A Foreign View of the Arguments Against Pre Paredness in the United States

Abstract

factured by the Navy League .. . Now, to the European who, devoid of prejudices, has taken the trouble of questioning people in different walks of life, or of simply listening to conversations, things do not present themselves at all in this light. It has been said that clergymen and educators are almost unanimously adverse to preparation for war. Yet, a poll taken on preparedness among Presbyterian clergymen by a Chicago magazine showed 270 favoring larger armaments, and only 50 opposed to it; on the other hand, an inquiry made by The World last December proved that former Presidents of the United States, governors, university presidents, and leading business men of this country were unanimous in the opinion that preparedness should be dealt with by the Congress immediately, without regard to politics. To a foreign military observer, the growing popularity of summer camps for students and business men, and the steady increase in the membership of the National Guard, are the best signs of a change for the better in public opinion in respect to matters of national defence.