Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-25
NAVAL RESERVE IS
CRITICISED BY HALE
Senator From Maine Thinks
Scheme an Impracti-
cable One.
WHY WE BEAT BRITAIN
Senator Hoar Declares High Marine
Insurance Rates, Not Our Strength
or vaIor, Is What Defeated
the English.

Washington, Jan. IA spirited dis
cusslon was precipitated in the senate
yesterday by some remarks submitted
by Senator Hale Of Maine, In respect
to bills relating 10 the formation OF a
naval reserve which he introduced. :
He took strong ground against the
organization of a naval reserve, his
comments being construed by some OF
the senators into a reflection upon vol
unteer soldiers and land militia. Half a
dozen senators were on their feet In
an instant to defend the volunteers
and the national guard Of the various
states, and the debate took so wide a
range that senators went back In their
references to the days OF the revolution
airy war to seek illustrations for their
arguments. While no action was pos
sible at this time, 1t is likely that the
discussion upon the measures, should
they be reported, will be very lively.
No business of special importance
was transacted, the line of the senate
being co nsumed by matters OF rou-
tine. :
Senator Hoar presented O resolution.
L mini Nob d6IN1h ~ ~
president TO inform the senate whether
the state department had any official
information as to whether the British
government charges duties on goods In
tended for prisoners of war in Ber-
muda, In violation of the fifteenth arti-
Gle Of The Hague convention. He stat
ed the information reached him from
a high authority that such duties had
been imposed.
| Altar a short axnrutiNa session the
senate in open session began consid-
Grafton of the unobjectel bills on the
calendar.
In introducing some bis relating to
the organization and mciatenance or
the naval reserve Senator Haze de-
clared the reliance placed by sone peo-
pie upon the naval reserve never would
be realized.
IF" he said. I'VE are to become a
great war power we Will have TO learn
a lesson other nations have learned.
Every one Of the nations OF the worIo
that stand ~snarling at one another de-
ponds to some extent upon some sort or
compulsory military service"
England had learned this lesson from
her smallest and wickedest wer. Sen
ator Hale declared England wGs o
TO resort to CONSUMPTION TO raise men
to fight a band OF frcemen thousands
of miles away"
In the course OF the debate Senator
Tillman spoke of the achievements or
the South Carolina troops In the revo-
lutionary war, and said the battles
fought IN that state were more import
ant than those fought in MGssachus-
etts. 1--WE don't want MI ssac husetts
to bag all the glory he said, for, as
our iliustrious Admiral Schley has said
OF the later triumphs OF our arms,
There's glory enough for oil.
During the debate on Senator Hale's
bill Senator Hoar Of Massachusetts
said that our independence In the war
Of the revolution had been won at sea.
England could have continued for a
hundred years, If necessary, the land
war Of the revolution, because she was
able to pay the cost.
1t was not the French alliance, but
| the rate of maritime insurance which
compelled the unwilling monarch to
come to peace. 1t was New England
sailors and other sailors Of the mari
time states which won the battle. The
rate Of insurance on English CONNER
cial ships then was % per cent In the
| Mediterranean. 1t was the ship own
ers OF the Bristol who won the battle
by privateers, and not the navy.
At 1850 o'clock the senate adjourned.
After the adjournment of the senate,
Senator Hale sail the naval reserve
bills introduced - him yesterday had
been presented by request Of persons
interested In such legislation. In the
same manner he had introduced bills
representing both the navy depart
ment's views and those of individuals
or organizations IN the question OF a
naval reserve. He personally, however,
did not stand committed to any of
them, and he questioned whether any
satisfactory results would come from
| them.