The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-02-02


lust Al preseu, Il isthe NAVY ihat Con-
grc-- Is talking about The Navy. mark
Won. the Navy, wants itself increased
because. forsooth, II Is Tie 'Ianghing'
stock Of Europe" II there u any role
The Navy cannot endure II Il ibe role oiI
q laughing stock. hence every year Is rc-
pcatcd tliis catapnlt argumrns "nnt|
Navy Is the laughing stock Of Europe n
From q naval point of view the Navy 81
The United States lives. moves, and ha.
iis being as the cynosure ~ Europca,
And 70 be laughed at b,
Europe. Oh! horrors. II Il fortunate
for the United States that this morbid
love ofadmiration ii confined mostly to
The official personnel of tile Navy All
or them have been 10 Europe Al Govern
,ment expense, and the most that their
travel has taught them II 10 be ashamed
for war, and has fewer and less imposing
l.hipS ana guns than The monarchics Of
Europe which live 70 fight and fight Ia
|live. II the United States should en-
ldcnvor 70 remodel itself in every line III
(which Il Is The laughing stock Of Europe
liz would have a etupendous task before
III. and our naval Bunthornes may a.
well face their share or European tleris-
lion. But there is lesson that both iht
Army md Navy official personnel should
Ibegin to learn: Cur traditions are moi
|warlike: our chief industry j. not war.
the flower of our population j. moi under
|arms; we have not and cannot have 3
personal interest III the armed balance
maintained by the colossal. desnoraliz
ling. life ana treasure sapping establish
menis removed from US. thank heaven
lby three thousand miles Of heaving sea
IN our Army and Navy officer. Zee
themselves DETRop without war ship
aud armies for . setting, 50 much th'
worse for their profession, and 80 mucl
the better for our country. The Cniies
STATES can well afford 70 be laughed 4
Tor beating swords and spears into III
Isiruments Of husbandry. and il we hav
FEWER iron clads and guns than any gfea
European power. we. on the othcs hand
|Aave more ihreShing machines than al
Iof them combined.
i There are Al least two branches Of III
lpuhIc service for which we pay grea
deal and for which We have very it'll
Id .. They are the Military. and II,
Naval establishments. Il may he We
Ito maintain skeleton military aud Davs
establishments rs nucleus OF Nations
! )ldefcncc-
There was spirited debate III Coz
gross on saturday relative ID The NAV,
|bill and the discussion will be continue
to-day, but no real reform need bc "A
q dpectcd until Another party haS control +,
t.f. -. 4<~<..
!. During the course ri the debate nj
knoit Of Kentucky. said there were !
cnsn,nis~ion thirty sicaniing vessels. an
Tor them there were 2y3 engineer Office,
at ~ aggregate pay of SC&2.opo for se
duty. Though these gentlemen under
stood their duties theoretically, he III
dldettook 10 say that with the exception (
'.la few men like Melville, none OF theI
-Ihad ever had monkey wrench or an n
hi their hands since they had been
|service. Twenty-Five officers Of this ei
ginecr corps were 80 loaded down vii
rank AMI dignity that there was not
! ship III the Navy big enough to hol
them. If some indiscrcet secretary /
1.-The navy should order chief engineer.
pay director. and medical Inspector X
i.duiy on the same ship, the vessel woul
inevitably sink.
There was another corps Of which q
lcountry had heard . good deal -
'marine corps which had long list
Ioilicers. The duties OF every ono
these officers could be as well performs
lby an officer detailed from the line Of Il
navy; and II he had ~ opportunity
would offer an amendment looking
''lthnt result. He would also otIer amen'
y ments for the gradual abolition Of n
nay corps, and for reduction in 4
enginccr corps.