Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-13
ADMIRAL PORTER.
The Old Sailor Fears Not
Bismarck.
LIS PLAN OF THE CAMPAIGN.
England and France Would be Com
PEELED to Take O. Hand-A
Fleet of Privateers.

WASHINGTON, March u. - Admiral
Porter. who has made careful study of
the Samoan situation from naval
standpoint, ever since the existing COM
plications arose, is quoted by the Evenino
Star as having said recently: ga pin is
worth fighting for, if a principle is in
volved. The first war with Great Britain
was for principle and it gave us our in-
dependence and national existence. The
war of 1872 was for principle and gave
US our maritime independence. The war
with Mexico was for principle and gave
us subjugated possessions on our whole
Pacific coast. The war for Union was
for principle and resulted in the restora-
ton Of the authority OF the Constitution
and gave us people, North and South,
animated by military spirit which will
be equal to every possible requirement.
FEELERs SENT OUT BY BISMARCK.
1 have carefully investigated the stories
about the Nipsic. 1t looks as if they
were put at the instigation OF Bismarck
to test the sentiment of his own and our
people. He never has been friend of
the United States. He will find out very
promptly the temper of the American
people.
"Of course we are weak at present on
the ocean, but there is plan which will
meet the emergency and will badly Grip
pie Germany while we are getting ready.
No one supposes the American people
would give up the contest until Germany
had received a sound drubbing. We
have a surplus and revenue enough,
with taxes now at minimum point, to
carry on a desultory war until we are in
fighting trim.
"While we are getting ready we can
prohibit the entry of German manufac~
lures into the United States. That is an
important item in the monetary activity
of Germany. We send many millions
there to pay for goods.
ENGLAND AND FRANCE INVOLVED.
eff, for the time being, Germany
should try to blockade our ports, in less
than sixty days we would find an English
fleet on our coasts involved in protecting.
her own trade with the United States.
A hundred millions and more of British
goods which are finding market in the
United States could not be cut off with.
out running British industries. France
would also have an interest. Meanwhile
we could get along without their goods,
if necessary, 30 England and France
would be forced, as a measure of self
defense, to protect their vessels and their
trade with the United States.
IMPORTANCE OF A NAVY.
GAS the country knows, l have been
urging, in letters and reports, the inn
portance of building up powerful navy.
We houn Uoolfb onh ropOnraoo to load-
the world in the matter of a navy. But,
taking matters as they are, the Govern
ment should 60 to England and France,
both countries being ahead of Germany
in modern naval vessels and guns, and
buy all the ri1ed guns we can find, and
bring them here. We will very soon
make use for them. Here is list of
the entire strength of the German navy.
1t is more than we have, but we have
money and could easily spend $250,000,-
600 in ships and appliances of war.
AN IDEAL NAVY YARD.
"There is League Island at Philadelphia,
the grandest place on the continent for a
great navy yard. If We can build one, we
can build fifty ships right there. 1t is in
accessible to foreign fleets. The channel
of the river could be lined with torpedoes
if necessary, or they might be operated
from the shore. Ships could be built
there with all the materials near at hand.
OF course this would take time.
THE PRIvATEER PLAN.
In the meantime We would be COM
PEELED to adopt other modes of offensive
war. With $50 900, 900, in sixty days could
put an improvised feet in motion which
would make short work OF German COM
mo
afoat. l know where they are. Wehave
a feet of ships, l could pick them out
now, and we could buy more, aDd they
would answer for privateers. About the
time we would have this part of the
work disposed of, the German
industries, affected by the loss Of
foreign trade, would be paralyzed,.
while we would be at the
height of prosperity. We are always
prosperous in time of war. We would
then be getting ready to begin fighting.
1t might be possible that Germany
would seize Samoa for the time being.
The European aspect of the question,
would present another complication"
Reports and Elections.
ST. LOUIS, March 12.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway convened this
morning. The annual report showed the
gross earnings to be $13 ,320, 90 expenses,
S12, 1888 900; net income, $431 900. The
surplus January l, 1888, was So, 0S7 900;
December 81, 1888, it was $4,445 900.
The difference was consumed in better
nents, dividends, etc. The dividends
to million and half, and
he betterments to nearly half million.
The report shows that in the
construction of new lines $37 ,362,-
1873 was expended, of which
g 1000, 900 was advanced by the direc-
ors. When the construction entered
pon was ready, the market for the rail-
DAD securities of the Missouri Pacific
Tere selling above par. The decline ne
essitated an advance by the directors,
7hich the stockholders can repay at
heir leisure with interest not to exceed 6
er cent. The only change in the direc-
Dry is the selection of John P. Mum in
lace of R. S. Hayes.
At the annual meeting of the stock
olders of the Wabash and Western, the
Id board was reelected, except that II.
:. McHaven succeeds r. A. Elmer and
harles M. Hayes as General Manager is
lded.
OnGressman TOWnshend'S Funeral