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Ly EDWARD NELSON DINGLEY
WASHINGTON. D. C.-—The Dc-
psrtment of War sounds belligerent.
It is not. It is run on the theory
that the best way to keep the peace
is to prepare for war.
John \V. \V‘ceks. Secretary of \‘Var.
is a graduate of the United States
Naval Academy at Annapolis. Log.
ically it might be said that he ought
to be Secretary of the Navy; but
Secretary \Veeks “as called to the
Department of War because he is
a keen business man. After the
World war. the Department of “for
needed a stern. clear-headed business
man.
Secretary Weeks has had construc-
tive experience in both houses oi“
Congress. and knows the legislative
as well as the executive end or the
game.
He is a man of remarkable execu-
tive ability, and works ceaselessly on
every Job he undertakes. l'o was
well kuonn to the country when
called to the. Department of War. hav-
ing received 105 votes {or the presi-
dentist nomination in the National
Republican convention n 1916.
His career in Congress attracted
nation-Wide attention. tspeciully his
eitorts in the Senate to pltiCC the ini-
tial steps of the war program on s.
business or budget basis. Those who
ought to know. say that it‘ Mr. \‘Vceks'
plan had been adopted at the outset.
many millions of dollars would‘rave
bern sin ed.
The Department of “Far is a gigan-
tic machine. beginning with the Sec-
retary of “far and comprising some
thirty-seven distinct branches or bu-
reaus, and an authorized fighting
force. now, 0! 125.000 men. The en-
tire personnel or the Department of
“'ar is approximately 300,000 people.
The size of the army in time of
peace has ever been a bone of con~
irntion between different groups of
citizens. The army oflicials them~
selves my 135.001) men is not enough
to afford reasonable protection.
Peace organizations and some oth-
ers. are agitating for a still further
rrduction. Both houses of Congress
have been divided into two groups.
one. favoring a reasonably large
standing army. another {moring a
reduction or the army to n mere
police force. on the theory that a
large army tennis to promote or in-
\ite war. lloubtless economy in ex-
penditures was an important factor
in the reduction of the army to it;
i-reren‘ size.
Public t‘xp-éndltures {or the army,
SAVING '
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HOSIERY
0! course you are interested if you
can save money on your hosiery
bills. Now here are some real sav-
ings on silk stockings. First quali-
ty only. We carry no seconds.
These Special Prices
for
‘Friday and Saturday
WOMEN'S PURE SILK 3
SIAM 12 STRAND HOSIERY
10 in., silk, made for hard scr-
.... $1.45....
3pairsi‘or .....$3.95
WOMEN’S SILK d: FIBRE 3
SIAM STOCKINGS
Good looking and serviceable.
980 a pair
WOMEN -'S 0330“le
SILK STOCKINGS
Made of glove silk. The finest
quality. Value $3.75 a pair.
..... $2.79 ...'.. f'
WOMEN’S WHITE. LISLE.
< STOCKINGS
Heavy heel and toe. Gordon
mu“. 49¢ a. pair
3poirs for $1.00
WOMEN'S rm DYE SILK
PULL-FASHIONED
STOCKINGS
An unusual value.
A. $1.59.... .
woman's an. an: iron
monsmom
‘ aromas
Finest quality silk. Leading
intakes. A reallyboaatihlstook-
.1... $2.35.».
~the Regular
prior to the World war. averaged
from “00,000,000 to $118,000,000 an.
nanny. the'latter sum b.1114. which.
was the highest point ‘reached (or
44 year-swim the exceptional use.
due to the war with Spain. \
Expenditures for. tho‘army. due to_
the World war. reached the colossal
sum of 89.258.000.000 in 1019. For
19:: the expenditure} was $454,780.-
000. and for 1938 a little below that
figure.
The United States army consists of
Army. the National
Guard while in the service or the
United States. and the organized re-
serves including the Oilicct'l' Reserve
Corps and the Enlisted Reserve Corps.
The Regular Army consists of the
Infantry. the Cavalry. the Coast Ar~
tillcry Corps. the. Air Service. the
Corps of Engineers. the ‘Signai
Corps. which are designated the
combatant arms or the line of the
army. ,,
Then there is the General Stair
Corps. the General's Department.
the Judge Advocate General's De-
partment. the Medical Department.
the Ordnance Department. the Chemo
ical Warfare Service. the ofllcers ot
the Bureau of Insular Attairs. the ot-
tlccrs and enlisted men under the
jurisdiction of the Militia Bureau. the
Chaplains, the Professors and cadets
or the United States Military Acade-
my. the present military storckeepcr.
detached officers. detached enlisted
men. unassigned recruits. the Indian
scouts, the officers and enlisted men
of the retired list. and such other or-
ilccrs and enlisted men as are now or
may be hereafter provided for.
Except in time 0! war. the num-
ber of enlisted men of the Regular
Army shall not exceed 280.000 men.
including the Philippine Scouts.
However. the act of June 80. 192:3,
for the iiscal year 1023. provided for
125.000 enlisted men and 7.148 Phil-
ippine Scouts.
Continental United States is divided
into nine corps areas. The military
departments and corps areas include
the Coast Artillery districts. coast de-
fense forts and camps within their
limits. '
In addition to the actual tighUng
force. there is the Department of
Finance. of Medicine and Surgery.
Charge
Accounts
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oi. Mar-mm mourn “the
dredging o! rivers andrharbors). oi
Public Buildings. the Mississippi
River Commission. the Ordnance
and. 1- Signal divisions. and the. Air
Service Division. ' . '
Sinee the war with Spain. there
hos been . s. Bureau ot- Insular A1-
tairs. inving in charge all tire island
possesdona of 1 the United States.
including the Philippines. Porto
Rico. the Dominican .Republic tens.“
toms_rcceivershlv). and Haiti (cur
toms. receivership). The Philippines
and Porto Rico have their own local
government. but the islands are un-
der the immediate jurisdiction or
the War Department! ’
Then there is the Militia Bureau;
the Chemical Warfare Service. the
inhnd and coastwise waterways
service. the War Credits Bureau.
and the Army Vv'ar College located
in Washington.
The President is Commander-in-
Chiet ,0! this vast organisation of
more than 300.000 people: but the
Secretary of War is responsible for
the operations of this important
and ,vital department.
After all. it is not a vast depart-
ment or organization when it is con-
sidered that the area of Continental
United States is three million square
miles. and that from Texas ('0 Can-
aa. the distance is 1.598 miles. and
from Maine to the Pacific the dis-
tance is 2.807 miles.
The United States has added the
Hawaiian islands ( 440 square
miles). Porto Rico .485 square
miles). Guam (210 square miles). the
Philippines (144.988 square miles).
the Panama. Canal Zone (527 square
miles). and the Virgin Islands (132
square miles). '
Is an army of 133.000 men (includ-
ing the Philippine Scouts). {or 117.-
000.000 people dwelling on 3.743.510
square miles or territory (much of
it. far distant) suaiciently large for
safety? This is a. question the peo-
ple must answer.
The Iycretnry of \i'ar has a. tre-
mcndo s responsibility. He‘ must be
a. man 0! vision. of straight thinking.
conservative and of sound mind. An
unsafe radical could wreck the’ ma-
chinery and place the nation and the
people in peril.
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Secretary Weeks is, s progressive
conservative.‘ In a. recent address to
thied students or Brown University he
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_ "We cannot on): safety to our.
selves. depart: from the ’ system 0!
government we inherited from our
forefathers. They did not establish
an actual democracy. and it was not
their intention or desire to do so.
They created a. representative de-
mocracy that. enables our citizen-
ship to select the best available tal-
ent to represent it in its legislative
bodies. and to conduct ‘iis govern-
mental alfalrs. Do not be swept; oi!
your feet by the agitators of your
day. Study yourrgovcrnment—you
will find it interesting and profit-
able—and be prepared to resist all
ill-conceived innovations in govern-
ment."
This is’mighty good advice.
Copyright. 1923
Boy Scouts and.
Naturalization Bureau
Unknown to the public generally.
since the tall or 1910 a most important
special piece or Americanization work
has been carried on in a quiet way by
the Boy Scouts of America. \thn a
foreign-horn resident signifies his de-
sire to become a. citizen. he is at once
an olujectlot sympathetic solicitude in
the Bureau of Naturalization" of the
department of Labor at Washington.
Our expression or this interest in him
is an effort to induce him to attend
the nearest public school class of in-
rtruction for such would-be citizens.
in the. full of 1910 the Bureau
mught the aid of the Boy
Scouts of America in this work in
order to provide the personal friendly
touch necessary to winning the cen-
fidencc of these foreign-born who wish
to become citizens. A plan was devised
by which the cards of invitation is-
sued by the Bureau of Naturalization
would be distributed personally by
Boy Scouts.
Chief Scout l‘lxccuthc James 17.
\"est is in receipt of an enthusiastic
letter from Raymond 19. Crist. Com-
missioner of Naturalization. stntlnx
that during the last fiscal year. 11¢.-
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its allies cards. were sent'io 471 cities
for distribution. 'xhringingr the total
number so distributed since the incep-
tion of the plan toapprdalmateiy'ioo.-
000., Mr. Crist quotes from the port;
of the Detroit-Americanisation Com-
mittee for 1922 (that city's biggest
year) what he says is typical of the
eti‘ect this Good Turn co-operation by
Boy Scouts is having upon local
authorities:'
“The personal delivery at invita-
tions to attend schools. delivered to
the adult. alien at he home by the Boy
Scouts. must have one of the big
factors in filling our immigration edu-
cation classes last year."
The rare-t postage stamp in the
world is the one-cent British Guiana.
1856. which was recently sold to an
American Collector tor 838.000.
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