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$34,299,050 ASKED
TO PROTECT COAST
Rill in Congress "Urges Big
(inns, Ammunition and
llnmmond Device.
POUT AT BOCKAWAY
Wasiiinotom, April 8. Th Urgtst
fortiflcHttonn bill ever presented to Con
crce, earning an aRfrrcRa'te of appro
.rUtlon and autttorliatlons amounting
in JCIJOD.O jO, was reported to the
Ilou.-e to-day by lit prcecntatlve Sherlty
ft Kentucky. In direct appropriations
Cio Mil provides for the expenditure
of i:i,'.i'J7,o;o, an Increase over the bill
for l.ti-t year of 916,936.833, and author
Izr.i contracts of $12,300,000.
' A litiae Increase In the quantity of
tf jorve ammunition for aca coast batter
tit. .i lame increase In the number of
pins of existing und greater calibre
for the Held artillery, tlio emplacement
of 12 and 11 inch guns at Rockawayi
Hfnoh fur the protection of New York
uly ami on the I'acltlu coast, with a
r.4!iR9 f 30,000 yard; the emplace
rent of anti-aircraft guns In coast for
tlticittlurib tliCBo and many other Itetna
icprc.-cnt the committee's Ideas of the
nwslty for strengthening the national
defence. ,
In addition the committee proposes an
expropriation of (760,000 to purchase
the rights of John Hays Hammond. Jr.
In an Invention for wireless control of
tlynamlto torpedoes. It provides for the
construction of a large calibre gun and
mortar to bo mounted on railroad trucks
In older that tills system of mobile dc
ttrwn may bo tested.
Lion lti own Initiative It has recom
mended th appropriation of $1,000,000
to eciulp private plants with tools and
machinery required In the manufacture
of ar mu Uriah
Kollona Poller of !!.
The committee lit Its pruposals for
i'livprlattoiis for the coming year had
adopted tlio ollcy laid down by tho War
iJepartincMt board of review, which In
IS:. i mapped out a plan for tho ex
l-ndlture In continental United States
und tho Insular possessions of more th.ui
HJ.OuO.OUO and of $14,000,000 for the
I'dlMtna Canal,
"White It may not be proper to state
Pi detail tlm proposals made." niyo Mr,
S lerlf y In tho committer report, "It Is
pioi.tr to statu that the ends Bought by
t ie additional arnuuuent are at ctrtalu
pomta to defend the harbors and exist
Ins defences against lone ramso naval
b mlMrdment, made necessary by the
inrrpateu range of riiiih of modern bat-
tt-fh!ps; to Increase tho otume of nun-
arc at etnam places In order to make
i; adequate, to meet the Increased volume
if gunfire that could bo directed agalnt.1
tho fortification by a fleet of modern
warships, iind In a few Instances to
cover water areas not covered effcu
l vely by existing armament, and to
'iiny to an enemy Uie use of certain
liaibord not now protected."
Kor Improving the defences of New
oni city the committee adoota the
lecuinniendatlons of the army board for
I'm purchase of land at ItocJiaway
t.i-.ii-ii unu me uuiiuing or tortincatlont.
Hero will lie mounted two of thu IS Inch
miiiH for which provision la made lit the
! ii and niiiio or the 12 Inch guns to be
' n't"! on barbette carriage with
: angle lire which will give them a
k- of au.noO yards, making than a
i n Luna uenpon agaitut a licet seven
i' in pules ats ay.
r-d loch .tmmunlllon.
ContM-nlnc the necessity for a larccr
uppij ot reserve ammunition the com
mune Hys in Its report:
review of tho subJiMt In the light
t ie Kuropean war caused tlm t...r.i
t ry greatly Increase tho amount of
such reserve ammunition thought to bo
HuMt and It has submitted this year
vauiiutio oi j,ouv,uuu, with a con
tract authorization of $S,.".00,000 to be
i.eme.j inward securing a new
TVS."
TIih eoinmlttee has allowed In Its en
1 eiy the estimate submitted, making
"""to in rrccci or $6,500,000
for tin- purpose, n against previous an
I iai appropriations: of $:oo.U0O. Of the
-iiiiiiuiiii wireless torpedo tlnvico It
The off I rem of tlm War IVpartinent
onkr to naiulie sin h a weapon hao
iiwiti man a year past lieen wit
MilK test.s of tho Invention of .Inhn
luiuiiond. Jr., for the radio control of
") Mnim torpedoes. The report of tlic.-e
offers and the board of ordnance and
wmii. .iiioiiM nus pcmi In fvor of aimilr
K tl. liieiiilon ,.f .Mr. Hammond and
' i lli.-UIUlli.ii or several units of the sys
'"in A the result of tho testimony sub.
Ul and after a eiy full rniisldora-
jn of tho biihjeet the committee lias
u.irianled in recommending to
uiifca h an appropriation of $7.'i0.nijn
f: the acquirement of the rights of .Mr.
lUmiiiond, conditioned, however, upon a
'-factory demonstration of the value
f I' s)eteni before a Joint army and
" hoard, and provision Is md for a
'-u fiminuui io conduct such test."
.More mi, Lancer (inns.
if the necessity for more and larger
j is um committee, says:
"It Ii.ih heroine so plainly apparent In
lUht of tho European war that
sreatly tncivaseil supplies of guim and
ininainltlon of existing calibres and
win r of very much greater calibres
than lieii tofoie conteiuplateI would bo
' -a y that the estimates submitted
re very tiiiirh gieuter than any that
'ia eier been previously submitted to
kii -1 i no conunltteo felt warranted
hi a'loH-uig iiractlcally in their entirety
'J''" urn- lequebted. These approprla
tl'iii'i a id lontiacts or obligations- nu
ll' i z-1 total something over $ 10,000,-
fl('M
T i" coininltteo adds :
I'roMsiuii is carried at the end of the
r pi ring and directing that the
'" 1 bo used at their full economic
' " I a limitation Is placed upon
P'ae Hut may be paid for any ma
'iiiil purchased from private manufsic-
' ii .if
!
SCHOOLBOYS HIT AT DEFENCE.
"uil'iirM In Morrla High Culled
Mlly Itr Kaealty.
"'ft 1'eace, Welfare and Justice
'"Ikii. '
Th.u In the heading of a circular
coulea of which were distributed among
'"WW of Morris High Kchool. In The
Hronx, jesterday. Members of the fac
""y of tho nchool regard the ajili-mlll-Jjrlst
ai'tlvltlew of a few students aa
ullly outburst by Impetuous boys."
ni'j of the queutloim asked In the cir
cular are:
"Are you going to lot them pull wool
ever your eyes."
"Do oij fuvor war?"
'Are you, then, going to prepare
m1,"1 war by training for war?"
liavo you, or your father, any per
oihI property of great value which you
"uld protect In caso of Invasion?"
'Ai juu going to join the military
Jld In .Morris High Hchool and fool
Jfutfclf Into believing that tho l"urkM
'id Ja are going to scalp you because
"y mint your property, which you
hvn't, otr
CHAMBERLAIN
IN SIGHT, SAYS
UniTison's Assistant Secrctnry
contrasts It, With "Hay's
Miserable Crazy Quilt.''
DISSKCTS SKXATE PLAN
r llhWHV . lltKCKIMttncK.
Former .sl.tn( srrrrlllrr ol Wlr
I no Senate military bill cannot he
consldeted by U,elf. ,r wc wtr
rlng It by Itself undoubtedly we should
approach It In a more critical frame of
mind. Hut It is Indlssolubly linked up
ie uouse HIM, i,t,d hu to be con
Idered In comparison with tho Hay
... imsseu oy me House of Itepreaenta
tlves.
Whatever may b .ild lie ui. -j
erse criticism of Menator Chamis-t Iain's
?riH" it",",, ,,,,lt 11 "lilntn by con
llSv WHi ,,,,1,nl""Mc ' bill. The
..Iml ,,!"' ,I,,U nl'n,,,t
inn L"l Ini7"' ' "MUn ''' '"HMr.
XZu ' ";. l,u.t.,,hM l" '"'-l.iil Inherent
Vlrtuo In the Chamberlain measure that
separates It by Br,Ml KUf ,
contemptible pro-luct that came fiom the
I .e,.vi.i. "'"" ' very good,
.. , 1 i''ce sirengiu ror the reg
ular utmy of i;8,ooo men, to be brought
"i'n l"1 L?erve!! 10 tt war "trength of
u'.i r" 18 a "'rlotis question
whether such a large regular army can
bo recruited by a voluntary enlistment.
The Adjutant-Ucueral of the anny.
who Is tho head of the recruiting ser
vice, states that with present pay and re
qulreinenta we cannot recruit an anny
...... u I,, an jiu.iim men, ana tno War
-cuuruiieui rccommciidalloti its to the
regular army was based unon thin tnrio-.
inent of Uie Adjutant-Oeneral. But there
in certainly lo no quarrel with tho
Senate for trying to get the larger
number. If such a regular army can be
rulsed by voluntary eniutnient. It win
give us a better balanced and more ade
quate forco In the Continental United
States, and will provide proper garri
sons for tho foreign possessions.
Itrgotars ot .Main llrllance.
Of course III coiulderlnr tho element
of our land defences tho sire of tho
regular army Is a matter not to be de.
tcrmlned by Itself, but In conjunction
with other consideration. Thin in ii,a
size of tho regular army depends upon
tniii -we uro to expect from it. It has
never been proposed seriously that our
main retlanco for the hind defend
should bo a regular army. The great
iiumbcrp required In modern war would
necccssltate a very largo and Immeasur
ably expensive regular army v.cro we
In tely solely upon a regular army. And
furthermore, h great standing armv is
not consistent at all with our traditions
und Idtals. Our reliance always ha
been and always should be upon the
body of the citizens.
The function of the regular army Is lo
maintain the integrity of organized gov
eminent within the nation, to experi
ment In and standardize tho military art
and to train the citizen soldiers. T.ie
moie numeious and dependable the citi
zen army the smaller must be the regu
lar army, provided the regular army is
largo enough to train the citizen armv.
The War Department wanted a small
regular army and tuo.OuO national citi
zen soldiers completely under the con
trol of tho Federal Government. The
Chamberlain bill contemplates a larger
regular army and a more deoendablu
organization of the citizen soldiers.
Tlwre Is one great stimulus for hope
for the future national security to bj
fuund in tho Chamberlain bill. Thu
foundation Is laid for the nationalization
of the national defence and for a par
tial withdranul irtilu tho senseless and
lulqiiltoiu system of relying upon til.ito
Uoopa lor national defence.
Cltlsen Army liood Point.
Section SS authorizes: the Treeldcnt to
organize, inu.lnt.Un and train a national
volunteer army, not excoedtng an aver
age of 6V0 ottkers and enlisted men for
each Congressional district. In other
wolds proUslsn Is made for the raising
and maintaining of a national citizen
anny of i'Jo.OOo men. This Is something
new, something nhsoluUly essential, tho
lack of which tioa been moro responsible
for our militaiy disasters In the past
than any other one thing. The valuo of
the reform Is difficult of upprctlatloii by
tho layman, who ilias not some faiiMlar-
Ity with our military history and with
tho correct principle of military organi
zation, nut It is a leform ueverthelesc.
;is linpor nut fiom a military standpoint
as uiih tin' foimiilatioii and adoption of
our own h'edcral Constitution from a po
litical standpoint. Politically the Con
stitution laid the foundation for making
Ui a li.itimi. llcfoio Its adnitlnn wn ueie
a loively joined and lueffretlvn conful
elation of Stalee. As a system of govei n
Inent the old olifederatlon Has so bad
that it ileal ly nullltleil all the roulta
that were obtained by war in the devo
lution. And had It not been for tho
adoption of tlio Constitution tho na
tion would have tlown apart lulo un
related and rival sections, to fall an
asy prey to whatever Tower desired to
gobble t hem up hi detail.
The Chaiiibe.daln volunteer army. If
constituted, will work tho same mighty
reform In military organization that tho
Constitution of the Culled States ef
fected in our political organization.
Provide
I'lrm I'oandwtloii.
It will not give lis a piopor militaiy
sytitcm fully developed in tho Immediate
future, but it will glvo us a firm foun
dation upon which tho most perfect and
adequate system can bo built in ac-
ordanco with our needs as time goes on,
It took a century to build up the gov
ernmental organization of our country
on the foundation laid by tho fathers.
All the legislative capacity of Congress
was required to develop In legislative
form the expansion and growth of the
Government. All tho mighty power of
oiistructlve .interpretation Inherent In
John Marshall and his Hueeessors was re
quired to give full exposition to the
splendid principles of tho Constitution
liut if the foundation as laid In the Con
stitution had not been sound all tho
tpaclty of Congress and all tho wis
dom of the Supremo Court would have
availed nothing. So In the crisis we face
with respect to the national security. If
we can gain nothing else, let us gain the
establishment of the tlnn foundation
proponed In the Chamberlain bill, so that
we might have something upon which to
build.
The monstrous proposition of the Hay
bill, to build a crazy quilt military sya
tern 011 the state militia, is merely a
proposition to dump national gold Into
a quicKsanu. we inigni wan until me
end of time to see anything reared on
such a foundation, for nothing there
won'd bn except a structure of paste
board painted to resemble etono and
ready to topple over or cave In at the
first breath of tho tempest of war. Mr.
Hay will certainly support It In confer
ence and stand out for his combined po
litical machine and mutual benflt as
sociation ho calls an army. If Hay
succeeds It will be a national disaster.
Kvervthliig should bo done to coordi
nate public opinion so that It will stand
solidly back of the conference commit
tee of tho House and Senate that will
bring forth the final product. The ut
most vigilance and the heartiest support
for the cnngntencii meinuers oi tne con
ference committees will be necessary In
atop Mr. Hay's obduracy from coming
between the nation and its safety.
There are many goou features in de
tail about Mr. Chamberlain' provisions
BILL ONLY HOPE
BRECKINRIDGE
Henry S. Breckinridge.
with respect to the regular army. . lie
provides thu short enlistment against
which Mr. Hay has fought all through
Ills service with the Military Affairs
Committee of tho House. Happy to say,
Mr. Hay was defeated In his own House
with respect to tho short enlistment
problem and an amendment providing
tho same sort of a provision as tho
Senato provision was inserted In tho
House bill. So Jt seems that llnallv we
will get a system of enlistment that will
attract more good men to tho army on
account of the provision that will make
possible passing Into the reserve nt the
end of ouo year. Tho bill provide a
seven year enlistment four years with
the colors anil three with tho reserve.
Hut at the uid of one year a soldier. If
proficient, can be passed Into the reserve.
Another splendid Item of the Chamber
lain bill Is the provision that Is made
for sending one enlisted man from each
regiment to West l'olut. This Is also
an Inducement to a high clasH young
man to enter the regular nnny. Pro.
vision Is made for paying the reserve,
which should mako It must easier to
keep 1 1 uck of tho reserve and insure
Its availability for war servlce.i
Thern Is good provision for building up
an oltlcer.V reserve corps of 6n,ooo men
through tho Instrumentality of summer
training camps and military Instruction
III the universities and colleges of the
country. An cxi-cllent scheme fur havl ig
ouug reserve olllcers serve 11s tetnornr,v
second lieutenants for six months with
tho tegular army Is embodied.
As in the Hill's Faults.
There lire certain ill mtvlsed provisions
In tho 1)111 nfTectliig the regular army.
It la provided, for Instance, that general
ofllceis must be selected from tho colo
nels of tho iirmy. This Is bad. The
only place where, the principle of promo-
lion oy selection now operates Is In tho
selection of general oltlcers. Through
out all ranks betovv that promotion Is
oy seniotity. or. as pome wag Ii.lh nut It.
oy senility, this obsolete system, dls
carded In every other army of the
world, must go by the board In our oven
army tf we aro to have real efficiency
Limiting the selection of generals to
me coioneis is a step In tho wrong di
rectlou.
Ah unfortunate provision excludes
the Chief of .staff from memliershlp on
ooanii selecting t.eneral stuff olllcers.
Th'.B Is an undignified little crack at the
1 liter of Muff. What's tho use of cloth
Ing .t man with tho high no.-ltluii und
ImmeiKe roNmsblllty of CMtf of Start
of the anny and then try to hamstring
him 111 the selection of the tiener.il Start
through which ho must supervise tho
arms ;
The piovlslonj respecting the lullltla
aro unfortunate, though preferable to
tne nay inn. rim Chamberlain bill
contemplates a lullltla of about ".'.O.IMI0
men. which is certainly th evtiemo
limit that can be cxiected. even with the
generous pay features In tho Mil. Hut
even tho Senate committee was curled
oy tno lunula Adjiit.uits-i ieneral lohtie
Into Incorporating all absolutely lmossi'
Ido military and legal theory Into the
bill. Though counting 011 only one-lialf
as many militiamen lit the National
Uuard. nevertheless the Senato commit
tee ioiiovvh tne lead of the House in try
log in accomplish tho Impossible- "the
reucraiizaiioii or the state militia."
Ailjiilnnlii-t.'f ncriil l.ol.l,,.
it Is purported to give tho President a
Kier denied to him by tho Couslltu-
tiou, to wit. .1 control .ivcr the appoint
inent or oitkeiM of the nillltla. The
rreslilent can't iiiiiit nll!ci to com.
maud the militln In lime of H-aie. The
tine Italian hand of the Slates Adjutants.
tier.cr.il ! seen In the section tli.it ,n,.
Vldes for I'ncle Sam pa) lug over to uHl
WIS (ivhrt under tin, tf rniH of the bill
may bo State, AdJ11ta11ts.1iener.il) siinii
varying from a few hundred dollars up
u. .,j.iv a year lor disbursing Pulled
States funds to 1ho militia. 'I heee tidy
little payments will help 10 eko out the
salaries pild by tho States. Tilth ho
tho AdUtant.M.(Jene'ntI lobby featheied
Its nest. It N n..t Juu to liK-ludo all
tho State Adjutants-General in Mich a
statement. .Many of them not Included
In the Junta that Ii.ik been operating at
Washington have no other motive or
ptiMHiso than the co, of their country.
Tne militia 1110 to tako an oath "to
defend the Coiislltiitlon and obey the
President." My MK ,, , Ml;,(l aI1
oath they would dl4irgaid tho ConHI
liltlon. because, as 1 have said, the
President In time of peace can't give
the nillltla one legitimate command. In
section 7a of the bill It is provided
that on enlistment a militiaman will
waive his constitutional right not to bo
sent out of tho country. Of com so fir-h
a waiver bun no effect. Section "7
attempts to put regular army olllcers
on boards to evatulne militia olllcers.
Section "s makes an unconstitutional at
tempt to have the President appoint all
nillltla otllcers In tlmo of war. More
Jobs for the deserving are manufactured
by the provision for putting threu.mlll.
tlu olllcers in tho division of mllltla af
fairs in tlm Wur Department. And n.
together thcro Is too much yielding to
tho personal Interests 0r tl0 nillltla.
Hut the result Ih so much less oh
noxious than (he provisions of tho Hay
hill that tho defects can he tolerated
with equanimity If the benefits of tho
bill can bo obtaUied.
The probability Is jhat the Chamher
lain bill will pass the Senato, Tho Hh)
bill has alirady passed the House, Then
the t'o bills will go m confetenco. The
time of meeting of the conference emu.
mlttees of the two houses will furnish
tho real crlsln In army legislation. l.'n-
doublt-dly Mr, liny, Wlmi li, Innliy eam
of experience In all the arts of paiila
mejitary tactics, will strive against the
substantial enactments of the Senate
measure. Wit 11 particular vehemence
will ho contend infalnst tho fundamental
and Inestimable reform embodied In the
Senate provision for a national volunteer
urmy. Ho will endeavor lo mako Hie
conference and the country believe that
his miserable bill ni.il.i-n of the forty
eight Stale mllltla armies a national
dependence for defence. If bn is to be
foiled tlio public opinion of tho country
mut be brought squarely behind t lit-
conference so as to liifiiio tho final
adoption of the Senato iiieasuie. our
only hope for any decent jirovislon for
the national defence on laud lies In tho
Chamberlain bill
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THE' SUN, FRIDAY, rAPRIU 7,' WW.'
PEACE TALK JARS
BATTALION AT YALE
Prof. Phelps Says Spitting on
Flag Is No Worse Than
JJIuodstaining It.
WAIt ONLY KOR COMMERCE
Nkw Havk.v, Conn., April . Under
graduates nt Yule, opeclnlly those con
cerned Willi the Vale battalion, are dis
cussing to-day with strong feeling the
attack male by Prof. William l.on
Phelps of the Kngllsh faculty in Hart
ford jestcrday on the programme of
preparedness, during which he said that
as free speech was obtained through
martyrdom so would peace be obtained
In the world through the degradation
and Ignominy for peace of a martyred
nation,
"That N the only roal road to peace,"
ho sa.d. "I hope our nation will be
that one, showing the way to peace and
brolheihood."
Prof Phelps s.ild that the flag and
patilotlstu was largely an Illusion, and
continued : "To spit on the flag Is not to
disgrace It nearly so much as our na
tion's blood spilt on It. This business of
fighting for the Hag H an illusion. Those
brave fellows In the trenches nre not
dying for the Hag; they're d)lng for
commerce.
"If wo go In for armament let us
abandon the church. I can't quite see
the consistency of going to church If we
mean to murder those who Interfere with
our personal liberty. I can't see the
sense of talking about the brotherhood
of man If there Is a whole section of
the human ruco which we hate. I think
that we ought to gel rid of that Ameri
can motto "Safety l-tnst.' Honor, love,
charity cotno first.
"There Is no good calling names. 1
don't believe In armaments, but 1 don't
believe that thn-e people who dlagree
with met are all owners of shares In
munitions factories or that they are not
Just as sincere and as patriotic as I
try to be. Only wo differ. Hy the same
token, although I am certainly a paelllst.
It doesn't do any good to call me a
coward. Whatever the pacifists are they
are not cowards.
"Duelling H Infinitely more sensible
than war. War Is certain to bo the wav
duelling went. Duelling didn't go be
cause It was brutal but because It was
silly. TlieiM will come a time when It
will bn Jut as ridiculous for a battleship
to go out of New York harbor as It
would be to-day for the Major of Hart
ford lo walk down Asylum utreet with
le.-.vle Imlfe ,n his teelil. 11 enord 111
Ills band and plitols In his boot. The
world has been nmro shocked be this
war than excited by It. It Is evidently
an atiaehromlsin, a reversion to bar
barism." Prof. Phelps li.id been voted by Yale
senior for several yeats as the most
popular member or the Yale faculty.
CATTLEMEN DEFEND PACKERS.
Hearing
on Demand for Inquiry
Then Adjourn.
Washington-, April After hearing
a number of cattle i.tUers from the
South and middle West the sub-committee
of the House Judiciary Committee,
which has under consideration tho de
mand for an Inquiry Into the packing
Industry by tho Federal Trade Couitnls
M011, adjourned to-day without taking
action. It was stated unofficially that
the hearing on the resolution wil be re
sumed in about two weeks, when the
pa-kers nr.- to be given opportunity to
pnwciit further testimony in opposition
to Pie proposed Inquliy.
f'attlcmtu who appealed to.dav said
. .... : ,' : ror j" i -
............ .,..,,tni,,,. , Ilry expressed
themselves as conti nted with conditions
afftvlliu the cattle market and absolved
tho packers from the charge of collusion
J. reduce the prl-o of beef on the hoof.
They were prisented as wltnes-.es In
be'ialf uf the packets.
The possibility of an Investigation
seemed to be no neater toiuv than It
was several months ,ign.
WILLC0X ON SCHOOL NEEDS.
All Vrsr ."VI kM chool line of the
Featured latnrril,
William (1. ' Wi)co, president of the
Hoard of IMiicatlou. In an addreui at u
luncheon of the tuomticrs' council of the
Hroux- Hoard of Trade .it Hiding's
Casino, If.tlth street and St. Anns me.
nue, yet erday ecrl lied what he termed
four pressing needs. In the admlnl.ir.i.
lion of the cite schools. lie .iid:
'in the elemeiitiin schools we need n
moro varied and .iiterestuig tirrlouliiin.
eliminating 11. rey nh-lra t subjects .md
Including more handiwork and trainim-
of the sen-.es. not tu tit children for anv
siiicltlc vocation, but merely as 11 nan ,,r
a well balanced programme for the de
velopment of all the faculties f the
child.
"For the Urge number of chlldi en ulifi
do not Intend to take a high school
course we need a rounding out of tho
elementary school work, with the addi
tion of a ninth ear. and well defined
and complete vocational and commercial
course'.
"For the SO per cent, of our Vehonl
children who ate unable even to coin
plete the eleimntar.v course we need a
comprehensive sjsieni of continuation
classes In give further Instruction for at
least liiur it nay a wick until the dill.
dren reach the age of li or IS years.
"Willi ."iiiil.urtO adults who do not speak
the lbiglbli language and i'jh.OOfi nho
cannot rend or write in any language
wo need niglii schools all the year
round."
Hnrouirli President Douglas Mathew-
sou was another speaker
Broadway at 34th
Spring Suits
for the Chauffeur, $
Demonstrating in forcible fashion that Saks
clothes for chauffeurs solve the problem of
finding perfect-fitting, correctly styled gar
ments at a popular price.
Suits at $25
Norfolk or plain styles,
made of Oxford gray
worsted whipcord, with
trousers or breeches.
SaW Motor Apparel
30,000 TO STUDY FOR
DEFENCE IN CAMPS
Nino Places for Training
Employers Help In Step
for Preparedness.
OPEN WAY FOR RECRUITS
There will be at least 30,000 recruits
In the spring and summer military train
ing cum 09 that are to be held through
out the United States this year, accord
ing to a statement made yesterday by
tho Military Training Camps Associa
tion. Nine camps have been arranged,
located so ns to be available from every
town and city In tho country.
Tho l.'.isterti seaboard will send the
greater number of students. Plaits
burg and Kort Oglethorpe, Georgia, are
expected to take care of 16,000 rcrrulls,
or more than half of the entlr number
enlisted. Tho middle .West will send
about 7.000 to the ramps at Fort Hen-
Jamln Harrison. Indiana, and Kort
Sheridan, Illinois. Tho Southwest looks
for 2,000 or more at the crimps at San
Diego and Monterey. Cal., and San An
tonio and Galveston, Tex., and the camp
at Kort George Wright, Washington, will
have about J, 000.
Camp Lists Killing; Fast.
Moro than S.tiOO applications have
already been received for the New York
camp at Plntlsburg and tho lists of
other camps are tilling up far nhcad of
expectations. Everywhere civic organ
izations arc supporting the military
training plan and many are arranging to
help flmihclally those who would other
wise be unable to attend. The cot to
the 30. 000 men who will go to the camps
this year will be nearly $'.',000,000, In
cluding transportation, food and uni
forms. Tho Government gives the use
of arms and equipment aivl the Instruc
tion of tegular army olllcers detailed to
the camp'.
list year the recruits were for the
most p.ut college men. This car the
qualifications have been changed so as to
throw the senior division ramps oeii to
practically all American citizens of good
character and military age.
The (mploycru throughout the coun
try, and particularly In this city, have
come out In great numbers In favor of
the camps. Declarations have been
signed by many of them promising to
allow employees to attend tlio training
with full month's leave without loss of
pay or prejudice to advancement. Others
.re going every day to the headquarters
of the .Military Cmiipj .Woelutlon t
31 Nassau street to inquire how they
can help the movement
In New York the following llrm. em
ploying thousands of men, have offered
full leave with pay for those who want
to go to Tiattsbtug this season.
Rank.
National Cllr Cillrrin CVolr.d Nat
J f Murnii A Co. Nat lluli l.i-r-4 lirmeri
Kirt NKtiona), Hank of the Mi-tropolli
eeyrr ko i.in.-oin .-tminnai
Nt Hank of t'mn'r.r. tUltr ry Park National.
American r.xenntue 1 uiou r.scnange.
Chatham and Plieuix Me-li.i!iica It Mri:d.
Chemical National. Nat City of Prooklrn.
Ilaiiorer National Market & Pulton Nat
Fifth Avenue. Mechanic nt llronklyn
.liinnmipni nrnohiyn. saernian rtauonai.
frvlnr National New Nethrrland
Kuhn. lax-h A Co. Pmon Ilinie Savinn.
National Park, New York Sarintt.
Bank of America.
Trnsl Companies.
rJuaraoly TruM
Columbia Tru-t
Ns- York Trut
KarnKr. Ii m & TrUft
Knuilalil TruM
lllldou Truit
lUukT- Tnift
VranUin Trut
l.lisotn Trut
Metropolitan Trut
HriM1lw.1t Tru.t.
People. Tru.l
Viural Tru.l
l'nitnl Male. Tru-t.
Life Inanraner i nmpanlea.
:ti
YiirU t.if
EnuilaMe l.if Traveler. I .He
Inrtnstrtal. Cnmmrrelal anil Pnblle
terrier ('oriiornllona.
t'mlrd "-lats. Mret,
si.iMl.ird nil
We.teri Pnian Trl
American Ti I i- Tel
New ork Tetephene
W li ,rai-e & "n
Itoasr., l'r. t L Co
The PuMlc Service Comnd-slnn does
not take kllull.v to the suggestion of
.Mn.vor Mltchel that efforts lie made bv
the heads of the city departments to
give extra vacation periods to those em
plo.vees who de.-lre to attend the summer
militaiy camps,
'Ve cannot he over-generous In mir
allowance of puhlie tuiuey and pill. II
tune, - said l ummNsloiier Whitney, "(if
nurse I reel that we should do everv
thing we can to promote the work of
these camps,
"I think," said Comnlssionrr Iley
ward, that If the men go to those
camp." tliev should go in lieu of going to
other sun .pep resorts. They go because
the) want to, not as a penaltv for any
thing." "I imagine," said r.h.ilrmnn Str.iu,
"the Mayo-'s suggestion wai made so
that men of families
" man of fanilly," Interrupted I'nm.
niiisslonei- ll,iWHrd, "ha no liiiln-s in
it military camp."
The matter win dropped there.
$2,425,385 FOR PRIZE CARGOES.
Tboae Void In Prevent polling
firiiiKT io,rni,:t:t.,,
IimiS, April 1!. eeording lo ilg.
Hies prepared by Hie Treasur) for Par
llameiit, the sale of 1 argues condemned
In the prize courts of the Fulled King
doui brought In all :', l'.T.,.'!K.-,. Cargoes
sold for Ihe most pail lo prevent spoil
ing while still awaiting itdjudlratioii in
the eouits fed'hed J10".(ll,:i:!5.
As the prize courts will probably re.
lease some of Ihese Inter cargoes still
III the court, some owners may receive
money for the cargoes, whltli, on account
of their perishable palute, were sold lo
pn'vent spoiling.
Street
and Overcoats
Overcoats at $25
Double or single-breasted,
with convertible col
lar. Made of Oxford
gray worsted whipcord.
shop, Mlilh Hear. .
CHEERS
FOR
THEY TAKE
Powderless Pilgrims Speak
Taking Tram Labor Leader's Refusal to Fight for
the U. S. Stirs White Hot Enthusiasm.
Six of the seven unen who re toirspltallstlo elars hud exploited him and
follow the route which President Wilson ,lls 'J1, taken what they had created,
took from New York to Kansas City and ?othe iMl'm-nny ,,0VC'" ''"d rhb'1 ,hcl"
one ana accept Oils suggestion to "Hire
large halls" and present their side on
preparedness let el veil tho farewell and
best wishes of n fair sized audience In
Carnegie Hall last night.
The meeting was under the auspices
of the "Truth About Preparedness Com
mittee." Which eon. It. r n nn.h.. f
-n V.... """-' ; -
well known men nnd women opposed to
Increasing the defensive forco of the
country, but there was a more or less
strong suspicion by the lime It was over
that It had been a fairly successful eve
nlng for a numlier of men and women of
socialistic tendencies. They seemed to
tie in the majority of those moment and
they made or unmade the enthusiasm ub
they liked.
They ordained that -Miss Lillian Wald.
who introduced the I lev. Ir. Charles 13.
Jefferson, chairman, should get some
applause and that Dr. Jefferson should
get a little more. They gave Itfprcscnta
tlve Oscar Calloway of Texan 11 little
more and laughed at bis witticisms, but
iney negan to wake till when the Hev,
Dr. John Jfaynes Holnits. an out and out
paelllst, denounced ns a marked sign
of militarism the action taken against
young Samson of the Collego of the City
of Now York for daring to disagree w Ith
Uen. Wood.
Labor Leader la heered.
They awakened reallv when .l.inie If.
Maurer. president of the 1 'emiHVivuntA
Federation of libor. talked about the
oapltalletlo and labor classes and de
clared that lie would never shed 11 drop
of his blood In defence of a country
which had treated him :,ml hlx kind um
this country had done, oppressing them,
robbing them of what they had created,
herding them In filthy homes, robbing
and murdering them and doing ever)
thing else. They cheered Mr. Maurer
again and again and wanted hint to go
on when his time was up.
Alfred .1. Iloiilton of the Central red
crated I'nlon mid John A. McSparron
likewise came In for sonic enthusiasm,
but Mr. Maurer sounded th keynote.
Ilatibl Wlso and Amos linchnt were til.
lowed to linlth the shaking with some-!
The 'six of the seven who are going to
inlt thw ir.M. 1...
V .' ' ".r" I '. M.r'
lessened enthusiasm.
Herle nV ".i,. ,Vi. ., J
Henry Ford
. . " tuii.u
"wise fool"
whose. shin
mission will bo remembered long aftu-
the bludgeon of Oyster Hay Is burled In
oblivion; lir. Hnlmts and Mr. McSpar-
ion. They left i, the. midnight for Huf -
lalo. X lie Itev. l'r. Washington til.ulden
is .to be the seventh man. Put was not
there last night. They speak in Huffalo
to-day and on succeislve days in Cleve
land. Petrolt. Chicago. Minneapolis, Pis
.Moines. Kansas city, St. Inils, Cincin
nati, winding up In Pittsburg on April lti.
Large halls have been hired and the
out of town commttttes promise large ' studied. It Is planned to have an addl
audlcnces. tlonal class for tho Naval Mllltla.
Calloway Talks and (lore.
Cotsgrrwman Calloway was compelled
to go soon after he bad tlnUdicd to catch
a train. He said that as a member of
the House Committee on Naval Affairs
he had been listening to naval experts
foriibont sl months. Men like Admirals
Kleteher, ll.oiger, Wlnlerbalter, (.Irani
ami I 'apt. Slmms had told them that
every major gnu or tin- I'nlted Status
was as good ss tho major gun of any
other nation. Their muzzle velocity wa-
s great as an). lAcept (or Kuglaiid
thero was .-us heavy a btoadslde pojMb.o
In the I'nlted Stan as any other niitlot'.
"What nte we nfr.ihl of then'."' he asked
He .i.i that an Invading army woiii.i
have to accomplish thrie things to whip
tho I'nlted States-- luetic Ihe navv, tlrs?
line; KtrRudi Ihe furls, second line, and
then to through the third line, "which
rests on every ri-d bl-ssled American
who llv in thw countr).'' lie said tin
I'nlted States had never falbd when It
cailod on the citlreiis of the. country
He said he was sorry he did not have
time to show how llud-on M,iim was
mlied up In the manufacture of poivder.
Mr. Holmes followed Alfred .1. Houlton,
who sild that I ilor was solidly against
preparedtie-s I ir. Holmes saw (lOriuat.
tullltarlsui appsirlng In the i-,l-c of young
Samson and the further fact that if ai.y
OIIO dlt.lgleed with tin d. 'fence I'M gin. I
or security leagues In- w denoun. i d
esi a traitor. h speak of tin'
sword of'(iernian wln n the spirit .if
Germany, Infinitely tiioro d ingernip-,
tinris a lodgumiit In Ihe soul nf yi, mam
people?'' ho said.
Tarmers .aalnat rrrpiinilnro.
Mr. Mauivp followed Mr. Moji.t run
who said that the faino-rs ato all again-"
piepn.rcune.-s. )ir, .runner sain tnat in.
Mead of preparlh, to tight anv country
now at war wo should I prepailng to
help them. Ifo caught the audience a lit-
tie later, however, when he declared: "1
have positively nothing to defend In tlnn
country-" It was then he said that tho
"fUAVENETTE" on n
Mullory Hat means
that water will not. spot or
damage it in any way.
We aro now showing the
new Spring 'models, one of
which we illustrate.
Broadway at 34th Street
Sole New York Agents
at $3
PACIFISTS AS
WILSON'S TRAIL
in Carnegie Hall Before
.Now,' he exclaimed, "you who tub
""iit ln to defend you, to do your
lighting for you 1 won't do It," and the
ciowd shouted. "I iviii,..!.. .f... .
. , - ......... ... ICIU.I, 111 I
shed one drop of my blood or to agree
thai mi- ctuitM ni-.i iM 1.1 1 . I
ones battle but Its own. If capitalist's
ate afraid soma nation will light us after
the war is over let them nsk Congress to
I ....... ...... ' " COfl
's".. everyoo.iv fiom continuing to give
thO nations that Which Kiev re,mlr l
order to light."
HOLLAND SOCIETY" AROUSED.
raise Iteanlnllnn to .Support Honor
of l ulled .(airs.
Patriotism and preparedness were the
keynote of all tho addreaset delivered
,tl Jhe thlrty-llrst annual meeting of tho
Holland fe'oelcty of New York, held at
the Hotel Astor last night.
Gerard Heck man, tho retiring presl
dent, said the tlmo had 011110 to choose
between Its loyal and dlsloal citizens.
John W. Vrooman, a civil war veteran,
declared he Is ready to fight ngalu If
need be. Krank Hashroiick and ex
Judge Augustus Van Wyek wero the
other speakers. The following resolution
was adopted by a rising vote:
Itesolvcd, That with nuropean mili
tarism threatening Individual rights,
tho sncredness 'of treaties, Interna
tional law, humanitarian axiom' and
even the national map of the world,
the Holland Society of New York
tenders to the Federal Government In
Vashlngton Its honest sympathy and
support In the maintenance of the
traditions, the dignity and the honor
of the United States.
Off leers wero elected as follows:
President, Seymour Van Santvoord,
Trw, vlro-presldent for New York city,
J. M. Scherinerhorn : secretary, Hdward
Van Winkle; treasurer, Arthur Van
Hrunt.
COLUMBIA AIDS AERO CORPS.
Guard Aviators tn Ntndy Mnglneer
Ing I'mhlrina of .Machines.
, .,' ' "J'i"' , ,'in V
der direction of Professor-. ',
' and V. O. Wlllhofft. a course
'olumbla University Is organizing tin-
M. I.ueke
III the en
I Kli'wIiiB of aeronautics for the aviation
1 ,-orns or tho Nat ana CtiarH
A III. ...... I-
1 . iu ... .,
rlcitltmi. It will be accepted bv the Ns.1
tlonal C.uard for advancement In the'
1 service. " 1
' 'itnynal r rolling, counsel of thl
. I'nlted Ktu! s:tr.i Cmmi.. i. .. i
prime mover In the establishment 'of the
class, which will Include twelve mem-
bers of the aviation corps of the Cuard,
It will meet for a two hour selon ,
every Friday night under Professors
I.ueke and Wlllhofrt and every technical'
detail of the aeroplane engine will be i
Most of the members of the class that.
Is to meet to-night have been making
trial flights in the National tiuaid ser
vice machine at Hempstead. '
For New Yorkers
Looking for Style
Saks Suits
at $17.50, $20 and $23
are it
We don't believr in framing a i?i20 suit in
.$35 worth of prose.
" But it would he equally wronR to give a &iks
.$20 suit an average .$20 send-off.
Saks popular suits haven't an average fea
ture in them except the price.
They toe the line when it. comes to figures,
but they buck the line when it comes to style.
" They are ready-to-wear suits with tailoreri-to-order
touches- they are popular-priced
suits with every evidence of a costlier origin
--they afford a latitude of choice in fabrics
which is frankly unusual in their class -they
offer many variations of treatment which
are exceptional at their figures and they
are, without question or qualification, ahead
of any popular-priced suits in Xew York on
the score of character and style!
We are closing out
125 COVERT TOPCOATS
that were $25 to $30
Can you use one at $17?
All smart models, earmarked with iiip .skijj
and style of Saks workmanship iik'al garments
for light Spring wear.
nks&(Eo.itiimuj
Broadway at 31th Street.
COLUMBIA ORATORS
ATTACK PLATTSBURG
Denoiiiirfl Propn redness
Moelin A If ended by
500 Students.
nt
TWO OK FACULTY SPEAK
AMI. preparedness- had Its Inntn at
Columbia University yesterday. Mora
than r.on undergraduates gathered In
Karl Hull and heard half a dozen fac
ulty tuiH student orators denounce pre
paredness and assert that the riattsburg
and similar training camps were noth
ing cxnpt evidences of Jingoism.
IT. H. It. Kendrlck, professor of his
tory, and l,eon Frascr. an Instructor In
I politics, were the faculty representative
nn.i noiii iiT.itrd preparedness, to the
delight of the students,
"Theso nilvocutcH of Plattsburg and
Ptcpnrednes'O said Dr. Kendrlck. "tell
ou that military training teachei you
obedience nnrl makes you democratic.
You didn't coiuo to college to learn obedi
ence and you don't get democracy hy
walking shoulder to shoulder with the
Mayor of a great rtty. Don't believe
It. The army Is the one factor In Ameri
can lift more than any other that makes
for caste."
"You come, to Columbia to learn how
to think," Mr. Fravr said, "hut If you
go to Plattsburg they teach you obedfe
cure, and nhcdlcneo requires no think
ing. Leave theso training camps to ithe
men from other colleger, but as Colum
bia men do your own thinking and stay
awiiy from them. Plattsburg lj the
bandwagon and the latest fad. Kvcry-l-idy's
doing It. It's tho chief folly of
I91H."
James W. Usually, 'IT, and William
Hlllnian, '17, proclaimed that the funda
mental reason underlying Plattsburg and
all tlm other training camps wax the
Immense prollt that armorers and equip
ment 111. liters would get weio the camps
to bo attended extensively.
r'lhiM Seadler, a student who was at
Plattshtiig last summer, urged college
men to stay away from training camps
If liny wished to do their duly to their
vountry. O. K. Soknlsky. '17, made w
plea for funds, but no collection wi
taken.
w
ASHINGTON
DAY TOURS
April 17, 25; May 4 ind 18
I
$13.50 $15 $16
I'ropi irt forut o nt from Ulbor
I'ulnis .........
Itlnirr1r and rletnlN from O. T,
Koyd. UIUlon I'Anwnftrr Aprni,
1'. Finh Ainu?, New York
nvipptionr. Madison 8qnaro
7100;, or Dfrl Ticket Agent.
Pennsylvania R. R.
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