Addams opposes military preparedness, testifies before House Military Affairs Committee
Description
In testimony before the United States House of Representative's Military Affairs Committee, Addams opposes steps toward military preparedness, especially an immediate increase in military spending, arguing that the United States does not face an imminent threat. She proposes instead that a decision be postponed until after the war. She also advocates for a national commission to study a possible increase in military spending. Meanwhile, President Wilson makes a nine-day lecture tour to promote the benefits of military preparedness.
Date
1916-01-13
Source
“Jane Addams Wants no Army Increase.” The New York Times: 14 Jan. 1916, vol. LXV no. 21,174: 5. The New York Times Company. NYTimes Search. Web. 8 June 2017.
“Statement of Miss Jane Addams.” To Increase the Efficiency of the Military Establishment of the United States. Hearing Before the House Committee on Military Affairs, Sixty-Fourth Congress, First Session on the Bill to Increase the Efficiency of the Military Establishment of the United States, 13 Jan 1916. Washington Government Publishing Office 1917, 3-15. Google Play Books. Web. 14 June 2017.
“Statement of Miss Jane Addams.” To Increase the Efficiency of the Military Establishment of the United States. Hearing Before the House Committee on Military Affairs, Sixty-Fourth Congress, First Session on the Bill to Increase the Efficiency of the Military Establishment of the United States, 13 Jan 1916. Washington Government Publishing Office 1917, 3-15. Google Play Books. Web. 14 June 2017.