Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-31
REED SPEECH MAY
Be LAST IN SENATE
Legislators Stirred by Cruiser
$ Address and Reply Made
by Brookhart.
BY the Associated Press.

When IL came time TO take UP the
cruiser bill again today many Senators
were still thinking of Senator Reed,
speech yesterday in support of thu
measure and of the reply of Senator
Brookhart of Iowa.
Aside from the speeches themselves
there was the fact that Reed, Demo
crat, Missouri, retires from public life
at the end of this session. and his
address may have been the last in
which he called into play the wit and
command Of vigorous phrases that have
given him fame as an orator.
Peace treaties will not arrest bullets
Reed declared: wars of today are no
longer wars of valor, but of machines;
valor half armed cannot resist valor
full armed, the opinion Of the world
is determined by the policies or other
nations and all are armed"
Britain's Role Stressed.
Reed did not confne his remarks OF
other world powers TO England. He
took up each. In turn. citing their mill
tary preparations, but prefaced his
declarations with the statement that
he was not antagoniStic TO any power.
However, he gave particular attention to
Great Britain'S role in the washington
Naval Armaments Conference OF 1922
What happened them" he asked,
''We agreed to destroy 100000 900
worth OF finest fighting craft ever con-
ceived by, the brains Of engineers. They
sank obsolete ships.
Then we came to examine the docu-
ment We found they had deprived us
OF the right to fortify our own hold
ings And then we found that these
people, who wanted to love us-hands
across the sea. arms around the neck
were building cruisers all the time
How many lines must we learn this
lesson?
Tell me why the Bermuda Islands
should be fortified. Who is England
arning against? I do not say she In
tends to make war on us, but do con"
tend that her statesmen are wise
Heard Song Before. He Says.
1T have heard this siren song before,
! heard IL in 1922 and I heard 1t In
1914. There we're some professors
there were some anemic, would al
most say white livered. men going
about this country singing Il Didn't
Raise My Boy to Be Soldier" They
seemed to imagine that, because Mr..
Bryan and some others had negotiated
some treaties that the end OF all wars
had come.
"Of course. our mothers didn't raise
their boys to be soldiers, but they
didn't raise them to be poltroons and
towards. Over yonder In France and In
the soil of our beloved country rest
tens Of thousands of American boys
whose blood ought to be visited upon
the heads Of those who would not per-
nit this country to defend itself"
He insisted that lack Of preparation
had cost the lives Of thousands OF SOL
diers. In the World War, and declared
that Gen. Pershing had sent . tsle-
gram back to this country saying that,
"If equipment doesn't come soon the
American Army will cease to be q
fighting force"
He also referred to the ornaments
OF other countries several times in the
course OF his address, but declared that
he bore no other country i'll will, but
he argued that, since they were armed,
1t was necessary for the United States
to be prepared.
Gives Brookhart Several Titles.
Senator Brookhayt had spent a good
portion OF the day before In attacking
the cruiser bill, and before he concluded
Reed said9 that In sthe, face Of expert
opinion that cruisers were vital TO q
fleet seven Senator had sent UP con-
trary opinions. namely, Rear Admiral
Brookhard, Maj. Gen. Brookhart. Chief
Service Brcckhaft. General Opinion Of
Mankind Brookhart. General Voice OF
the World Brookhart and Custodian OF
the Universe Brookhart."
Brookhart smiled at this and said:
THE Senator did not say anything OF
Mussclini Brookhart."
mo" returned Reed, II love the SEN
ator and. am dealing with him just
as gently as possible"
Rrookhart lifted his voice until 1t was
almost a shout when he gained the
floor after Reed had concluded. Re-
ferring to Reeds vote for the Kellogg
anti-War treaty, he said: When your
record Is written 1t will be found that
was the greatest vote you ever cast IN
this body"
Recalling President-elect Hoover's re-
cent South American trip. Brookhart
said: The first act our new President
ing He caught two FISH and that Is the
best return We will ever get out OF that
warship."
The Iowa Senator made light of the
Army schools and their method OF train
ing before the war. He said that men
who spent 90 years getting ready for
war by fighting imaginary battles were
unit to exercise common sense when
wars did come, and told the Senate that
il war were declared tomorrow he would
I resign and enlist.
But believe that we can get away
from this period of revenge and punish
ment." he declared. II believe there Is
something greater than organized muir
Ger. There is more imagination in this
thing called preparation for war than ir
all the pacifism in the world"
Limitation Of debate begins on the
cruiser bill Monday and an early vote
is expected after that goes into effect