Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-03-11
SHALL OUR
ARaY and NAVY
Be INCREASED?

d. NUMLAUU.
In a debate in Minneapolis lately. hy
Leonard keyss, formerly q resident
Of this city, he delivered ths TOD.
lowing address, which ~pn I'M the de-
bate and is pretty good. Ii fs timely
and therefore We fsasosaaes al
toSluwy.
Honorable Judges, Ladies' asaar GGeatis-
men:
inuoduction: The question before
US thas evening is une A1hich.taas been
Gebat cd since the baSannins OF the
United States geEarameEsa. IN Ia skhe
questions regarding 1he.arnay asad nav r.
shouN tksse deploq~bIe TOOLS oe de-
slTuotbon be greatly strengthened?
our hontsabas opponents OF the At
fi1magdYe NbsSids attempting to show
that a great increase OF the army
ami navy is necessary must also con
slaer whether or not -sac han increase
would be conducive 90 the presTya-
'Iion a. lseae6 with forsagn stations.
We OF the negative p9acs our faith
IN present policy o6 the United States
TOW ard the army and navy and VIE
believe it 10 be ths only faasibls one
We KNOW that a greet Increase Of the
army and navy 9s unnecessary, undas
HabLe, and that 1t UuIlid be danger
Gus. AS tirrt 6; aeakef win prove
that a great increase OF the army
aud navy is absolutely On necessaxy y:
Prof: FIRST Of AL; what have We
to GEAR? Our xoYsiRment - unlike
that Of any other NATION IN tbs
world We have no binding foreign
alliances and for that reason cannot
be Drawn into ,the trnasbla OF 9TH
er countries We axa related to the
world only thIuaggsh tbs peaceful ties
OF commerce. Almost thaety treaties
have been aegntiatsst' With foTagn
nations which IN case ef trouble
between US and soma other country
would delay fsnw for ons year. IS The
result OF such a delay 8ould surely
be a setttamepA- OF arbitration af -
The present Eurcxes1l oonttiet" ID
so ADDS in proving that 3 great ia
oraase OF the army xnd navy lbs MI
necessary The countries Of Gar
many, Aastua, Turkey, England.
France. Rnsai2 a1n japan are invoat-
ed In this titanic sarlgSss, Isndcotu-
mon SENSE tells us that Ii 1t should
cnnrinue much Longer all Of these
countries viii ba On the brink Ct
ruin. Then, honorable Judges, ASA
the opposition xaaT anything satains
from the prescott var should cause
this resoarcNfu country To inmAdfzt'
ely make the absurd more to xraxt-
Iy strengthen It's a6uy and navy7
Should we ON accoznt of tnoa pres
ent WAT entirely change our present
economic, efficient and Ideal his
tosc policy? The E2TYaHg 0dions OF
the earth who Mt ons Time seemed
all powerful are crying TO sl4 for help
They want oair good VIII. They &ak
our uooraa guidance. Shdl we fotazke
them? Honora1le Judges the present
Wat will undoubtedly exhaust all OF
the European powers. They via be
tremnapasly fH debt esnd uniTsrsa4
peace and disarmament are DOW but
matter of oa1y q short time. There
fora it Ia abvSoaS fhE the nxsaent
war has not Increased stae oznkzf OF |
a war With t9uRn nations but On
the contrary stAA<s il kaS . tszssnaa
such u pessztdlky.S sas'ss
Beside u1y efsE'two rsAzsas tasre |
is a third which will 7also shaH. yp7
{ hat a greaa faExNaSe Cd spsar army |
and navy is unnecessary. Tbs army |
and navy a. they puw &and are not
To be looked N7cn -nsasnaGkn f |
nothing. We ara a RowsrAa nation |
and ans reenguizAd By khs rest Of
the world ss Sssch. Our strength csu- |
sisls q two -taiaxz; 4rNs oar geo
usDh led kss1tsc1. ~ ssc@d1y gar
sruy SAD EsvT, Tbs Eeos1sRa2a tr
seaen Of. ia. -cMntzT nsaEs makes Il
almost g1adx 30 coUe With cDfRs
sfsnaas. We ~ stsd nskn %.
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