The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-12-06

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our their own salvation Ia their own way.
Powerful Navy Urged.
THE work Of upbulidlng the navy must be
steadily continued whsiher We desire n or
not we must honcsf0rth recognize that We
have International duties no less than inter
Cd down In the Philippines and Porto Rico,
even n We decided not TO build the iathmiau
canal. We should need a thoroughly trained
navy o. adequate size, or else b prepared
idea that our nation IN among those whose
sons 50 down 10 the sea In ships Unless
our commerce Ia always 20 be carried IN for
elEn bottoms. We must have war craft TO
80 Tar from being In any way a provooa.
ton 20 war. an adequate and highly trained
cheapest aud most encctvo peace Insurance
Tho cost Of building and maintaining such a
navy represents the very llFhtest premium
log lnsurns paece which this nation can
Probably no other great nation in the
world Il 20 anxious Tor peace We are.
There Il not single civilized power which
Ercualveness on our part All We want ia
peacoi and toward this end We wish TO b
able TO secure the same respect Tor our
riEhta In return. 20 insure fair treatment TO
ua commercially. and TO guarantee the safety
Of the American people.
"our people intend TO abide by the Mon
roe doctrine and 20 insist upon u AZ the one
sure means of securing the peace Of the
Western hemisphere The navy offers ~ the
only means Of making our inalHtencc upon
the Monroe doctrine anything but sub
Jet Of derlsion 70 whatever nation chooses
10 disregard IL We desire the peace which
comes AZ Of right TO the Just man armed
not the peace Granted on terms Of ignominy
20 the craven and the wcakliuE
1T 10 not possible 10 improviae a navy
after war breaks out The ships must be
built aud the men trained long 10 advance
IN the late war with spain the ships that
dealt the decisive blows Al Manila and SAM
tiago had been launched from two 10 four
teen years, and they were able TO do a. they
the gun tarfsts and ths snS iS's had
through long years OF practice ht sea learned
how to DO their duty.
1T was forethought and preparation which
secured ~ the overwhelming triumph Of iAqs
II We fail 20 show fofethought aud prepare
ton now, there may come time when dis
Hstst VIII beiall "a instead Of triumph and
should this time come, tho fault will rest
primarily, not upon those whom the acct
dent Of events puts In supreme command At
the moment, but upon those who have failed
There should be no cessation In tho work
of completing our navy, u u unsafe aud
unwlre not 70 provide this year for several
additional battleshipu and heavy armored
cruisers, with auxiliary and lighter craft In
proportion, for the exact numbers and char
hcter I refer you 10 the report OF the Sccro-
tary Of the Navy. hut there IL something We
need even more than additional ships and
this IL additional oficeru and mon. 10 pro-
vide battleahlpa aud cruisers aud then lay
them %. with tho expectation OF leaving
actual war, would be- wotte than folly Il
would be a crime urainHt the nation.
ITO send any varuhip against oompetcut
enemy unless those aboard Il have heen
trained by Year, Of actual sea service, IN
cludlng iuccnaant ruunery practice, would be
10 invite not merely disaster, but tho hitter
additional aeamsn and ono thousand addl.
uonal marines should be provided aud an
increase In tho officers should BE- provided
BY making large addition to the classes At
Annapolis
Our Present Naval Force
I'VE now have noyohtoen battoahina ap.
propriatcd for. 81 which nine hre completed
aud have been commissioned Tor actual norvs
Ice. The remaining eight will DO ready IN
from two 20 four years, but u will take At
least that time 20 recruit and train the men
To nKht them. II Ia u vast concern that W.
the time they nfo commissioned. Good ships
aud good guns arc simply good weapons, and
hands q men who know how 10 nght With
them. The men must be trained aud drilled
under thorough and wcil.planncd system
Of progressive Instruction. while tho recruit
THE naval militia forces are state organi
atlonn. and are trained for coast service, ani
IN event Of war they Will constitute the lane
! line Of defense. They should receive hears
| announcement from The general government
nut IN addition W. should al once pro
vide for National Naval Reserve, orsnnirel
aud trained under tho direction Of the Nav
| department and subject 10 tho call Of tn
i Chief Executive whenever war becomes imml
naval seasoins peace esisblishment. ana o.
far material 10 be drawn on ~ once fol
manning our ships IN time 81 wati II should
be composed Of sraduatss o. ne Naval Acad.
and crews Of c0nat-lnc steamers, lonEahore
achOoners. nahinE vessels and steam yachts
together with the coast population about
houses.
Need for Powerful Navy.
"The American people must either build
and maintain an adequate navy or else make
up their minds definitely TO accept a sec.
ondary position IN International Affairs, not
merely In political, but IN commercial, mat
tors. II has been we'll said that there 10 no
| Hurer way Of counting rational disaster than
| 10 be 'opulent, agrrcaai,' and unarmed.'
| 1T IL not necessary 10 Increase our army
| beyond ~ present aile ~ this tlme. But u
l. necessary 10 keep Il at the highest point
Every eiiort should be made TO bring the
| army 10 q constantly Increasing state OF ef-
| nolency when on actual service no work
save that directly In the line Of such service
should be required. The paper work IN the
army, A. In the navy, should be greatly 70.
duoed. What 10 needed 10 proved power Of
field. Constant care Il necessary 70 prevent
dry rot In the transportation and commits
/ anry departments
"rhe ConEreaa should provide means where
| BY Il will be possible 70 have neld exercises
By az least a division Of regulars, and II
possible also a division Of national guards
men. once year
"Oniy actual handling and providing foi
mon IN masses while they are marching
camping. embarking. and dlsembarklnK, VII
II BE- p0ealblo 10 train the higher officers e
perform their duties well and smoothly.
- great debt IL owing from the public {,
the men Of the army and navy. They SHOULD
ho 90 treated az 10 enable them 20 reach thi
highest point Of Cniclency. 30 that they MAJ
be able 10 respond instantly 60 any dcunnf
made upon them 10 sustain the interests %
the nation and the honor Of the hnE Thi
Individual American enlisted man 10 prob
ably on the whole a more formidable hkhtini
man than the regular Of any other army
| Every consideration should be shown him
and in return the highest standard or use
fulneaa should be- exactcd from him. II II
well worth while for the Congress- 90 col
slider whether the pay Of enlisted men upoi
second and subsequent onliaimenta SHOULD
not be Increased 20 correspond WITH the In
efeased value OF the veteran soldier.
Militia Laws Obsolete.
action should be taken Ia references TO TN
militia and 10 the raising OF volunteer forces
! our militia law 10 obsolete and worthless
mo organization and armament OF the Ma
tlonal Guard OF the several states, which ~
, treated ms militia 10 the appropriations bl
tbe conFrosH. should be made Identical viii
those provided for the regular forces. tn
affiliations and dutipf Of the Guard M tim