The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-02-18

expensive &c prepare Tor peace. Two
years ago a billion dollars seemed a
very large sum OF money. No one
would have believed two years ago
that either England or Germany
cnuld carry on war at the expense
already involved, amounting to bill
liens OF dollars, an expense 80 great
that the interest on the Indebtedness
would be sufficient ordinarily TO
maintain the Government work
And the end OF that Indebtedness Is
not In sight. What may come out vi
such immense burdens OF debt In
these countries, even when peace
may be declared, 40 one can tell.
Revolutions are not improbable, and
revolutions In the history Of the
world have usually lead to aggression
and disputes, and often TO war with
other countries. We can better af-
ford today TO spend hundreds of mil
lions Of dollars or q few billions of
dollars, in ample preparations f'T
trouble, and avoid 1t II poss, ble, than
we can to wait for trouble and then
spend untold billions before We are
finally Victors, AS we would be. APP
plause.) II we are involved in no
trouble we will be getting of cheaply
with tie expenditures for prepaI a.
tion. Ii We should be involved In
trouble the money we spend now will
he worth many fold that which we
would spend after the trouble Osg an.
Applause.
/ know the gentlemen are sincere
Ia their belief that there will be 90
trouble. / svmpathiZs with those
who prefer to spend the money Of the
people In the way Of investment and
aid of our own people at nome rather
tnan for the support Of idle armies or
naYies. But when trouble does come,
II it-shonld come, there would be no
dissenting voice against spending all
our means, IL necessary, TO defend
our country and our homes, and 1t
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 IL were we'll, as
an emergency measure, 10 increase
cur regular army 10 $50, 900 or 300,
600, or even half million men zap
plause on the Republican side. that
Ee should increase or provide our
fortiications 50 that our cJsts may be
fairly, amply protected, and that we
should provide navy which viii be
able To defend Us on the sea. | have
much more fear Ia the end OF war
With England than | nave OF war
with Germany. (Applause.
Events are coming rapidly In the
world. We nay sit by and wait in
contentment, and yet 1t Is our duty,
as the managers Of a great country
and powerful people, to provide for
their pro ection against possibilities
as we'll as against csTtainties. ]
think then, that We ought TO provide
these great forces; that IL ought Ia
be considered as an emergency mat
eT entirely apart from the ordinary
rou tine or expense Of Government,
without regard To partisanship ~
party Ines. tApplause.) II England
and France and Germany and Italy
can consider their problems without
party lines, country like ours
ought to be able 10 sweep aside mere
partisan considerations aud try all TO
stand together, loyal 10 the country,
In the effort 10 aid the Aduiinistra
tion OF tue Government.
| think, furtner, that sc ought 70
provide IN some way for the building
up and the strengthening Of our
home Industries, so that ~ We shall
becom involved 10 var We may be
able to live within ourselves. ZAP
glause And / think as Tar as pos
slble that question should be consid-
sre1 entirely apart from former par
tisan opinion, In the hope that In
some Say We may get together in the
interest OF our country, n We shnul6
become involved 10 struggle with q
foreign power.
/ have So ken thus very bIie5y, not
with rhetoric or fancy phrase, be.
cause 1t seems to me tHat n there
ever = As time In the history OF our
country when ~e ought to invite and
receive expressions OF Gpinion from
al sides, this IS one of the times
sith rrw determination tnst out Of
IL we sill bring results; = cOmbina
tion Of ths opinions Of all, without
expressing the yisss Of any, which
We and ali Of our people may stand
for, that We may uphold 10 the fut-
uTs cur national bonor and our ga.