Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-07
THE UNITED STATES NAVY
Rear Admiral Sampson BELIEVES Il Is made
qliie 10 the shoa's Needs.


Sew York. June G-Thc Independent
this week win contain un article BY
RUaf.Admirni Sampson CA the United
States navy in which he says. u have
long believed that tho navy u the
United States ~ not adequate 90 the
needs VI the nation. and in spite of our
victories the events of the past year
have tended strongly 60 confirm the
Wow I had htfora the war hcrun. For
an army increase fail Co Dee the
necessity ~ IN hardly conceivable
that Wr could noe large army except
Tor wars of f1rvlEn conquest which
the sentiment ot our country would
not permit No power except Great
ifltHin could hope o. attack uH sue
ccsufuly upon land. SO two powers
combined could hope 20 effect anything
agaluat us by sending an army 90 this
country
Three thousand miles OF water pro-
tcct o. from an except one possible
cnemy-grcat Brltain-who has 81 late
shown most unmiutakably that she de-
slrra permanent peace aud the closest
friendship. Her attitude h nll that
could BE- desired. DO not believe that
there b. any room Tor doubt 40 90 the
good faith Of tho English. They really
wish our friendship and hrc prepared 20
make sacrifices 20 secure a.
Foreign armies. therefore. do not
constitute % danger 20 thia country.
Tho possible wars which confront us
afr naval wars ana IN order % wage
them successfully we need more ships
I believe that We should have nt least
twice nH many Hhifa ms our navy NJ
present contains. whether or not we
desire 90 have IL Ho the war has made
% great change in uur position among
the nations u has gained a now e..
timnto ~ uh ana has put us lr the front
rank of the powers whose voices decide
quratlors uf tho worlds p0liurs
at the same time We have greatly
extended our coast Hoe ana have un-
ivrtukcn tho government Of large ana
distant icrrltnrlgh. We haze become
an Arlhtir power ana cannot uvhdr tho
responsibility ~ such "a position. We
have great Interests lu the Pacific
ocean and must be- prepared o. COPE
with any who arc disposed 90 deny our
rights There,
TO safeguard our Interests. 20 main
tain our position. 60 apoak with the
ships. ana Htlll more ships, N our easy
Victories over the fleets % % weak naval
power nll our people with the belief
that we hHy, now a navy that n large
enough fnr an our needs then those
victories win have done ~ harm In
stead " good. I believe IN harb0r de-
frnses. which only determined attacks
uf the oncmy could overcome.
I'VE have atill much 20 learn about
modern wnrHhpa, They nrr us yet IN
the experimental stage, Aiy own idea
~ that the naval Increase should be
made by the building ~ more ycfuelH
0f the New York type and greater
speed and coal capacity must be-
secured our nred " swift armed
cruisers tranfcondH otner naval needs.
"rhc present ~ Eooi time 60 press
the needs NJ tho navy upon the country
which will soon be uuivorlnr from end
10 end with emotions produced By the
reception of the hero % Manila. The
extraordinary and widespread dispose
ton 10 do him honor can scarcely be
otherwise than pleasing 10 AL unicers
uf the navy, No man could possibly
have done more thoroughly than
Dewey what hH Hot out 90 DO, ana that
r. tho lest HIS fame u secure Tor the
fffurn"