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Show I MEANS A BIG ARSENAL Of great importance to ogden it. tho declaration from Washington that the; general staff of the army has definite 1 determined to its own satisfaction the Identity of the nation with which l t the United States may next be en ! gaged In war. Major General W. G. Haan in p speech delivered at Camp Denning Ga., on November 1, defining the pn . icy of national defense, said America was so slow in getting under, way Inl the world war that, had the sag been, open to the enemy nnd no allied armies stood between us and danger armies of considerable pitp could have j been landed on our shores within sixty I days after the declaration of war on ( April 6. 1917 Two million could have btvn thrown against us, and General Haan says: "Such a condition must not be permitted per-mitted to exist again, if it can be avoided. It was to avoid such a con ii it ion that congress has authorised more adequate preparation, and It is now the province of the war department, depart-ment, with all those components tha go to make up the army of the inited Stales, to enter Into the preparation of plans." Among the plans already being worked out is the placing of reserve equipment and supplies in times of peace. Let us suppose Japan is looked or. as the nation with whirh we ms b-engaged. b-engaged. Then the greatest possible preparations thould be made where? At the Ogden arsenal It would be criminal neglect to fall to tr.ti by the experience t f the war just rntled, the greatest lesson of I which is the proper guarding against iFttrprisi' attack. io be rosdy tcr a sudden and oomewhRl unexpscteil Jilow. lbs United f'l-.t ( lUUSt have an inner line of defruse for the Pacific. coal, and that inner line I ihc Ogdcn art i ti"i Then, if thai be true, v. h.n should j bt done? Military headQuart re en'ould b es Jtabllshcd at the arsenal, stronger lines iof comniunicailcn should be SStab; llshed With the sa coast, a poWeri 'ful wireless station should be built,! land all the equipment necessary to jthe plaelnt: ol a powerful army In the field should be on band at the arsenal ' This must be dan regardlssa of the demand for. ret renchim nt in govern-ment govern-ment expenditures. |