The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-12-13
ADMIRAL

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In n Letter Com an Arttcr. Fr.u
the Fen Of Richard q. Jov. of pstro.L
Mich, Directs Attention. tn Some IA.
psbis fscts Ia Relation to tn. spirit Of
aggression Continually Manlfest ON
the Fart Of Great britain.
DETROIT. Mich, Dec. Admiral
1eorge T. Belknap has written a let
Ter To Richard T.. Joy, Of this city. com.
mendin- an article written ~ the
latter and published in the Marine Re-
view. ~ Cleveland. advocating the alb
~rogation Of the treaty with Great Brit
ain prohibiting the building OF war
ships on the & eat lakes Mr.. Belknap
says in part:
II the ship builder, NJ ports on the
great lakes cannot bc allowed 10 COM
pete with ship builders in other parts
OF our country in the building OF YES
sells for our navy by reason OF the
treaty with Great Britain, il is high
time that such treaty were amended
so that u shin building plants where
ever located may have an equal chance
In the matter OF government work.
Independently Of what Canada may
be doing in the construction OF steam
vessels for her lake marine readily
convertible into effective gunboats.
Great Britain relies upon ;he avail
ability Of the Welland canal FOR the
ready assembling OF her gunboats and
smaller rulsers in the greatlakesinthe
event Of war with the United states.
with a fixed and diCestei policy.
fndomitabl push and sleepless fore I
sight, ever look ny towards future con-
~tingencies and the exp nsion OF the
empire. British statesmen. when they
do not play the part Of a bully after
the methods Of Lord Palmerston. mask
their designs under the cover OF a vel
vet-handeu diplomacy Is seductive a.
II is dangerous. Too often. in truth.
IL lulls other powers. aud especially
the too-trustful United States. into a
blind and sometimes fatal sense of
security. The siren song OF britannia
l. continually sou lded in our ears in
notes exalting the ties Of kindred
blood and tongue. but when we look
about Us and note the fact that three
quarters Of our diplomatic con,en-
tions OF any are with Great
Britain n her SUPERFICIAL colony. the
Dominion of Canada. we may well
look askanee al their professions of
fair dealing and sincerity.
"lnsatiate Britain. indeed. never re-
lakes her vigilance in any direction.
and whenever she detects a crack Of
opportunity in any quarter. she in
serts on the instant a wedge Of claim
and demand. and at the propitious
moment Tor herself drives il home
with logged purpose and resistless
blows. regardless OF the SEN
or the rights OF
other powers. save perhaps. Rus
STA. France AMI Germ1nv. At this
time, IN fact, every mail from Alaska :
tiding Of her alleged efforts To ,
appropriate valuable points and IS /
along the coas. line OF that ter /,
-itory just a she laid claim tn the Is i
aud Of a Juan in Puget Soani af- 4
the conclusion OF the treaty Of .
SO, defining our northwest boundary. \
The British NAV. indeed. never gets !,
t. fill. !
Commerce IS the hanimaid OF civ \
and every nation has the 10 /,
u bitable right to protect its ships !,
wherever they may be. Therefore. :
ur great tonnage on the lakes should !
the protection that forts and !,
hips Of war alone can gire. >
What right has England to insist
hat the United State shall not keep =
naval force Of whatever strength .
hey choose on the great lakeSe Let =
he people of the great northwest de- -
protection ashore ami afoat. and :.
here England or he meddleSome =
rovince, Canada. mans forts or fleets !,
18th guns, let Us meet them with :.
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