The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-25

prospect eth fhat any Jns cY them win care
s.nSs'ie 1pakded. 10 baihs On q .connict'
with thg British empire. although IT'S
hands seem Hill with the. war in which
ii il fhreadyH efmisasSa. The reasoh Tor
.thls 'cau sion Ia that the British navy is
far A. ana and aa,wsy tRe mott formidable in
ths'rw6ffd. being superior TO the COIN
bined force which could be put upon the
SEX by aRSy pFopabie .coalitIo6 % powers
Not only ihvcsseIs, weight cf'n{faf md,
armor and number OK menyis the Btt-
ish the most Formidable - force.f IN
the world. bpt behind that navy - sths
tradition OF practically ynbroken sue
cess hi naval battles with equal force
extending over many generations. Man
f6r man ana ship FOR ship. the navy 81
Great Britain has been unbeaten. save
in isolated fights Of frigates. and then
onlys american ships. since the days
when, Holland was the. great sea power
Of the world. The French have al
wholesome respect for the lighting pow.
ens ofsthe British sea dogs, ACQUIRED
through sad experience. in many wars,
while the navies Of Russia and Ger
many have little past record, the latter
empire being but new to the sea.
There is good wholesome argument IN,
this for those Yho are working fol-. the
Increase of the American navy, and
WHO hope 10 see II brought ZIP; nur1eiAA
ically, to the standard Of the le@2ng
powers of the world. Save In number
OF ships and men # is far above that
standard but on these two points 1t IS
distinctly lacking. /, We have seen the
Asuspicion-a and hostility openly ex-
pressed In the COUNTRIES of continental
Europe, when the United States. was,
forced to enter upon the war with
Spain. showing clearly THAT while the
governments of those countries were
ostentatiously neutral, the sentiment OF
the people was Almost unanimously
against us, we must recognize that In
the new eraaipon which, tbds country
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the world have been. increased to an
enormous, extent. The demand foraan
open door for trade in China, for exam.
ple.' bears with II menace 70 any any
country which may endeayori 10 impose
Restrictions upon the. United States In.
trading in. Chinese territory taken over
by others Suspicious dis IKE, pettyi tric1
tons and trade Tivairies are ~, Iruitrur
against trouble. is to be strong against
s,iccessful. attack. Our navy is known
now ito, be the most efficient force in
thes v+nfldpof Its size. Enlarged to the
PROPER magnitude, 1t would be- an al
most absolute security against our be-.
ing 'aAs4SSssS1t 1922 sif....a
one W our oMn. =. $3.50 2 :
There IL. veryy,cold comfort for MFR.
Roberts In the majority and minority
reports of the special election COMMITTEES
of the house. The one recommends that
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life is certain TO De DrieI WHlVHcVeTie
mort is adopted.
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Bryan's meeting In Baltimore would
hsys bstyrx,. ereat success IL the regular
not ha,a
Democratict orsahi~a'io eiao ''os ne -.9
strictly aloof from participation in the
.e,.;n 1Yo,,o,,ar s,ch a little d,saffe >.
aitaAr' iho"eNe'' '"eii
tom as this doesnit@worry Bryan. s,,4
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e.F1, r. st,,1,+ a. a. ep;dem;c IL
- passihs iiainl sNp l,'s a., 81
not sunwholesoma. -. Our people sweuid
,a,er have known h,, far that of the
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