Deseret Evening News | 1906-10-06 | Page 4 | Japan's Naval Plans

J JAPANS AP ANS N NAVAL A VAL PANS PLANS 1 it Is claImed that pia plans I I for Include to be In el eight Yf provision being made for tor eight bate battle shIps and armored cruisers twelve smaller This 11 will meal 1 u hel heavy V burden hurden on Japanese 1 taxpayers In additIon to the enormous expendi expenditures tUf tures for tor the last laet war nr It Is 14 one of at atthe the cur curses es or of war that even vIctores victories all are exp expensive No doubt It Il wi wilt be necessary for tor Japan nol now to her Irm army enit nl navy to such an extent that Russia wi will nt not dare to 10 make nn au attack nn and retaliate That wail 11 the tho predicament ot of Germany otter after the humIliation ot of France I It hail to stand armed to the teeth to main peace Japan mu must t lok look to the future an anti itself In order to arty retaliatory plans Japan has come to the front as 1 n a great grent nation Must she ho pay for tor her as al western nations at are do doIng Ing In the western uter world the cost ot of mIlitarism ha has been and Is hi noW enormous Who etin oven ren estImate It ItCan Can the lie loss Iou b be computed whIch Is caused by the withdrawal ot of men front employments the ton Lion of property hy by mIlItary the equipment soil maIntenance of nt military establishments the PR pay mont ment ot of interest on mOM money the pensions to and dependent veterans Ind and last but not net least Icat the immoral ot of wars und and prep for tor ivar Two mi mu lion 11 dollar It Is sl saId are ro annually e cx by the tho western nations upon theIr but that does doe not cover the tho total est cost tl is spent for tor education It Itis Is to be hoped that the tho progress or of cIvilIzation trIll ri SI adv nee so far that th the AsiatIc natIons that recently hae have joIned the tho processIon or are About to un so wi not bo be crushed under what mi may properly bl be termed the white hlo titans man burde burden But Dut there Is realy really no escape except In the tho accept acceptance anco ance of the prInciples of at the