The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-18
WARMLY ADVOCATE
WORLDWIDE PEACE

fConfinucd From Page OurD
The Development Of code Of interna-
tiouaI equity. Declaring that tho
country has not reached n point where
var q impossible re cited the canal
Take the question OF the Panama
csna- We have property which.
when completed. will be worth 1900
coo. 000-at least Do will have ~orr rs
that 10 has been built not alone 10
further the cause OF the worlds COM
and western scaboards closer together
and 20 secure as the military benefit
enabling our naval fleet TO pass quick
tho works o. the canal are or such
character that e. warship might cas-
iy put the canal out OF commission
Forfinc.tioa OF CsasI.
we are authorized to police the
canal and protect 20 and We have tho
treaty right 90 erect Qualifications
there. Fortificstions are the best and
canal against tho attack on some IT.
responsible nation or armed force.
1T is said that 10 could neutraiizs
The canal and BY inducing all nations
90 agree not 20 attack the canal. Sc
cure SIS immunity from injury But
the trouble IS that nations are quite
legations under great stress. like that
81 war.
1T seems % me that We ought to
put ourselves IN position with ref
erencc 20 this very valuable and deli
cate piece OF property. no that. should
any nation FORGET IS obligation, we
will be in position 20 prevent un1sw-
ful injury % this instrument or com
mrrce so valuable 20 the world and
50 Indispensable TO us.
The fact that We fortifv tbs canal
VIII not prevent US from discharEinE
al International obligations that we
may have IN respect 90 %. but u Will
enable ua 90 defend ourselves fn it,
possession against the act OF every
irresponsible force or nation. IL win
trality n that is wise and right"
Country Prepared Tor wsr.
The President said the United states
had excellent coast defeusee for every
important harbor that an enemy could
enter. He summarized the prepared
ness Of the country for war by say
I'VE probably ought 20 see 10 II that
- have ammunition and guns enough
Tor ready use IN cases or emergency.
We have a small but very efficient.
rmv ~ 50 900 men. We have "a militia
of about $4,000 men. The army Is 50
Z ON skeleton organization into a
much larger body. We ought 20 have
more trained officers 30 as to fur
nlsh the teachers TO a larger body
of men that war might require US 20
There has been a good deal Of talk
IN the papers. and some reference IN
. Congress. 90 the supposed helpless con
dillon of this country in the event OF
foreign invasion. venture 20 think
that much more has been made Of this
than the facts. calmly considered.
would Justify.
I'VE have n verv good navy. and
with the opening Of the Panama canal
~ VIII be much more effective one
II would be useful TO prevent the
coming OF an invading army across the
seas.
LsrEc Standing Army Impossible.
"The people or this country will
never consent 60 the maintenance Of
a standing army which military cN-
ports win pronounce sufficiently large
20 cope I'm battle with the standing
army of the greater powers. should
they get beyond our army. avoid our
harhor acfcuscs and descend upon our
~ tc1pfcssness. then so De T. For
those who understand the popular will
in ibis country know that &c cannot
Ir deprccatinr the idea OF war
scare. tho President said that "a little
moro forethought. little more stten-
ton Go the matter on the part OF Con
Eress and We shall have all OF the
army and an of the munitions and ma
teris1 o. war that We ought to have I'm
miles on the one hand. and 5000 miles
on tho other. from the source Of hostile
invasion.
Army T. Expensive.
"Our army is much more expensive
per man than that OF any other nation. /
and 10 ls not an unmiVcd evil that 70 is /
go. because 90 necessarily restricts ue I
% the maintenance Of "a force which /
Dr. indispensable In the ordinary polio ]
ing 81 this country and our depcnden- /
cirr. and furnishes an additional reason I
Tor our using every endeavor TO main /
~ congratulate this association on /
the recent foundation Of Mr.. Carnegie. /
b which. under The wise guidance of /
AR. Elihu Root ar. Knox and their ]
aerociates. an income OF half a mil ]
Hon dollfrs annually is to be expended i
pm the practlcal promotion OF move
ments 90 secure permanent peace The /
W ldc discretion given TO the trustees. i
and their known ability. foresight and i
common sense Insure the usefulness OF
speaking Of the achievements in IN,
past by courts or arbitration. President
''If Nc can negotiate and put through 4
positive agreement with some great n
nation 20 abide the adjudication OF an
issue which cannot be settled BY nego-
tiation. no matter what 10 involves
whether honor. territory or money. we
concentrating that Il r. possible FOR
two nations 90 least 90 establish as
between them the same system OF due
speech OF n. Jusscraud.
That practical results have been Sc
cured is certain. that better ones are
in store. n We act wisely. r. no legs
sure" said n. JusEerand. the French
auhaesador. in discussing the move
mcnt for universal peace He said IN
part.
~ vet recent date. learned men
have taught the world that among the
various kinds n living creatures they
had studied. war was tho rule. that
where struggle ceased lie ceased. and
that. since more beings came into the
world than the world could feed. the
Destruction Of the weakest was both
necessity and "a condition Of urorreee
And n bold ncralizafiou ~ IL was