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RT ey WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1924 7 (Continued from page 6) the latter sources, the World War Veterans, will in course of time dis- appear. It is obvious, then, that the source of supply, if confined to those named, would soon dry up. Cites Source of Officers "But there are two other sources-- the Reserve Officers' Training Corps and the Citizens' Military Training Camps. "As has been already stated, the privates of the Organized Reserves do not exist as such in time of Peace, but if we should be forced into War they would be chosen by Selective Service Boards of our citizenry and assigned to their various companies, battalions and regiments, as rapidly as possible, and there they would find their officers awaiting their coming, the volunteer officers to whom I have referred. These officers, if properly trained in time of Peace, will have prepared the situation at some rendez- vous to meet the demands of organ- ization, equipment, and training of these incoming recruits. Need Close Study . "The ensuing process of housing, clothing, feeding, equipping, arming, doctoring, organizing, and drilling these troops for study and training. For this process an extensive and com- plete set of plans formulated by the War Department, must be in ex- istence. A study of these plans in time of Peace constitutes an import- ant part of the training of the com- missioned officer of the Regular Army, National Guard and Organized Re- serve. This study has been preceding for several years, but the exact re- sults that have been attained in this training, the actual working know- ledge of these plans that exists in the minds of those who, in 'a National emergency, would be called upon to carry them out, is not definitely and exactly known and it is to test this knowledge on the part of thise con- cerned, that National Defense Test Day has been established and is being observed today. 5 "Thus I have tried to sketch for you the general policy of preparedness as being worked out by the War Depart- ment assisted by civilian organizations and individuals, today. It sounds like, and is, a workable proposition--a solution of the problem of national preparedness, an adequate substitute for the compulsory military training. But while this is true, it is also true that the effectiveness of this machine is far from 100 percent perfect, and this is because of the lack of adequate means for carrying on its work. "And here it is pertinent to inquire into the facts as to the cost of our national defense program. The paci- fist says 85 percent, the Secretary of War says 13 percent, of the Budget. The former, however, includes the interest on and retirement of the pub- lic debt, and pensions and care of soldiers. Of course, these items have no relation to the cost of the national defense program, and without them the cost is reduced to 13 percent. Pacifist Stand Absurd "This is all there is to the contro- versy, and the charge put. forth by the pacifists is so absurd as to convince any fair-minded person of their in- sincerity in the matter. As the Secre- tary of War has well said 'One can- not condemn too severely the tactics of those who thus seek to mislead the American Public concerning such a vital matter as national defense. "The cost of our Regular Army is less than one-tenth of one per cent of our national wealth. No other nation approximates this economy. Our national wealth, per active soldier, is more than two million dollars. The nearest nation to these figures pos- sesses but one-fifth as much, and from this figure the decrease ranges through the several world pow:rs to about one-thirtieth. "In military expenditures, as a per- centage of national revenue, the United States stands at the bottom of the list of all nations with 6 percent. From this figure the percentage ranges through the several world powers up as high as 19 percent. Cites Army Cost "The cost of the American Army per capita unit of the population is much smaller than it is for any other major power, notwithstanding the American soldier receives a scale of wages far greater than that of the best paid foreign troops. "This country stands today at the bottom of the list of world powers in the percentage of citizens engaged wholly in military pursuits. "These comparisons are illuminat- ing. { "The policy as set forth in our National Defense Act of 1920, the policy under discussion, presumed an Army of 150,000 men and 16,000 of- ficers. But by subsequent appropri- ations of Congress our Regular Army today stands at 125,000 enlisted men and 12,000 officers. "What is the result? One of the first things we have had to do is to alter our plans and change our policy to confrom to the decreased pergonnel. This has been done, but not without the result that under present condi- tions, the full measure of success in the scheme of national defense cannot be secured and must not be expected. "The proper support of every com- ponent of the Army of the United States is a vital necessity to the suc- cess of our National Preparedness Policy and therefore to the success of our Government itself." SESSION AIDS HIGHWAY PLANS Pan American Highway Fed- eration is Success With a complete picture of highway transport conditions in the United States as a background for their ac- tion, delegates to the Pan American highway commission returned to their respective countries after organizing the Pan American Confederation Highway Education, and formulating a tentative program for the first Pan American highway congress to be held in Buenos Aires next spring. In each of the 19 Latin American nations represented on the tour will be fdrmed 'a "Federacion Nacional de Educacion Vial," a body patterned after the highway education board of the United States, the parent organ- ization. These "federacions" are united in the Pan American Confeder- ation for Highway Education. In the opinion of those participating .in its organization there is thus formed an international organization destined to have a far-reaching effect upon trans- portation facilities of the American continent, and a foundation upon which the structure of continued friendly' relations can be even more firmly established. - Stimulates Highway Transportation The organization of the confeder- ation was the final official act of the delegates, who previously had sub- mitted to Dr. Leo S. Rowe, director general of the Pan American Union, a tentative program for the first Pan American highway congress. Dr. Rowe, Thomas H. MacDonald, chief of the U. S. bureau of public roads; J. Walter Drake, assistant secretary of the department. of commerce, and other high government officials ex- press the opinion that the entire trip of the commission has resulted in a great stimulus" to highway transport activities, both in this country and in those represented by delegates. The commission closed its work in this country with a series of. confer- ences in ashington, after traveling more than 4,000 miles in ten states, inspecting the highways of North Carolina, Kentucky, Illinois, Minne- sota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, New Piano and Ella Koontz Johnson Teacher of will resume her teaching on Monday September 15th. For Appointment Telephone Winnetka 1993, 428 Ridge Avenue Harmony = Hair Tinting, Permanent Peroxide Rinse, Hand and Arm 733 Elm Street Our Service Embraces: Waving, Manicure, Egyptian Henna Pack and Shampoo, Hot Oil and Shampoo, Extra Hairdress, Eyebrow Plucking, Scalp Treatments, Rest Facial, Dry Skin Astringent, Special Bleach Mask, Special Acne Mask, Milk Facial, Coarse Pore Astringent, Water Waving, Antiseptic Shampoo, Electrolysis, Marcel Waving. Telephone for Appointment MARINELLO BEAUTY SHOP Shampoo, Henna Rinse, Massage, Congested Movement, Phone Win. 822 York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Fully half of the mileage covered was by automobile or motor bus, while the tour itself was marked by expressions of the most cordial sentiments by of- ficials and the public at large for the Latin American nations represented. The tour was under the auspices of the highway education board, of which Dr. JT. J. Tigert, United States com- missioner of education, is chairman. [t lasted thirty-one days. Delegates from 19 Nations Fifty-five persons comprised the of- ficial party, thirty-seven of them being representatives of nineteen Latin American nations. Under a commit- tee on arrangements consisting of Roy D. Chapin, chairman; Fred IL Kent, and W. A. Beatty, the direction af the trip was given to S. T. Henry, of New York, who has had much ex- perience in Latin American affairs,| and who also has wide business and personal contacts in this country. Delegates showed perhaps the keen- est interest in the construction of low type roads, such as gravel and sand clay, but they also were given an op- portunity to witness the actual con- struction of hard-surfaced highways, such as concrete and asphalt. It was held by the visitors, however, that the immediate demands of their respective countries are for serviceable roads, which can be brought to a higher state of development later as traffic demands increase. Visit Automotive Factories Not only were the Latin Americans shown all phases of highway trans- port and the several types of high- way construction, but leading educa- tional institutions of the country were visited so they might see the prepara- tions being made to train men of the highest calibre to administer highway affairs of this country. In the large factories of Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and elsewhere they glimpsed the manufacture of the auto- motive vehicle, rubber tires, machinery and accessories during the latter por- tion of the tour, thus completing the highway transport picture of this na- tion. The closest study was given to the economic aspects of highway transportation, especially with refer- ence to the development of yural com- munities. The purpose of the Pan American Confederation for Highway FEduca- tion, according to the constitution of this organization, is "the study and promulgation in the different countries constituting the Pan American union of fundamental principles that con- tribute to the development of adequate highways," and with the achievements of the United States as an example, each of the delegates, according to formal expressions, returns to his native country to further that object. 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