Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-11
Notice to Kaiser That He Cannot
Have the Danish West Indies,
U, S. WOULD FIGHT FIRST,
Germany Nay rest the Monroe Doc
TRUE Remarkable Utterauces OF
Senator Lodge in Congress.
Afternoon Dispatched


Washington. May 1l.-Goy Roosevelt
OF New York was on the door Of the
Senate Tor a short time today.
lie entered with Senator Lodge and
was warmly greeted by friends ON
both sides Of the main aisle
An act enabling the KarIuk Packing
company TO purchase certain lands in
Alaska. passed.
AZ the conclusion OF routine business
the Senate proceeded to the consldera-
ton Of the naval appropriation bin, the
pending question being the amendment
Of Mr.. TuIman Is. CD, providing for a
straight price OF $500 per ton for armor
and Tor an armor plate factory to be
built by the government at a cost not
to exceed Sl0O0OOo.
MI Lodge tMass) speaking IN OPP
position TO the amendment said that for
the past three years the senators from
South Carolina and New Hampshire,
(Mr Tiumau and Mr. CHAMBER, had
been endeavoring TO get armor at a low
price The net result OF their work had
been to put a stop 10 the construction II
q navy The amendment OF Mr.. Till
man. DE said would absolutely stop the
building of ships He had no prejudice
against q government aumor plant. IN
deed Doe was not at AN assured that 10
would not have been better in the be-
ginning OF the construction OF our navy
to erect am grm0r plate plant
tn stop the building OF all ships until
the amor plant could be erected would,
he thought be a fatal mistake.
My reasons for desiring war ships "
said DE. 'aud desiring them quickly IL
my belief that the safety OF the United
States depends upon the strength OF
our navy. Our Atlantic coast Is studded
with cities from the Gulf 10 northern
Maine. For The defense ~ this great
coast line and these cities we have no
adequate fleet We are about 10 enter
upon the construction of an isthmian
Ianal Whether % VIII be better 10
iorufy the canal OF not Is yet an open
question. But 90 control that canal, 20
defend &c. Go hold 70 open for our COM
merca, ana for the commerce OF the
world, even though it be against an
enemys fleet We must be the naval
masters ot the Caribbean sea. We must
have far more powerful fleet than We
have today. The safety OF the canal
depends upon our feet All admit that
the canal ought to be- built and the time
is near when the work will be begun
III We are TO- protect the canal as wen
as our own coast we must have a navy
pr0poruonately strong.
81 hope and believe" he continued.
chat we shall have no war. but great
fleet SIS the greatest insurance Of peace.
However. we would be foolish Indeed.
u We should close our eyes o. the pos
sloiiitcs Ot the situation. We could
never allow the Danish islands 10 pass
into any other hands than ours. The
European nation which should under
take TO take possession Of those Islands
wight on the road 90 the canal and
make them great naval stations would
by that very act become an enemy OF
ours. We could submit 10 no such
thing as that The Monroe doctrine a.
"A great protection 90 the United States.
Men Of an Democrats Repub.
Leans and Populists, without distinc-
zion. adhere 10 that
'I am by no means sure that some
European nation, perhaps one whose
navy ls now receiving such rapid in-
crease may not test the Monroe doc
trlne.
Owe may be called upon 10 protect
that doctrine Zoo Brazil. or 10 some 9th.
or South American country ! am not
c0njuring uu fanees but ] believe the
way 90 preserve peace Is 10 have such a
navy as no power IN the world would
care 10 encounter"
Mr., Lodge ala not think there was
anybody who ala not believe In the COM
structon Of a navy powerful enough
90 defend our coast line and the Monroe
doctrine. lie urged that no further OBJ
stacle should be placed ln the way OF
the navy's construction.
I'm a c0lloquy with Mr. Lodge Mr.
TIllman said II was well known that
the navy OF the United States was SUI
perlor 20 that ~ Germany Mr.. Lodge.
agreeing IN part with Mr. TWman's
statement pointed 20 the great Increase
that was now being made ln the Ger
man navy.
III the senator thinks" said Mr..
Lodge there is no danger 90 be appre-
hended, I fear he undertakes the inn
portance ~ the subject subject 10
which I have given much thought and