Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-02-21 | Page 7 | Plan Will Not Work

tea Q pa b Pa lm Plan Will ill plot Not Work IV oll WITH AT Germany apparently as strong strong- as ns ever and with the cud end of or the war far off it may be a little early to discuss how ho the lime nations should live li together c when peace ease returns but nevertheless nC it is hc being ng- ng lone dune In the current issue i of the Review He of or Reviews Renews Prof John R. R 1 Commons economist sets forth his plan Jan for foi universal pence peace and limitation of or armaments His Its logic i appears sound 50 at nt first glance Referring to time the belligerent bellig erent crent powers potters he lie says I When these nations get together tog to lo stop slop this war and settle the terms of or peace they should after dis us- disposing I I posing of e existing armaments set a n limit on the time amount of or mone money that each one shall appropriate or spen spend for forwar forwar forwar war purposes This means menns future futuro limitation tion of or arma ments What a lo lovely loly ly i idea cn cries t the man who permits others to do th the mo most t of or his thinking for him But is isit isit is isit it it Germany can maintain an airily of a n million men menon menon menon on the same amount of money tint that the United Stat States would need neel to maintain an army of a n hundred thousand While Uncle Sam is paying b his liis boys in the trenches more than a n dollar a n day the French government is paying pay pay- paying ing its fighting men five fhe cents With a given amount of monc money Japan can maintain an nn army four times limes as ns large as ns the the United States Slates can cnn maintain with the time same 0 amount Suppose autocratic Germany were permitted a certain sum each year for the building of battle ships Is Ts it not conceivable that she would draft workers for her shipyards and anel pay them then just enough h to live lire 7 In Inthis Inthis Inthis this democratic country such a n thing thing- could not be con con- I be evident to the thoughtful man that if the Commons plan pInn should be adopted the United States would soon become much weaker than either cither Germany or Japan J Could we afford this 1 Nations like Germany which regard all nil treaties and international agreements aS a n mere scraps of paper will not become lambs lamb simply by b entering into an international agreement to help keep the peace Limitation of armaments is nn undoubtedly desirable desirable de de- but the United States can never nc consent to become become become be be- come less strong than an any other nation on earth Pa 1 1 Pa The kaisers kaiser's efforts to bring time the United States and Germany closer together have not been in vain ain At one point our troops are within fifteen miles of the German frontier IKS 1 JU 1 While hile you arc considering considering- tho the drudgery gery of the tho farm remember the automobile is a leading piece of machinery on the farm of today r-n r J 3 i 1 fa Current divorce records would indicate that the dangers dan clan gelS gers of gas bas attacks arc are not to be escaped in the quiet confines of the home Pa j 3 a tei Women railroad workers in Pennsylvania arc are reported reported re rc- re- re ported to be on strike The Thc biggest task ahead of them themis is the selection of a n spokesman to JIl y i to itt Before W we can form a l precise opinion on ou the food foo regulations of the day it is too loo late to cat eat Ji A Irk jus How much of that indemnity will nus Russia in cancel by b b repudiations of debts to to the allies 7 J J 1 a PH fe feOur i I Our shipbuilding program seems to have the Cramps tea k Ha nai UW It is not too late to buy a n thrift stamp Jn 1 1 L