Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-02
Coast Defense.

sea-boari In the immediate maintenance
81 the militia required 10 man the de-
fences IN ease NJ danger.
Celebrity prossis.s 70 be an essential
element 10 agy warfare u the future.
We have shown our ability 10 efgip and
place IN the field with rspidity large
number. 81 sneu. and could undoubtedly
do 40 again. The defense. and the srma-
menf, however, necessary for Withstand
ing the attack. Of modern guns. cannot
be extemporized. We must substantially
have them before the necessity arises
Their creation ia NOT a matter Of hour.
and dsys bat Of months and years
Hence deem ID quite "a self-esIdent that
II We are 10 have sach works at all theY
.bosid be begun earnestly and sys-
te'aatieaiiy at once.
secretary Proctor submits "a basis IN
start from Ia this nes order VI things
that no lime be- io-t IN placing the capital
Of the country, the commercial metropolis
on the Atlantic -eaboard, aud AZ least
oD- port on the Pacific Ia the best
possible state Of defense. How rapidly
the work shall be carried On until IL enl-
brace. every important vulnerable point
from tho :, foh,,. IN the Pic f,,arde and
t,, ,.or,. ~ ,h. p.,ia,. ia ,h. only one.-
ton Progress in this plan cannot be too
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h.. o,,,,s, f., de,,tI ,,,., ,.oniren.,,. In ar.
,n.,nens and u,en a., IN. Atlantic and tbe
cutf coast and General Miles has devoted
,,.,d.t attention IN the defen... q, the
p.ctd, and mad. an excellent reporr
,beraon
o,c. h.iIt TN. cn.t of maintaining a
,bo,,o.,b .vs,e,n Of d.f.nsiv. vorks /.
romo,r,tIvelv small The uaiur General
rou,o,od,,a /. hi. re,o,, ..,imste.tb
rl.ou ~ d.feusiv. work. In time Of reace
TIL. will he .uf,,,ient 10 ear. for the
.r,n,m.n, and serve A. 4 nucl.us for IN.
in.tructiou of tn. militia Of the sea coast
Statos which mu.t he relied uuon to
sunulv IN. men nee,ied for defense In
war. and wbI,h he e.ttmares AZ ~ 900
II i.yerv i,,porfaot that the opportunity
for thi. instructIon .ho,ld he proyided Al
once They are nov being trained and are
u,,ite .ticicnt .s infantry llvb. artillery.
and cavalry Thi4 has been the beat thai
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owned. a. n rule, by men who are abun
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