Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-11-11 | Page 3 | National Defense in Commended by Taft

NATIONAL DEFENSE JS COMMENDED I BY TAFT CHICAGO Nov 11 In In an address ad dress here last night at a banquet of the National Security league William Wil liam Ham H l. Taft former president of the United States declared himself in favor Javor of military preparedness and said D Do not let us sacrifice national s security to an academic theory or I the wish to vindicate it it I Mr Taft said he hI found hims himself lt I with reg regard rd to his views on preparedness preparedness pre pre- somewhat between Mr I Bryan and Mr Roosevelt Regarding Regard Regarding ing he lie said aid Nations certainly certaInly- have no not reached the point yet yet- et where they are not willing when the occasion offers to take advantage of the weakness of another nation to carry out a policy of aggrandizement He argued for a navy equal to the I II greatest 1 resent present Ies nt nav navy of any an world t power which supports a standing I army and for tor Improved coast dei de de- de- de i tenses He also declared for an inI increase in increase in- in I crease of the army to to men exclusive of bf- the Philippine cons constabulary tab I and said that in time of perilla peril perila la a sufficient umber number of ot volunteers I could be raised while the enl enlarged fleet fleet- and improved coast defenses I were holding off oft an attacking enemy