Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-02-26 | Page 6 | Will the Battleship Utah be Sold?

Will the Battleship Utah Be Sold A A to information from L London Gl Great Gr at I I Bri Britain in is about to sell sel sever several l of her h dreadnought battleships and cruisers although they carry main batteries batteries bat hat teries teres of twelve inch guns gns hind and hd it is said that parting I with wih them will ivill wil not imply any big additions to the navy P as it has ha plenty of ships for present nc needs s. s Among on the thc battleships on the tle obsolete list arc are the St. St Vincent Hercules Collingwood Superb Neptune and pud nn and tIle the cruisers In Inflexible e and Idom- Idom The contemplated sale leads eastern eater newspapers pers to won wonder er h why this type o of oI British ships arc to be b thrown into the discard when no officer of the the United States has publicly suggested that the Utah Okli Florida Delaware and North Dakota Dakota which are are tho tho prototypes of the British shins shio enumerated should enumerated should b be retired or 01 I Indeed it i must wust be h less te years since ea i e the Utah I was as launched and those who returned from irom the cere- cere exe- exe ce- ce monies at went vent on record as certifying that she was the grandest thing thing afloat ana and now flOW when hen scarce scace her her little hull hul is old t we we e are arc like Niobe all tears We e suspect that the submarine tia hag ha had something to do with Gre Great Gret t Britain's policy of sacrificing her dreadnoughts dread dread- noughts greater speed being more to be bo desired f than an heavy armor and ge great t floating forts fors It is not oven Uch hinted that the ci disposal of the thc British ships is in pur pur- of or any my plan for national disarmament but hut only inutile jh interest o of strengthening British sea power w r. r y-Tt y is a reminder that Britannia r rules e the waves vares and m il intends eills to continue to do so Dot But Tut if following the Brit Brit- Brt ili policy ioley our decides to bt la navy part with wih the Utah we weare are aie uT won wondering e n what will what become of that silver siver service wo 0 gave Tier r. J Yot ot that we want vant t it it back bak but our citi- citi i would hate to run across cros any of the memorable tY J s embossed with diminutive i pieces wih of the thc monument in p r. a second hand Jian store However Ho the tho probabilities arc nrc th that t if t e Utah shall be disposed of of a n super dreadnought or some other greater and nd g grander dc vessel esel of the same Bame n name mc will ultimately take her h place nd d tho silver sni service o may n be considered good fc i for her god r p i pA A A A. Washington dispatch says as a's the tho President ha has so fur far improved in Th h health that lie hc goes es to work at his desk esk every e morning moring at nt 10 and that soon he will wi rc- rc the use of his typewriter Ve We yonder wonder if the tt lin line be Lie e will write will wil be bel I Now Xo is tho the time for all good men to come to the tIe aid of the party J In i selecting a n minister minister to China i tIle the administration 1 Has lias las chosen one who was as once accused of talking too to much inch Perhaps fluency is n ded to explain our part in It the le Shantung deal i ty f Gen General ral Pershing is said to have hRc orp c t the c cut fr from En it i might h have hc c b been cn worse rc he might have han l I Ike cothes clothes