Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-22
Capt. tlobson Urges a Big Navy
To Preserve Nations
Peace.
CITIZENS TO TAKE ACTION,
nbrcc VIII Call Upon Mayor To For
ward Preparation For Conflict
TO Prevent Its Coming.
In the interest of peace and justice

In the interest OF peace and justice
BE 1t Resolved by this gathering OF
representative citizens of tho city OF
Salt Lake and State of Utah.
/. That general treaties of nrbitra-
tion should be negotiated by the Unit
ed States with all nations, granting
Jurisdiction to the international court
at The Hague over as many classes
OF controversies as the other contract
ing power In each case can be induced
to transfer from the field Of battle 10
the precincts of courts OF justice.
. That the United States should de-
clare in favor of permanent inter-
national congress containing represent
tatives from every nation, TO assemble
periodically and automatically for the
purpose of suggesting SUCH changes in
the law OF nations and In the meth
cd of its administration as the cur
rent of events may be desirable
aud practicable.
3. That present conditions call for
the immediate adoption OF progress
eive naval program that will give the
United states navy capable OF per-
forming its duty, l. O., Of protecting
our vast seacoast, our great and ever
Increasing volume Of ocean going com
meroe our growing interests In foreign
markets, our distant possessions, ana
of executing effectively all just foreign
policies of the nation.
T. That the chairman appoint COM
mittec of three to call upon the may
or. who is hereby requested 10 join with
said committee In communicating this
resolution to the representative In Con-
gress of this district, the two senator's
from this state, and the president of
the United States.
These are the resolutions which Con-
gresham Hobson of Alabama offered
at last nights meeting I'm the Lyric
theater, and which were adopted with
ringing "aye!" by the audience without
a dissenting vote. Captain Joseph II.
Gains. the presiding officer, then appoint
ed DIR. Henry La Motto, Y. S. N, re-
tired, j. II. Moyle and Judge j. a.
Street as tho committee to wait on
the mayor, as recommended in the res
olutions which are the same as have
been adopted at Capt. Hobson's In
stance, in $40 cities in the United
States.
The address by the congressman was
one Of the most stirring ever delivered
in Salt Lake, arousing an enthusiasm
IN the good sized audience that quickly
put it in entire sympathy with the
speaker. This in turn encouraged him.
so that he put forth an eloquent effort
which will not easily be forgotten. He
had been entertained at dinner late in
the afternoon at the University club,
and was given from the first to feel
that he was a welcome visitor here AT
the club the visitor was the guest or
Dr. La Motto. The other guests were
A. j. Weber. II. j. Dintnny, John A.
street, NJ r. Wilson, DR. II. ID. Niles
and Captain Garrison McCaskey, u. s.
A.
AMERICA ON THE SEA.
Captain Hobson's lecture was on
America as the Mistress of the Seas
He was introduced by Capt. C.dne In
short eulogistle address relative to his
feat Mt the mouth OF Santiago harbor;
with few remarks palliative of the
gallant captains achievements in the
bloodless battlefield of osculatinn. Capt.
Hobson then said in part:
THE national defense is the most
important question before the Congress
OF the United States today. We can
not leave our self preservation 10 the
other nations. 1t is folly 20 allow the
other great powers of the earth to arm
themselves and America to depend on
the justice of it's claims for protection.
hope for the day to come when the
nations of the earth will have col
lective protection, but let America take
the leadership In this.
A GREAT COAST LINE.
There are two ways for self-pres-
ervation, one the army and the other
wealth. which means great naVies,
where II is possible for a country to
protect herself with the navy. All ma
tons can not do this on account of
land frontier. but America has great
coast line and should hasten to take
advantage of this means OF protection.
Unless the nation controls the seas, il
must have an army We want a navy
to keep US from being attacked and
such n one that no nation will dare
attack us. BY this means we are sure
of peace and should there be war, tho
navy will be of such a size that II VIII
bring victory instead OF defeat
ION the Atlantic coast there are 3d.
coo miles OF waterway while the -four
great powers of EuropS have all to-
gether only 1000 miles. The coast de-
Tense Is inadequate and, therefore, the
navy must be depended upon to secure
us on the exposed waterways OF the
United States there is more property
than IN all the rest OF the world. We
are becoming great producing nation
and must have a market for our prod
ucts across the water, Unless we con-
troll the sea we can not hold our trade
with foreign countries.
EUROPEAN SEA POWER.