Show ARMY AND NAVY EXPENDITURES Speaking before the KIwanis club In Provo Prove Senator William II Ir King deplored the heavy appropriations that have been made in the tho past for the army and navy nay giving log InS as his view that or Is excessive in iu times limes of peace Tile The senator should hould have enumerated rated c-rated some of tho the items Lems which could be reduced Indulging In generalities is not convincing g If It America is to maintain an armed force then the army and navy nay should compare favorably with tho the best army and navy nv in Inthe inthe the tho world Tor years cars our navy nay was neglect neglect- neglected ed and America suffered In pres presS prestige tige on the high seas During the world war critics of the tho administration complained that the United States had been woefully deficient ent in preparation Inasmuch as no country can pre pro prepare prepare pare a military machine except through years ears of ot planning the one thing to do is to systematically proceed to the task of ot making an nn army To have an army arrn and navy which wilt will not prove to be a a. false structure ot of defense requires money mone- They are expensive ma ma- machines machines machines chines which call for tor hundreds of millions in time of peace and bit lions of dollars when in real use Our senators should tell us first whether they are for tor preparedness and after that proceed to inform the public how an efficient army and navy nav can bo be sustained at less cost Our naval nav-al men and military au authorities au- au insist that our war establishments establishments are not what hat they should be If It our senators have an an answer answer awer to that statement they should specifically point out the tho weakness of the tho other side |