Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1933, Page 11

BOOSEVELT'S AID FORDEFENSE SEEN Weakened U. S. Army and Navy Expected to Receive His Strong Support. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Friends of national defense have abandoned hope of legislation necessary to Iecp the United States Army and x on an adequate footing until the Seventy-third Congress and the Roose- velt administration are in office. It is recognized that, serious as the needs of both services and international condi- tlons are, budget difficulties make it im- possible to obtain the requisite apppro- Ppriations at this moment. The general staff of the Army and the general board of the Navy, which are charged, respectively, with the duty cf maintain- ing the Republic’s land and sea forces in a state of full preparedness, wiil be satisfled if they can, for the time beiny ward off congressional attempts to whf tle down the national defensive estab- lishment to the danger point. There will be an earnest effort in both serv- ices to prevent drastic reduction of per- sonnel. The threat to cut the Marine Corps to 7.000 or 8,000 enlisted men below the total strength deemed necessary to per- mit the Marines to fulflll their ordained tasks is the sort of thing the Navy would avert &t all cosis, letting the matter of ship construction go over until a day. The Army will b2 content f it can again defeat the attack on the Citizens' Military Training Camps. The budget proposals now befo: of Representatives would occasion duction in the number of C. M. T. trainees from 37,500 to 13,000. Other Nations Far Ahead. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, chief of staff, divuiged in a statement issu=d at the end of last week that successive | slashes in Army personnel during the last few years have resulted in placing the United States seventeenth in man- power strength available within a short, or emergency, mobilization period. Gen. MacArthur estimates our military stvength at a mobilizable total of 439, 189, as compared to Japan's 2,177,000, the British Empire’s 1,163,204, France's 6,975,000, Italy's 6,498,141 and Poland's 1.977,100. The strength of even coun- tries like Yugoslavia, Sweden, Switzer- land, Belglum &n” Greece, in each case. is far ahead of ours. Authorities conversant with the in- ternational situation, and especially the immeasurable possibilities conjured up by the Japanise-Chinese war, argue that the hour was never less appro- ate than now for the United States cheesepare on military and naval expenditure, especially naval. Senator Samuel M. Shortridge of California, chairman of the Senate Committee on Naval Affalrs, has just had prepared for his committes an up-to-the-minute set of comparative statistical data on the “navies of the world.” lation discloses that while the United States has a grand total tonnage in warships of =il classes of 1,151,420, which is larger than that of any of the other four principal navies, that figure includes 300,860 tons of over-age ves- sels. It leaves efficient, under-age American ships in commission heavily below the corresponding gross tonnage of the British Empire and Japan. Draws Startling Picture. Representstive Carl Vinson of Georgia, chairman -0f the House Naval Affairs , draws a startling picture g: the way in whlcl; 'L?,U““fid slum steadily slipped backwerd at sca and behind the British and Japanese fleets, despite the ceclebrated 5—5—3 ratio. He roveals that unless there is provision for new construction in the meantime, the American Navy will oc- cupy fourth place. ranking behind the fleets of the British Empire, Japan and France, in 1936.' In that year the limitation treaty of London expires. This is the situation disclosed by Chairman Vinson—figures designed to surprise most Americans and gwaken them, he thinks, into a keen realization of the necessity of not cconomizing in the wrong direction. “Since ratifi- cation of e Washington treaty of 1922,” says the House naval chairman, “we have provided for 40 ships of & fotal of 197,640 tons. In the same fenod Great Britain has provided for 48 ships of a tonnage of 472,310; Japan for 164 of 507.737 tons, Italy 144 of 297,072 tons.” i “Now, take the picture as it will ap- | pear in December, 1936, when the| treaty of London expires” he con- | tinues. “If the policies of the Hoover administration are maintained Decem- ber, 1936, will find a disturbing pic- ture on display. (I am excluding battleships, in which class new con- struction is not contemplated by any of the treaty signatories.) Effect New Policy. “Here is the picture, the tonnage totals representing under-age aircraft carriers, cruisers of all types, destroy- ers and submarines: Great Britein, 130 ships. 485,488 tons: Japan, 151 ships. 440,828 tons: France, 169 ships, 365,- 173 tons; United States, 60 ships, 346.- 770 tons, and Italy, 121 ships, 241,404 tons. These totals include every ship | under construction or appropriated for | since the negotiation of the Washing- ton treaty in 1922." Men in Congress who are conscious ©f the progressive shrinkage in Ameri- can sea power, due to parsimony on Capitol Hill and the incessant pacifist influences to which the House end Senate are subjected, are and The tabu- lnne for a Lutheran and the other for a THE SUNDAY Church Marks Anniversary CONCORDIA CONGREGATION PASSES CENTURY MILESTONE. present pestor of the church, which is observance of its 100th anniversary. 17, 1833. ONCORDIA LUTHERAN EVAN- GELICAL CHURCH, Twentieth and G streets, is looking back this week on a century of prog- | ress—a century in which its| congregation has played a large part in the history of the Capitnl. On January 17, 1833, 68 men and women gathered in the home of I I Lehmanowsky to organize a church‘ Adherents to both Lutheran and Re- formed confessions were in the group, | but confessional differences proved no| barrier, and a union church was or- ganized under the name of the Concor- | dia German Evangelical Church. Rev. | Ungerer was called as first pastor, and | under his leadership the new congre- gation immediately set itself the task of securing & house of worship. Many years before a cert2in Jacob Funck had made an attempt to i & new town on his farm, located in the | section now bounded by Eighteenth and Twenty-fourth streets and by H street and the Potomic River. In 1768 he had sold two lots for church purposes, Reformed (Church. No_ use had been made of these up to 1833, and since the new congregation was a union of the| two faiths, it claimed both lots. It built | its church on the corner designated for | a Lutheran Church, the southeast cor-| ner of Twentieth and G streets. Rev. Mr. Ungerer was followed by Rev. Mr. Maertens, Rev. Henry Borchers and Rev. Mr. Blewend, each of whom | served but a short time. { In 1843 a group of members, who de- sired English services, left the congre- gnuon and helped to organize the St. aul’s Lutheran Church. Friendly re- lations continued between the two churches, and for some years the new congregation worshiped in Concordia Church on Sunday afternoons. Served for 23 Years. A pastorate of 23 years began, when in January of 1847 Rev. Samuel D. Finckel became pastor. * During his pastorate the first parsonage was built in back of the church, facing Twentieth | street; the church building was en- | larged by an addition of about 12 feet | and the seating capacity increased by | erection of a gallery. | The records show the congregation | took an interest in public affairs by | contributing to erection of the Wash- | ington Monument and by furnishing | supplies for wounded soldiers and giving | relief to needy dependents of soldiers during the Civil War. Under leadership of Rev. Gustave Rietz, who served the Concordia Church from 1870-1879, the Sunday school was reorgenized and the Ladies’ Aid Soclety was founded. To Rev. Martin Kratt, pastor from 1879 to 1881, belongs the credit for founding the ‘German Orphan Asylum, | whose first supporters and originai | members were all members of Concordia | Church, which continues to give ald to From 1882 to 1888, Rev. Louls H. Schneider served as pastor. During his pastorate the new parsonage was built at 1920 G street and a fund of $10,000 | for & new church accumulated. Because of litigation, which threatened the loss of the church property, the congrega- tion reorganized and changed its name to “German Lutheran Evangelical Cen- | covdia Church.” | New Church Erected. The brief pastorate of Rev. Johannes Mueller, 1888-1890, was of importance | because of the growth of the Sunday | school and the building of the chapel | on the site of the old parsonage to meet | the school needs. The plans to build a new church | that a new deal portends for the United States Navy when what is| called the “Quaker spirit,” dominant | during the past four years, is sup- | planted_after March 4. Franklin D. | Roosevelt's belief in the fleet an everything connected with it is pro- verbial. of the sea, which was intensified by 1t dates from & boyhood love | October. Pictured cbove is the bullding which since 1‘92 has housed the congregation of Concordia Lutheran Evangelical Church. In the inset is Rev. Charles Enders, opening a week of celebration today in ‘Tue church was established January Soclety was organized with Miss Chris- tine Dengler as its first president. Sunday night English services were introduced in 1898 and in October, 1909, the first English morning service was held. During the World War, German services were discontinued entirely, to be resumed after the war, alternating with the English services. The congregation gave the use of the basement of the church as a mess hall for the George Washington University students training for the Army and Navy during the war. : An occasion of particular interest during the pastorate of Dr. Menzel, was the marriage in the church of Countess Alexandra Bernstorfl, daughter of the then German Ambassador, Count von Rernstorff, to Count Raymond von Sourtales. President Taft and most of ‘|the leading members of governmental and diplomatic circles attended. In 1919, Rev. Mr. Menzel accepted a call to become the executive secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Evangelical Synod of North America. His successor was Rev. C. W. Locher, who served Concordia Church until October, 1924, when he went to Steuben- ville, Ohfo. In 1929, he was elected president of the Evangelical Synod of North America, which office he holds at the present time. Took Post in 1924, Rev. Charles Enders has been pas- tor since November, 1924. In 1925 the interior of the church was _redecorated and new alter and g\llpib were given by Mrs. Christine uchholz in_mermory of her husband, 5 ommnzblelv o3 ‘tervice. on the death of on President. v of Germany was held in the church on March 6, 1925, at+ tended by President Coolidge, his cabi- net and many other governmental of- | ficials as well as by the diplomatic rep- resentatives of the various countries. Until 1926 the church was an inde- pendent congregation. It had been served by pastors of various Lutheran bodies, but had never been affiliated with any of them. After having been served by pastors of the Evangelical Synod of North America for 36 years, it offic’ ly affiliated with the Synod in 182¢. It is now represented on the Atlantic trict Board for Home Missions by H. F. Dunkhorst and its last three pastors have taken an active part in the work of the Synod. Both Dr. Menzel and Dr. Locher were chairman of the Board for Forelgn Missions, and Rev. Mr. Enders is a member of the Board for Home Missions, having been recording secretary of the board until increasing local duties made it necessary for him to resign this office. ‘The 1933 conference of the Atlantic district will meet at Concordia Church in May of this year. Four of Concordia's one-time mem- bers have entered the full-time service of the church. In 1909, Miss Elise this institution through the activenin- | Kettier went to India as & missionary. terest of its members. | A year later Miss Louise Moeller was consecrated as a Lutheran deaconess Rev. Emil Menzel, now missionary in India, was ordained to the ministry in 1919. Six years later, Rev. Theophil Menze], now 2 professor at Eden Theo- logical Seminary, Webster Groves, Mo., was ordained. \FIVE HURT IN LABORATORY Many Get Glass in Eyes When Test Tube Explodes. NEWTON, Conn., January 14 (#)— Four students and State Supervisor Prank Knight were cut by fragments of lass when a test tube exploded in the : | were carried out in the first years of the | laboratory of Hawley High School yes- confdent | pastorate of Rev. Ernst Drewits, who | terday . T A K is | Was pastor from 1890 to 1896, and the | Science Club were treated for particles Thirty other members of the new building was dedicated on Sunday, | of glass about their eyes. May 15, 1892. | Rev. Paul A. Menzel served Concordia Church longer than any other pastor o date. His ministry extended from 1896, to November, 1910. In May, 1897, the Concordia Mission Albert Allen, 16, president of the club, received possible serious injuries to his right eye. The explosion oc- curred when an experiment was being conducted to produce a miniature vol- cano, school officials said. his eight years as Assistant Secretary of the Navy throughout the Wilson | acministration. Chairman Vinson szys he hes no au- thority to speak for the President-elect, buf, registers strong faith that D, R.” will promptly unfold naval ideas in striking contrast to those which pre- vailed during the Hoover administra- tion. “I often wonder how many Ameri- cins realize.” says Chairman Vinson, “that in the Hoover administration there has not been authorized a single ship. This means the imposition on the Roosevelt administration of a bur- den a great deal heavier than it should normally have been called upon to boar, since the postpone- ment of necessary new construction and reconditioning of ehips merely in- creases the expenditure in future years or else results in the gradual decline which has marked the course of the fi;t ring the administration of Mr. Long-time Plan Expected. One of the first acts of the House Naval Affairs Committee in the new Congress will be 1o work out & definite and at the same time economical pro- gram, which would be spread out over a series of years, so that the drain on the Treasury would not be heavy in any one yeir. While no estimates as to the projected cost of this program are yet available, it would probably total several hundred million dollars, spread over & rrlod of 10 years. The appropriation or the first year would be less than $20,000,000, with the peak fixed for the fourth or fifth year of the program, when it would probably approxmate between_$50,000,( and $75,000,000. The House naval chsirman argu that ch;urtonnm his committee will be at least 85 per cent “an unemployment relief proposition.” Young Peoples’ Concert At Central High School. R. HANS KINDLER, at yes- terday morning’s session of the National Symphony Concert, Young People's made up “for his sin of having played ‘Three Blind Mice'” at the previous concert y having the audience sing Drink Me Only With Thine Eyes,” which, he said, was “a song full of love and sentiment.” The young audience opened its throat wide and let loose a joy- ful expression of gladness at the singing of such a song— and “love and sentiment” venile lady “lowbrows” who had objected to the endorsing of such an inferior theme as the mice 1 Dr. Hans Kindler. Yesterday's concert, like all these Music and Musicians Reviews and News of Capital's Programs. together—and the maestro himself, pink and smiling, told his little storles about “form in music,” with that lightheartedness #nd those references to Greta Garbo and Lit- tle Annic Rooney which keep the subject lively and up to the minute in the midst of eighteenth century classicism. The discussion of the minuet re- volved around Mozart, Boccherini and Becthoven, and the audlence voted that it liked Mozart about as well as it did Beethoven, and that Boccherini came next. ~After the playing of “Don Juan" minuet, the Boccherin{’s minuet from the Cham- ber Music Sextet, and the Beetho 1 minuet from the “First Symphor Dr. Kindler turned to the brief a. 1 pleasant Jarnefelt “Praeludium,” which the orchestra played with more spirit than it ever has before. Then after the “Drink to Me Only” song, Dr. Kindler announced that he was going to play- a -modern polka written by Weinberger and taken from his opera “Schwanda.” He apologized for pla; it, saying that he hoped it wouldn't “hurt the souls” of his little audlence after the Beethoven fest. That it didn’t break a soul, or so much as singe one, was apparent from the howls of joy that followed the polkas and the fugues execu- tion. 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