| Show V DEFENSE DAY PLANS MADE Army and Navy Men I Against War But Must Prepare I IBY BY ELIZABETH ELTZ ELIZ MASON Examiner St Corr pendent Copyright 1924 by the tte th Conceit Conceit- dated dated Frees PreM Pre a Association WASHINGTON Aur Aug 2 Na National National Na National Defense day dav has haa ha put the war department on the th defensive Despite the th criticism levelled against the th plan however by Gov Gov- Governor Gov- Gov Governor nor ct-nor Bryan of Gover Gover- Governor Governor Governor nor SWeet Swe t of Colorado and others othera as ag a militarIstic gesture likely to tobe tobe tobe be misunderstood abroad the th de- de department department d Is I going right head ahead with plans plan for the th big bir defense test teat on September 12 U Reinforced by bv President Cool Cool- CoolIdge's Coolidge's Cool Idge's stand for the th experiment In the th face fac of attacks attack which may make of ot It a 0 national camp campaign Issue war department officials declared the th programs program's program complete complete- completeness nu ness neos would be bo limited only by bythe byth the d of given n by the nation NAVY ST AGA ST WAIt An No No 0 one In the th orld Is la more definitely agaInst ag war than the army and navy m men n it ItS aes as an- an announced announced an announced at the tho th war ar department We are ar not ev even n that another r war may come CertainlY we do not want to foster a II mill- mill tlc spirit In lit the th youn young folk of America But we w do d want to know that It If should this country r eter er be b attacked attacked-as a demonstrations In la other countries IndIcate might some da be b poe poe- pos possible sible cible It cUll be able abl to defend do fend it- it itself Itself It Itself self without te tf we aaste ta t of time energy and money that was ex- ex experIenced ex experienced In the th last la t emergency'S And so o with the break of dawn 12 esery ery lery man oman oman I 6 und nd child In this country will be to t local demonstrations demon to toI I learn arn how they could beat serve rvIn In ease ens of an attack upon the United states State That there would be a place for everyone In such sucha a catastrophe will be b plainly shown hown The Th n next war should there thre be b one It will be b ompha- ompha sized d will be b everybody's war waz- war not not hot just the young oung oun mens men's t SC IJ ti Each will be purely a local matter In which Cry esery officer or of o y mei-y ery military organization will show bt lint liat he be can con do best be l to ure se the and effective mobilization of the th m men n to hI command Na- Na Na Defense day dav will III simply be J 1 test tM of t the he efficiency or of o these plans DIns and Mill Ill be ed by ro- ro r I pOrts port from which the th central army and navy departments department can decIde which plan Is mot most effective effective tive While the th actual forces are being mobilised there will be demonstrations In most moat of the larger cities of the th work of the Red Cross fh he various artous canteen divisions the religious work and other othor r activities which go o hand In hand with war and round found to be essential to maintaining the morale of fighters In 11 the tho th last war ROLL ENROLL VOLUNTEERS VOI Local headquarters will wilt be bo ea- ea es volunteers will be b en- en enrolled enrolled en enrolled rolled motor corps will be b or or boys and girls cirl clubs will 11 turn out welfare organizations I and other oth r citizens will win do for tor one day Imaginary their big bir part In the Imag Imag- inary williI man war work woric Defense n day willi will test the th existence of ot an actual cItizens D army In every community wh where re De- De Defense tense De-tense day Is I observed there ther will willbe willbe be an and a 0 parade of military organizations a prayer for our national welfare p patriotic music and addresses to cover ap- ap appropriate appropriate ap sUbjects with organIzed recreation and antus amusement m nt This will be b the th first practical l test t of ot the th peace time tim working of the national defense d tn act a test which It Is I hoped every vry man woman and child In the United States will w take tak part In Washing Washing- Washington ton ton or the th war deportment department dep w Ill not direct but will observe ob TRAIN ThAIN AT HOME nOc It will determine the feasibility of the h present plan for tor future mobilizatIons which Is I based ba od on the theory of decentralized authority Instead of gathering r th the prospective soldiers and call call- 11 ors rs at a few traIning train camps for tor months of expensive Instruction It Is hoped to allow ilOW that they th y can n be trained at horn homo home end nd will be ready for tor immediate action netlon when the government nt c calls call lIs Besides its It sIgnIficance as a te test of the th nations nation's nation ability to respond quicklY to II a a call National De- De De Defense ten D-ten tense day will serve erT two oth other r purposes It will commemorate the sixth ot of the tho th battle of Saint Mihiel the first battle of the tho th world worM war In which Amer- Amer AmerIcan Amerlean Am r-Ican r lean Ican troops troop fought under an American commander and It of- of offers offers of-fera of fers a tribute to General John fohn J I Pershing commander chief of the American expeditionary forces who will retire on the th following day as chief of staff tatt of ot the th army ermy General P Per expected to tomake male make e addresses at Wash Wash- Washington ington and will obera e the progress progress ress ress of the thc movement throughout the nation oo 00 |
