The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-04-01
J. HAMS WAR CRY.


ator ]. Hamilton Lewis of Illinois on
1.-The tolls question. Senator Lewis al
twsys causes a wide variety Of emotions,
whether he is delivering a speech in
. the senate or famboyanty displaying
new STYLES in gloves. ueekvear or hats.
The fact. however, that the Beau
Brummel Of the senate has devoted
Ssyears of study 10 the Enc art OF buff
<foonerv docs not place him wholly be-
yond the pale Of serious consideration
~ Senator Lewis took it upon himself to
warn the senate that If The tolls eX-
q United States would be plunged into
desperate international difficulties. He
ronjurcd before his imagination pie
grure of gigantic war should the
ttFDitcd States intervene in Mexico.
Both japan and Russia. according 10
Jihe senator's forecast, would attack
fii,s il VIC sent cur military forces into
Mexico without first repeating tho tolls
net Describing the effect Of such
SsNar, the senator saw in his mind Z
@rvc Japan scigiuc tho Philippines and
ghc Hawaiian Islands. aud Russia tax
9inr possession OF Alaska
"our navy, divided. would sail to
lhe fri?id sra agains, tho enemy and
80 tho south to protect the Philippine
sIisIauds, said tho senator. 'Tbe army
would be divided. part in Mexico and
81 Inc other part moving TO our posses.
n sioDs 10 protect them. England, feel
Ing under those conditions no trjcndi-
ness to us, VIC would not seek her al.
n iaucc on the northern border without
friendship, and South Amcrica, already
imbucd with feeling that when un
der the administration of President
Roosevelt we performed Cacsarian
operation upon Colombia and cxciscd
Nfrom her the government Of Panama,
only waits that it may duplicate the
performance upon ono equally defense
& less on the south near the canal, fur.
lnishing supplies to tho enemy and
supporting the assault; In what a
6splcodid condition we would stand. Sad,
diudced, it is to contemplate.
sad indeed. Who can view this pic.
,turc Of the United states crushed be.
6Ncath The weight Of hslf the world
I~iihoai bursting into tears
BU' there is one picture which Seua-
Hior Lewis fails TO PAINT. japan is in
financial straits. /; could not carry on
war listing for years. If it should
d seize the Philippines and the Hawaiian
islands the people of the United states
would take them back even
1 thrcncb the war endured for "a
a"ecadc or more. Even though the
,'apaucse felt certain that our
gravy could moi prevent them from
Ncaptufing the islands they would be
,rise enough 10 realize that thcy must
o,sPcad millions and perhaps billions to
seep The islands. Even though their
will Tor war were strong ,hcy would
hesitate TO begin conflict that must
cDd IN their defeat.
Y 1t Is scn&tor Lcwiss icnobIc arrn-
nent that because VIC do.uot possess
aan adequate uayy we must adopt a
Asabscrvicut foreign policy; that we
1nast Low TO the unjust dictates OF
8EHglsud or any other foreign nation
tthai desires TO strengthen itscli at our
sXpcuse.
=. II our navy is inadequate ihc Demo
s.,Tats arc to blame. II our navy is not
ablc to cope with nc weakest of the
great powers, thcn it is practically use
slcss. VIC have spent hundreds Of mil,
AiiOns on it. and yet IN war i, would
profit u not at all, according 20 senator
Lewis. This il a terrible admis-ion FOR
"a Democratic leader 10 make II 70.
svcals the Little Americans in dis.
graceful light. At every session of con.
4rress they have been Sighting against
fSn adequate navy, They have 7er.
Smitted the couu,ry TO e1pcnd fabulous
&ums for navy that can only fail
when put TO the test. Such navy.
wherefore, is greater expense in the
long run than navy whose initial
rost is twice rs great, In ono ease YOU
q nave navy that is just good enough
Sio DC good for nothing. In the other