Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 257, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1916 — RESPECTED NATION IS DEMANDED [ARTICLE]

RESPECTED NATION IS DEMANDED

Hughes Makes Appeal to Young Americans to Cast Vote For Efficiency. New York, Oct. 25.—Charles E. Hughes tonight told an audience in the Academy of Music, Brooklyn, why, in his opinion, the young men of the nation should support the republican Licket at the .next election. Five chief reasons were cited' In answer o the question: “What sort of a county does Young America, vibrant with patriotism, desire?” Mr. Hughes answered tho question in paH as follows: “First, he wants a country respected throughout the world. He wants a country which respects the dignity of its citizenship.

- “Second, Young America must desire a country that is prepared for every emergency. “Third, Young America, looking nb«ad. must dpsirp that wfopn peace is once more restored we shall contribute to its maintenance by doing our proper share to secure a practicable and effective international organization in the interests of peace. “Fourth, Young America wants government in the open by visible constitutional instruments, not by unofficial spokesmen or invisible authority. He also wants a government not sectional, but truly national. “Fifth, Young America wants industrial preparedness.” In citing his second reason, Mr. Hughes assailed the administration for lack of preparedness, referred to “manifest defects” in the army reorganization bill, declared that the navy department had “incapable leadership,” and touched on a recommendation by Secretary Garrison in June, 1914, that the regular .rmy be filled to its “full strength,” a recommendation, Mr. said, that had been ignored. “I am informed upon competent authority,” Mr. Hughes said, “that had there been the addition to the regular army then desired by Secretary Garrison, it would not have been necessary to send our national guard to the border.” “Secretary Gdrrison recommended

in his report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1914, ‘the existing organization,’ which composed the aggregate mobile fotces of the regular army, should be filled up ‘to their full strength.’ This, he said, would require 25,00 Q men. He also recommended that with this increase there should be authority to obtain 1,000 more officers. I understand that his recommendation was ignored.”