The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-28
Navy EQUAL TO
ANY AFL0AT
That Is the Desire Of President
Roosevelt for This Country.
LOCKING TO THE FUTURE
KeaU Naval Legislation Is Expected 10
Meet With Little Opposition on the
Part OF The People.
LOCKING TO THE FUTURE

Washington, Oct. 2s.-To build pow srfIl
varships every year until the United
States navy is as strong as any in the
world is the keynote or President Roose-
velt's naval policy. and that this policy
will receive general public support Is the
opinion OF the administration.
Secretary Moody, IN n recent trip
through the Middle Vest, spoke In every
speech OF the need OF a navy adequate IN
strength 10 protect the interests or the
United States in every part OF the globe
These references brought out the warm
est responses. so that heavy naval lesis-
lation Is expected to meet with little op-
position In congress.
recommended the construction or Two
batt)eships OF the same type as the
Maine. two armored cruisers the same
type as the Tennessee and two gunboats
the same type as the Dubuque every
year for at least three years. This is
part of the Administrators naval policy.
GERMANY's STRONG FLEET.
Germany's fleet Is three times as strong
as that OF the United States, according 10
the statement of Commander William IA.
Beehler, recently naval attache OF the
American embassy I'm Berlin, and other
European powers are rapidly increasing
their naval strength.
Germany expects 10 have her present
programme In commission by 1906, date
when naval theorists and strategists feel
that world politics. so TAR as they affect
the United States interests in the West
ern hemisphere, under the shadow OF the
Monroe doctrine. will have to come 10
more or less OF critical point.
The Panama canal Will by that time
be near completion. while there are sure
to be some important Developments OF
the relations between European coun-
tries and the South American govern
ments
In Washington there IS no fear ex-
pressed that war will grow out OF these
complications but it Is realized that in
terests OF the United States, not only In
America. but in Asiatic waters, where
this government holds an important
strategical key In the Philippines. will be
more safe If powerful squadrons, the
match of any in ti1s wortd, are smiling
the seas under the Stars and Stripes.
MORE MEN NEEDED
Increase of the number OF battleships
president and Secretary Moody, who hold
similar vigorous views OF the necessities
of the naval service The personnel OF
the. commissioned and the enlisted force
Is inadequate for the ships already In
commission and for duty required ashore.
and to provide for the proper manning
OF the ships hereafter built II is neces-
sary that new policy be adopted which
Will result In an Increase of cadets at
the naval academy.
Secretary Moody does not favor the
granting OF commissions TO graduates OF
technical schools who have been at An
nepolis for a year to gain knowledge OF
those studies not taught In the technical
colleges and universities He thinks the
only advisable way TO provide more offi-
GERS is &c increase the number OF mid
shipmen at the naval academy, where
$40 900. 600 will be spent I'm its enlargement
into one OF the greatest naval institutions
in the world
1t is thought Secretary Moody will rec
ommend that each senator be given the
privilege OF appointing a cadet to the
naval academy. and that the president
be given the right TO appoint more than
ten each year from the country at large.
This would provide at least ninety more
midshipmen, and would somewhat relieve
the present stringency.