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wtamenfuV, Mauh The House
committee au navel nnilfs his completed
llsforDn t1 accompany the tlll 10 provide
i1ra naval establishment The report says
eve hayr no uyal ih iho Western Cont.
Heni nnd lprl Justly SECURE artIhst any
attack ah enemy mlNhi make npnn AZ by
land. bat We afc without adequate means
0i defending our foreign ~ caasiWlso
commerce, and the cities east along our
long llne NJ sea eaasi are ahaulnttly M The
mercy W any spcond.rata naval POWER "
the world. We believe this Government
should ~ least create navy
which viii be- respectable In size,
and that wc should demonstrate
our capacity io lucWnsu II rapidly ~ any
required cAlcni oar navy Is not equal
TO what u was IN 1850. IN the meantime
all other maritime nations, prunting by
the lessons taught during our civil war,
have yicd with each other IN Improving
thclr nayins our heaviest granite wall
Is only eight feet thick, while an olght-
ton lugllsh gun has thrown a prolcctllc
through twcnty.Ayo feet of granite and
cement No masonry eau withstand such
q fire. Even seyeniy.1yc feet oi earth
would probably not resist II, and " u
would troops could not, without either
protection work the cannon under the
CALLING dire Of modern machine guns, De-.
Sides The iApid firing guns every modern.
nrmOrcd vessel carries rlhc-guns ranging
six, eight, ten aud tweyc.mch aud up
ward. There Is not town or city along
our ecacoast from which tribute could
not be successfully cxaclcd by any
modern feet"
Estimates are given that the value of
dcslucliblc property subject TO the fire
Of an cnemv's guns Is as follows At
Portland, Sa3,0O0, 900; Boston, sifi, ,0O0,-
600; New York, sl,s55, 900, 900; Jersey
CITY, sllg,00O,000 Philadelphia, 97s9,.
600, 900; Baltimore, s2la, 900 900; Now
Orleans, Sl7d,00o,0Q0; San Francisco,
| $4,000 600,
Foreign nations have not only i'm.
proved thclr vessels aud their guns,
bni have lined their coasts and harbors
with heavy iron aud steel clad forts
The importance ol the torpedo In
warfare Is mentioned at length, and tho
committee observe that although our sys.
tenn Of submarine mines or stationary
torpcdoes have reached considerable
degree Of perfection, an hostile lcct
protected from our shore batteries by
ts amor, could with impunlly
by means OF automobile torpcdocs blast
It's way through all such distractions.
We are, therefore, absolutely helpless
against an invasion from the sea, so
helpless that the committee would
hesitate tn publish the Tact 10 the world
were It not everywhere rlsc better known
than 10 Tie people " America.
The report cmboilcs list Of The
naval feet as at present composed and
states That wc are not only NJ the mercy
Of European nations, but that 0nr nclgl.
b0r Brazil might exact tribute Of any city
dong our Gull or Atlantic coast while
| Chlll could enforce similar demands OF
the shores oi the Pacific. II Is the nnan.
lmOus opinion Of tho committee that the
United Slrtcs Government ought not
| longer 10 permit the lives aud property
| II American citizens TO be thus manifest.
| ly held az The mercy VI 30 many foreign
nations. II " a grave question 90 decide
IN what proportion, between tho erection
| Of coast iurlinrnli0ne and additions Ia
our naval establishment. expenditures
should be divided, and the committee
concludes that II is not It's province to
decide The question.
The report takes up aud discusses Al
englh the advantages of various charac-
ters OF vessels recommended by the bill
reported aud heretofore published, and
reviews the details oi the bill Ms II relates
TO the characters Of the vessels, the mate.
rials 10 be employed aud the discretion.
ary power the bill vests In the Secretary
Of the Navy
The committee express great conn.
icncc In the results which will follow In
competition by having The work done BY
private parties, and say that II Is enough
for the Government 10 have her yards ID
suitable condition 10 do al kinds Of re-
palfF.
TIE committee believe u better 10 del.
egate 10 the Secretary Of the Navy n
much discretion as possible, holding him
responsible for the judgment he may OK
efcisc. rather than 10 give him fnll ln
siructlons about the work ia the face o.
tho bill
II l. hoped by the adoption Of the bil
that We shall soon build the best naval
engines.
The report, referring 10 the unfinished
monitors, says that one striking advantage
Of those vessels viii be the small amount
Of surface presented as a target for the
cnemy's guns.
In conclusion II says "0pinlons dlf
fer ~ 10 what classes Of vessels would
be the most efficient considering the
money expended. Nayies, like armies
must hare different arms u service
Your committee believing this, have
sought 10 digifibuto The money which ~,
Government can afford 10 expcnd during
The next fiscal year ralably among such
vessels as seem 10 be most urgently needed
We trust The bin will meet the appreciation
of both Houses ot Congress, aud that ~
enactment into law may, a. an important
step toward the creation Of m efficient
navy, contribute 10 feeling Of nen ascd
national security. A. present snei 4
feeling VI security, among woil.lniormod
people, can only come from the belief
that no nation will dare attack Qngthcr
when II Is helpless"
The report was unanimously adopted
wAsmsGroS, March G.--The Naval
Construction bill was considered by the
House naval committee yesterday for thc
purpose Of adding 10 Il clause directing
The Secretary Of The Navy 10 construct
three dry.docks, one AZ Norfolk, one al
Boston and one at Brooklyn. 10 cosl
sC0O. 900 each. The resolution was Of
fered by Representative MeAdoo, aud ap.
pruprlaies 81 1905, 900 10 start the work.
The vote was tlo-0 10 e--and the re-.
suit was left N be decided by the al.
scntccs. Chairman Herbert said last
night that this proposition may possibly
delay flnal action on the bill.
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