Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-22

the Atlantic rs warships: France, al;
Germany. 81. while America has bu,
I'VE. We are unable TO protect our
own coast, let alone trying to uphold
the Monroe doctrine. We have one
meet ana two oceans aud the coast lie :
ionse on the Pacific IL even more In
aeequnte than that on the Atlantic
we can not guarantee our own people
protection with the navy Of the pres
| cnt time
During the trouble In san francisco.
with the Japanese school children. the
United States WIS forced to submit,
10 Japan only because we did not have
navy large enough TO put fleet in
tho Pcliic TO protect us. Japan knew
TINS and took advantage of the fact.
| We now have fleet In the Pacific and
Japan Is quiet, but we win again have
10 submit to her Insults as soon as the
| ships return to the Atlantic. Japan
is sending her trained soldiers to this
| country AZ emlgrants, and It is OF SUI
! prcme Importance that wo control the
Pacific.
MUST LOOK TO ASIA.
THE history of the world has shown
that republics have always been the
prey of monarches Republics are now
and they do not build so permanently
as do the older forms OF government l
am not here to alarm you, but l say
that while we think we are safe from
the monai'chles of Europe we are not
safe from the monarchies OF Asia.
The time IS coming when Europe
VIII tie our hands while Asia crushes
us The only security for the United
states IL to build navy big enough TO
control the Atlantic and the Pacific ut
the same time. Congress has author
iZed two new battleshiIs to be built
Already all the nations OF Europe have
fEsTsk ,.fs,e, a q Ns
take them as long to build ships I'm
der the way things are at present 1t
takes five years for the United States
to build a ship While IN Europe It
takes but two. Building battleshlps Is
a great expense, but is not as expen-
sive as war II the United States had
three more battleships before the Span
ish-AmercAn war, costing Sl0,000,000,
there would have been no war and the
$5OO0O,O00 spent foolishly fitting up old
ships would have been saved and the
country ahead $50 600. 900. A great navy
is the surest and shortest way 10
peace"
JAPAN AGGRESSIVE.
Congressman Hobson made II very
clear that Japan has been, If she is not
now, DESTROYS of picking a quarrel with
the United States, as her attitude IN
the matter OF the japanese school and
green house incidents at San Francisco
showed. There had been outrages
that were outrages against japanese
in Australia and British Columbia" hs
said, but they attracted no attention
from the government while slight in
stances OF what could not be classed as
more sever than infIactions of the
public peace in California where Japa-
nesse We're involved, We're seized upon
by the Japanese government as an eX-
fnr tlltip1uInn q fhn United
States that meant war If not acceded
to- The speaker gave Il graphic ac-
count of how the demand found this
country entirely unprepared for any
conflict with the Pacific coast entirely
unprotected. so that the president was
forced to resort to humiliatng extrem-
tiles of diplomacy In order to avoid the
threatened declaration Of war on the
part of Japan. He sent for the mayor
and superintendent OF schools Of San
Francisco to come to Washington. ON
the way thither they were frequently
interviewed by reporters, to whom they
declared they proposed to stand on
their rights: and their position was
logical and perfectly defeusible, as the
state OF California certainly has the
right to- regulate her own school ad-
ministratlon, he contended. But what
was the attitude of the two san FRAN
ciscans on their return? Why they
didn't have any attitude. They had
the international situation explained to
them, and the Japanese were taken
right back in the public schools. The
had been taken into the courts
of California, and the supreme court
was to hand down an opinion. The
Japanese government had stated that
the decision of this court would de-
eide Japans action. Well, the SUI
preme court never handed down the
decision. although It was understood
that II would do SO, and that 1t would
sustain the action OF the san Francis
co school authorities" Captain Hob
son laid particular stress on the ma
chinations of Japan in forcing treaties
on European nations whose possessions
In the orient are extensive and Valu-
able. In fact, he said, Japan has
forced England into an offensive and
defensive alliance; and with the Japa-
nese fleet on the Pacific and the Eng
fish fleets on the Atlantic, what show
will the United States have In making
any pretentlons toward protecting ITS
long water lines? Inc pur,
pose of Japan is TO put the united
States to sleep In fancied security,
while she continues to expand her army
and navy: and then when she is ready,
she will demand of England to fulhll
her obligations and proceed to crush
us Japan Will haYe no trouble III
selling all American insular possessio
in the Pacif1c, or IN ldnultl6 huiuSa "a
armed men on our Pacific coast. Then.
Congress will wake up-forced TO 40
and the amount OF bloou
TO be spilled and treasure expended VIII
be inoalculable. Now. all this can De
avoided by building up a navy com
with the demands of our
situation and interests as
a nation great navy is the cheap
est insurance against such a disaster
"Do you want small navy and the
desolatlons of war. or big navy ana
assurance of peace? The navy IS
war the disease. Not alone
does our peace depend on It, but the
peace Of the whole world. America
stands for Just policies. If she had
control the open door policy of justice
and right would triumph. DO not
advocate war but peace. Peace can pc
had only by the rule Of the just anu
right government. As long as nations
shall have navies let America nave inc
greatest navy ,t g..
CAPTAIN Hobson put his audience III
n very thoughtful, solemn frame or
mind when he explained that the out
come OF Japan's policies meant me
arraying OF the yellow against we
White races This meant that inc
world would be set on fire. lie was