Show Editorials by pie THE SALT LAKE TELEGRAM invites Its is readers to write letters leters about current events or 0 publication In this column There Is no better beter way or the expression expresion o 0 public opinion Ion Write on one side of at the paper and sign your yur name and give your address If I you ou do 10 not nol wish your our name published it will wi not appear apper In print Letters Leters religious holi bo- bo o- o li 1 will wi be rejected If I you wish manuscripts returned send self ad- ad stamped envelope en FOR PROTECTION ONLY Your Toured cd For P Peace ace Insurance Insurance- Th The Greatest reates Navy In the World In Into to today's J per Is s without lu question ston the he hebest best beat I k havo have seen Icen een in ti any paper fo 10 foLa o n long and is certainly flo do de deserving serving of careful consideration h hy by the government go at Washington on D. D C C. It IL It shows A broad grasp o of present day lay events a and d while b by some seine It ma may be bo termed in the tho nature of or Jingoism tom to tom tomy my m mind It J In Js the clearest conception of or the needs o of the United States ates I have rend read red in a The Tho United Stats wants peace and every ry c clear clea thinking thinking- thinking man woman and child in this count country ry prays pr's for or eternal peace but if I we are not prepared forIt for forIt It It It sooner or later w we will wi have havo o h to pa pay the penalty naly for our We are arc aro living In an age when treaties are aro moro more 1010 pieces of paper pacer arid and as stated in your ur editorial pIr universal peace pae and disarmament are as far away today toay as over ever I am a taxpayer In tho the states of ot Utah Idaho and Missouri and will wJ frank frankly state I would be more marc than willing to pay m my share of the tho taxes Incidental to a navy which would pave pavo the way for tor our continuing to enjoy the peace this countr country has baa had since the close doso of at our civil war wr r F have endeavored to look lok at this question qUeston In a clear thinking thinkinG manner manner- without prejudice and after aft aft- or Jingoism jingoism and af- af er em tr long and careful consideration have ha e arrived at exactly tho the same conclusions set st forth In your great creat article today toay We do not riot want a great gest stan standing arm army An arm army sufficient to quell quel Internal disorders disorders dis dis- orders etc should be b tho the extent of ot this branch of the te war department In fact the establishment of or a great army by the United States would be in the tho nature of an aggressive act net But with wih our great gent seacoast of or three to four tour thousand miles mie who can dispute tho ho fact that we are in need neep o of a m navy mas as powerful J if I not more so so than nn any naon na navy on tho the fa face e of tho the globe A powerful nl navy would be for or defense defence for or without a 0 great greal am army of what wha use would it be for aggressive purposes The Unit United d Suites States does doR not want nt war but if Ir war var should shoud bo be forced upon us WI we ive should be bo in position to uphold our national honor not necessarily rl with wih a 1 great army but with wih a nay navy powerful enough to prohibit nn any nation naton or un tiny any two nations naHom from front landing on tho ho shores of this country an nn army which would compel this country to suo sun for a dishonorable dis die honorable peace I 1 do not want to live to ever see lee ee that tbt day If I we should devote our energies to the tho construction of or a 1 navy nav as great ea as any n on earth wo we would never have ha e to bo Lo faced with wih thone tho the ne necessity SI of or conscription I fully realize there thero aro are a great man many arguments against suca a program but nevertheless I believe beleve wo should have hae havo the te greatest navy In tho the world No doubt Arguments would be advanced ad that tha great geat battleships become obsolete after a 1 few years yeas that no 0 nation naton would dare Invade this country with wih an arm army thousands o of miles mies from Its Is base baHe of supplies that after the 1 present sent war var this country will have havo the tho wi greatest navy naV naVIn In hi the world that the present European war will wi disclose the fact that tha submarines submarines sub sub- marines marnes will wi be tho the battleships of or tho the future etc But regardless of these ar arguments arguments ar- ar gumen the fact act remains that our nav navy at M th the present time ranks third among the thu nations of the tho te world word and is but little at stronger ranger than the navy of ot France lance The Literary Digest recently conducted con con- conI I ducted a a popular vote among news news- papers of ot the United States amonS relative to the popular feeling regarding an nn In In In- creased navy which disclosed the fact that 28 newspapers in tho country were In favor of it and against countr it a n ratio rato of nearly three thre to ono one That Thal In is I sufficient show tho the trend of or popular popular- thought in the United States tOa today I cannot und understand why a n naion naton na na- na- na ion tion ton that ranks first among nations o of the tho world In tho the production of oC corn wheat wheal oate ote tobacco cotton coton coal col pe po- po pig pig- piS iron steel copper and sec eec end and In tnt the production of oC gold and eli sil vet ver vel should rank third thir or fourth In sl- sl the tho W means ions 8 of protection to such Buch If I we ve have a great navy military na get MV mUlan na- na Ions Uon will wi not only hesitate to 10 attack this country but wi will wi absolutely refrain from doing so 8 Thoro There is 13 no question but put what Japan France Fanc or other nan na- na n Inferior to this countr country in wealth 11 imLe or r streng tr r would mako make It doSil do- do Sil disastrous 3 for or us should they elde to at attack ack atack us UR today today- tOny or tomorrow wih their ther armies Is 18 It not that both hoth En land and d Germany flaunt flunt In our races the tho la fact t t M. M ut we ar a- are unprepared d for or war 1 i most certainly hope you will wi keep r up the fight hl as nn an Inland newspaper for fora forn a n powerful nav navy and ami that popular opinion In tho the United States will wi force our OUI next congress to tako take favorable fa ac- ac action acton ac ac- lieu tion ton on Representative o Hobson Hobson's bill bl for fora forn or ora a n great and powerful navy Y nl to he be built bui by tho to United States itself Isel and for or protection pro pro- o only II y TAXPAYER TAXPAYER Tro- Tro SEEKING JUSTICE I think your edl editorial of oC March 7 Railroad Seems to lo Have Lc Legislature I lature in Its Is Grasp H is Js a good goo one I 1 believe beleve 1 J have ha e a copy of oC that speech of oC that fa famous amous amous a- a citizen you refer to and am nm quite quie familiar with wih it and havo have been for or many years I think you have some of m my thunder but you ou are arc welcome to it It I referred my friends to that speech when the they told me In the winter that certain poll poli pol- pol were attempting to combine to defeat the tho expressed will wi of the people Each election electon seems to substantiate to some o of the tho allegations You deserve great credit for or the tho way you handled handled the te Merrill Merri case ease also the tho Warnick Warick ease cose Me and no doubt toe the university university sit sity will wi have havo o h Justice done dono It before all al is over You are aro ao familiar amilar with the tho that I received from two count county om- om chile I contend that It was to scare co come mo me so that I would not say sy anything about what was done with wih ome ome of tho the county's counts monc money As time the road supervisors ors ora had not w wasted sted enough of publics public's money hauling tho the Churcich dirt he ho wanted to use more in iii an nn attempt to crush me with wih the power Iwer tit dr f the time state I had some tome me property destroyed hero horo about three years a ago 0 I 1 Informed the prop proper r officials to no avail Since that time I have havo attempted to collect a debt by law hut but so far ar have nave been beon ful fu as the case has ha never or ne been heard Then think o of an alleged Betterment alced league speaker a asking for tor my tion ton as I 1 had a it l defiant attitude and a had bad principle M. 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