"Four million veterans of tho greatj
war are a sufficient nucleus for the;
organization of any army which may-,
be required for some time to come. '
"The American people will not tol-i
erate the ruthless abandonment of 8,1
policy which created a great civil i
army which answered the call, never1
Winched in face of the severest tire, j
and whose record of achievement,
stands as a guarantee of its ability
to handle any situation which may!
confront it. . '
"The Chamberlain-Kahn bill abol
ishes the citizen soldiery of the Unit-
ed States which public sentiment de
mands shall be the backbone of Its;
military strength; and, at a time!
when the people are struggling uner j
the burden of excessive taxation, cre
ates at enormous expense, the ma-:
chlnery for the establishment in ,
America of that detestable Prussian
system which Is abhorrent to the ;
American people.
"The League of Nations ancl the.
Chamberlain-Kahn bill can never go '
hand in hand.
"Either the League of Nations iaj
a snare and a delusion or there is no :
necessity for the passage of the !
Chamberlain-Kahn bill.
"The Chamberlain-Kahn bill is the.
swan song of the General Staff. Fall
ing utterly !n its efforts to secure
necessary recruits for the regular1
army it now attempts in time of peace
under the guise of a universal strvioe
bill to resort to conscription, and to
sieze from their homes the youth of
America for service in the regular
army in the Philippines, in Hawaii,
in Porto Rico, in the Canal Zone and
even in Russia should the military
dictator created by the provision of,
this vicious bill determine that the
emergency demanded it.
