Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-01
CONDITION OF NAVY.
ANNUAL REPORT or SECRETARY WHIT
NEY 10 TgE PRESIDENT.
When Vessels Under Construction are
Completed tao United States VIII Kank
Second in Oommsrcs-DestroyeTs.
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| whitney has presented bis annual report 10
,bo president After giving brief review
/ ~ the condition OF the navy os Il will exist
I The An day 81 March, 1889. in comparison
T with the same rs H. existed on the 4t1 day OF
/ March. 1885 and furnishing let OF inc
,rfnored vessels heretofore authorized O)
/ Congress. TIE secretary says;
50 iar as the arnorcd ships ore concerned
the subject Is yet 10 be treated by the de-
p,r,ment ana ly Congress. At The present.
/ t.fne tie conditions are such that everything
/ r,coss,rv 20 a fr,,.class fighting ship can be
+ nroduced and furnished to the department.
! Ina this country as soon o. in course OF con-
/ sfrurfiop aud the element or feature Is re-
ouirqi: bit Ibis has never until the present
/ t,ms been true, and therefore the considera-
tior OF the subject has been necessarily posi-
/ poped bv the department until TIE present
+ tine. -,...,,
/ the Efforts of the department in ship con-
/ str1.fiou have necessarily since March, 1884,
/ been devoted 10 Unarmored vessels, auu d,
/ to he-e tie department is able 10 report lu'4
wlau The SHIP, in course OF CONSTRUCTION
ard fuuse authorized shall have been COM
p'eied The United states viii rank srcoNu
4 amouy ffe nations I'm the possession OF unar-
m,rod cruisers or commerce desir0yers
/ having zoe highest ch3rag eristics-yiz., OF
7 sfza of $1,000 tons and upward and possess
+ inoa speed Of nineteen knots per nouf ana
/ Tno imp9rtince which has been placed
. ur1n this branch Of naval armament VIII De
gnoroeiltad from The Statement. that Eagand
/ and Tr1urr po>spas fiXty-nye vessels OF me
/ elias. Known ~ uuamorcd cruisers. ne
/ oftapfion OF the world was attracted to t2e
( lc.frnctive eject which was produced upon
I ,be commerce ~ the Laitrd states oy
cruiser, G,tcd out under the auspices OF tne
+ t0ufclcrtcv in the war 81 me frheIuon'
F TIE total Tonnage oi registered vessels 81 me
+ 3-n.t,1 -.gfas hai risen year by wear until in
h 1891 it amounted 90 2,G42 G.S tons; sud
between 1851 sad 1906 D. was reduced 10
. 1s,- 91G tons. ~ M other words, 70 lue
no-nt witch we G8l reached in / So irom
f winch decline Vc hsyc never recovered.
The insurance war risk upon American
vessels during The wac rose M cNctpuOnM
F ease, 20 AS hi.h - per cent.
/ ~irClrr'c, IS I.ou, Drccfor.General oithe
O-dnquee survey OF Great Britain. recently
Stated thst eli there is one point clearer
than another in the history oi commerce n
is fbiq. that when a state cannot ehectualy
protect ifs c,ln inr trade in the time Of war
fnlt thr trade passes from 10 ana does not
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