Evening star., 1948-04-22
viding IL scholarships to OAR

schools.
Mrs. Harry K. Nield, Maryland
State regent, reported an increase
Of more than 100 members during
the past year and said Maryland
chapters are providing five scholar
ships to st. Mary's Female Sem
mary, a OAR school.
Earlier in the day, delegates heard
officials of the Army and an Ohio
member of Congress stress the need
for adequate military and civilian
defense.
Royal Is Speaker.
Americas best protection against
an attack~in case Of a future war
would be to deny any potential
enemy" bases on or near the con-
tinent, Army Secretary Royal told
the delegates.
And as far as possible, we should
also prevent the use of even more
distant sites, from which sporadic
missions could be launched against
n1r cities and our industrial centers
land against our atomic and ether
vital installations"
As to whether war Is imminent,
the Secretary said he believed wal
would not come, IF all other nations
are convinced the United States Is
able to defend itself and its prin-
ciples and further able, If war should
come, to Carry the battle-ground OF
that war to any land whose aggres-
sion has produced the conflict"
The Army isn't big enough to carry
out its part Of the defensive and
offensive operations which war
would call for, he said.
100000 Men Needed.
Noting the Army needs 800, 900
more men, he called for selective
service and universal military train
ing, the latter in order to build up
the National Guard and organized
reserves.
In her report on the National De-
tense Committee Of the OAR, Mrs.
Cyrus Griffin Martin, national chair
man, said this countrys defense
must begin with its youth.
In youth, she said, I'VE must in
still from their earliest years that
love Of country and the compelling
sense Of obligation to it and respon-
sibility for its welfare that mott
vated George Washington and all
the long line of the Nations foun-
ders and defenders"
I'VE, too, must show these young
people by our own conduct that
our lives are permeated by this
same spirit Of selfiess DEVOTION" she
said.
Influences on Children Criticized.
Representative Bolton, Repub-
lican, of Ohio criticized the influ-
ences to which the Nations chill
dren are subjected-radios, maga-
zines. comic books, motion pictures
and newspapers.
A warning that the Nation has
nothing resembling an organization
to cope with civilian relief in the
event of a surprise attack came
from Maj. Gen. w. H. Arnold, chief
Of the Armys Budget Division and
former member of the Civil De-
fense Board, whose report was made
public in February.
Further, he said, there is no
weapon which could prevent, with
certainty, the bombing of any
American CITY,"
Four Zones Of Destruction.
Describing the havoc which would
be wreaked upon Washington if an
atom bomb we're dropped over the
White House, the Army's fiscal chief
declared that the next outbreak OF
war will bring to this Nation total
war and destruction.
He defined four zones Of destruc-
ton within q radius of Z miles OF
| the White House For mile
around, nothing would be left stand
ing, he said, save heavily reinforced
concrete and steel-girdered build
ings.
Within an outer ring, a mile wide
death would not be general and
some of the heavier buildings would
withstand the shock. In the third
zone, from. to 8 miles from the
center of attack, there would be
moderate structural damage and a
good deal of secondary personal in
jury from glass, falling plaster ano
other flying debris. The outer zone
he said. would be the area from
which civilian relief aid would have
to come.
/ The final speaker at the afternor
session, former Assistant SecIetar,
of War Louis johnson, took ISSUE
with Gen. Arnold in his approach
/ to the problem Of defense.
let u not assume" said Mr.