The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-02-03
Speech of the Honorable James r.
Mann, Republican Leader of the
House Of Representatives, Delivered
in Congress, Tuesday Afternoon,
January rs, 1916.

we can to wait sor trouble and then
spend untold bill ions before we are
finally victurs as we would be. CAD.
plauseD If we are involved in no
trouble we viii be getting off cheap.
ly with the expenditures for prepar.
alton. If we should be involved in
trouble the money we spend now viii
be worth MANIFOLD that which we
would spend after the trouble began.
applause
know the gentlemen are sincere
in their BELIEF that there will be no
trouble. | sympathize with those
who prefer to spend the money of
the people In the way Of investment
and aid of our own people at home,
rather than for the support of idle
armies or navies. But when trouble
does come, If It should come, there
would be no dissenting voice against
spending all our means, IL necessary
to defend our country aud our homes
and II were wise for us now, It seems
to me, to begin our preparation.
do not intend to discuss the de-
tails, though have reached the con-
clusion myself that 1t were wei, as
an emergency measure, to increase
our regular Army to 100000 or $780,
900, or even half million men Zap
plause on the Republican side); that
we shoud increase Or provide our
fortifications so that our coasts may
be fairly, amply protected, and that
we should provide a Navy which will
be able to defend us on the sea.
have much more fear in the end OF
war with England than ! have OF
: war with Germany. (Applause.)
Events are coming rapidly in the
world. We may sit by and wait In
contentment, and yet it Is our duty,
as the managers of great country
and powerful people, to provide for
. their protection against possibilities
as well as against certainties.
] think, then, that we ought to provide
these great forces; that II ought t o
bN NbioiuNi'u ~ ph 1NhNJ
/ ter entirely apart from the ordinary
e routine or expense of government,
I without regard to craftsmanship or par
: ty lines. (Appause.) If England and
T. France and Germany and Italy can
8 consider their problems without par
G ty lines, n country like ours ought
y to be able to sweep aside mere parti-
san considerations and try to stand
S together. loyal to the country. In
c the effort to aid the administration
of the government.
J. think, further, that we ought to
L provide in some way for the building
: up and the strengthening of cur home
e industries, so that If we shall be-
= come involved in war we may be able
l. to live within ourselves. (Applause) :.
q And / think rs far as possible that
It question should be considerel entire
l. ~ apart from former partisan opinion
7 in the hope that In some wa, we may
! get together in the interest OF our
. country, II we shcnld become in.
= No'N'u III Il OIL Snl' WIN " IVA S'oi
: power.
" have spoken thus very briefly,
= not with rhetoric or fancy phrase, be-
Q cause II seems to me that II there cy-
r er was time in the history of our
u country when we ought to invite and
n receive expressions of opinion from
IS all sides, this is one of the times
y with a firm determination that out
of It we will bring results; combir
% alton of the opinions OF all. without
IT expressing the views OF any, which
% we and all Of our people may stand
% for that we may uphold in the fu'
. ture our national honor and cur ma
IL tiona' integrity, and, it seems to me
'r possibly our modern civilization, that
" I fear may break down en- the other
u side of the water. Let us try 70
~ think what Is for the best OF our
IL country, what we would dc II we had
'r each one, the supreme authority and
IL responsibi ity II 1t were placed upor
~ each ore 10 determine wNc'Ner +
"a would toke the chance Of dieae'"r 4
Dr. he future. or prepare now Z nr"Ver'
l" hat disaster. (Pro onged applause.
20 One 'arge land owner of Ave o'i'
" possesses an area OF about one c1tl
~ that Of England.
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