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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1914)
&&i?j9tu?ijK$0.'Kj?zt0puxi0 "ML HOLIDAY" CHILL Plan to Suspend Battleship Building Indorsed by Secretary Daniels. :'Ai0CKiCW$CTiC CLOffl on the heels of the an nouncement that Winston Churchill, llrat lord of the Brit ish ndinlniltr, times strongly thnt nil the Kte.it nations Join In a "naval holiday." the same being a period of a year or more, during which the powers shall refrain from build . Iiir battleships, comes the news that the first Ueel plates of the great supei Dreadnought Pciinsylvnnln, destined to be the iiiomi powerful lighting ma chine In the world. hno been laid at Newport News. Va. Almost slinul I tniieoiisl.v the battleship Texas. Juf oinpletcil mill at pii'scnt the huge I War vessel afloat, Justifies the predle tlons of her builders DJ a veiaglng I Bpecil of 21 I2S knots on llie live high upced rans whiih marked the clltnai Of her slaiibiidi.aliii (rial al Itu-k land. Me I'roui all the real of the nut-Id MWI Collies nl-n of ln -reused leth Hies III till Till OOUatrUCtlOfl. Nearly all the icival piogiains of I lie great powers , mitcm plat llie building of fiom one to llvt buttle hips nnnnallj for the next n Jfears. Broil New ".il.iii'l Is plaiinlicj D ii.r.v of her own, Hie Ant atOp In fiis dlractlnn lielng Ihe building of a etuis, r of tie liriatol type of Lftooton disph iii, 'hi in eoal s'.'.ih o.ono, irhtch Oil occasion may beeon a n pirl of the formidable Mi el ol l. I I I '. I lo Cci muni, loo, will ii'llieie to her ex tiding piogi.iiii of MTll ' "ii .Inn I bin WINHIIIN I III II, llll I. I II, I I ,.,il I 1 1 K IIIIIIIHH AhMIICll I 1 Ullll ll'l elopllM'lll. Ill ple.ent ,olisN llig of wo iMttloMlllpa a en "Naval Holiday" Impractical, 1'iniitii i iii ihe kuisei's osparta do clare (he -ilggeslloli of Ihe ltllllh talesman in b- Impractical The i.,i man Heel, nicy assert, is Im ilelensive purpose only and as Kin h mil I l liiatiilaliicl In a condition capable of protecting Ihe coasts of Ihe lalher laud against possible enemies Thai the (ieiiniin naval experts are Ool without Jilsllll. atloii lor Ihe stand the,) have taken Is evidenced b I he report of a new intention lalelv Iried out by Ihe llrlllsh goveruiiieitt, by uicuns of wlih h a mine may lie el ploibsl at a distance ol several miles without wires or ollici coiiuci ling ap pa rut us This. In view of Ihe fad lliat clash between John Itul! and Ihe kulsei K ihe ever recurring bugbcar of Ihe lieinian mid llniish pubttra re hedlicl. would seelii (o gtVO color lo Ihe ulicgcl neisl of u "defensive Heel" for (he lo'liian coast, lo - iji UOthlng of Ihe fuel that I airlands iiiimiI eon ktriuiioii piograui ludiides the build 'lug of al least four I i , aduoiigllts a )ear for several years lo conie. Vol while oilier nations besides (ler tun 1 1 liae Hois fur turned u deaf ear to the suggestion or llie llrlllsh llrsl lord of (he admiralty, at llie siiuie time III nearly every country (here may be found a steadily growing sentiment In Its favor Itiibs'd. there is acaul doubt but that this fts'llng will lake some detlnite form In the near future Duuieli Indorses Suggestions. Se. lelary of the Nuvy .losephu- I 'an lels In u recent Interview stronglv u,l Yocated the Churchill plan as a means Of reducing the annually IgrlYMBlng naval budget of every nation and llie lidded luxation which It necessitated Keonoiulc reasons alone, he usscrled Oven without considering those feud lug toward a world is'iice. dictate! the advis.ilildiy of a worldwide agreement between all (list rhtas nations to rloao er at least curtail the construction of battleships for a stipulated period "1 believe such an agreement must tie made sooner or later for economic reasons," the secret a i v do lured "The hysteria of n ivsl preparations Is pruv I ing too gre.i u burden for the people ' We oiirselve ar' pcudliiL' about f HH t!').iisi aiiiiuuily on oiii navy and an Osjual aiuount ou our army, aol that la pi V w 4 i tuxyytuyt&tuytixyxuxux&i&xuxyf 8Y FOR ALL NATIONS Meanwhile Increased Activity In Naval Construction Is Noted Everywhere. cw,.KwwiaAcAa7WWicrtic'13C but a bagatelle cotnpnred to whnt the great powers of Mu rope and Japan nre speii, ling, with new vessels aupersed lug and making obsolete all thnt have been built before "The world todny Is facing the anomaly of making Its navy less tide piiile by Increasing It, for when new vessels lire built with their more pow erful armament they render useless the smaller warships, save for const de fense." Would Benefit Humanity. The seerclury said that such nn agreement Joined In by fieriiuiu.r, Knir Iniiil franco, KusAla, Japan nnd the United States would result In the great est beiietlt lo humanity In general fnuii an economic standpoint, "I iiIoms some siieh ngreeliieu t Is soon readied." he suld. "every cllleli will. flgiiruthely. lie carrying n soldier on his back " Secretary haiilels- statement Is dl reef I, v III Hue will) the offer Ml Chtirrhlll made dil'ecll.v lo ielinuti.V. us the rhlef rival of Qraat Hrliuln. ls I'll, lilt hy AllKrl, Mil I'lBSS AsSIS'lSlloll aATTI.KMIIII' TKXAS, MUST ISlWgliri'l. I i.. il l iso VIVilll.NB AKUIAT, ON IIKII I'll I A I. llll I'. vvliile he was discussing the llrlllsh naval expenditure of c.t7.i.MUMI a year mid winning the unlloii of Ihe In evlliibly heavy Increase In armament If the rivalry eoiillnmsl After making his plea for a unhei I "naval holiday" Mr. Churchill express si Ihe opinion that If Crenl llrltaiii and i.erinaiiy look the lend nil the of II BT i-1 en i loiintrles would fo'low suit, and Ihe.t would nil be lust us great and as sound as If they had built the ships ut present projected Feasibility or Plan. If Austria and Italy did not build the olili: illon. he suld. would be removed from I i a mi- nnd Cleat lliltulii. mid Ihe fad thai the triple alllaii.c dier ma lit. Austria Hungary ami Italvi waa In a now building u ships would make the proposal posslhle vvllhoiit the sllebtesi ilauger or risk. Thai no one will take Issue with Mr Churchill mi Ihe ipiesllou of the buiieflt accruing to the world If his suggestion should be adopted Is self evident. The problem lies In Us feasibility, ut pres eld at lenst. UrMl unties are rising everywhere Prance, Runata, the I'nittsl states, Ja pan, even QNMt and the South Ai lean statist. ( sit nothing of Austria Hungary nnd Italy, In addition In I Inula ml nnd Cerman.v. nre spending millions on naval constniction The dlttl, ully will be (o s, I a time fol enough III the Inline ainl yet tmt too ivinoie i" ii of practical ralue to the present geiieiulloii when all the nations will find it , out eiileiit to in ies for a lime their nut i! develop in, lit In the meantime the shipyards of ev ery nation will be busy tinning out great war machines, which, despite I heir enormous cost, lus-oine obsolete within but little more than the time It takes o build on,, of lllelll As far as the I ' lilted States Is con vi in si, Ihe annual naval budget will probably not be much changed, al though the completion of Ihe l'aiiainu canal will add much to Ihe effective ness of out navy In some respects. Canal Strengthens Navy. I'm- from greatly adding to the sea isitter of the 1 idled Stales, however, the canal will really be a negligible factor, although It was formerly claltu ed that Its opening" would double the natt's efTts (IveneMS. Hut It will In crease Its possibilities for coast tie feuse vastly lu this coiiiiedlou Sts-rctary lhtulels le cutly asscitisl Hint the canal, while adding much greater mohtlli.t to our fleets, would not greatly Increase their strength except us defenders of our Coasts "During the long campaign," said the secretary, "one of the strongest ar Kuuieuts for the large expenditure was (hut such a , a mil would double the eltlclcii t of the navy We were told also tli. it li would make for ettt ileiu) in the army and make the m -sill iv 4eaooB(gMMttaiMHHBM& Usaa. .naBftflML raHBL.' ' . Ufcftaal stnte the dictator of the weat- tn lieinl -i i mid the mistress of the sons. Larger Navy Unnecessary. "Now t Iiji t tin' iniiiil Is ncnrliiK com- pletlmi mid the il.-i.v Im near ut hiitnl when ships lll s;ill from S.-in l'riin- isi i) to tln CHli Im'iiii In iilioiit !2I) boom, us nK.iinst ihr i.sji boon it took tin- UngOl to Mil iiniimil lapr Horn, we nre toM thnt the IhiIIiIIiik of the fii mi I (Ii'iiiiiiiiIm twli-e us Inrjre a navy an formerly anil that control of the (Ml ili'iniiiiils a lai'Ke atiimllng army in the Isthmus. "The rannl will not doulile the ef fei ihi'iii-ss of our navy, lint It will Ki-citll.v Im reuse ItH alilllty to defend every part of the roust on the Pacific us well us the Atlantic. It will not virtually multiply the nuinlieni of the iirmy." Vet even If the canal will not Kreat l.v niiKUieiit the sou power of the Unit ed States, except as regards coast de fense, there Is no reason why battle ship construction should not lie cur tailed. It only remains for some of the powers to show the way. Bryan Pence Plan. Many leuiil the plan of Mr. Church- Ill as following In li'itl' al Fcipieiice the MCgMthW of William .1. Mr.un. secre tniy of state, that the nations of the m:i ii Am, in an Press Association. ggMH or tiir navy josarutiH han- IKIit. wm'd enter Into pence treaties, agree lug to try the arbitration of dllllcultles Is'fore going to war. A similar Idea was bodied III Secretary Hrynn's original proposal lo the world powers for a universal peace pact, bul was abandoned when It became evident that strong opposition would follow. If (irent llrltaln. (iertuuny, Prance. Itussl.i and Japan would adopt the British suggestion (here Is scanj doubt that the Pulled States would (V.nlily Join lu Ihe agreemeiit. nnd now thnt the phut has I ice II presented III con ci ile fashion to the whole world It unit liol be long I eforc negotiations bi nt cell some of the powers are opened STATE LIFE INSURANCE TRIED OUT IN WISCONSIN. Man Who Drafted law Authorising 8yttcm Gets the First Policy. 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Cleat lilltnlli, Italy and llelgbllil N policy is Issued for a larger amount than tj000 When the liuin bat of poll, y holders reaches l.tKKl the in. i Minimi olicy will be Issued for f'.'.oiHi, and when the iuiiiiIkt readies 2,UM) the luaMinuiu policy will be for Kt.OOO, ihe highest amount authorlsiHt. existing goveriiiueiital machinery will lie used In the administration of the luw without the creation of a, Mi Uotiul i ill es No paid agents will be employed. BARS PHOTOS IN WATCHES. Illinois Central Isauoa an Efficiency Ordsr to Operating Employaaa. No longer may englueers, couductora, lirukeuicn and other employees In the operating department of the Illinois Central railroad carry pictures of their wives, sweethearts ami bablea ou their watch crystals An order against the practice has Just beeu Issued by the management. Officials of the cmup.iiiv have decided i hat such plcturoa are likely to die tract tie attention of employees from their work, and that accidents might result. 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