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Show TOO UVCH SPENT Senator Burton of Ohio Suggests Explanation of Present High Cost of Living. SPEECH AT LUNCHEON OF THE PEACE SOCIETY Huge Armies and Navies Absurd, Ab-surd, if Argument of Need to Keen Peace Is Made. By Leased AVlro lo The Tribune. NEW YORK, .lau. 15. United States Senator Burton of Ohio suostod today at tho luncheon givou by Lho Peace society so-ciety of Now York, at the Plaza hold, that the present, high nnd slcndiry increasing in-creasing cost of federal taxation, is due to militarism. Horace White presided at the luncheon. lunch-eon. John V. Poster, former secretary of state, had prepared a speech, but inclement incle-ment weather dctainedhim in Washington, Washing-ton, so his speech was' read. Those who did speak were United States Senator Burton, Professor John Graham Brooks of Harvard; Professor John B, Chirk of Columbia; Mrs. Lucia Mead of lioslon, and iMarcus M. Marks,; a Now York manufacturer, who was a member of the .Roosevelt industrial pence commission. "United States Senator Burton vigorously vigor-ously denounced the. governments continuing con-tinuing policy of enlarging (he navy and arm'. Despoils Public Opinion. " Tn our countiy," he said, "we are subject to a despotism of public opinion, opin-ion, and whon our public opinion is thoroughly nrousod to tho evils of war and to tho best means of endintr those evils, the sontimout of the country will control legislation and all those wfio arc responsible in our government." Senator Burton then rapidly sketched America's growth in influence- among the nations of the world and tho reasons therefor, each of which he explained, was the greater degree of confidence roposed in the United States by the peoples peo-ples of couutrips ruled by kings and with large standing armies and huge navies. '("Vc havo taken the lead in intcrna- tionnl arbitration," he contimJS people of. foreign nations belilflfl free institutions and in oitj Uaving tho, confidence of th2H)f-' is our mission to further evflf nient that looks to the pcactiSf ' ment of controversies by nrhilB? preventing tho ruinous JJUriloiB,' Holds Attltudo AosiijSf "Just see the absurdity of navies and the constant prcpurfc war on all 9ides. Thov buvK maintain peace. England wiM ships for other nations' one nnHv has a navy large enough fowl pence the world over. Dcspitc!r Germany. France and tho TJuiiiB arc building navies to equal AVlmt docs it mean? That fjBw sincere desire for peace? No. ment that people have big sir maintain peace Ls untenable -heard a plea in congress for an navy in order that Ohristinnifll bo maintained. It really meatE? wo are for lho spirit of ity. If you don't accept W' hgiou wo will burn your villJBn murder your innocent womea''-dren.' womea''-dren.' That's about what that 9 reduces ifselt' to. " v Senator Burton then cxpl.ihjHl enlarged naval and nulitarvmv meant to the people of the L'nitJ in money spent. Too Much for Militarfc' "Our military and naval cxK he declared, "constitute two-tW tho entire expenses of the I'eriHj em inou t. Therefore, J ask alV pfinpoful nation or a warlike q(K '''n senator s qnestiou wis-aK Wo hear complaints of fho Br of living recently," Burton sajK many fantastic reasons are ailvS oxplam n. Ono cause is lhe hY cost of tcdcnil and local hixatioMg two-thirds or the federal taxV spent for warlike preparations :M ing the debts of past wars we aM too far. (ApphniHo). "I believe our avnl protW could bo cut down. T (ion-fc meatl we should neglect proper prcciB1 I. belie vo in a navy that, man . and gun for gun will i)f. tll0 h m world, but I don't believe in hm so rapidly that we cannot firS enough to man our ships. Wiry have so many ships the ocean 3 seem large enough to hold themiM out danger. Two ran into caififl not long ago. liiH "The plea for u bigger MtyjM we should be prepared for atUnH who is going to attack us? tW?H avoid cause for friction thfttffejjH velop out of an undue assotliB rights in the localities covered1B lonroe doctrine." jnP |