| Show ess C aim lUU YUIL U Press Services lJ S 1 DERN SUPPORTS ARMS BOOST ROOST ON ARRIVAL ALIN IN s. s L L. S Secretary Says II Ti S. S Will Stay Out of Africa Dispute By CL CLARENCE RENCE WILLIAMS WILLIAl Secretary of ot War George Georgo H. H Dern defended expansion of United ed States military forces upon his hia re return re turn to Salt Lake City Tuesday for fora a vacation b before ore beginning a goodwill goodwill good will tour of the Orient The cabinet member assailed persons per per- sons eons who think the way to keep out of war is to to abolish military He characterized the agitation against military tr training In land d grant colleges as as' a blow against fundamentals of ot national l sec security European peace pe ties are ex extremely extremely ex- ex strained Secretary Darn Dem s said sait hL The Ital Italian Ethiopian aIt situa situation a- a tion will wID lead t to war However the United States is fa not in an any danger h ho continued This nation will use eve every effort to keep out of ot the European trouble VJ Win Be Prepared The Tho United States however is ils J taking no chances with being caught unprepared should it be forced to enter a war the secretary Indicated hinting that the Roosevelt administration administration adminis adminis- is military minded Our military defense had been whittled until it was in a L critical conditi condition n. n Now it is being built up Secretary Dern predicted it would be a 8 year or more more before definite action is taken in selecting bases for forthe the proposed army air centers one of which is Li being sought for tor Salt Lake City He pointed out congress congress congress con con- con con- gress did not appropriate funds for their establishment when it approved ed the plan Sees es Reelection Secretary Dern predicted President PresIdent President dent Roosevelt would be reelected In 1936 1938 by a large majority no uno matter who the Republican Republic n candidate 1 candi date is A veteran member of ot the mining pr profession Secretary Dern said Mid the tho administrations administration's policy regarding silver was one of i Its it actions actions' to bring back prosperity The price of silver slIver has be been n al almost almost almost al- al most doubled he ho said and it seems to me this should be t The secretary was accompanied d by I Dern and nc their son J James es and the secretary's s 's executive assis assis- assist assistant t tant nt Oliver J. J Grimes former SaW Lake City newspaper man They were ere greeted by Governor and Mrs Henry H. H Blood W. W E. E president of ot the chamber of commerce Gus P. P Backman executive executive cx- cx ex ex- secretary Brigadier General General General Gen Gen- eral W. W G. G Williams adjutant general general general gen gen- eral of ot Utah Colonel Walter C. C Sweeney commandant of the Hugh B. B Brown chairman chairman chair chair- man of the state liquor control commission commission com corn mission and Democratic party part l leaders ade Go to Home Tho The Derns went immediately to I their home at East South Temple street They will remain Inthe in inthe inthe the city until September 22 Friday Secretary Dern will attend attend at attend tend a a luncheon at Fort Douglas and review troops of the Thirty- Thirty eighth infantry i Sailing from San Francisco September September Sep Sep- 25 Secretary Dern Dem will visit in Japan and China and is scheduled to be in Manila Philippine islands Nov November 1 I Before returning to Salt Lake City and Washington late in November tho the cabinet member expects to make informal inspection of army bases in the Hawaiian islands The latter part of the tour will be made with his daughters Mrs Mary Dern Bax Baxter ter and Miss Betsy Dern who will join in fn Manila State Stat Reception S l To ro Honor Derns A public reception for Secretary of ot War Var and Mrs Georgo George H. H Dern will bo bOo given at the state capitol from 8 to 10 lOp p. p m. m Friday by Gover Governor nor nor and Mrs H Henry nry H. H Blood While tho the event will have a military air with Fort Douglas and national guard officers present it will be bo in un informal informal in- in formal to the public It will take tale place in the governors governor's governors governor's gover gover- governors governor's nors nor's reception room Dancing in the rotunda will follow fol fold low with music by the Thirty Thirty- eighth infantry and field ar- ar tIllery bands Brigadier General W. W G. G Williams GWilliams adjutant general of Utah Is malting making arrangements Plans Jans for a reception honoring Mrs Dern on her visit here were discussed Tuesday afternoon b by the State Council of at Democratic W Women Women Wo Wo- men at tho the hotel Mrs Fra frank Penrose Democratic state tate chairwoman presided |
