The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-21
SENATOR LODGE AND THE NAVY.

Naval Increase Is admittedly wise and
essenfhf bot IL can be secured without
alarFniss and yellow-hued speeches that
can bot displease friendly powers and
breed resentment.-Chioago Post.
Are those dangers imaginary? We do
not believe II. They are real Germany Is
rapidly Increasing her navy. We .-ust
do the same. The navy must be enlarged.
made strong enough for any possible
emergency. Hartford Post.
This. following Mr.. Roots New York
speech. indicates q Republican purpose TO
scare us into an attempt to rival the army
ridden countries of Europe I'm n career of
miltarism which Is not less useless and
foolish than costly and dangerous TO the
liberties of the people.-Chicago Chronicle
The fitful way in which we add to our
fleet. with our armor plate muddle and our
taking five years to build nen-of-war
which European nations build in one-halF
that time will never put us on a level
in the matter Of sea power with those ma
tions for whom II is essential to our well
fare that We should he an easy match
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The rebuilding Of the American navy
has now progressed to such n stage that
IL is important the country should have
some definite policy in respect 20 naval
construction. Up to this time everybody
were needed. and so we have gone on
building from year 10 wear as finances
permitted; but we have at length pretty
large navy afoat. and we ought to have n
more definite polIey.-Oakland Enquirer
In Germany and Russia warships are
built and are equipped with the best ar
NOR. and there Is little talk about Il. In
the United States We talk a great deal
about building warships. and congress
L. -
tie ships and cruisers. and then. through
the influence OF obgtructionists, we are
led into undoing 1t all ~ higgling over
armor plate. That II what we are doing
today. and Il Il wen that Senator Lodge
has challenged the attention OF the coun-
try by telling the truth about the perlls
OF the situation. Chicago fpter Ocean
n we do not get into some trouble with
Germany within the next year or two
II will not be the fault OF the lingo poll
ticians among whom Lodge. Root and
Roosevelt are most prominent Secretary
Roots recent proclamation Of tho prospect
of a war in defense of the Monroe Doc
trine was followed UP yesterday ~ A SEN
sAtiousi speech In the senate by Lodge in
which he went out OF his way 20 charge
the German government with schemes 81
aggrandizement In South America. and
with seeking 10 obtain control of tho Dan
lsh West India islands. Hartford Times
The picture tpreser.-u by tho news lie
patches. ana er-phasized by the headline
artists af lodge hurting defiance At the
world in arms and at Germany IN mar
ticular was caricature Torn from their
context the quoted words Of the senator
have a belligerent sound which lid not
pertain 20 his speech. As one Of the sena-
tors remarked. IN uttering rhetorical Pc
RODS ON The need % a great navy (which
nobody disputed Mr.. Lodge was engaged
In an effort to divert attention from the
question at issue-namely. the advisabiIitv
of breaking the monopoly Of the armor
plate trust by the immediate establish
ment 81 a government Philadelphia
Record
Great Britain. France, Germany and
Russia are increasing their navies with All
possible vigor, while Japan is doing nearly
as much in this way as the United States.
Although. as We have said, this country
does not purpose entering into naval rival
~ with any Of these nations. We cannot