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Show oo NO ARMY IN THP UNITED STATES. Though we are a nation devolved to the thingB of peace, the great war Is supposed to have taught us the necessity neces-sity of an armed force But the in fluence8 at work in and out of con- ; gross are tearing down our army and navy so that the future will find us. ! as we have been in the past, an un prepared country when the call to arms is sounded. One of the strongest accusations j lagainsi the Wilson administration is that the nation was unprepared. That lack of preparation extended over a period of twenty years Today the United States is doing Its utmost to get back to where It was in 1910. or 11914. or 191b Until some assurance is given that war is made impossible. th l ulled States should have at least the nucleus of an army and the skeleton forma rtion of not Jess than 100 army corps lit may not be essential to have a mighty Standing army, but there I should bo officers to direct a powerful power-ful force and experts. In every line of military science and activity. ! There should be depots of supply, with ammunition ordnance of every description and equipment stored for an emergency . The Ogden ars n.il instead of being an empty monument, to a blind trust In good luck, should be filled with ammunition, and nearby should be a depot for food and clothing There are two roads to travel One is in the dlrectiton of perfect faith in peace, with confidence in all mankind, which calls for complete disarmament. The other is in being prepared at all limes to reply to any challenge lrotu the outside. oo When you want to have fun sot a crowd to telling their middle names. The business revival Is coming right along Inn preachers are needed. Chicago man bitten by a chorus girl will probably keep away from wild women from now on. A coal strike is duo in April. April strikes bring May prices. "When has milk too much water?'' is puzzling iho officials. We v ould say, "When It's delivered." The trouble with passing teo many laws is the people also pass them. When a girl marries a man w ith a past Just lor his presents, she hasn't much of a future. The motorist who ran over the same man twice will have to be quicker on his third attempt. Nothing makes a girl laugh like dimples and good teeth. "Eovry Kentucklan must bathe once a year," reads a proposed law. And eerybody will ask, ' Whether they I need It or not?" |