The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-14

Kenosha today Joined in the moves
ment which is spreading along the en-.
tire lake shore district to oppose the
proposed abandonment of the United
States Naval Training Station north
of Waukegan. Copies of petitions
which have been in circulation in
Waukegan, North Chicago and other
cities along the lake shore, reached
Kenosha today and found many sup
porters in this city.
It is maintained that the continual
ton of the present station now built
and equipped will be much more eco
nomical than the building and equip
ment of new station elsewhere. Il
is also maintained that the present
site has proven advantageous and that
there is no reason why it would not
continue to be so. During the war
days and even in other days when the
station was still occupied by fair
number of sailors, many of these have
visited KenOsha and for that reason
this city has real interest in the
problem.
Sound Business Sense"
The appeal sent to Kenosha business
men to help save the station reads
as follows:
sour effort to save the Great Lakes
Naval Training Station is one of eco
nomy, using the arguments of sound
business sense. 1t is well known that
the Great Lakes Station is the only
modern, fully equipped Naval Training
Station for training seamen and edu-
eating radio and aviation recruits in
the United States, and one of the best
in the world At present there are
about 400 men being educated in ra-
dio and aviation. The normal capa-
city of the Great Lakes in addition to
this is 1000 seamen. During the past
six months these men have heen di-
verified to eastern stations.
"This Station cost over $3,500,O0 to
build. It would cost over $1O,0OO,0OO
to build it today. If Great Lakes Nav
al Training Station should be aband-
oned, there would Immediately be a
cry for two new stations to be built
on the eastern coast at an expenditure
of s20,OOO,OO0 because Hampton
TSodoS anu newport DulluIugS are IN
adequate and old.
Chance to Practice Economy.
~With the entire country crying for
reduction of taxes and endeavOring to
practice economy, is not the utiliza-
tion of the splendid equipment, mod
ern and complete at Great Lakes,
which is now almost idle, the one thing
for the great middlewest to demand
from its representative in congress?
''Is there any reason why all The
money should be spent on the eastern
coast when about 90 per cent of the
taxes and so per cent Of the men en-i
listed are supplied by che great Sec
tion Of the middlewest3
'We are seeking the cooperation OF
all organizations, business mems
clubs, woman's clubs and social organ
izations, to form committees of FIVE
who will use their influence with the
representative of each congressional
district to assist in and to help in
spreading the publicity in your section
to retain the Great Lakes Naval Train
ing Station.
Claims Discrimination.
During the past six months no
newly enlisted seamen have been sent
to Great Lakes for training. All have
been sent to the eastern coast. We
feel that this discrimination has been
unfair and it is part of the plan to
try to show that the Great Lakes
Training Station is not needed, there
fore, the vote would be to abolish the
Station.
eve are not making this statement
with the object of creating a section
al feeling, but since we have voted to
have a Navy of $4,000 men, our object
is economy and to relieve the burden
of taxation, and to have at least 25
per cent of the new enlisted men for
the Navy trained at Great Lakes. The
location of Great Lakes is EhiEty&WO
miles north of Chicago.