Show 0 vs 1 i H I ISalt Salt Sa Lake Lae Proves Its Belief in Preparedness If n. any one doubted Salt Lakes Lake's belief belie in the adequate ate prepared preparedness dess' dess d- d ness ness' ess' ess of this nation for defense his doubts wele were removed yesterday esterday afternoon Take a piece of paper and figure the padded reports of o numbers marching in other cities on a percentage of the population n df those cities and you ou will see sec that the numbers in line ran fro from m f 2 per per cent to 7 1 per cent of the population Salt Lake proportionately proportionate made a better showing than any of them Not only the men but many women and children joined in in th the e splendid and inspiring display of patriotism here He was not a areal areal real American whose heart was not made to beat faster by the sight sigh t 91 of ft those ose marching thousands The men who do things in Salt Lake those who are ready to give their time and their energy and their money to the g of the city tramped the hot asphalt pavement with a joy in servin serving g their country by showing their attitude toward its defense The They are arc the class of men who answer the first call when something more than their time their energy and their mo money ey is demanded as an offering When war itself comes when life is is the offering these are arc the sort of men who always are the first to tolay tolay lay Jay their sacrifice on their country's altar It It is is those who wh have the most most to live for who are arc generally the first to risk it all for the flag they love loye It has Jias proved so from the first in in th the present great struggle in Europe it will prove proc so if this country ever has to beat bea t of off an invading foe We Ve believe that yesterdays yesterday's s parade gave ga a good example o of f the tIie need of compulsory military service service in in this country where ever everman every ery everyman Y man who enjoys the prot protection of the stars and stripes should b be e made to do his share toward its protection In that parade were the men whose ability and energy are maintaining progress in Utah and Salt Lake The loss of any c considerable proportion of oJ them would prove a terrible loss to the th e a advancement of this city and state yet past events have shown that tha t such as they would be the fir first firt t to die while thousands wI whose se lives would be just as precious to themselves but not worth anything like likeas likeas as much to the community would hang back as they did when the parade was formed The only true democracy will come when all men men share alike the responsibilities of defending their nations nation's honor and existence the existence the brilliant well the dull the as well as as energetic as as tl the e- e ezy 1 lazy zy the ambitious as well as the self-satisfied self ones ones the rich aswell as aswell well as as s the poor Salt Lakes Lake's parade plainly la ly proved this city's right to recognition from tlC tie government for its request for a brigade post at Fort r Douglas and a muni munitions plant An laid And th the rapid development of plans r. r for the summer training camp is IS further demonstrating the justi justice e of of these requests Salt Lake ke has been put on trial and has proved worthy r |