fed the Nations confidence by obtaining
victory in every war, but they had to
nav a tremendous price in life, IN blood,
in suffering This has been so because
until the passage of the national defense
act of 1920, there was no real machinery
established to afford the citizen an OPP
portunity to acquire the degree OF train
ing which reduces losses.
One has but to observe the hundreds
of thousands of young Americans now
An training camps established for the
National Guard, the Organized Re
serves, the Reserve Of6cerS' Training
CORPS and the Citizens Military Train
ing Camps, to be convinced that our
citizens desire to avail themselves OF
the opportunity for military training.
The earnest response to the invitation
of the Government Is taxing the in
stallations and personnel Of the Regu-
lar Army to take care Of and train
Young Americans in practical citizen
ship. This Summer 10000 National
Guard, 1879 Organized Reserves, 1910
Reserve Ohicers' Training Corps and
$500 in the Citizens Military Train
ing Camps, q total OF approximately
230 600 citizen soldiers are fitting them
selves to shoulder the full responsible
ties of citizenship. Their service, like
all other peace-time service, Is entirely
voluntary.
Unpreparedness Shown Unwise.
To be convinced that unpreparedness
Is uneconomical. unwise, we have only
to look over the pages of our own
history to see the inefficient way in
which we have carelesSly poured the
precious lives Of our finest young men
Into the red caldron of war.
There Is something wrong with q
civilization that must periodically battle
itself in the blood of the best specimens
of the race But in that civilization we
live. We must do all in our power to
outlaw war, but until 1t Is made impos-
sible we must be in a position to de-
fend our national existence. We hope
that the day is not far distant when
the golden rule Will De accepted rs CLle
fundamental principle of international
intercourse, but until that day comes
we would be faithless to our trust were
Me to jeopardize those national prin-
cipleS and institutions which have
brought about our unparalleled intel
aectual, spiritual and material progress.
Our Government has done more to
eliminate poverty and to promote edu-
cation and spiritual development and,
since Its establishment, has brought
more happiness to more. human beings
than has any other government.
The political, economic and educa-
tional ideals that have brought happi-
ness to our citizens are entitled to pro-
lection. 1t is our duty to make our
democracy safe in the world and to in
sure to posterity the right to continue
the development of our national ideals.
Peace is necessary to the develop
ment of these ideals. To maintain
peace we must be prepared for any
emergency.
Our measure Of preparedness must
be reasonable. Like insurance-it must