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o The Commoner FEBRUARY, 1916 27 Secretary Garrison Leaves Cabinet Following is an Associated Press report: Washington, D. C., Feb. 10. Sec retary Lindley M. Garrison resigned today Becauso President Wilson would not "irrevocably" support the continental army plan and because he opposes the administration's pro gram of setting a definite time for Philippine independence. President Wilson accepted the resignation and has not selected a successor. The President himself probably will take personal charge of the administration's national de fense plans in congress. -Assistant Secretary Breckinridge also resigned as a mark of loyalty to his chief, whose views he shared. The President accepted his resignation. Both take effect immediately. Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff of the army, automatically becomes secretary of war ad Interim. It is known that one of Secretary Garrison's principal reasons for his convictions that only a federal con tinental army, instead of a reorgan ized National Guard, could be the main military dependence of the na tion was his belief that some day the United States may be called up on to defend the Monroe doctrine and in that event he foresaw the Na tional guard might not be available for use outside of the United States before a declaration of war. Cause of the Break Upon the contention, on the one hand, that the continental army or ultimately universal service was the nation's only reliance, and on the position, on the other hand, that no one plan could be enforced upon secretary of war parted ofilcial com pany. Mr. Garrison's resignation was a complete surprise to ofilcial Wash ington generally. Ho made no per sonal explanation. Several hours before the official announcement he had boarded a train with his wife for New York, and word had been passed at the department that he had gone for an indefinite stay. The acute difference of opinion which led to the break began early in the year, when opposition to the continental army plan began devel oping in congress. There had been indefinite rumors of the possibility of the secretary of war leaving the cabinet, but they never were coun tenanced in ofilcial quarters. The secretary everywhere was regarded as one of the strong men of the ad ministration upon whom the Presi dent leaned in the difficult situations, both domestic and international, which have marked his administra tion. The circumstances which led to the resignation were detailed In the secretary's correspondence with the President, which was made public to night by the White house. The Pfesident, the letters disclose, be lieves that training, organization and control of a military reserve should be under immediate federal direc tion, but is not "irrevocably or dog matically committed to any on plan." He wrote Mr. Garrison that he could not force any specific plan on con gress, and added: "I must welcome a frank interchange of views and a patient and thorough comparison of all the methods proposed for obtaln- congress, President Wilson and hising the objects we all have in view." Books Received Old Age Deferred, The Causes of Old Age and Its Postponement by Hy gienic and Therapeutic Measures. 3y Arnold Lorand, M. D., Physician to the Baths, Carlsbad, Austria, etc., oic. An authoritative medical work, for the layman as well as the prac titioner, dealing with the underlying causes that shorten human life and bring premature old age, and giving methods of prolonging the span of life .through agencies that make for health. Price $2.50 net. Descriptive circular free. 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Woodrow Wijson, President of TL.-S. A., . . Washington, D. C. - Your Excellency: Those -who favor for .this -country. a policy, of extensive .military pre paredness .are ,bringing tremendous pressure, to -bear, upon your adminis tration and the country at large to force upon us that policy. In view of this fact we deem it but fair that you should know the sentiments of those opposed to said policy. Our opposition is -based upon the follow ing convictions: 1. The future prestige, prosperity and safety of our country will be de termined primarily by her ability and willingness to serve the cause of hu manity, rather than by the military force she can exert. 2. At the present time the greatest possible seryfce .any nation can ren der humanity, is to le'ad vthe nations Into a better method of settling their differences than by armed conflict. 3. If the United States adopts at this time a policy of extensive mili tary preparation these results will follow: a. She will arouse the suspicion of other countries ns to her motives. b. She will forfeit the opportunity of rendering the supremo service of leading the nations into the path of sanity, peaco and good-will. c. She will encourage and compel the other nations to continue a pol icy which has proved so terribly dis astrous to Europe In helping to bring on the present conflict. Lord Rose bery is reported to have said in a speech recently delivered in London: ''I know nothing more disheartening than the announcement recently made that the United States the one great country left in the world free from the hideous bloody burden of war Is about to embark upon the building of a hugo armada destined to be equal or second to our own. It will mean that the burden will con tinue upon the other nations, and bo increased exactly in proportion to the fleet of the United States." d. She will generate in her own people the psychological conditions which easily give rise to war. In view of these possibilities we believe that any program Involving a decided advance over that followed prior to the war for the gradual in crease of our military equipment, will be inimical to the best interests of our country and the world at large. We, therefore, venture to express to you our views with the hope that you may be encouraged to resist the pressure of those who would have us adopt a policy fraught with such grave possibilities. Very respectfully yours, Twenty Ministers of Bridgeport, Conn., and vicinity. -r "PRAY," SAYS ADMIRAL BBATTV TO BRITAIN A Liverpool cable, dated Jan. 27. says: Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty, commander of the First British bat tle cruiser squadron, whose ships defeated the Germans in the North sea, has made a stirring appeal for a great religious revival in England as a necessary step to victory in the war.. 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