Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-29

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n1ell'' ana even conservatism IL cdihe
from III IiIitef III we i'oS3l navy ana
row t0Nl" ~ be "oubie" tl':V " great
mafl-ol- war mao "eeh ''ea'f>Fcl! IN q mo-
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vessel ana 60, even now 'i'eIe were
persons VINO al" "oup'' ana VINO asserted
that ',l' 'f';"' h'iaiit nave paced 4 great
torpedo 'hucr 'ile NfaSieNlh' 'tlaV d "lfe
attached 70 lhlS torpedo ran oti' from the
repelier' ana 'laI tao iofltlSh cap'uh hau
merely iired the torpedo. but hour oy
hoir' - tuner news came across the
ocean, 'le hummer "l 1ie'e uouo'efS re
came smaller ana smaller.
IN the midst OF the great pubic excite
ment winch now existed on both sides OF
the Ailantic-u the midst OF ali tie CON
1i'ctmg opinions, fears and hopes-the
dominant sentiment seemed TO bc' IN
America Il" wei rs IN Europe one OF
curiosity were 'lese SIX craoS ana one
Tepeiief bound LOT the BRUSH Isles; AND
If So what d'd they intend to 90 when
they got there:
1t WAS now generally admitted chat
one OF the syndicate's crabs could disable
a man-of-war; that one Of the syndi-
Gates repellers could Withstand the
heaviest artillery fire, and that one Of the
syndlcates motor bombs could destroy q
vessel OF fort. But these things had
been proved in Isolated combats, where
the new methods Of attack and defense
had had almost undisturoed opportunity
for exhibiting their efficiency. But what
could rcpeller and half dozen crabs
do against the combined force Of the
Royal navy, Il navy which had in the
last few years re9ained its supremacy
among the nations, ard which had made
Great Britain once more The first mari
time power III the world:
The crabs might disable some ulen-of-
war, the repelier might make her caleH-
iations and discharge her bomb at { ship
OF 4 fort, but what would the main body
OF the navy be doing me3uWhle: Over
whelmlog. crushing ANA sinking to the
bottom crabs, r2reller, motor =lns and
tvpl--t ltii,,r iC+ l,a1nf,tY4fl T., fl,..+,,
In England there was a feeling o.
strong resentment chat aleh little lice !
should be allowed u sdl! with such in
tent into British waters. This resent
mcnt extended itself not only 10 The i'm
pude1t syndicate, bal toward the GOV
eminent, and the opposition Tartr gained
daily in strength. The opposition pai1ers
had been loud and reckless III their de-
nunclatlCI8 Of the sl0Wness and made
quacy Of the naval preparations. and
loaded the government with the entire
responsibility, not only OF the damage
which had already been done to die forts,
tie ships, and the prestige OF Great
Britain but also for the threatened
danger of a sudden descent OF The svndi-
Gates fleet upon some unprotected point
upon the coast, This fleet should never
have been allowed to approach within a
thousand miles Of England. Il should
have been sunk in mid-ocean, If lbs sink
ing had involved the loss Of a dozen men
of-War.
IN America a very strong feeling of dis
satisfaction showed itself. FROM the first
the syndicate contract had not been popu.
lar, but the quick, effective and business
like action OF that body Of men, and the
marked success up to this time OF theil
Inventions and their operations, had
caused a great reaction in their favor
They had, SO far. successfully defended
the American coast, and when they had
increased the number of their vessels,
they would have been relied upon to con.
tinue that defense Even if a British
armada had set out to cross The Atlantic
its movements must have been slow anC
cumhrous, and the swift and sudden
strokes with which the syndicate wageG
war could have been given By night anC
by day over thousandsof miles of ocean