The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-14
ENGLAND PROPOSES
| GREATER ARMAMENT
Watches Germany With Jeal-
Gus Eye and Prepares to
Meet Expansion.
MAY BE CONSCRIPTION
Lord Roberts Eager to Put the
Army Upon Strongest
Possible Footing.
MAY BE CONSCRIPTION
BY PHILLIP EVERETT
Special Cable to The rr,bunc

| >''"'' ~ ITlDUlIC.
. HuNDoN, April l3.-Closer than bv
snip, England and Germany are cnu.
neeted by mutual jealousy and distrust
ana as WINSTON Churchill s speech on,
INC brltish navy estimates nroduced
= u sensation all over Germany so tho
herman government proposal for a
iarge increase of its already Iarge army
ana smaller increase, but still an in.
.vase' nar OF It's already much-expanded
tb;so nas produced great effect in
r. @.Ihea'y sorely troubled country.
10 the great majority of EngI;sb.
i men ~ Is now settled beyond anv donb.
;nat sne KAISER, representing Germeny
- sulleTing from what Americans call
g. sweiled head and has maJe ~,
MS mind TO obtain for himself tho land
oIshIp OF Europe and then of tbo
a;s nnoie world They consider that the
,,,a ma,seL sees only one obstacle in his
way, ana TINT obstacle is England.
Strike at Center.
:. According to English ideas German
I.e'esneh and soldiers have Learned
tne doctrines of their mill.
9eacheT, who drew the lessons op
the Napoleonic age He tan9ht 'tI ~ VI
enat IN serious or national war the mr.
pose was to overthrow the adversarv
py rendering him defenseless tbat -
ttLushing his armed forces; that. in case
tha aoVersary was coalition, the first
.nIng was, If the coalition could he dc.
soiveo' 80 that its members conid bo
oraNitr vIn in sufn, to find the center of
strn 10y. II there was one ally with q
objective. WAS tne 1Hst
me German statesmen lust now
tDlnk that there is n coalition vh;ob
cHIsistS OF England, France and nos.
SlDly Russia The first NOV pE
break 1t up. Every ATTEMPT is na5o
aho WllI be made. TO sever Tho tia be.
tween Russia and France nc we'll os
me understanding between each of
SnuGl ana England. In the assumed
= c1tnp}natlon Of France and Enejan,i
ine deTmans see the center Of gravitv
In the French army, S'S
Strengthen German Army,
SO the German army is 70 be
strengthened by two army corps in the
coming spring, so as to make q part-
nershiD with England too danperous for
rance That accomplished, the next
step Will be decided when the t;mo
comes If France would change sides
ehat would add twenty-one baftIosbins
20 Germany's thirty-three, and with thn
neets Of Austria Hungary and ItaIv
would give the German combinatioy
the desired superiority at sea, But If
not' The defeat of the French army
"ouid isolate England, and perhaps
PROVIDE the funds for further expan.
sion OF the German navy.
such being the policy which Enpland
strlkes or no strikes-has to be pre-
'areo TO meet, what must bo England
DOllcV IN UpT Iaf. u,l' !
sot forth by Mr.. Church;IJ
V1li, OF course, be supported by both
'nrties. and even stronger poIicv will
meet with general sympathy and M
erious opposition. |
Roberts Wants conscription.
But England plans further still Tno
conservative press is hammering IL into
lie heads of its readers that naval !
programme alone will not meet thc !
leeds OF the day 1t is only a begin.
ing which must be followed IN by a I
trong military policy and there must
ot be single months delay in em. 7
arkiDg on this. c
Lord Roberts is touring the cou,t,v /
gitatlng IN favor Of general cousrrip. c
ION and he has made IL the object Of t
Is Old age TO see every Euciishman s
etWeen the ages OF Is and ~ trainedI T
!, the use OF arms and able 10 don the q
lng,s coat In case Of war, At pres !
mt he IS not meeting with much suc. s
css, for the Liberal government is II
trongtv opposed to placing this new a
cavv burden on the nation, but &c y
onservativc government comes in bo 4.
ore he dies. Lord Roberts will nm !,
oubtedly see his ambitions crowned =
18th success. y