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THE SUN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1916.
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nrmy priiKtuiiiiiiu It wiim esse nlJiiI Unit win something more Ix-hltul tho rcslg
lui uhotild know whether the President nation Ihiin nppeurx mi tho surface.
Mini prepare.! tn bark him up. What this might be Is not suggested
III) I Vnihlllltit'll U rni'llll
nut received by Mr. (iurrlxmi until
about timm to-day. Meutitlnni the bit
ter lunl Iwt-ii til work nn tlie mldrexs
lio mix to deliver. Tin- first Inkling
(if what wax happening occurred coon
after 111 n'llock, when Mr. (Inrtlsnti
suddenly Hi'iit out word to tin- nevvx
paper men who were w .tiling fur ml
Vitlieo ropli'M nl I lie speech tlmt 'it'
xvutild not dcllicr It.
Itislmis mi 'I l.cenwa flu' t loll'-
then rallid upon Hit' I'uinmittei)
In charge or tin- nrtein t programme
of tin- Cliiimli'T of ('iMiitni'rcc, Hindi'
hlu excuses nml, iiccnmpatili'd 1y Mrs.
Uarrlxun, Irft the city.
Meantime lie Inn! rut warded lilx let
ter Of rt'XlKIMtloll til til" White HollM'.
Ho left no wind, eltlii'l nt the IV
partincnt or lit his holm' to show
where lio was- going. It Ik nndol'stood,
however, th.it he will return In n
few days to vvlud up hi mTuIrs hi'ie.
Wh.it the polltlon, rITeots will be
of the liarrl.on resignation Is a nut
ter or m-nni rum em 111 Administra
tion circles. Although out nl xym
pathy with the l'l evident on many of
the AdmililMtratlon pollcleK, he wan
generally icgiirili'd .is one of the his
men In the Cabinet.
Although he did not xllivioil lu Ills
fffortH to persuade the Proxldetit to
iidopt n different e'eiiirxo lu h milling
the McMiiiu iiui"tlou It was the In
I
fluence of Mr. Harrison, backed by
that of Secretary of the Interior Uine, ,
which In iunlorsti"i! nave none fur-:
titer than anything els,, in portiadlng
the President to take a tlrm standi
'toward liii ninny In the l.tisltnnla con.
trnvorsy.
Long distrustful of 1 1rian's doc
Jrllice, Sei let.iry Harrlsun opiwined him,
It hum Mild, tlirnilghnill tin- earlb-r
Mogi'.i of tin. cnntrnversi , and en far
Impressed hl nun views on tin- Pnm
tlellt Hint .Mr, Itryuti found hlnise f
forced to resign ue Secretary of Suite,
Ills sinnil mi I'lillliMiliiea.
On the iinestlon of I'hllippltie leulx
lntlcii Secretary (Jarrlson wuh tlrtnly
of the opinion that the euactmrnt of
nny provision promlsinc th- I'lliplno.s
complete Inilependetire within n xpccl
lled time would lead to serloux iin-xequencit-,
I.Ike many of li!x predicex
'xorx III ntlice, he bei.eved that the
l'lllp'ios were not tltte.i for sclf-nov-einnient
mul would not b" for many
eaie. and that to turn tin m I. at
this time would be to xicrltlee them
In nnv I 'own- that mlKht covet the
ix'.ands
i
At the same time. In view of the
rrtTdilcnt'c i.wn xtutetmnt tn h.x lif
ter to Mr (i.itlKon that he tl..iKrccd
with the ( !.irle nmKidniciit nml Ills In
illcatlon Hint he mlitlit V(to It. It Is
peneralh- believed the real split came
on tin- iiiii stion of preparedne.sx.
Uii"tii.r or not Mr iliiri.son takes
the platform ni.-a.nst the prnpiwil coni
Kom.e altnv plan, based on u Ked
erall.ition of the National tiuard, it
s ii a. r.ed in Administration circles,
h i'i as iiiiiiiik membiit of Cmurexs,
that lus tisimiatlon, more than uny
tlilni; e!-e, w 11 erve to focu.s public
.littentlon on the vltnl political elements
concerned in th" tluhl .i oiibtcxx be
twieii the i .vocatir. of nvalar army
expansion timl . i I'edtral r. mi con the
one ha. ,1 .tin! those who are opposed
to preparedness.
In .i..- ,ette: in the 1 'resident dated
Jutuijr. 1-' and published with the
lorttspondi nce Iven out tu-niuht Mr.
Garrison in coninientltii; on the mi
falbd lli plan of I Vderallzlni: the
militia 0 meam. of I'vderai pay doex
not iicM.ai. to lefer to it .ik a political
hppea' He MJS.
"In tns i,it in to. ir Instance hlx
Ha .-i propi.sal of ..ettlniK thl mat
ter b .tlni: tnuiu to the enli-ud
iiuii iiinl olllceiH i,f i he State troops
uppialx io the direct p mih il political
Inleirxt of the tnembe n,f Con
srexsi I. u of ItrenU liirlilu;e.
lu the ii -imiiitloii of A -,s is lout Ser
r'l.irv It i . ainr'ii;e l'r, sulent W'ibon
lias iMt.1 ii-- of tils strongixl and most
loyal Mippirteis The frieinNh p b.
t Iil. nt and Mr Hie. kin-
rldg" il.l'e.l link In the lime wien .lie
l.lttei a- ill lllllb'l'gl adll lie student lit
Ihtiicti.n .to.,,) pj .Mr- Wits iii, then
prcsMi i ..r the null er't , thi.'iigluiut
Hie ligll 111
proposal to
the faeulty oier W'lsnns
abolish the upper diss
clubs,
Th ugh Uniis, if u member of one of'
I hen clu'is. the youint Kentucklan or- I
gilllzei) ,i s,. i,, in nf tbe undergraduate I
body bell' i .1 III. bend of the lllftltll- '
Hun When Me. Wilson entered the t
field as a . indidate fur the Hemo.-iatle j
iiiiiun.iiion fn l'ienlent in 1S1I Mr I
Hi k iirntgi was one of bis in nt ac
tne Mlppi.i'le s It Ws in f
Of lln'M' -eli-i that Hie
gnlHun
President
rppuiuieil lr llreik.ni'ldgu as Assla
Innt Set let.l ..r W n
Hi spite h.s friendship to- the !rel
rtuit. anil despl'e Hie fa I thai he him
self has served ,ietlel ,u the State
iiillllin of Keiitiic i.v, Mr Hreekllil liK-e
was i tlrm to'dower of Mr. lii'rlson's
I lens lell.i .ling Hie hopelf-Nliexs of seek
leu , uleiiu.it. ib fenee measures ttttotlL.tl
the feder.iluatluii of tin- National liu.trd
lake Mi. liariis'ir. he believed It wim
futile io talk of obtaining an elTeitlve
hodv oi men re,n nt nil limes u te.
pond t"
i rnni'-'o
of Hi.
States
tin .all of the I'edellll (lov
' i sh.ning thu inlmlnlstratlnn
fines with tin- Individual
I'lilrd I iiblnel C'liuiiue,
The n signal Inn of Mr. Harrison from
the nftbu uf Seiletai) of ",,. m,r()
the third change In the Wilson i" iblnet
Mr. Hry.ui rclliiiiiishei the St.iti norl-
folio I" lllllse of llltterelici l w-tli the
Preslibnl, in nl.-nt to negutlatiunh with
Herman) ovi r the I.usit.nua sinking.
Mr .MilleMlolds gave tip (he utllee nf
Sttoiiiev-Ueiier.il to lu me an Asso
ciate .lusl.ie of the Snpieine Cuijit nf
the I'n, lid Slates
Tin re s 'lel iecu.iliin ,i I,, t)u.
tiioli.ii.le s.i ssnr of Mi. Harrison as
tile In id of tin. tlr I lep.irtmen'
innng tlui'.e who hac been men
tioned inn Mr. I. me. the Herretary of
Hie Inteilur. and ,r Houston, Secre.
lary of gi l. iillun . Il Is regarded as
blglil) ptobaiile lb.it Hie choice will fi, i
on Mi Lane if tin Vacancy w lllled bj I
transfer
WlHi Hie reilieiiu nl of rcirtar I
narrlsnn and Assstnbt Hreclclni ig(.
lien Hugh 1. Scott. Chief of Staff of the
Army, will act as. the head of the War
Department until a . Ivllnui lie.nl has
betn mi iiuii i tin I'li-ldi-ni i j,.,, ,
Scott assiiincd Ids new dutleh Io. night, 1
as th" icsign.iti him of Mr (iarilson ,.nd
Mr llrickiiirnlge had heciime Inline-1
dlately effective ;
Pi'lcnilv ot Mi liai'iisuii .olinit that,
ri il icitain exlciii Hie i'ri'slili nl has '
pill I In ii an awkwaiil pusiiiun In
Willi i; n be Lliowii Ihrollgii the pllli.
Islail i .it I e-J'unilelii e that Hie Sis ro-
tAT) rceigniil before the Presldeii1 had
opimrtiinp
how Ids illF.ippiiivnl of
e'u I 'ul'ppli e IcuNhitinii b viiolng
' and 1.1 nut 'lie iniilonal defence I
incisure i ail be.n ,, i ...... 1 1 i) Coiigieesi
km inn n.uNid ti. I'toide nt fu ap-,
rreval I
As Mr i.aiiisoi, was forewarned of '
the position lu wniihl be placed in liv '
realnnum Hare Is
stiong disposition
In aoniu quartern to
believe that there
Secretary's friend dis
miss ax unworthy of consideration any
Idea Unit Mr. tliirrlim had hoped to
I K named to tin- tfunremc Court to 111!
I lie place to which the President "I"
pointed laitils t. Ilrnlidels. The Idea
Is itlxmlhiii.il with eipnl posltlvelics.x Unit
Mr. Harrison would now !" considered
for tlm place If the Senate should re-
! Jecl Him llraiidels nomination.
I Secretary Oarilson's irtuy programme
I ax presented to Hie President and
Adopted bv the latter in hl ttnnual nies
suite in i-onere.. elms not actually repte-
sent what II tiring Sccret.i'y believed
to bo th.- Ideal ylcm of military de
velopment In common with many of the military
experts of th" War Hepaitniclit It I
known Unit he bcllcvd tile hist system
theoietlcally would ! one InvolvlliB
l ompul-ory lnlllt.ii nrv a" and xhoit
term I'lill-tnii'ii'i, H'd wliith ttoiiM rap
idlv iuviitinil.it" a trained reserve.
Appiei latlmr. honiM't, the tremendous
oil-tail" In the win of compulsory xer
ie Secretary tliirrlMUi Mdoplnd the
eoiillnenliil nrinv fentute as the ' inoxt
prnetle.ilile means of i.'ittlti! a rescue.
Ills leeouuneiiilatlonx, thtrefoie, em
bodied this noel reature.
( ontliientiil rni- rinn.
lie prepiised to raise u tone to be
knoii us the continental utm. ion
xlxtliiR of lliO.iinii troops or all branches,
lie proposed to raise this lu lime In
elaltiientx of 1.1.1, onii a .Mar. The term
nf elillstmenl would be for xl .earx,
lluee with the minis iiinl three on tut-
I Imtcli.
During the perbsi with the isilurx the
men omprlsiint the Continental army1
would be resulted annually to utnlerKo ai
pcilil of liitenslie military tr.ilnltiK, not ,
exi eeilltti; two montlix. DurliiK the J
period on furlough tie men would be.
subject to call lu time of etiieri;enc
nwln to the fact Hint the Sivretary '
himself tealb.ed the difficulties tll.lt i
inlxlit l' ineouiileml lu Kettlnic the I
prcscrlb'sl annual ipuita and In Indue-1
Itn; til" enlisted men to tttve up two
mniitlis a year to military tralnliic, lie
xtiiseiiietitl expressed a wlllliuriiesx to i
eliminate those ibtaiN and asked In-1
Mead that Congress should sltnly an
thnrlie the President to raise a Con-,
tlnental army of Inn.iinii in mi ji way as
mmht prove most feasible after trial.
Coni ernlnir the regular xtatidlnif urm
1 the Secretary recommended an Increase
' from 1 0:0mi to 1,'O.tulil Py the addition
! of ten rrnlmcnts of Infantry, tlfty-three
cninpanlex of coast artillery to take the
place of those transferred to the over
seas possrss'inis and four nddltlonal
reclments of Held artillery, with the
tie. esiary provision for ammunition re
serie and eon pmeiit
With respect to the Natl mul tliianl
he merely recommended that th" annual
l-'ederal iillo'meiit of IT.nfnl.Mfel for
fitu'pmcnl ff the orfaiiliatloiis be In
i rte.ixed tn llO.piH' iHa
Clin I rmn n
lln IMnn.
Tl'e Ila plan, howevei. not only ic-
no-ed nny p-nvlslnn ror a coir,mni.ii
anm or other siMem of raising a re
. e but opposed in In. re.ixe whit
ever tn the authorlred streiicth of the
Ml'imlliiL- .irmv Til" Illllll feature" of
the IIiii p'an are itrvnUd to IncriMsliii
the s retii-th of ill- National Ou.ir.t
The chnlim-t' of the lloit-e Commit-
tee proposed to br tiB the Nat.on.i! tin r.l
more under the control of C-e l-Vde-al!
Colernmellt l a fede lllzit'o'l oftlli-e
nrir'iiilr it onx. II. . Idea ha len tlia' i
tills could be done lu a in enin r Mif
tie'ei tl alfac"M' In brim: the National
(in.iiil within i fee eirs up from Its
pr'eil
flietie'h cf IIS nml to loti.miu i
He nroixisul ttnit the IVdual lioMrn-
meiit should undertake to piy ttie m'tn- 1
hers nf the Nation il (iuird aid thrreh
Increase the nttini llene of the n r- .
mic ;
lie has also sii-K.sted thit some sys. I
tm ff dual enllstmiit mltrlK be pro- I
vuled which would olili.'ate the nieml'i re
l the National lliiard to nspond to the,
rail cf the I'nsl.Iuit w!uiieer an j
envKency should arise
In HiinniineiniL; his iiniiualltleil optiosi- 1
tlon to ati epanson of the Nit'onil
liliard !ccretir Oi-rlon, In his lettirl
to Chulttn.in Chii'ei.erlaln of the Senate j
Military .fr.i'i Cimi'iuttee, da'id I VI
arv 1 t ' '. the pns on tllllt eXpellcnie
had complete! de" onstr.ited 'he al'urd
"v of depending n the Natlotml ilu.ird
'n t"!' Ii'it'otf s defi le e
He .irgiinl thit so h ,,n expansion
wo'ild not en!) stop the i iernment from
estatillshing a sound poll. v In tluu of
pea.e. Inn n Hie en nt u' u.ir this forie
would st mil in elTe. t between Hie ri g-
ii'ir arm- 'ind the tinorg. mired resoui'.-eM
of the nation. In eonsi uueti. e, he sanl.
under sin h a stim inub!M7.'itlon f -r
war would be .ittindeil with Hie sure"
ronfuslon. iiel.i ntnl enb'imxsni nt i-s
were el'. nl'lite' i d at til. outbreak of Hie
Spanish-Ami rl.-an war
.1 ;, vn V A VIC.JlTVt?
" .,.,-..... . , ,
UUl iSU MU.U Aiai
He Ncner
llarnioiil-ed Willi llrjini
or Dnulels.
l.lidle M tlairisou n j gueil tint
Vli'e-Ch.ineelloish.p of New Jersey on
March ' IV13, to beconie Seiiiinry of
! War In President Wilson's I'ablnet. Mr
i Harrison knew no in re of mllllar) inat-
i ters man me aeiage iawer, out no
plunged Into the business with sueh 'en
i that the arm) uun klv llCCepte.l Mill ,i
I a leal leader
I Prom the outset Mr tiurr.son proved
'himself to bo a bu'lib-r and a' nghii r
He had been In utllee. only a few 'neks
j when he told the puhlb frankly iji.it
the l nlted Stales nrmy would p-iv-all
but a neghg'hle ipiai.t'ty ,n case of
IiimisIoii. II" later expr"."ed !i'nis If cm
the Philippine .piesilon w th Mgi.'. en
teilng Into a bitter erbil c .'.loei with
ex-President Taft, and o.s.i .m o;i an
extensive mllllar) showing
along :he,
I "te had I
.Mexican bonier.
It was many e.irs blnce
been so xlgorous a man as
of War except Kllhu limit
country began to feel it. M
Secretar) i
'it I the
Harrison '
advocated a li'ggcr army II" uigul
l.eltei eiii pmein lie peid) as.ailed
, mimbers of I'ongress fin not maU.ng
I their appointments In the Military ,
. cailimy al West Polnl I
In the nntute of things It was almost I
! Inevitable that Mt ilairlson should for-,
I niiil.ilc a pli ii for the complete revision!
lot the I'lllted States anil). I'or two,
1 yeais lie hinted that such was IPs pur-'
I pose Not until November .'. 1 ft I f.. how-1
I ever, did he make known the plan for
'aim) extension on which hn would!
. stand.
Then he declared himself fur a leg-
I,, I... ......i- ..r .,,1UI.I mi. il :in,l riltlr.iriil
I Ii) number HI.HI, supplemented by a
I force of tfin.iinn men talsod at Mini rale,
f 13.1,(010 a ear He favored III addb
Hon a much larger appropriation for the.
National Huanl. ,
When Mr lti')au leslgnul from tlie
Cabiiiel and Mr I iaiTlson'e name was
mentioned as bli sue essor the .li iny ,
und .Vol D .on i-jhi J said :
"It will be nkl'i in a disaster to the '
arm) m have Mi (iaiilsoii transferiedi
tn niiotlier liepiiiincnt Mi. Harrison I
nut mil) niJo)s the connuenre of the i
service but thn riinlldencc of the conn- .
Ir) I lu has iinilerlaken the gieat woik
of foimulatlliK a new nillllai) policy,
and this Is us Important even us the1
handling of the delicate, diplomatic sit-
nation In the present crisis. Ills woik1
will be monumental lu Its diameter and
will create u now i pm h lu the military
i policy of thu country.
It was will Kn ivvn that .Mr lianlson
did not get along well with Mr llrjini
It was also well known that he did not
harnionl7.e with Josephtis lianlels, Sn
relary of tlm Navy Vet Mr ilairlsoft
has freitiently declared that he was not
a militarist and novel would bo one.
I IIm was however,
a stanch bollover In
J preparedness.
GARRISON'S
SccrctiU'.v Warns Wilson
That Hay's Army Plan
fs a -Mockery.
riMJKS I'KKSIDKXT
TO LKAD rOXGh'KSS
I
Wahiiiniitiin, Teh. 10. Tito tone-1
xponilencc between the President ami
Secretary Harrison ending In the Lit
ter's: resisn.ttlon und tlmt of AmxIxI.iiiI
Secretary ltrecklnrldite follows:
.Mr. i in rr I mi n 'nrnltiK.
W'AII DKt'ArtTMKNT,
vVahhinciton, Jim. 12. 191S.
Mt DttAn Mn. PiiKHttiENt: In my
Judgment, wo lire fnclnit R critic!
Juncture with respect to the military
part of the national defence pro
gramme. 1 am convinced that unless the nil
nation Ix dealt with promptly mid cf
feitlvily we can Indulge In no
reasonable expectation of any accept
able result.
So far aki the military part of na
tional defence Is concerned there can
b io honest or worthy solution which
does not result In national forces under
the exclusive control and iiuthorlty of
the national !oernmcnt. Any other
solution Is Illusory and not real. I
apparent and not sulwtantlal.
Thefe H a perfectly legitimate
field of discussion and debate as to the
means nf obtaining these national
forces. The proportion thereof that
fhoiild be the regular elandlng army :
that should be rcMcrves of the
ie.ul.ir standing nrmy, or nhould be
drawn from tho body nf clmens for
shorter periods of national service
than those In the regular standing
army, are nil legltluinte and proper
matters for consideration, analysis and
d.eeufxion.
Hut there In absolutely no dissent
from the military standpoint from the
conclusion that the only measure of
national defence that possesses any
virtue Is one which produces national
fones, Kiom the beginning of the
tinv rninent to this time, excepting
during period of actual war, the ae.
knowledged we.iknesw and defect of
Hie eltuatlou arose nut of the lack of
any system producing tliesu Federal
forces. Tho situation was rendered
wo:s. by the presence of State troops,
raised, officered, trained and gmcrned
bv the States, that wet" asuumed
to be u iiilllt.it y reliance for ih"
lintluti, when. In fact, they ate not,
and can nexer lie maiU to he. I'nder
the CutiMltutlnn of Hie ('lilted States,
theee State troop must always be
soverned, officered and trained by the
icspcctlve Stales.
I'lrsl
,lne of eirfttnicr.
first line of cleav.ir"
The very
then fore, wh'cli must be encountered
and dealt with by the student of the
situation Is between reliance upon a
sys'.i m of State troops, forever sub
ject to constitutional limitations whb h
render them absolute!) Insecure as a
rel a nee for the nation, or rel'atue
upon national forces talsed ofllcered.
trained and mntrolhil by the nation il
authorities Cpon this subject then
dins not i'st und thin cannot bcti
inately exist any dlftereiu'o. of opinion
among those who arc tinblassid and
who bollee In real national security
and defence
The pol.iy recomnu ndi d to you a ml
ailoptiil by you siiuarelv placed the
nation upon the sure foundation of
national forces If that iuiIIcn Is made
effictlve by legislation theru will be
secured to this country for the first
lime il real, siaoie louniiaiiein tor me
inil.tary part of Its national defence
ir. now ever. Instead thereof a pol cy l.
adopted bused upon tin' State troops
as th" main reliance of this country
for Its military arm not only has no
advance In en made, from the eleplor
able and Inexcusable situation n
wh.'h we have sn long been but an
iftctlve block has been plated acr iss
the ,..it.iw.i) tow ltd II pop, r Settle,
men!
The. adoption of siiih a policy would
serve t delude the pcup:,. Into be-le.
It'g that the subject had bfeii settled,
ami therefore required no further con
l 'deration upon their pin t It would,
theiefoie, lu my Judgment, bo n
tlnltely worse than an entire failure ot
all icR.elatlve enactment ii,.,n u,,.
stlbjeC. Th- latter would at least
have it open for future settlement,
Wit so i, I'rueel tn Lend.
1 of ourse am not advised as m
Hi- tatcmen!x of Intention mad.. ,v
Mi. Hay to you In the ,-nnr ttl.m's
held w.th .vnu prior to our uuvsage
to I'mitress at the opening of the
present sess.on. hive always felt,
and hive so expressed myself to von.
that the situation m the Congress was
.ucti .that unl.vs ;.oi priMiunil)
.Miled he power of jmr leadership
vu'i would pot n'ltii, any wor"iv r...
i.iilts In this in liter.
Mr. Hay has nn .v made I lie declar.l
uoii of his Intention. He .ninoutices
licit he does tint Intend to piers for
the I'liactnif-nt of the military policy
.'incited tn voiir iue.sas". With re
speit to the regu! ir 'imv tie does not
purimse giving- n tb,. nrrjan 'atlons
lsked for an.l liupei'itively necessary
II III" Plder.ll vc'll'iteein (ni.cilllell
continental aim)) are. to h properly
tr ilmd; he tun iioses aibllni: n few
thonsmd nun to the enl'Me.i Mrem-th
of the nrmv lu its present nnin'ru
t on Hie milling of a few nelmcnts
of tlc'cl nrtlllei v o thn existing or-; in
Ii iHonn of Hi" regular annv. th" entire
ili.iir.lonment or the Idea of a Federal
foi'" of national volunteers' and the
'i.i-s'iig of a bill granting direct Fee),
en! piv to the enlisted men nml otll-
ers of Hi" Sta'e troops,
In tnv JuilKineiit the effect of the
en ii intent of SI' llav'x programme
would be to set back the whole eiiise
..f lielt'inate, linnest national defence
n mi entire)) unjustifiable and Inex
tiicih'e way It would be. In my Ju.lg
incut, a betrayal of the trust of th"
llinpte iii this re'g.ml, I) would bo
I lusory and apparent, without any
tr i!Pe or sul-slance
I'Vnro Lamentable Itraalt,
Tlier W unfortunately very little
enow Iclg" 'Hid very litre Intense per
uli.il '"Wst In any of the meinbers
f ibe linn. i concerning military nf
'. Apnt fiotn the power that
i. iv y k lesiilcs in every cli.ilriii.in of
. otnn.it'ee Mr. Hay lias the additional
p.over ot deillng with a subject con
cernlni: which the rest of the House
I, as no l.iiuw'li dge, and about which It
Vis nevi ntieerneil Itself. lu Ibis
particular Instance his proposal nf
settling tins nrittcr by voting money
to the nipslei! men iitul olllceiTi of tho
State troops appeals tn the rill ret per
sonal oil Ill- .i 1 interest of the mini
hers. Ill these clii'imislatices It seems to
Hie to b" perfectly e'ear that lin'esH you
interpose your pordtlou us leader of the
enquiry on this great subject the re
sult will be the lanieiitHblte one which
I have Just described.
It seeniH In me equally Imperative
that this Interposition should bo
Immediate If this pi-iipmcd pro
gramme by Mr, Hay Is uecepted
by 1 1 io committee, uml py public
opinion and by tho Hoiim a a olu-
SPLIT WITH
IS EXPLAINED IN
Hon of this v t il matter any position
XllliMMplf lltl.V t Ken Will be tiegllglb.e
fi far as Mibsluntlal, iiettcil tesults
nie coneerneiL
The Issti.i must !" pl.Ttiiy and
clearly drawn. It hax nothing what
ever to do with the number of men to
be raised or with thn means of rais
ing them, us Mr. Hay would have it
appear that It has. It Is betWien two
absolutely different s stems, one of
which Is baHcd upon Hie iiilion under
taking upon Its own responsibility Hie
raising and management of the na
tional troopM and the other of wh.ch
leaves us In the position that wo tune
alw.i.is Ik en In since Hi Instltiiiloii of
the (liivettimeio, tn f,.Jv up.ill the
States doing this thing f.u the nation,
a situation in which th" nation !i reiv
ing upon ,i ini.it.iiy forie that It doe.
not raise, th it II does nut olllcer. that
It does not train aim that It clues not
control.
I'mpnanli- Wide
A mere stalcmenl of
shows that the two dlfTe:
purl.
Hie s'tu.ition
nt proposals!
are iih wide Mii.irt
any
two pro-
i-onais upon nny siiiijeet possibly can
be.
Mr. Hay's proposal to Include a d,- itt
or compulsory provision so that at the
outbreak of war the nation could brmg
una , u tin ii, r., s
Utterly falls to unci the vsitentlut no
Jectlonx to tho iwrpctuatlon of the
mllltla ystem. The iluricultv to be.
dealt with does not nrlse out of tlio
Hovernmeni not being able to take
over t.H(. tr,)ops In the event of war
hut arises nut of Its Inability under
the Constlt itlon to have the essential
unity uf responsibility, authorltv and
i-nnlrol In the raising, otTkcrlng. train
Ing and governing of t.s military
forces.
If Hi" public obtains the impression
that Mr. Jlav's solution is merely an
other nie-ans of accomplishing the same
end us your proposed policy, they will
accept the same and rest cntitent that
their desires havx been properly met.
If, on the other hand, thi.y lire clearly
and unmistakably advised that to
adopt the isilloy submitted by Mr. Hay
Is to nuke a mockery of all that was
worthy and virtuous In the proposal
of n proper military isillcy, ami Unit
It Is a delusion to consider such a solie
tlcui as u real reliance or securlt), then
there Is hope that we can obtain re
sults commensurate with the necessi
ties of the case, and with a self-re'-xiectlng
consideration and treatment
thereof.
1 i'annot, therefore, too strongly
urge upon you my view of Hie impn.i
tlve iieci'xelty of )our seeking ,m oc
e'aslon at the earliest pees-lhle moment
to declare yourself with rist.e. t tn tin
matter, und In lining s to make It
clear beyond peradveiituie Unit nothing
excepting national forn s, raised b.v the
nation and xtlbjes t to lis. exclusive
niithorlty. respnnsllnllly and control. i.
arv n il sitle unit of this Issue
Sit,, it- .) vniirs.
l.t.SlH.VV M l'e vtiniso;.
The President:
'file lllctle)M eef l'l)H)' .
Will Dkcmitmint.
WvsiltNiiTnv, January II, IMS.
My Hiivii Mn. 1 i'I-siiikst: What
you Mild to-day by wav uf nspuiise to
try l-ttr of the nth reuuln s tne m
make inv sisltlon p.-rftctl) e'ear to
nu
Vnu slated that Mr 1 1.4 told vou
that )our proposal of IVUer.il volun
teers could not Is. preieiireel ami that
the same' end tor whbli )ou were
striving enuld be tiriM-uresI bv other
tliealls bv UtllUlllg tne Jit, lie t'neps
iis the basts nf the popcv and miking
apprupnaiioiis of pa) Io Ibe Mali .s
conditioni'd on iv.le ial .-mitr..! ot Mate
troops.
You st.it'd to him that vou were
not Inti re-ted In any particular pin
gramme or means of in oinplishlng
tile pil'leose uf seiurltlg tile' Ille'll ,lt!l
would aciept his iiroposal If It accom
plished that purpose'.
Since the polity tliat was recom
mended to you and adoptee! by you
discarded as absolute!) impossible a
military system based upon Slate
troops and asserted that Hie only "
Fl'ile basis lor a military policy was
nation il forces It Is i ninety e'le'ir thai
the proposals are dlaineln. allv 'op
posed to each other and are ir t !. -cilable.
Those who ale i ons, -lent lously ton
v lined that nothing but national force s
can prop-rlv 1 e the basis of u policy
of national defetue cannot s..st,l
accomplish a poll, y based upon Stile,
forces It not only dues nut In Itself
offer all aeceptjlde solution, hut acts
to previ nt .my proper solution
If those wlio are consi n-tii iieti-ly
convinced that nothl'i-; but national
fuives can pru;ieiiy lie the bisis uf
a policy of national defence, tlie'y .Mo
unt possibly accept a policy biseil
iiihiii State fnr.es it not only dues
nut In itself offer in accep'ahls solu
tion, but -eils to prevent any proper
solution.
n I nil, lerninlsr.
If those who are thus convinced
are fated with the necessity of de.
riming their position on the m.ittei.
the) cjn only show their sincerity
am! good faith by declining to admit
the possibility of compt onilsfl with re
sieit to this essentia! fundamental
piinclpli
I am thus convinced
I f..! that we are challenged by the
exlstlr,' .situation to declare ourselves
piomptly . opt tily .ind nneipilvocallv,
or lee .purge! piopirls with lack nf
Miiciilty ind good faith.
We cannot hope to sec mn pro
gr.uillii". b.i-cil on this issentlal prin
ciple, succeed If wc admit th" puss.
bllitv of cuinprniul-ei with tespcci tu
It.
Vours s the ultimate lesponsllnlity ;
yours is tlie tinal ele'i i mlnatiuii as
to the manner ,n which the situation
shall b" faced, .ind treated. I Hilly
reilizi! this and I eio not desire to
cause' you the slight, st embarrass
tin nt cin my a 'i mini . tr, then fore,
my withdrawal finm the sltuitlon
would ii'lleve you, you slniuid not
hesitate for a monii nt on that ac
count. Sincerely yours.
l.iNPiuv M. 'ivnniso.v,
Th" I'lesldl'lll
XI r. Wilson Dissents.
Till. Whitk llurxn.
Waxiiimiixin, .Ian. 17, IfHO
Mv In'.vn Mi: Sh'iikt.viiv '
I am vety milch obliged to you fur
your b'tteis of January !'.' and Janu
ary II Tile) Millie your views with
reganl to adequate meaxuic of prep
aration foi' national defence shirply
cleat. I am stile lll.it I iilie.nly 1 1 1 e -ileistoiid
Just what voiir views well,
lull I im gl.nl io have Iheiu icsl.it. I in
this suivlnc! and slrlkii'g way Inn
believe, .is I do, I lt.lt lliu i liict tiling
neiessniy Is that we should have a
trained cltUe n lesetve ami that Hie
training' o'ganu.itloti and routiol of
tii.it reset ve slioilltl lie under linineill.
ate l'ldcral illrcction.
Hut apparently I have not succeeded
in making my own position equally
char to you. though I reel sure that I
have madi) It peifectlv clear Io Mi.
Hay. It Is thai I am not il fevooahly
or dogin.it!' illy i oiniiiitted to any one
plan of providing the nation with such
a ii'serve, and am cordially willing to
discuss alteiiinlhe proposals
Any otlnr position on my pail would
Indicate an attitude towird the Com
inltti e im Mlllt iry MYiii I - of t tn House
uf Itipicseiilallvcs which I should In
no clicumstance s fiel at libeity o as
sume. It would never bo piopir or
possible for me to nay to any commit
tee of th" llousii of Iti piescntatlveH
that so far ui my participation In leg
THE PRESIDENT
THEIR CORRESPONDENCE
islation wan coni'erneel th")' would
have to Hike my plan or none
1 do not shtire your opinion that the
the iiiemhtTH of tho lloilxe Who urn
charged witli the duly of eleallng with
tmlllary nlTiiIrs arn Ignorant of them,
or of tin- military necessities nf tho
tuition. Dn the contrary, I have found
them well Informed, und actuated b.v
n most Intelligent appreciation of the
gravn rexponnlhltltb a Imposed upon
them.
otnnila hy liny.
t am euro that Mr. Hay anil lilx
colleagues are ready to net with .1
full hi'iise of all that Ix involved In
tills great matter, bolh tnr the coun
try and for the national partlc.i whh h
they represent.
My own d .ty toward them ia per
fectly plain. I must weleiinu- u frank
interchange of views and a patient
und thorough comparison of all the
method propose-d for obtaining thn
objeclx we all have III view. So far
as my own participation In flna! legis
lative action Is comeriied, no one will
expect me to uiqulescii 111 all) pro
posal that 1 regard aa Inadequate or
illusory.
ir, ax the outcotne of a free Inter
change of views, my own Judgment
and that of tin; commltletf should
prove to lie It recnncilably different,
mid a bill should be presented to me
which I e'ould not accept nx accom
plishing the essential things sought.
It would manifestly lie my duty to veto
It and go to the country' on tin' merit.
Hut there ix no reason to anticipate
or fear Mich a leeult, unleKs. we should
ci'in-elviss tnke at the outset the posi
tion that only the plans of the De
partment are to be e'oiislden el I and
that position. It seemx to me, would
be wholly iinjuittlrhilile.
Tin comtii'ttee and the Congress will
expect tne tu be as frank wltn them
in I hnpe they will be with me, and
will, nf course, hnld nie Jnstliled In
lighting fur my own ituture.il opinion.
I have li.nl a delightfullv frank con
fereiie'o with Mr Hay. I have said
to him rhat ! wax iierfctly willing tn
consider any plan that would give us
a ii.itlon.il reserve under unmlEtak
illde national control and would sup
port any such scheme If convinced of
Its iidi'iiuiicy ninl wise policy. Moro
he has not uski'd or desired. Cor
dially and slncenly yours,
Wieotmow Wit. son.
Hon. I.lndlev M. Harrison, Secretary
of War.
Mr. l,iirrlMitn'c- lietln.
M'aii DKt'AIITMtNT
Washington', February :. 1916.
Ml 1'BAK Ml!. I'HKStllKNT! TWO
matters within the Jurisdiction of this
Dcpirtment are now- of immediate mid
pressing Inipoi taliie , and ! am rsin
st i. line. I In ib da re my position defi
nitely and on i Jsiakablv thereon. I
rt-tcr. of curse, to the Philippine
liiesilim ninl the matter of national
ib feme. Vou know my e'onvictleius
with respect to each nf tllelll. '
I isnler the principle n.nbodled In
the I'l.irke amendment an abandon
ment ..f the dui) of this nation and
a breech 'd tni-t toward the l'lllpliiees ;
so 1-lievlng I cannot accept It or
ae'quie sc.. In its acceptance
I consider tlw reliance upon the
mllltl.i tor national defence an un
justifiable Imperlllri.g of e,P nation's
safe!) It would not only In' ii shame
In Itself but Its eti.u tlnet t Into law
would pievent, f pot destroy, the op
portunity to procure measures of real,
geMi'iie national defence I rould not
. ici.pt it o" acquiesce In Its accept
a nee.
1 a. n obliged to make my Kiston
known t.tHiieillatelv upon each of these"
epii'stlons in a spe-ecii on Thursday
afternoon upon t lie national ctrfenc
question and in a communication to
the House committee having charge of
the Philippine, question.
If with respect tu either matter
we are not In agreement iqsin these
fundamental principles then I could
nut with propriety remain your seem
ing reiiri'seiiiiive In respect thereto
i etir lotiv a nuns would be manifestly
not only divergent but utterly Irrecon
cilable. " on w ill appreciate tile necessltv of
titmiv kiow ledge upon mv part of the
determination leached by you with
lespect to each eef these matters, so
that I may act advisedly In the
premises. Mticere.lv yours,
LlNllLKT M. llAIIIUSON'.
Thc President Demur.
Wiiitk IIoL'st:.
Wvsiii.Ni.roN-, February 10, lSltf.
Ml Dkaii Mil StsCRKTAiiv. In reply
to your letter of tu-day p-t tne ay ;
I 'list. Hut It is my judgment that
Hie action inilsslled In the Clarke
aitieu'lini'iii to tin bill extending
further self-government tu the Philip
pines Is unwise at tills time, but it
would i le.it ly bee most Inulvlsable for
nie to lake the position that 1 mutt
dissent from thit action should both
houses of Congis-s concur in a bill
embodying that amendment. That Is
a matter iiihiii which I must ot course
withhold Judgment until t'.ie Joint
action of the two houses re.K'lim me.
In definite fornu
What the final action of the houses
will lie no on" can at this time cer
tainly forecast. I am now of course
engigi' 'n coiilerence with Mr Jones
and others with regard to the probable
action of the House nf liepreerutatlvi'ii
Hi this mattii airl do not yet know
whal it Is likely to be The one OD-
vlous thing, it mi'iiu. to me. Is the
necessity tor calm and deliberate
action on our pan at this time, when
milters of such giavlty are to ! de
lermuiecl, and not only calm and de
liberate action, hu. action which takes
into very seilous consideration Icwh
d.rTermg rrom uiir own.
Second, as 1 have had occasion to
s.iy to you, 1 am not yet convinced
111. u the measure of preparation lor
national defence which we deem
neci seary can be obtained through
thn instrumentality of tho National
(in. ml uii'lei Federal control and train
ing, but 1 feel in duty hound to keep
my mind open in conviction on that
side and think that It would be most
unwise and most unfair to Hie com
mittee of the House which has such n
plan lii mind to s.iy that it cannot b
done The hill in which It will b
embodied lias not yet been drawn, (is
I learned to-day from Mr Hay t
should let'in It a vi'ry serious mistake
to e'nit the eliior against this attempt
on the part of the committee III pel
led good faith tn meet th" essentials
of the programme! .sei forth In my
message, but In a way ot their own
I Olis'lIC
Ac you know. I do not at all ngreo
witli you In favoring compulsory en
listment for tialnlng and ! rear the
advocacy of ciiiuiiulslon before th"
iijinlillttco of the lloue on the part of
representatives or the Department nf
War has gicatly prejudiced the House
uga'ust the proposal for a continental
nrmy. Utile miessnry connection ax
there Is between the plan ninl the
opinion of Hie Chlif nf Staff In favor
of conipulsnr) i nllstment.
1 owe y mi th's frank repetition of
im views and policy In thla ninth r,
which we have d'sciissed on previous
oci.is'obs ill Hie letters which wc have
exchanged and III conversation I mn
very much ohl'gcd to you for your own
flank avowal of your convictions I
trust tlmt yon will feil no hesitation
about expressing your personal views
on both these siiblcets on the two oc.
easlons to which you refer, but I hope
that you will be kind enough to draw
very carefully the distinction between
your own Individual vliwa am! the
views or IIm Administration.
You will of couruo underatuiid that
1 urn devilling my energy and atten-
Chip,' Kxocutivp Tolls Sec
rotary tho Latter Is Mis--taken
About Hay.
THINKS THE HOUSE
KNOWS ITS DUTYI
Hon unsparingly In ronrerenre with
members or tin' various committees or
Cungresa to an effort to procuro .'in
agreement upon a workablo and prac
ticable programme. This Ix u time
when It eeetns to nie patience on the
part of all of ux Ix of the essence In
bringing about ii consummation nf the
purpose w all have In tulle!. Very sin
cerely yours, WiHintaiw Wilson,
linn, Llndley M. Harrison. Secretary
of War.
The Secretary ' Itrmlniinlliiti,
Mr. Harrison's letter of resignation i
followed :
Wai: Hni'AnT.viiiN'T.
Waxhinuton, Feb. 10, 1 !!.
Ml Dkab Mm. Piiksipkst: t am
Just In receipt of yours of February
10 In reply to mine of February
It Ix evident that we hopelessly ells
agree upon what I eoncelvo to
fundamental principles. This makcx
manifest the Impropriety of my longer
remaining your seeming representative
with reei't to those matters.
I hereby tender my resignation as
Secretary of War, to take effect at
your convenience. Sincerely yours.
LlNtU.RT M. llAllRlXilN.
The lYewldrnt.
Acceptance of Itcsl-tnnttnn.
President W'llivin accepted tlm resigna
tion thus :
THh WltlTi. Itorri:.
Washington. Feb. lu. 1?1S
Mr Deak Mti. StxiiKTAitv . I must
confess to feeling a very great sur
prise at your leter nf to-day offering
)our resignation aa Secretary of War.
There has been no definite uctlon taken
yet In either of the matters, to which
)our letter of yesterday referred.
The Whole matter Is under debate and
all the Influence's that work for clarity
and judgment ought to be available, at
this very time.
Hut tlnce you have felt obliged to
take this uctlon, anil since It Is evident
that your feeling In Hie matter is very
great Indeed, 1 feel Hut 1 would Im
only Imposing a burden upon you
should 1 urge you to retain the Seen
taryshlp of War while I am endeavor
ing to lind a successor. 1 might to re
lieve you at once, ninl do hereby unvpt
your resignation, InsMuse It Is sn evi
dently your deslte that I should do so.
I cannot take, this Important step,
however, without exprtxsing to you my
vi'ry warm appreciation of the distin
guished nervier you have rendered
as Secretary of War, nrs! I am sur"
that In expressing this appreciation 1
am only putting Into words the Judg
ment nf our fellmv cltltens far and
wide.
With slr,cre
you have felt
slncerfly yours,
regret at th action
I'nnhtnilneil to Ink",
WontiROW Wlt.gON.
Hon. l.indlry
War.
M,
Oarrleon, Secretary nf
llrrckliirliliiP1
Hel(cnHlein.
letter of reslgna.
Mr. Hrecklnrldge's
tlon follows;
War 1 H.i'viiTMt'N'T,
Oviti'K or tiik Assistant SkckktjiiT
Wasimnuton, Feb. 10, P.MC.
Mv Drar Mr. Pr:xipknt'
The Secretary of War, Mr. Oarrl
on, has Just Inrormed me of the fact
that he has submitted hN resignation
to take iffect at your convenlcnso.
1 have., been cognizant nf each de.
tall nf the eorrestsinderice between
yourself and hlni leading up to this
action on his part. 1 have subscr'beel
to e,,ch statement uf principle made
by lilm throughout this c rres,nnd.
ence. I share wlthou exception his
convictions, and therefore have the
honor to tender my resignation, to
take effect at your convi'iilem e. Vcrv
respcarully,
HE.NRV HHKCKtNRtlHU..
The President.
The
President's Acceptance
Til K Wiitrn Hofsr.
W AXHINiiTON, Feb. in, IfJlii,
Mr Dkaii Mr, Hiikoh i.niiiisik :
I can eute understand why
deem it Incumbent iiihiii vou lii
OU
alty to your chief to follow his ex
ample tn tendering your resignation,
nml since I have accepted h'e. resigna
tion I um sure It will be your deslte
that I accept yours also. I ,li so
with Renuliie regret because vou have
In every way fultllleel the highest ex
pectations and rendered the countrc
the most conscleiitluus aiaj tl -ivrit
serv ice
It Is with genuine sorrow tl it 1
see this ottlcial relationship between
us brought to an end. Cordially aid
sincerely yours,
Woonitow Wi !.:.
Hon. llenrv Itrecklnililt-'i -taut
Secretary or War.
GARRISON ARRIVES IIKRi:.
Seireiaiv of War Hamsun came' in
j New York last night i.u th Congris.
slonnl Limited. Ills resignation app.ir.
Iintly had no effect nn his splHis. He
liefiised tn my anything iib.nit b,s ac.
, (Inn or the teasniH for II, und mlded tinii
be had come tu New York tor a rest
I and Intended to hide wheie no upc could
find him.
I "Have I resigned?" wan his nnlv
! answer, given with a laugh, when he
was asked ahnut the news. "I havi
! nothing to sai Hvery thing must come
irom the Wlilte House."
"Was It because ot the opposition to
your plan for a Cntillnental army he
wnx asked.
"There will be fifty-seven varieties oi
explanation to-mni row," he returned,
"but I wont give any now " '
Cm their atilval at the Pennsylvania
I station Mr. and Mis Harrison weiv met
I by Hcorge Leaiy and taken in the hit-
ler's liuinu em Filth avi'iiiie Ho ex.
I pressetl disappointment when repurn rx
found liltn theie, saving Ihul he had
waiiled lo keep his w hereabniits sieiel. I
PETROLITE NOTE TO AUSTRIA. J
i
It I Kbt nf Hiiliinnrliie In Seine tup-
lilies n New Problem. !
Waxhinuton, Feb. 10. New- questions .
Involving the legal .rspect rr the acllv.(.
lies uf submarines are Involved In the
case of the attack upon the Xinerlcan
tank steaiicr Pelrnllte. Secretary
Uniting announced to-dnv that a iiotr
luix been sent to tlie Austrian Unvern
ment The note calls attention tn assertion
tniulit III atlblavlts by tnwiibeis nf the
Pclixilltc crew and InfJil'.i .itlon gathered
from various sources indicating lh.it ,
the Linker was stopped by an Austrian
submarine mid thai one man wus In
lured when the vessel was tired upon I
Tlie demand of the submarine cum-
niallibr wan refused. Thereupon tho'
ship was boarded and supplies taken off. '
while one mc tjiber was held as a hostage I
on th" submarine.
The taking or rood frnm nieri h.nit
.ii en hy warships when necissary is not
altngether forbidden by International
law To what extent, however, tho ob
taining of supplies In this manner in.iv
Involve the question of neutrality it u
now problMh
ROYAL
BAKING
POWDER
Absolutely-Pure
No Alum No Phosphate
PINDELL TO SUCCEED
GARRISON, IS REPORT
1'coriu I iililislit'r, Ciillcil io
Washington. Won't Affirm
up
lii'iiy It.
,i
in. -Henry M Pin.
the Peoria Joicrinil,
! L.ndley M. clarri
it Win, according to
I'llolltA. II . l eli
elell, publish! r of
Is slntid to St! '.'!
."on iik Secretary
Information given out here to-nlglii. Mr.
Plnelell has been called to Washington
and will leave here nn Saturday. Ho
has been Instructed to be In Washington
on Tuesday.
Mr. Plnelell pi-nlght refuefd to either
conllrm oi eli'iiy Hie report that lie was
to become ii member or Pre-ldetlt W
son's) oil!. In) family.
"I have neithlng to ay.' was his reply
Io iiutnetoiis iU"sHoiis
M. Plndell s ii lite long Democrat.
Dur'ng th" pittn.ir.es in l'.el'.' Mr. Pin
dell's new spapcr supported Mi. Wilson.
Mr. Plndells distrnt. the Sixteenth i'oii-
gresslonal, w ax the mil) dlstrlit In 1111
lulls i-arrleil by Wll-ieti the bilanc
the Stale going ff I'lark to I
Mr. Plndell s.tbl to-night that he wax
preparing to m f"' Washington,
PUTS BLAME ON BATTERIES.
KlrctMrfnii n KiMfMiti linul
nrcr Korttiiilt- nfrl itlln nrr,
Into the K-2 els,',s r resumed its hear
ings at the Navil Hospital In llrookl.vn
jesterday after wcu l had bun reielve'd
that 1.. L. Miles, . hief e-'a-ctriclaii of the
111 fated submarine, bad lecoveied 'if
tlctltly to te'l whal Io I'liew of th"
exploslun.
Ppippce! UP In bed I -viatheil In
bat.dagi'... tic cle . ti I. .an gave Hi- lii.ird
ttstimutiv that pui tiie blat'ie sipiare'y
e.li the stor.lg. ball, rice mi. tl.e He
said that four uf the cells of the ha'-
teries, were or lower capacity thai, tine
others and that when It was tried tu tl. -charge
the set these four dctet lives
emptied first, then reversed and took III
current from the othrr cells. I'ml r
these conditions the amount of hvilrcgcii
gas they gave nil wax tn int nilously In
ci eased
"I never knew Hie voltage of tin In
dividual iclls. ' In said 'Lieut, c'ooke
asked that indlviilti.il volt.igu leads he t
put oil e.uli cell. When tho-e leads vvc-e
about to be tilted on Miller ll'e.eel
I llltclilsiin, Mr lallsun's engineer, ;!- j
graphed fnrh.dditig their insi.illatlon. If I
we had had thiiii wc
what cells were low In
uld havo told
ali.icltv '
Miles testified that Hi.' batteries were
bubbling loudly just befote tlie ex
plosion, showing a great escape
livilroireii inrtnic . the water ti.ili.ir.il e'aat
Ills last order before the' disaster wis
to opin the v lives nf Hie M'titll.tthm i
svsiem an.l increase tne spien in inci
,' . ,. . ,. ' ,. ,., .
i.iue. it. ...iii'i u.'i mt. i,.. ,... .,
wh.il had ..iiisctl the tp'uiot
TILT OVER MERCHANT MARINE.
Veniile I'livnr ii ti s I il li-es lei t , s.
0 nerlile, seiiyn DiinulnDs.
WxfittN'nTe'N. l'e'' 1" Hearing were.
begun te fore Hie Ibni.e Commltlre on
Meealeiiil M'lrne nml I'fsbel ies In.dav
I on the Adinii.istr i'i.iii lui ptovoiing fur
,1 1 ,0V CI lllllein unei ill, 'I '-il. il. i marine
Secietar) "f i 'nillllierce Itedliebl ap- i
peateel in Mippnrt uf 'he measure and'
Secietarc M" too wo! appear ror It
later in tlie be'irltiK'
W II Dm-' iss of New ork. .h.ur.
man nf tne Meichant Mailnc committee
,,! lie Fluted Sta'fs ttilet Se'Cieiary
Itlillieitl ''e,lt tile public l lint 111 s ) 11!-
pithy wi'h t'n piupo.si"i governmental I
ship punniisi as uiiiuuc.i nv ipe .u.
mmixtr.it um M'c:'e;.ii v Itcdll
hi lep'.led
by giving iiistaiiccs lit win re
fotntncie" is being mjureil be
American
.Us. of .1 I
pick of -hips.
Mr Douglass eb'i 'areil tllllt retetei..
dun.s . olldtlclcil tiv the . b llltbers o
i inumeri e show that tbi business men
,(e the oollM'y piefer ship Slllisidles .i
Hov eminent owner-hip o' su. unship
lines
1. Altman $c (Ha.
Another Specnafl SaDe off
Womeini's Aftterinioomi Oo
to be conmmncd to-day (Friday) - : '
comprise smart models effective:.,
developed in taffeta end chanr.r.'se.
offering exceptional! value at
$32.50
P,eaiy-'.towear DepartmeKt, T'ufrn 7"
3Fifll) Attruur-fflaftiaim Atirmtr.
34tlj anil 35tlj frtrrrta Nriu jnrk
TEUTONS TO SINK
ALL ARMED SHIPS
i onHiiarif front 1 lrt Pe)"'
subm.ir.ne canipalgu iig.i.rve e e
e'liaut shipping aii'l thai to.) prop i.r a
attack armed ships nf this eli.ir.ee'"
without warning.
Apprehensive of Hi" t ot .npii"i. - -'
the Herman and Austria, .p. - ,
I'lllted States Ii is toi wiitdi' i , ' r.
Illation to Its e'liba-v i ,,' t . , i,
of tlfo F.lltetlte Powers. Io p. ij.,.,i I,,
them, It Ix believed. In ,r, effort tn c
favorable consider. iHot. fa the ,je-,t s,
proposals recently put fo-iii In e ,
American i inv eminent 1" k i g t .
agreement fur the general ili-.ir:i..i-e t
of merchant vessels.
Although tin otllcal leilles l.ais ..
tece'lved to tlio-e iriposas t e 1'
States alieady !ias b en clveti tn tr-lir.
stand b) the Itrltlsli mbissule.r '.
that they cannot be nstee.i t..
In cosjiecjlielice of I, ,s t a st i'c T
p.irtmi tit Is serinuslv . sub re n ,,).
visaldllty id reversing is (. , irt,,
earlier III Hi" 'i ir thai i "i e I 'l . r ' . t
ships cannot be attacked wlthou-
lug and Issuing a genet al notice to a ,.-
s. ..-nn travellers to li'"n Citf ar-nen
Itoth Hermn.v and Austria c -
the'.r embassies lien, br.e i '
Secret. irv "f State lu mi t, tic
ui i " ,'iinoti'i' t "j.
ot tlte submarine a, . i-'"i
or murine warfare an.! it- v u .
I'lllty th Central Power- ban ti.'i
tlie poiltl.ni tint arineil iuT' a" ve.
ciiiinot be legarded e - pi as ioi
w al siiis
oitlclals of t'ie sit. lie i,pi t'nem at
not Inclined to believe Hint the '
velopiiient will interfere w tc t
s. ttletneiit of t-n I.eis.tan it cr'-
which Hid I "t Inv .'Ve 'I tne tie ,
1 made by the I 'lilted States arc -'
'latum regarding ptoleii..' "
1 m-rciiant shlp-
While is leallzed in S'al' l";u'
I meiit circle- thai cnnsliler.il'b e- ii.r
rnssmeiit might be earned Hie titled
j States by ,n pt'ng the eienr.a p - '
reunrd'iiK the liability of arn.e i "
''lain ships to .itt.n k w.tnc.i- .tr .
I tl.e filling has ntiiaineil foi sine '
that tin' fulled States sluci I il .i i
Its earlier stand. Tills
lis! ii u
cbarly n.tlectetl in tin ' "
posalx sent 10 tlie Allies
c ttllclals Ir inkl) adti. t 'i
hension over tll'' pOselble .-is
if the All i s leflisi t it I 'I,'
disarm thin incr hint .esse
ally they already have b. '
that us a p.s-s ble prebnb ..
e'.reU P.nt.iln has w ''i t e
days ordered ...1 vu-s. I .
han marine si r', .it
guns
Itepres. ntatlVes n' tl'. I. '
I "rx ill Washington
He d S si
i in !' t,
sent the ai'tinn nf
111 puttirg fo'tli lie a..- '.
lio-llls, the ettei't of wh'cli t'.
of I'n Hi'- proii.inie evel.l ..I
1 i"' .voes in ac. epv hut
give Heini my the pr.ict.
of tlie I'lllted States, i
poo y nf warfare liitl.e:;
: . ., , ,
Internal'onal law
Ill some of tin se cb i' a
s exhibited a tlispositio'i t
tilt course of tile I'r ted St i'
nsult or a bargain slru k win
for a settlimeiit of ibe Lis'
troversy on terms ,u . i M
iloveintnetit. l-'roiTi l.i st i .
I'nrm.iny, It Is de. l.il'cl .. '.'
ters, such a b irg.i.'. w ci
I a iiipinm.me mui' ivc w.'
' Xf S.lt.sr.Mng tit' V I'.e'l ''
In short, it Is stated
given a rree I. ami to atta
ihaiit vessels wilt, out 'v.i
hive ctiem) eommeici' n
her tnercv. i in the
pc.ibt.'.I out, if the Ail.
U e'
lllelcballt V its Is nl. I
rims w i re able lo l ie i
Hons of visit and si at
o'lt n ason that ill sa
sunk is rapidly as tin
established, with tc t st.
i -
i rill
ami on tin utile- i i"
return d to disarm lii'-n. ,
could simp!) he in nii.i.'
nil their craf. vv tilled' ie
the t uli s uf wait lie if
llbl.g 111. in lu save tl .
ere ws mi Inlaid V, I
Course, they say, liii'l.a
the moral lucking "t i
tral Power.
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