Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1925-02-14 | Page 4 | Money for Arsenal

vu MONEY FOR ARSENAL A bill has been introduced In congress conness authorizing an appropriation lion Don of to reimburse the Og den dell chamber of oC commerce for tor C c ed In lu connection with the purchase of ot land and water r rIghts for tor the use of oC the Ogden ar a Benal senal No Now No it the government will make use of oC the in the manner origInally Intended the money ex expended e winch thIch 1 totals n a bill Mr ern iiI n be made to sene a real purpose The arsenal was to have hae hai ha e been II a of ot the Inner line of ot defense of the Pacific coast Just after the world tar ar iv ar this country had never again to be unprepared pared The of ot the nation was the big talking point ot of one ODe of the political parties during duIng Ing the war ant No sooner was the war somewhat out of mind than the thought of preparedness 11 tas as dIsmissed I Today as testified to by one ono of the commanding officers of the air a service this country Is In fifth po- po posItion in air defense and the next war will open with nith air all attacks anbe and be fought In great part In the all air al r We IVe have forgotten all nil about pro pre preparedness except in the building of oC ofa ca a few lew warships which are to be scuttled There are t 0 lines of ot thought t In this country One Is b of ot peace oDd end avoidance of el everything sug- sug suggestive ug otI of ot I war ar It If there are to be bro a Fe 10 more w 1 are ara and cd If It Americas America's con duct which Is one of aloofness is to determine whether there is to be another war then the advocates ot of disarmament are aro tight But if nations are s by the same as twenty ears ears ago if men still sUil are disposed to laud aud their country boast of Its su superiority and be ba highly sensitive e to any national slight affront or ell encroachment I and If It Intrigue and selfishness continue to operate In as of yore It trade advantages are be being ing sought Bought and Insisted upon then America would do well to keep laway away from froma a fools fool's paradise