The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-05

Ssnss FHSs:S1s III -as . .@s.S
chnsetts Bay, the large number q email
su.te proiscton from force oi nonisors and
t %Sors rsssr than ,sss sspna S aIpss
Tie ne made there and G 90 VIII Whine The
pIcn;;ss defence ear nj! 30 met iS, 10 9.hsr
i ,oap.SS Goat. sspshs nsss %GnoTs
still waters and practically ind..iructlhie The
the over hold Their usefulness and impor.
lance nusf he admitted. nay emrhaticelly as
sert.d. u ". are e u9dertske to guarantees on.
% fs.i.t one thai Is made. can omit most .p y
pen-e with the scouting cruisers. The omis.
slon VIII he costly N two Ways nrs,. u " likely
90 me nrsr o. .srsn.. o. ,Ssn
would result from the construction Of twice
the nymler Of defence shlr =: herr sugge.sed;
by the withdrawal Of its vessels to act a. a de:
fence to seaports. Tor ": can feel assured that
e sss i n.vy du s% s'ps that d'E cnd
Sns. more cS%rs d: 4d%inis.rs,Io. 70
a iSsir rres -: .SI fsssn%r aSss, h. fr.s
isrinp The attack. and would Se rrost f unjust
division o. the nun'shment, resulting rom the
ss n. q The yss sG%ny ycou
down bv law ttst the. vessel. OF ~. orY.r.iv.
with smother power Will. IN. last se.r. or
.c. III. IN H. h The ~. ' Of a sHs.
that onr NEXT war viii he with some mower tnr
stronger than s,n.p one Nth cr. .hc.
sna, Jar nsrrs,.r demand Tor eS,. PRO;
cannot b. permitted undsr such circum nee.
even II II vas during the last war. md Con-
mus. Sck s; .c' IN, !. the ssv. face,
sea.cnina ships. win hav. to serve in the ofrsn-
gated To. their proper duty and pars. md the
EXCUSE that they are const lire hattleshirs
side Side o." o. our naval forces. They must he used
for Gs..y. pn,p.'.s S1 somc yepr, "Tv-
Offensive 'oroe and until We cnn 90, ~ or ~
nrst-retes. anoat We must prav to he delivered
In The oYcnsive i,e.tth. no., car.ful scrutiny
SS.St nnH sc. n TscS to S" w,, ,ss
Ing our commerr. there and our West Indian
nnssessions and Cuba. In II. charge viii he
Cuba .. we'll a. The nn,' ., M"x'co. In
Il. need. assr nv Fr.ncS S%' Ru.,an .. rs.
or even the Ge,man. ~ " will he IN I've years.
and twonid he found .cce.,nrv,o reinforce Y
case. The South Atlantic fleet will hav. charvs
OF our interests on the east co,s NJ South
extent ~ territory n will have to cover cop'd
not 10 propnrly done In war i'm" nv twice
re nn nmIS ,ny.s,, The or Egr rSrs.
sive osc ard for srsr Al orera'ions Il
would hsv. 10 draw tro-, tn. other. instead 81
ont slsrvs reinforcement Womb, NOT b. equal
tn an attack -ea'nat the land d"f-nces ~ any
c SS"d <. u.. Hf 10 max . Ts"l'G p. rS.
vessel. NJ Other n.t,ons At hom. 10 protect
the,, shores ,s.instr, Az ms,n,aiT IN, roe,
snd Hawaii. II would hav. ahon. ,ss much
isSt E s.s. "s snT ~%-s fny ~ imp"rtsr. " RI.
Southern Pacific feet woul' have commerce
md ~ chsrr.s Nth -. 20 care rTo!N Ssm sHa
The Asis'ir feet viii have the ers-'est 'ask Of
All. " is; ths.-,or.. mad. the .trGng"s' nnmer.
course o' empire rs. tat.n IN. wav uHtil i
hn. con. 50 Far thst -, !. ,"ss-: TO
s 3: .S"% :? ~"rS Cha H t.. 'p Of
nations. 'renin~ With n vnst norr alton. 'e-
sired nv al, asstr,d,ns p'rc: fcr r,nn'ac'nred
to tear a. str'r ~ terr',o-y from 4. wnrn-ont
srs.r. Japan ia missing herself 20 high
assums' rssno,sihli't'es in th. Ph ,,Inr'ns.
that must ne ",rrisf out nj anv cost. WNh NIL
.Icn ., Gmsr the I've o, III. De, shnr'd I've
incr-a..d largely II 10 u..ie.a 10 sIrert this
srv Wv vii :. ctsnd ~ M nos .nrN..,
IN. deei. ~ tho hAro Of TODAY nv reason ~ his
rll more 'nsienuste s'ln'-"n' ~ vessels to
com note wi'h the sune-ior forces OF onr toes
Tho vssssIs assumed 10 the reserve foat
are 'ew. am lish'e ~ M needed twic" over In
rmust he horne IN mind that tho proera ", me
here ontlin.d covers p~r'od OF aome ven-s.
m n ..e2 Emrhs,-aliT onr e-S,... ~" ',cs Il
In ha't'esh'ps srd nrrnH-at Cruisers: The conn
rari.on ~ orr stock NJ 'hsss esss.s WITH that
possessed nv othsr ma ions shows this without
possi hil'tv ~ argument: and when We motto ne
rate NJ which the other great power. are Md
co-ci@ae that We wsn. them haIry
T. We undertake the const motion ~ a certain
number NJ ves.~ls ~ each class ~very v.ar.
having down deNN'ts programme IN he fol-
iow.d without diminu'Ion ssch vsnr. md " Va
incluh. in this rrocr- mms th-ns ha''leshins
fats e,eh, v.ars 70 go, under ~o"strmriIo, 'hs
numhe- ~ ha"lssh'n. We nsed Tor The OVEN
sv" n".t and stxt.en v.nr. ,nr The last NJ the
In each cas. h~,or. m. last IN. 10 In COM mis-
sion We shn"d NO, nail the..'ors. - inn,nre
year. thrs" ,ss-Qo'ne hat,,.sh'r.. and ,or s'y-
tee, vss-a three s-"o-Hd c-n'.srs. Next In
ori.r will como the r-nv'sions for protected
cruisers tor chasing tn. com -.r". ~ m
ancmv. convnv'no our own ms-"haat vessels
and corT.n'cst'ne Nth or for..s, a.rsn;:
Tor ten v.sr. a., Two .nch y,sr, th"r..
short NJ tn. mum her r~nu'red On- eo.s' nro-
tectinn u,nst he conaidarsd ~ the aArs time
and nrovis'on rnnd~ for gradually acquiring
the vessels nesdst for that III noss Nss'ing
tw.ntv-'hre~ r,or'rora and tw~r'v-nns hattlc-
shirs We shoui' order one ~ each class avery
year until the Nun her IL ron, rlato Az " IL a.
toosth-r likely that our merchsnt rnsri-s viii
receive accession. ~ a class ~ vessels snitahls
for snout'ro cruisers. we NAV defer anv rro-
viaon FOR them. In d~sfrnv~rs md tornado
boats W ar~ IA =, .rtah'v weak. and while tha
ns~e..itv NJ us.fu'res. ~ th-se ho'ts = not
~, Ito ~ A.,,,k 49, "a
sunny oursa'vns with reasonable number 70
uan M n n-otect'on arnin-t thoss ~ other
nations ". shows build ten destro-ers psr
wear for tho newt I'VE c~,rs md Ave r~r n n nm
af'sr that time ann sny Ave tornado hoafs ner
an,urn until w~ get the number needed.
pssad IN thsss Inns the CONSUMPTION pro-
eramme would he about a. follows. viz:
roa FIRST 1--WE YEARS. EACH YEAR
q a.,nninn hAttls ahlnA nj a LOO 600