Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-07

Ipig,fing 60 tbs visit OF AuuhfHi
Brown TO Quintetuo. Bay nb1ut
which tho Chileans nave mnue ~
muoh complaint, the secretary says:
GLOW little there was in thi- incident
so Justify The extraordinary a-spcis.
ton that hae been made In regard 10 "
appears from tins report Of Admiral
Brown"
la closing his review Of the Chilean
affair, the secretary says In pahi ~
appeam, therefore, that VA none Of the
pniuta enumsratcd, was there any
ground Of olame given by the nHvyto
my person, patty or government thch
existing Ia Chile; nor was any assist.
ance or encouragement Of any Elnd
rendered 10 what wns NJ that time
recognized by all the world ~ IN TACT
government " the country. We, u u
impossible 10 account for the series o.
0niragus rurpctfaled On the crew OF tue
baltimore on any other supposltion
than that those who concerted them
were Influenced by the cnlumnics
which have been actively circulated,
and that they were aided and nbettcd
by the police guard, which should have
suppressed them"
o. THE INCREASE or T1IE NAVY,
the SECRETARY says that The old wooden
slips have practically passed out Of
| existence. The sole reliance Of the
country today Tor the protection Of Its
cxp1yed suabOAtd, Is the new fleet
This Is developing satisfactorily, nnd
the Importance ol continuing this de-
velopmrut IL dwelt upon.
The rapid extenlion Of our commor-
cial relations has doubled the Import
auCc " cur interests, especially In the
Pacific. II was said few years ngo by
/ n keen foreign observer; "SOme day or
other there will be- great rivalry Of
three or four nations In tue Pacific Tor
the commerce Of those seas, ani tue
county which has cultivated Its
strength with view TO that contin.
gcncy will carry oil the chief part OF
that price" The rivalry hus already
begun aud signs nre evident ON every
/ hand Of sharp competition.
In this movement naval ascendoncy
plays % large part. The secretary says
tha, even when the present author. zed
fleet In completed 10 protect eithur sen-
board will involve tho stripping Of the
other ut cTiscal moment. II the
| Nicaragua canal were completed, the
strategic aituAtlOn would be largely
modified. fhc press OF the country,
representing the people, eays the secre'
tnTy, doe. not believe that cities like
san Francisco, Seattle and Tacoma
shunld be open 10 the attack Of n
third.rato power, whose SHIPS, by u
sudden movement, may enforce con
tributlOns that would pay Ia advance
thu expense OF "a war. II any one be-
! lloycs such mpldlty ~ move sent pos
s!hle, let him recall the Circumstance.
under which the "lssmefalda" ap'
peared ia April last, without warning,
/ close 10 the Californian coast, hrndini
on the "i.ata" % San Dicg0- AZ ii!tle
\ does public opinion believe TINT COM
merclRl seap0ris of the gull and Allan
tic should b. unprotected from attack
by any nation, whose fortified hRghOrl
nud fully equipped naval dock yard.
are Within iorty-right houm OF aioam.
] lug. IL "a crTOusoul % HuppUsc thai
| tho sea coast States alone have q dirvc.
Interest Ia the matter.
TIE PROSPERITY OF THE WHOLE
/ INTERIOR
depends upon the uninterrupted supply
Of the demands OF foreign market
| By a blockade OF OF the great outlets,
the great Industry Of tho interior
would be palnlyzeJ.
Tho secretary goes Into an argument
Tor au increase Of the navy aud coast
dcfrnses at length. He urg tho con
stfuction OF more ship. Of the typo o.
the Indiana" bailleanip, and say
TINT ;hoy are undoubtedly the mos
powerful element Of Protection THU
| county can pos-C9s.
I'm regard 10 enlisted men, tho score
tnry recommends that the number o
apprentices be- Increased from $50 Il
1909. From emergencies a iour-yeal
term Of enlistment should be adopted
Other recommendation Of last year at,
renewed.
THE NAVAL MILITIA
IA progressing well aud now oomptise
AN efficient organized force Of 10
men, distributed In Fix States. Othe
States VIII establish organizations O
soon as authorized by their legislatures
The movement, saya the secretary
should be aided ia every way. tn
recommendation for the consolidation
OF the revenue marine service will
the navy is renewed.