Evening journal., 1899-02-10

JAlleu otdtts aNu cItlhi anu We are
out of IT," This unexpected reply made
The two men go angry. that they laid
down the cigars and went out What
mas the Coward's Advocate to say in
reply to this?
GREAT BRITAIN AMID SEA POWER.
Great Britain is not. apparently,
paying much attention to the disam-
ament proposals OF the car Of Russia.
It Is true that at the time OF the is
suance by the Russian foreign office
,f the circular note to the great mili-
gary and naval poweIs, her majesty's
had entered into large con-
tracts for the building Cf ships of war,
hut the present contemplation is that
these contracts VIII not only be COM
pletod. hut new onel entered into.
Great Britain is determined to main
tain her supremacy on the sea, let the
expense be what 10 may. IL is essen
tlal 10 her existence ais a great mari
time power. While her dominion OF
iland in Europe is inconsideraIble, she
docs not stop ait the shore line, but
carreu dominion wherever there is
sufficient waiter TO float her ships. Her
greatest dominion is THE ocean. It
brings her power and riches, and che
rs caraully cherishlng the possession.
She is building a navy which win he
able to dcne With any natural combi-
nation Of naylea which may be array
ed against her, and her people are ap-
parently willing to make any sacrifice
OF money to accomplish this end.
At present she is building 1l9 war
ships. They range from the heaviest
badtleships in the wclld to the small
ct torpedo boat desroyers. There are
isixteen frst-c.ass ironclads, thirty-eix
lclulsers. fourteen sleeps and gum
boats and ffty-three torpedo b.at de-
,a.roysrs. Within ten mpnDhs the Chat
iham dockyard has launched three "a
the heaviest bautJeships from the same
le,p, an achievement unparalleled in
the annals of shlpbuildlng. The TWEEN
lty-eght armOred ships building have
a tonnage Cf $4,000 and cost over
} $3.50, 600. This number is treble the
! number OF American hadtleships ant
eN.eeds ty two the entire Russian fee
on this Class Of fighting ships. All o
these warships will be in commission
5 cary n 1903, and the first lord of the
: admiralty viii, within twJ months, asl
; the House for still further naval cred
It's. No doubt they will be given. Grea
= Britain, Ike America, is avense to en-
p tangllng alliances, and If she can p.ac
her navy and army on such a basis a.
{ to bid d5haree to all comers. the glor
e BUSINESS OF her splendid insularity vii
e be complete.
; while Great Britain has the larges
e nnvy in the world, her ARMY is one O.
Z yhe smallest AMONG the great poweli
= OF Europe. The Ear Of Meath is nov
p adyl eating the Formations Of a reserv
e to consist OF an British lads beIhwee
the ages OF 13 and is years. He vii
g enroll 100000 lads as a second line O
e volunteers, and a committee, called tn
British Brigade COuncil, has bee
n formed. II has the approval and sup
e port Of Field Marshal Lord Wo.seley
IT the commander-in-uhief of The Br,tiz
d army; General Lord Roberts, com
l. mander Of the f-rces in Ireland an
J. other men prominent In army c.rcle
n Should success attend the efforts Of th
r. Earl Of Meath. these lads VIII event
Re lually be converted into useful train
1r ed reserve to tho end that, in time
l. grave emergency, the government wi
ri have hundreds OF thousands CT youn
81 men fully qualified to enter the reguls
1r army
D. This is a movement similar to q
ar proposed in this country two or thr'
n- years ago when a proposition to il
D. tr-duce the military drill into the pun
"a AtN ahtlrNA7 oi Au p ANuutlg idlaDu eA-
nd a protest that it had to be abandone
lg But between this and the mother cou
he try there is a radical difference In sit
at alton and sentiment, and there is i
er go0d reason why this second line
" juvenile volunteers should noe becon
lr. an established fact in the mother cou.
ng try II is prac..oal and censlble
I'D persons are to be used for any pa
er ticu.ar purpose after they have reac
n ed mature age, there rs nothing III
ay La thorough training in youth Tn
US Is apparently the Earl Of Meath
M idea
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