Show IN TIME OF PEACE PREPARE fOR WARt SAYS MB HULL Chairman of House Military Committee Commit-tee Says United States Must Be Prepared to Defend Its Own Washington Chairman Hull ol tho military affairs commute In presenting pre-senting the army appropriation bill to the house Wednesday urged the necessity of complete preparedness as to our army and navy for trouble In the Orient Ho declared that any nation not prepared to defend Its position po-sition In China might as well haul down Its flag and quit tho Pacific Incidentally Mr Hull pronounced Minister Rockhlll guilty of an indiscretion Indis-cretion In Indicating to Chinese officials offi-cials that tho United States Intended returning tho 20000000 sterling Boxer indemnity paid Statements of this kind ho said will be taken by the Chinese as an Indication that the United States was afraid rather than liberal Mr Hull scouted the Idea that Japan Ja-pan was Interested In stirring up trouble trou-ble In China to Injure the United States Japans Interests In China ho said wero Identical with those of tho United States and preservation of peace there was the only manner In which they could be maintained Speeches on tariff immigration and the Payne customs house bill consumed cumcd tho balance of tho day Tho army appropriation bill under debate carries a total appropriation of fG3G78927 which Is less by 51521158 than tho amount asked for by the department de-partment |