| Show SOUNDS WARNING TO THE NATION Former President Taft Talks on on Subject of Defenses at Bonneville Club Continued train from Page L 1 was In New York YC some som weeks ago ugO he was taken to a ft hospital Immediately afterwards and remained tb there j for tor several several sev sev- eral weeks There also alo was a serious to th the tite speech b by Mr Bamberger who made nade reference to tho the conflict now raging ragin in Europe He Ho said that while ho he was born In Germany and that he was bound to th that t nation notion by many bonds of ot affection tion Germany did dd not moan g so much to him a did the United States the try of his hie adoption This Thia remark was was greeted with rounds of or applause and cheering The Introduction of or Mr Taft developed Into a 0 demonstration of sev several eral ral minutes' minutes duration and aa as he lie arose to speak every guest rose with him and clapped their hands and nd d cheered for tho former chief executive of at tho nation Exp HIn HI Appreciation I eli 1 d desire sire to express to you OU all m my appreciation of ot tho the honor conferred upon me me meon on this occasion said Mr Bamberger In hi his speech of ot tion It I Is always an honor indeed to pre preside at t a a. meeting of this exclusive organization but It Is particularly so 80 o toda today when we have have- with us one of ot the tho foremost foremast citizens or of the world one who has filled tilled with dignity and credit the highest position that ambition can reach or the tho American people can be be be- sto stow Wo We may have haT our choice between foreign lands and our taste In crowns ma may bo be Influenced b by birth relationship relation ship or inclinations But between this country countr and an any other there is but ono one side for tor a man who has taken token tho oath of ot allegiance without mental reservation reservation reserva reserva- ti tion 0 fl I I was born In Germany I am bound to Its people b by man many ties tics There are arc the tho recollections recollections' of or m my youth the tho as associates associates as as- of ot m my boyhood To me It means more than France and moro more th than n England But It docs does not mean as much muchas as America No countr country over ever did No country ever willI willI will I 1 take pleasure In announcing one who needs no Introduction who is a patriot before ho is a n. partisan a n. statesman statesman statesman states states- man and not a politician but an anmer American Amer mer merlean ican lean first last and all the time Hen William H. H Taft Tart I The former President was equally a a. ma master ter of ot wit as was the toastmaster ter and In response to the remarks made b by Mr Ir Bamberger Mr Taft Tart said Bald ho had known of ot persons on whose heads It was necessary to perform an operation to get them to see ace a JOI Joke e. e but he never naver before had heard of or a person on whom an operation was necessary to take tako a Joke away from him Before taking up UI his subject Mr Ir Taft Tart made mado reference to a letter which was received b by him some some- sometime time ago from Kansas CIt City following an nn Interview Interview interview Inter Inter- view on political conditions In one of the tho New York papers paper This letter he heald said ald was something like this Dear Sir Sir Sir-I I observe that you are obtruding your our views on the tho people through the Now New York Times Docs Does not your experience In 1912 2912 teach you OU OUI I that tho the American people do not give a damn what you OU think 11 Utah's II pre ent Hero Iero Mr Ir TaU Tatt turned to the more serious things s and took occasion to say this was his third visit to the state and each time he had seen a a. wonderful development and advance advance- ment mont He also congratulated the people people peo peo- plo of or Utah on their representatives es In Congress It IB Is always alwa's a pleasure to come como to Salt Lake said eald the tho former President and as I 1 have come to know your lour state more Intimately through close as associations as- as with your oUr delegates In Con Con- gress It Is only rl right nt that I should on Oil this occasion refer to these gentlemen gentlemen gentlemen gentle gentle- men who represent you OU so well in Washington And I want to congratulate 1 late the people of or Utah on their good sense In keeping these men In Con Cor- gross greAse Thero There Is no place where experience ence once counts for more than In Congress And the state shows show its good sense when it finds a man who serves It well to re-elect re him It Is a a. grave mistake and a no sill silly pOlicy that of or rotation of oC men In office Just to distribute the honors around That Is the spoils system tem tern and Is not goodNo goodNo good No Xo state in the union Is bettor better represented rep rep- n resented in C Congress than is Utah Senator Sen Sea ator Reed Smoot is as well Informed as any who sits in Congress ant and there thoro thorois Is not n a better man In Con Congress to today today to to- day dM than Senator George Sutherland And through my nw associations with those thee men I think I am qualified to speak Expertness experience and ability are ore the things needed The government Is a a. business like an any other and when we find a man who serves selveS well In the bu business of or government let letus letus letus us keep him there I also want to congratulate the people of or Utah on their ability to solve tho perplexing questions of or bringing development into the west You Tou have haye done well On Current E Events n nt This Is the year 1915 1916 and It Is sad and gloomy with the tho great relt conflict across the waters involving In almost almoster every overy er nation In Europe Then closer to home homo we wo have the Mexican situa tion It seems too that nature nas taken a hand through volcanic disturbances disturbances dis dis- and severe teero storms Th Then n. n too at home homo there seems to bo ho some evidence of or lack lock of ot law In and order without which we c cannot have havo the ban hao places and prosperity that we should nave have J And nd wo we are shocked at t times Umes when we look over tho the headlines in our dall dally daily papers and now nov and then thon there comes over us a feeling that we wished that our time on this earth arth was at some period But wo we are art here to work workout workout workout out the problems put before us as best lIest we may ma- We Vc are learning lessons Ono One of or them thorn Is IH that the great war sar in Europe I Is not BO so far from us as we have believed believed be be- It to b be b. With tho Increased speed of oe an liners and tho the ed deadliness of the engines of oC war the maintenance of neutrality Is growing to be moro more and more difficult and em em- New Nev rights are arc heln being es established es es- dali dally dally- The attitude of neutral neutrals neu neu- Is more and more moro perplexed and the they now are arc more Interested In suppressing suppressing sup sup- pressing warfare than avoiding It Policy In regard to the Mexican situation It seems to me Inc that wo We have taken a a. course that is a mistake In not recognizing nl ln Huerta or at nt least In not withholding withholding with with- holding this announcement that we never nover would recognize his hili government It was WIlS wrong for us to thrust ourselves Into a thing with which we nover never had hart anything to do to lift the embargo o on arms and thereby help tho the Villa lIla and factions who surely ar are no better hetter than Huerta and anti to occupy Vera Vcra VeraCruz Cruz without good reason But this Is our problem now and we must stand stant b by the administration no matter what criticisms wo t have to tomake tomake make moko or what we may mar think Wo 0 arc arcIn arcIn arcin in a a. state where we wo mn may b be j called Into war and wo arc are tools fouls If it wo vo do not make mako preparation to meet the obligatIon atlon that may lUay come como to us We must not be helpless To say that wo we can rely on the equity of or nations when we are helpless helpless help help- less Is like saying Just what the modera modern mod mod- ern era anarchist sn says SY S 'S about no government govern govern- ment that mont that If there thero was as no government go all would automatically restrain themselves them selves and there would ouId be no need of oC government jo and amI each cach man would be his own defender Wo We ought to put ourselves In such sucha a position that wo wn can defend our homes Con Consider lder what our actual condition condition con I I Is Is learn and know what Is needed In the wa way of or military defenses defense Wo Vo want to defend deCent our rights and protect protect pro pro- I teet our homes only Wo Yo do not want a largo large navy for tor the purposes of or aggrandizement ag nt and land grabbing offensives Some Unsound YI Vies Just now wo we seem to hare havo a great advantage In that we wc are doing a great deal of business In supplying the he warrIng warring warring war war- ring nations with munitions of or war nr And we sit snugly l back and nt believe bellee wo we are arc well ell off ort That Is a Po most unsound view not to say uncharitable Wo We 0 cannot cannot can can- not have havo Europe destroyed at a profit proUt to us And when this war Is over oer It is going to disturb our finances and our business We Ve need not fool feel snug until we havo o taken steps to prepare preparo for tor the aggression that ma may come to this country country coun coun- try when the war In Europe Europa Is over What ought we to do The number of oC men lost daily dally In single engagements In the European war exceeds the tho number of ot all tho the men have in regular arm wo wil our army Seemingly we have a great advantage advantage advant advant- a age e In having two great oceans separating separating sep sep- us from other nations to protect protect protect pro pro- us But nut what have ha wo we got to do to tomake make malto those oceans a means of or defense We arc not so isolated as we were In Washington's time Need I Larger r r We e need a a. nav navy as large aS as al any nn country countr in the world excepting I- I England ingland In the tho first place lince we can t have hav a a. na navy an as large largo as England and then too there must be taken Into consideration the tho years of peace which have hR existed and tho the system of or settling our differences differ differ- with Uti this nation by peaceful means Next In line Is la Germany We 6 started out on a program to keep peace with Germany but wo we have havo fallen Callen behind be be- hind The prosperity of or the nation and Its apparent snugness has made us UR careless of our needs We Yc have been following fads lads and wasting public mone money There wa wall an nn enormous deficit In the treasury last year ear and we dont don't know how much bigger gor Its It's going to be bo this year vear So W we must economize to meet the obligations before belore us and not waste public mone money We 0 need now four battleships a a. year earVe ear We Ve have havo got to make our navy equal to that of ot Germany German Why hy Because th the na navy naan an and the coast defenses s are the first line of defense We started out on ona ona ona a program ro of ot two a year then wo we fell tell to one Right nigh t now Germany Ger Ocr roan many lirt luia twelve twel dreadnoughts ts and we have havo el eight ht Germany German has several battie battle bat bat- tle tie cruisers and wo we 0 h have we none And Germany Germ of ot course as you OU all know has his moro more of or submarine and torpedo equip equip- in ment e n t. t When lt n we make that first line lino of or defense defonse de de- de range fonse effective we had placed a great obstruction In the way a of any Ion nation wishing to wa wage e a n war ar of aggressiveness aggressive aggressive- ness fleas on u us despite th the alarmist articles written that a torel foreign n enemy ml might ht land a force of ot to men menon menon menon on our shores No o well conducted government gov gov- ov- ov I would a attempt to land an arm array army armyon on the shores of or tho the United States so lO lOlon lon long Ions aa an there thero Is an effective na navy on the sea seas It would not expose Its troop troopships troopships troopships ships unarmed as thc they of or necessity al are to tho the attack of or j s. s cullu unfit Count Defenses Defense hat What are arc the thc coast t defenses s for the of They The arc sire not for purpose lining our shores with cannon but hUt for forthe forthe the tho protection of ot our great r t cities and amI harbors against attack aBacI so that an en enemy en- en cray omy cannot sail its ships into harbors and raid and amI destroy destro tho the clUes cities We c have havo now the tho finest coast defenses de do- tenses in the time world There Thero are arc none nono better beUer Wo We haven't inch fifteen and Inch sixteen guns mounted In these fortifications for but we have hate twelve Inch guns nail and they can cun reach as us fat far as ns s ItIs ItIs it itIs Is practicable The lack of M sixteen sixteen- inch puns tuns does not need to kiep you OU awake at nt night Tho The great navy nan that went vt Into the Dardanelles m mounted inch fifteen guts guns UrR but It was necessary to employ land troops to 0 take tale these fortifications that have ha be been n taken This fright over o Inch fifteen guns Is not warranted The marksmanship I from the tho land guns Is nY five fl tunes as accurate a as from the navy Y and even cven If U 1 r rf f the ships with the big guns stood out cf of range and fired they wouldn't hit the fortifications once In times and then wouldn't hit the guns on account of ot the manner In which these are ira ira- placed But let me sa say right here that at tho the present time we need more than officers and men to man properly poper proper I ly the coast defenses we now have But nut with our mobile arm army the tue condition condition con con- is 15 not so good If It we sent the troops necessary to properly J garrison the Panama canal zone Porto Rico Bico and other insular possessions there would be left in the United States but regular soldiers soldiers soldiers-an an army just twice the the- sl size c of or the New Now York police forc fore That Is the arm army for tor of oC peo peo- pIe Do you ou think that is a proper defense Somo statesmen havo have said that we can raise an army of ot In twenty twenty- four tour hours I would like to see them do It Our experts have said that we must have haye an army of to meet an Invasion In There Thero aro are now about militia or state statu troops We e should have at least men in our mobile army this exclusive of oC our coast defense defonse troops and then thea when the tho prop proper or number of ot troops has been sent to our possessions possession this would leave a n mobile arm army In the tho United States of or men These with the them m militia III tin would give us 15 men tho the United States on which to build a larger army arm armIn in time lime of or need We should increase the capacity of or West Point We Yo should give RI more young voting men military education and then if f we find we do not need them In the regular place them In inthe tho the will vUI be available available avail avail- reserves reserve leser they able to train troops In time of need CrisIs CrisH Nov Here We Ye are up against it It gentlemen I want ant people to know this Is a a. crisis and I am glad Sh to know lenow that this has reached the national administration and that steps are being taken to adJust adjust ad ad- Just the these so matters And 1 It ls up to you people you OU business men man to see to It that the providing oro for tor adequate defense In the thc way of a lar larger er arm army and nay navy is |
