Show I luNGING RINGING PLEAS i. i r ARE MADE FOR PREPAREDNESS i bs Hear Defense Week Sound Calf Call for Speakers J 1 1 U. U S. S Action 2 ft t A ringing appeal appal to keep the United States adequately prepared and ft its ti citizens military minded minde was made math K-by K by two o speakers addressing the week week- I t why fly luncheon meetings meeting of oC the R Rotary tar lary hod and Optimist clubs Tuesday at the thc Hotel Botel Utah in observance of oC Defense Defens week k Declaring that we have re reached l eh a state sute we have international jitters Charles R R. Maybe l former Utah governor and chairman of oC the thc American Legions Legion's national law anc and order erder enforcement committee asked Rotarians i if It hf high h time we wc built our own navy to suit our needs in ini Ideas rather than to let other nations tell us when and what wean we wei wei i i cn an n construct He referred to the fact that the theA A S. S United States Stales is afraid to hold naval Pacific strength strength- th i t maneuvers in the or men t en its naval na base in Hawaii or Manila for fear of offending Japan reversed the it time we po po- ilion iWon he declared and ask sk ourselves our our- selves what we think of oC Japan England England Eng Eng- land and France rather than what f they the think of ot us Didn't Keep Faith They didn't keep faith with us usen when tom en we entered into solemn agree agree- ment Let us strike out in our own course and when the next offer otter of or disarmament comes let it proceed from m them he as asserted I Mr Maybe said that the state stale oft oCt of oC t unrest which has gripped many naS na'S nations na na- na S J l thas ons and the vast preparations being made aade certainly do not guarantee t 1 peace puce The one nation that is making makin the loudest noise about peace has im immeasurably immeasurably immeasurably im- im measurably the largest est force Corce of or trained men ever er had by anyone any any- where here He referred to Russia The former governor asked aked the these e et t i Questions Shall ShaU America become prey to the first hostile power Shall Shalle we e cling to the fallacy that armies j land and id navies are area a 3 menace to peace Otto A. A department tant of the American Legion Le ion in his t address to the Optimist club members mem- mem mem- mem I bers advocated doubling the present standing army of oC the United States He said if it that was done America would only have a handful compared t to other nations Have No Force He Re said the world today is spend spend- spending In ing Irig on militarism or doubling the amount spent In 1913 rHe He pointed out that the arguments Advanced against adequate defense I have no force He said a nations well prepared will almost almo t keep peace The following were guests at the Rotary club luncheon Governor Henry H H. Blood Brigadier General Pegram Whitworth commander at Fort Yort Dou Douglas Colonel A. A F. F Dannemiller Dannemiller Danne- Danne miller commander of oC the Thirty Thirty- eighth Infantry Brigadier adier General W. W rIG JG Williams adjutant general o of the Utah Ulah national guard Lieutenant Commander Com Com- mander W. W J. J Hart Harto of the local beak navy y recruiting office oUke Colonel William D. D Geary Glary of Third reserve area and II Major W. W P. P Scobey I |