The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-02-03


to Prosecute War, So Can the Uni. !
ted States 90 Prevent War Home
Industries Should Be Strengthened
AS Part Of Our National Defense.
Mr.. Mann-Mr. Speaker, In tue
Quietude of my garden last summer
and autumn reached certain concnl-
sions which have hesitated to en-
press, thinking that | might modify
them. But as time has gone on and
events have occurred It seemed to
me more certain that my conclusions
were right than even when first
reached them, and | think in justice
to myself, and hope with some
slight benefit to the country, I ought
House.
It is well known in the House that
I never have been believer in n
large standing Army, and ! suppose
that have been probably properly
classed in what is sometimes refer
red to as the little Navy men. But
Else men ought TO he able to peer,
maybe indistinctly, into the future,
and to prepare today for what may
come tomorrow. The word is in
the most anomalous candition which
mankind has ever seen. The great
est struggle of all the ages is going
on now between the most powerful
forces Of the human race, between
great nations and combinations of
nations, until we are the only large,
powerful nation not yet involved in
that struggle. II Is breakup in the
world, each side not merely fighting
for its own existence, as II believes
but. as 1t seems to me, each side
| fighting with the determination tc
put the other side, as 1t were. out OF
business. We have never had such
: thing in the world before, with tao
same powerful influences at work.
, The laws of civilization interna
tiona' laws, the laws OF humanity, are
J usually disregarded, at least more ol
f. less. when two great forces are fight
ing for mastery. With two men fight
ing, each believing that he is fighting
for his life, each determined to take
the life of the other, neither pays
much attention to the desires, thu
requests or the demands of some les'
powerful person not engaged in thu
3 conflict.
| do not know, and no one knows
what will result from the presen
war. No one knows whether the ag
gression Ct one side or th'
other against our interests, may pos
I sibly, against cur desires and con
g trary to our wishes now, finally leaf
= us perhaps not into this struggle bu
8 into some struggle which Is the out
= come Of this one. doubt whethe
a paper peace between the two strue
Cling parties now, even If II could b.
: entered into, would be even the be
= ginning OF the end. think the pros
\ ent conflict is Likely to last 10
r many years before It is definitely IL
g termined either that one side or tn
8 other Is the master or that neitne
! can become the master. And
, seems to me that the part of wisdom
for us is to fairly prepare ourselye
y Tor any possible trouble which ma
q come, loud applause.
1t may be that we will have N
t trouble. hope not. In this wa
I am neutral. think we ought .
l. maintain peace at all hazards. An
u yet the time may come when W
. will not have the determinatio
whether we can maintain peace o
d not, because, however much we ma
t desire peace, 1t is not within GU
mower, with the feelings which W
have, to stand aggression too far.
9 viii be expensive to prepare ia
. peace. Two years ago a billion do
:. lars seemed very large sum
: two years ago that either England q
n Germany cou' carry on war at IN
g expense already involved, amountin
a to billions Of dollars, en- expense $
l. great that the interest on the indeb
l. edness would be sufficient ordinarll
- 10 maintain the government work
q And the end of that Indebtedness
n not in sight. What may come out
o such immense burdens OF debt
D. these countries, even when peao
10 may be dec AIRED, no one can tel
Revolutions are not improbable. an
g. revolutions in the history of II
a world have usually lead to aggressio
- and disputes, and often to war viii
!" other countries. We can better a
n. ford today to spend hundreds of mi
Ie lions OF dollars, or a few billions
- To-. "