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Show By FRANK H. SIMONDS. Tribune Special Correspondent. 22.-- No Dec. WASHINGTON. more strncing contrast between European and American mentalities could perhaps be discoverable than that revealed in the fashion in which discussion has developed on either side of the Atlantic as a consequence of recent naval differences. In Europe this discussion has proceeded logically and even inevitably to the consideration of the n possibility of an war. In the United States the whole subject has been shelved, to be replaced by comment on Mr. Hoover's South American voyage. It is significant, however, of the European discussion of possible conn flict between the two countries that it has so far been limited to those who may fairly be described as champions alike of world n peace and of protagonists of friendship. Hear Warning Voices Raised By War Opposers. We are not now in the presence of a debate carried on between war lords, as in the postwar period, but rather are hearing warning voices raised by those who view even the remote prospect of a new conflict with frank horror. So far there has been a general unanimity both in the United States and in Great Britain on the verdict war was unthat an thinkable. Now, however, one must face the fact that in Britain and on the continent there is a growing fear lest the unthinkable war become a h very real and inescapable menace. Europe, which has a long a;;d unhappy experience in reading the signs which forecast stormy international weather, begins to interpret the new signs with the accustomed standards. To be sure it remains as true in Great Britain as in the United States that the conception of a war exclusively between the United States and Great Britain that is. a war arising from the collision of direct interests, a war which would be in the nature of a duel with only the two peoples in shock continues to appear impossible. Conflict Between Nations Seems Unimaginable. That the British and American peoples should in cold blood, or even in hot blood, go to war with each other while the rest of 'trie world was' at peace seems at once monstrous and unimaginable. Nevertheless, it is becoming clear in Britain that while there is no im- mediate or even remote possibility of such a clash, this does not exclude the danger of collision. While there is no chance whatever of an war in the sense that there has always been a danger of a n war, and no possibility that such rivalries, disagreements, misunderstandings, grudges as may exist would ever be permitted to lead to hostilities, there is a real danger of war which lies outside all of this familiar area. What British observers feel, what continental commentators note, is hat nothing has been done to abolish he real menace to enduring peace, the menace which actually led to war between Britain and the United States in 1812 and might, under other circumstances, have precipitated another clash in the years between 1914 and 1917. Peace Certainly Assured. While Britain is at peace with the world, peace is certainly assured, but were Britain her for life, as against again fighting Napoleon and William II. the situation might easily be quite different. So much has happened since the first years of the world war that the mass of people on this side of the Atlantic have easily and completely forgotten the long series of episodes which characterized the first period of the great conflict. In that time the British deliberately set out to employ their sea power to strangle their German foe without regard to existing international law. limiting tnterference with neutral commerce. In that time the only real restriction upon British interference with American rights was due to a clear perception of the evil eonseqrieni.es should the United States undertake to defend those rights either bv force or. what was more likely and quite as dangerous, by resort to the embargo. Fortunately for the British, tne German method of carrying on the struggle served to paralyze American purpose to defend neutral rights. Support of Policy Became Impossible. The invasion of. Belgium roused a resentment which endured up tp the - moment when German submarine ; Resigning Post! warfare culminated in the sinking the Lusitania. After that, active pursuit of a policy which would have Anglo-America- Anglo-Saxo- Anglo-America- Anglo-Americ- well-nig- Franco-Germa- 5 of Anglo-Americ- Anglo-Americ- Is I amounted to supporting Germany became impossible. But the fact remains that were Great Britain again to be involved in a European war she would inevita-Ibl- y resort to the same measures as in 1914. One of the chief weapons she would employ would be her naval arm. and to employ this weapon suc-- 1 cessfully would necessitate constant interference with neutral rights in general and with those of the United States in particular. And immediately the question of 1914 would arise again the question as to whether the United States was prepared to maintain its neutral rights or sus-- I pend them, as in effect we did in the last war. Again, the situation might easily take on the character of the German problem. Under pressure from the United States the Germans did, to-- ! ward the end of 1914 and as a result of the Lusitamia controversy, aban-- i don the use of the submarine weapon, by which they were illegally meeting British illegality. American Hostility Would Outweigh Advantage. They took this course because they were at that moment satisfied that if they continued to use the sub-- j marine they would have to fight the United States, and that American hostility would outweigh any possi ble advantage of submarine warfare. But in 1917 the German situation The British became desperate. blockade had reduced Germany to of the point starvation, the collapse of Russia was not yet recognized, and German defeat seemed inevitable unless British sea power could be abolished by an attack upon British existence through the submarine. In that situation the risk of American seemed less terrible intervention than the certainty of German defeat following progressive starvation. It is not impossible to believe that such a situation might arise in a new war and that Britain, and not Ger- many, would find herself in a posi- Uon where the use of her naval arm without regard to neutral rights would seem the sole means of escaping complete disaster. Conditioned on Strength Of American Fleet. ' Such a decision, too, would obviously be conditioned on the strength of. the American fleet at the moment. If we were as destitute of cruisers as at the present moment, for example, that is to say. if we were as weak in the naval branch as we were in the military in 1917. Britain might be led to take the risk. This danger, too, must remain constant just as long as the British Morepolicy remains unmodified. over, it Ls not a situation which of Itself would lead to a Crisis, for the British, have never undertaken to employ their naval supremacy in peace times in such fashion as would disturb national rights. As long as Britain is at peace, all danger of an clash over neutral rights is nonexistent and all perception of a latent peril unlikely. The chief and. as I see it, the single argument which may fairly be advanced for the construction of the fifteen American cruisers now proposed lies in the fact that once they are built, once the American navy is strong enough to defend the policy of neutrality, the danger of British interference with neutrality will disappear. Neglect Simply Asking For Trouble. By contrast, just as long as our government continues to insist upon defending its neutral rights and at the same time neglects to provide a proper means to defend them, it is simply asking for trouble. The problem lias, however, a much broader aspect. Today the British remain unconvinced of our real purpose in the matter of a navy. Very influential elements, notably those which surround the admiralty,, are firm in the belief that we are only bluffing, that we will never build to parity or anything like parity. And thus minded, they are steadfastly holding to the view that Great Britain ean continue to adhere to her traditional policy and expect to use sea power without regard to neutral rights, oner she is at war. On the other hand, once the American navy is actually strong enough to defend neutrality, the British have n" choice but to abandon Uiai policy which will henceforth be beyond their means to enforce. Will Have to Give I'p Idea of Ruling Sea. They will have to give up the idea of ruling the sea without regard to Anglo-Americ- Anglo-Americ- THE ABKIDUKD MAGAZINE Bv II. CLIFFORD BROKAW. The relation of the automobile to Christmas has numerous angles. The modern Santa Claus has certainly taken advantage of the fact that the motor car i. much superior for his purpose than his former method of transportation. The automobile is now a vital factor in the observance of this holiday, in spite of the fact that December 25 in many parts of the country finds snow on the below ground and considerably freezing temperature. Since Christmas is the time of j year when people are giving gifts to relatives and friends, it is natural to consider how the automobile might figure as an ideal Christmas gift. It is declared by some who cross one of my women friends." she I thought that was rare; continued. I have found it is usual." After leaving the committee. Mrs. Downey became associated with the women's and children's safety de partment of the city. Mrs. James JS. FOlt UAH OWNEKS. ! S ;j.i.iii(iii:m:i.ziiiiliiiiiitiiifiliiia3iii;i;i;iEi2iU3imiiicii.i. have received Christmas gifts jn the substantial form of an automobile, that the motor car Is a superior present. While Santa Claus cannot be expected tc transport any great number of automobiles and jam them down chimneys, this difficulty has been rather cleverly overcome. In other words, automobile dealers have worked out a plan whereby the keys to a new car are placed in an envelope. These keys occupy very little space in the individual's Christmas stocking, but they can stir up emotiohs tremendously pleasant when the recipient of the keys understands that they indicate the gift of a motor car If the arrangements work out well the vehicle itself will b? driven up to the doorstep of the home by the automobile dealer at about the moment the keys are being discovered in the stocking. The whole business can be carried out with all the effects of a movie scenario. Anyone who contemplates giving an automobile as a Christmas present does not need to wonder what kind of a ; ct While these cars may not be the last wof d in style and distinction, the changes In cars from one year to the next are not so very radical, and the change in quality of service which' one can get and in the actual value of the car as a comfortable and means of transportation Is even slighter. Then, it is not unusual for a man to be in belter financial circumstances around Christmas time than in other periods of the year. and. therefore, better able to buy a car. Some people get substantial bonuses at Chrisrhias Others receive cash as Christmas presents. Others, in figuring up their family budgets, find that they have a greater surplus on hand than was calculated. Still others, in going over their investments, can figure on certain incomes around the first of the year, which, due to ungood business, may represent usual dividends. As it takes money to buy an automobile, such factors are important in considering the purchase of an automobile around Christmas time. An individual interested in having a new automobile in the family can present one to himself, or to his wife, or to some other close relative. The automobile, because of many uses it may be put to, makes it possible for many people to enjoy the Christmas holidays better than ever j effi-de- nt before. It is easier for families to get together in the parental homestead than it used to be Even though Christmas comes In the winter, there are very few parts of the United States where automobile traffic is not open around Christmas time. The spirit of Christmas is supposed to be described by the sentiment, "Peace on earth, good will toward men." The automobile industry is essentially a peacetime business. In many sections of the world it is taking people on tours from one country to another, where they are able to get each other s point of view to better advantage and, come to understand each other's problems. This sOrt of business makes for peace on earth and good will toward men. Very few people fully appreciate the influence the automobile is having in bringing about an understanding between, the peoples of different countries and laising and developing friendly attitudes among them. In this respect the automobile is contributing very definitely to the spreading of the spirit of Christmas. (Copyright. 1928. New Inc.) York Tribune, In a recent month the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in England cared for 9233 children. DoirnpA Mrs. Downey Quits Michigan G. 0. P. Committee Because She Was Disillusioned. OP. Mrs. James N. DFTROIT Downey, who resigned from the Michigan Republican central com- mittee because she was "disillu-stonedbelieves that, if her observa-turare typical, women have failed to benefit politics. "Perhaps my troubles are because I am an idealist." said Mrs. Downey. "I wanted a spirit of altruism in pol- itlcs. "When suffrage came to women I thought that would give politics more tone; that campaigns and elections would be unselfish. It has not done ' ," ns that." - Thinks Women Politicians, As a Whole, Selfish. Mrs. Downey thinks women poli ticians, as a Whole, are "selfish, Jeal- ous of each other, and interested only in their own advancement. They are not interested in candi- dates, or issues, and often oppose each other because they do not like each other's husbands, or "the hats each wears." And Mrs Downey, who has baked bread for her family for a quarter of a century, would rather be known as a "good cook than a good poll- tician." She has been a member of the central committee six years. Long Interested In Club Work. The Detroit woman, who long had been interested in club work, said: "Never was there any bitter discord in our clubs." "Two weeks after I went into politics a woman asked me to double- - ment arrives, the Anglo-Americ- controversy as it exists today will disappear, for the British are not afraid of parity as a direct means to their security or prosperity, but only as an obstacle to their employment of their sea power offensively in time of war. Since Great Britain is today; on the whole, far less capable of facing a continental war than in 1914 and would inevitably be driven to Amer-- j ican industry to find the instruments of war, as she was in 1914, financial and economic power in a new war Our would remain in our hands. financial position, too. is much stronger. But. on the other hand, to employ an embargo is always a diffi-- 1 cult matter, because of domestic op-- ! position. It would lead at once to a considerable economic crisis at home and would arouse the protest of whole areas, the south on account of cotton, the west because of its food-- i stuffs. Support Among Sections Interested in Selling Abroad. Thus the British would certainly find support in this country among great and influential sections inter-- I ested in selling abroad. Inevitably, however, we should then be faced with the old problem. If we failed to enforce our neutral rights we should become again the real allies of Great Britain. And in that case we should again be exposed to the reprisals of Britain's enemy. Thus we should have to face the question. whenever Britain was a participant In European war, of taking sides ' either with or against the British. If there were great and burning issues between Great Britain and the United States issues like Alsace-- ) Lorraine before the war. or the Polish corridor today the construction of the American fleet to the level of 'parity would constitute an obvious challenge which might help to pre- cipitate war. In Danger of Being Dragged neutral rights and undertake a re- Into European War. vision of the maritime law which will But as long as we are without a insure them the greatest possible de- first-clanavy we are in immediate gree of safety. And when that mo- danger of being dragged into a Euro-- I pean war the moment Britain is involved- We shall have to defend our neutral rights against Britain or pro-- : tect ourselves against the reprisal of Britain's foes, provoked by our fail-- ; ure to defend those rights. On the other hand, if we have the ships no one Is going to interfere with our FELT'S RADIO LOO rights and provoke our belligerency. If we have the ships, too. the imA new and complete possibility of using the traditional edition, listing all the station with their time and method must clear the way for a real Call in today and get your ropy FREE. new allocation of wave length. ' codification of international law as it relates to neutral rights in time of SPECIAL PRICE ON REPOSSESSED war. And once this result is attained ELECTRIC RADIO neither we nor the British will have ' any reason to maintain fleets at the Complete with TIBF.S and LOl'D SPEAKER present level. WILL SACRIFICE Growing Element Weald Welcome Derision. FOR ONLY Moreover. I am satisfied that there is a growing element in Britain which OTHER REPOSSESSED ELECTRIC SETS AT BIG SAVING. ALSO SPECIAL TERMS ON THE FOLLOWING : would welcome the decision of the MOHAWK SPARTON United States to build its fleet up to ROISTER RCA ATWATER KENT standard, because It perceives that STEIN1TE in reality the growth of the United . States In all directions makes, the use of sea power against its will lm- Was. but realizes that 134 So. until its practicable, stupid and reactionary naral au- -; 5678 State St. thoritie see the American ships actually in being they will not abandon a policy which has become obsolete and thus make possible the removal of the single real danger of an Anglo-- ; American war. that resulting from the repetition of the circumstances of the world war. Anglo-Americ- The Sunday Motorist reception his gift will receive. It can be taken for granted that the ac- ceptability will be about 100 per cent. Christmas time is thought by some to be a poor season of the year in which to buy a new automobile. They would say that the automobile show Is coming in January why not wait to see what new models may be announced at that time. Furthermore. late December is in the winter, and at least two cold months are ahead in most sections of the country. Therefore, little use can be expected to b? received by the owner, and. also, what use that can be made of the car would at the same time sub-Jeit to unusually hard conditions. On the other hand, these very argu- -' ments may be favorable ones for which to buy an automobile around Christmas time. This season is one of the low spots in the automobile dealer's business. He is anxious not to have any low spots. Consequently, at tills time of vcar he is unusually glad to sell, and might even make a larger allowance than ordinarily in order to keep his business going strong Also, thet dealer is likely to have more time to give to thoroughly demonstrating the car. It sometimes happens, too. that concerns which are putting on new models in the automobile show in January will clear out old models at considerable reductions In price. ' iiiriiiiiiiiiiiiisaiiii!iiiiiiiiitfiiiiiiitiiiiiiiitiiaii;ifiimiiiniii Women Selfish, Weakness of Fleet Puts Nation In Danger of Being Dragged Into War Declares Leader Trouble Over Embargo Bound to Come Up, Says Simonds, if Great Britain Were at War and American Navy .Inferior. s SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23, 1928. 1'HK Anglo-Americ- ' ' ' ss FREE aadiAJC4itiiMii) j i t ' ESSpy' BWM rj BSSb RCJ ff EmuUED rjATINGof back almost toforthe very dawn of rlvilitation. those who have made "the type resting place Firypt are the world's outstanding example of enduring ones "ffnne bevond." and have withstood the ravures of the mausoleum has been the preferred beautiful adventure." The pyramids of protection to the sacred forms of loved time for more than fiv IhnntnnH veara Memorials, whether public or private, perpetuate hallowed memories. Thev instill In the beholder a deeper and finer sense or obligation to our fellow men. E8 E fSO 3a? BSa KvtJ With thirty-tw- o community mausoleums now In Los Angeles, five in San Francisco, three In Oakland, three in Portland, two in Seattle, and one, al least, in nearly every other metropoli- tan city In thte United States, It Is time, indeed, that Salt Lake awakened to her genuine need citizens have long recognlied for a similar structure. True, many of our forward-thinkinman and woman to be equally as in- ,his vital nred' 't now remains lor every teres ted and to share In the advantages which only a building of this kind can offer an appre- - llSa IjMhI Kak gyC g E&II 3r WM Mar ISSSKj wSBSsft mmawafaW vNuttm WfUffl WOlvlll UfljMll fcsHS ICSjM pTBl Here will be, within eighteen months, a magnificent edifice of such Impelling beauty that It will merit the admiration, the civic pride, the d enthusiasm and endorsement of every person within the length and breadth of this great Intermountain commonwealth. "The Cathedral of Peace." Designed by America's most famous mausoleum architect, Wallace H. Hubbert of San Francisco; to be set superbly upon a beauty spot In Salt Lake City, whose eminence commands a majestic view of the city and valley, and the mighty mountains In the distance; backed by a financially sound business group of men whose dream for years has been to erect for Salt Lake the finest community mausoleum in the west it will be a glorious achievement, a show place among show places; another step in the direction of progress. whole-hearte- well-know- n, faced with beautiful Bottlcinl marble, to be Imported from the quarries north of Venice in Italy; other imported Italian marbles and Belgium marbles throughout the entire building. First unit to have 1300 crypts and family rooms. The beautiful Memorial Hall the center of the building will be enhanced with appropriate statuary and will be covered by a huge and exquisite art glass dome which will give the effect of a miniature cathedral The Memorial Hall will have a wonderful pipe organ. In addition. Memorial Hall will be used for commitment services and for all special services such as on Easter, Decoration Day, Mothers' Day, etc. Such will be "The Cathedral of Peace," a mausoleum in Salt Lake beautiful City. The prices of space in this building will be furnished upon request, telephone or call at the office in the Deseret Bank Building. The prices are such as will meet the requirements of anyone's purse; aU space ean be paid for on easy terms. 6 Deseret Bank Building, Executive offices, Wasatch 3414. 1404-5-- y VB B tPal |
