Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-10-27 | Page 13 | Widen Scope of Nation's Defenses, Mabey Urges in Navy Day Address

Trw n f r v I i f v. v Widen Scope e of N s 's s Defenses o I Mabey Urges in Navy Day Dav Address W It behooves the United States being the richest nation in the I world to have more adequate r means of self-defense self namely naval bases in the Philippines 1 land and Aleutian islands each equipped to service the merchant marine as well as the navy So warned former Governor Charles R. R Mabey speaker on Thursday before the annual Navy day meeting in the Newhouse Newhouse Newhouse New- New house hotel of the Salt Lake City Navy Mothers' Mothers club Gathered to pay respects to the boys boyo 3 in blue the Navy Mothers Moth others oth- oth ers heard Mr Mabey say that because of its great wealth the United States is the envy of smaller acutely prepared na na- na- na We Ve should make sure that we don dont don't t become the prey to the ambitious desires of these less favored nations as have Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethi Ethi- opia and China he said and reminded the mothers of the World war phrases Make the world safe for democracy and the War to end all wars We continue to have wars in fact never before has there been beena a more apparent ascendancy to toward toward toward to- to ward war than now he said Mr Mabey Maber who served as chairman of Navy day activities f t th this s year year r remarked mark d that th the weakest front fronto o of t the United States navy i ie is on the Pacific co coast st st. We haven't properly sensed the necessity of the Pacific ocean as a line of defense he declared We should ourselves not as a means of aggression but of protection He said that the merchant marine marine marine ma ma- rine should have access to a na- na in time of need equipped to service vessels up to tons Presiding during the meeting was was- Mrs Adelaide Holmes club president J C j cars f and at atme vy t me thY they ey receive Or At sea The navy on the job a o S. S r