The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-17

hague conference In the Infer
est of Peace, and Warns the
United States of What Might Hap
pen In Event of Another War
With Foreign Nation.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-The official rA-
ports of the Holland boat from John
Lowe. captain, United States navy and
the board of inspection and survey NJ
which the president is Frederick Rodeara
rear admiral. United States navy war.
made public today. Both reports deal az
length in the technicalities Of the trial
and both agree that the trials have been
successful In almost every particular
Capt. Lowe, in addition, submits this re-
port OF his observations as ordered bv the
government: - ~
report my belief that the Holland ia
successful and veritable submarine tor
peuo BOAT capable of making a veritabIe
attack upon any enemy, unseen and undo
tectable, and that, therefore, she IS an en-
CINE of warfare of terrible potency. which
the government must necessarily adoDt
into it's service
Or his personal observations he saws.
concerning the worse than worthless
ness OF the present above water torpedo
aDDli-
ances' the need for a deliverance from It's
aosurdities and from the fools paradise
OF It's false security, and instead the alb
soIute need of real torpedo system such
as the submarine system, 1 have already
reported, under date of Nov A. 1898.
would like to give further reasons why
submarine service should at once be
organized as a matter of public neoas-
sity and security.
Tcs
In the first place, we must concede
that' Notwithstanding The Hague con-
ference, the time has not yet arrived for
nations to disarm On the contrary.
that nation which is not ready to fight.
that ceases to study war, that ceases to
use the most frightful appliances when
war is made, has already placed itself
IN position of inferiority and has ceased
TO possess those valuable attributes
winch are well described in the term
MANHOOD. Such nation Is already in
the position Of China, a prey to the
weakest and the most rapacious, and
disturbance to the rest of mankind
therefore we must fight with every
nghtlng appliance, and therefore If any
thing is available in submarine warfare
we must not permit our hands to be tied
behind our backs by any Hague confer
ence or any pusillanimous humanitarian
ism forbidding such appliances. We have
possessions to protect, the PHILIPPINES
Hawaii and the like. VIII an enemy
seek to bring us to terms by attacking
theseY Perhaps, but If so the move will
De weak one, exceedingly weak Let
us not deceive ourselves An enemy
would not strike us there. He would
strike us In the vttals. Across the At
lantic they would be bringing their ships
10 Montauk point, where they would find
the American fleet. which, being over
come by point Of numbers, the remain
der OF the enemy's fleet could pass on
and anchor in Long Island sound with
safety, and very soon Long Island would
become foreign possession. I do not
consider the danger fanciful. 1t Is real.
to my mind.
WARNING SOUNDED.
"Our late war with Spain convinced
me that the American nation would
awake in time and construct fortifca-
t1ons against what-phantom ships7 In
our next war it will not be phantom
ships, for there are two nations that can
do this single-handed. We want right off
and now fifty submarine torpedo boats
In Long Island sound to preserve the
peace and give potency to our diplomacy.
Americans have shown too much skill
In managing and running the Holland
boat to permit of it passing out of our
hands into those of a foreign govern
ment, but to protect this We should put
the Holland people under some ban that
would prevent them from disclosing the
secrets to an agent of a foreign govern
ment The foreign governments are
alive to the value of the Holland. I have
shown in my reports the persistent at
tempts of foreign officers to get on board
her. L add my own opinion as to what
the future policy Of the navy department
should be after inaugurating a subma-
rine service. Instead of doing too much
with one vessel, every one should be a
distinct vessel of its kind; and not have
combined two or more kinds in one YES
sci.
Thus, there should be submarine tor
pedo boats. submarine gunboats, sub
marine observation and dispatch boats,
submarine countermines and submarine
channel draggers, etc, each kind COM
plete in itself, but not combining more
than one office The object I have in
mind is to keep the boats down to small
dimensions, for the sake of hardness,
and to keep each boat as roomY and
habitable as possible for the sake of the
crew."