The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-08
POOR HOUSE
FOR H0BSON
Delivered Magnificent Lecture
at the IOIer.
He is A FINE FELLOW
VIII Not Talk Concerning the
Merrimac Affair.

Richard p. Hobson, the modest son Of
fame. who exposed his life to the bat
fl-ies Of Moro Castle and the belching
gun of Cevera, lectured in the city last
nig.t. During the day he was at the
Hamilton hotel. spending most of his time
writing Ietters-some perhaps OF love;
for h. certainly looks like one VINO Is
not dead To that tender sentiment And
that the fair sex have a warm ahectloh
for him. there cannot be any doubt
CAPTAIN Robson is both handsome
feIloyy and 4. sensible fellow real para
dox. He is tall. wei built, athletic, with
eyes more fascinating, perhaps, than use
flI They look weak, although he does
not wear glasses. His complexion Is clear
with Just enough of the tint OF NE 10
make it very attractive. He doesn't look
The stern picture one secs in the pictorial
advertisements Of the lecture He is
neat dresser and one could not tan 10 see
In his bearing that he had training IN
military or naval service.
Captain Hobson is not only courteous,
hut affable. and he IS not only GOOD
talJxer but a good listener. he IS very
much interested in Oklahoma ana REGARDS
sts development as one Of the remarkable
instances OF American progress. lie was
glad to hear that the Puritan and the
Cavalier meet there in friendly rivalry
for the advancement Of the intellectual
and material interest Of the territory
Of Kansas he IS fond and knows con-
siderable OF the history Of the state. he
safd he visited the state legislature lew
DAYS ago and was impressed by the rep
resentative sturdiness Of the members
He would not talk about his own great
achievement in the Spanlsh-Amerlcah
war. i am always ready to talk or the
navy, he salo, but never VI 'iie
mae
CAPTAIN Hobson was the guest OF the
Country club in the afternoon.
IT was a poor audience that gave MN
q hearty greeting at the Toler last night,
where he delivered his eloquent and mag
nificent lecture on the American navy.
1--WE are about the only nation, salo
CAPTAIN HObson, that can hoid up our
heads and say that we have never been
ruled or conquered by any other nation
we. are Of q race of giants. and it Is nee
essarv that We grow and thrive, inat
we NAV be able to wear the nantes that
have been cast upon US by our giant fore
fathers
The speaker stated that there is no
doubt but the United States OF Amer
ica is now in such a prosperous condltloh
that
incubation Of the rest Of the world ana
at the same time The products of the soil
would not be taxed as much as that OF
Furope is at the present time.
america is fer ahead Of Europe IN
su the pursuits Of industry said Cap
tain Hobson. "One American. by con-
servative estimate, is the equal ana
equivalent Of three and one-haH Euro
means. This is simply Il plain matter OF
INF
alent to one third Of this wide world
predict that the day viii come when we
win be equivalent TO all the rest Of the
world
Tn Europe" said the speaker, the
ernblerns of war are on every side ne
uniform Of the army and navy Is seen
b. the people every day. They have be-
come accustomed TO ii and have reslsned
themselves ID the hOrorrs of warfare.
Standing armies are kept in the best Of
condition and are always ready Tor
action.
I'm this country it is different The
existfre conditions IN the United states
are those Of peace Who in this audience
wishes TO see our armies mopollzeo Io-
the purpose of conQuerinS Mexico OF
some other of the adjacent countries?
And who in this audience ever saw the
time when q foreign army was allowed
10 march across the United States unmo-
lested9 The United States is usually on
the defensive side of question. we
stand for Deace. but whom attacked we
are ever willing 90 defend our rights
CAPTAIN Hobsou then went on 10 say
that n country occupying the position
among nations that the United states
does should be able to command respect
from other nations THE only way.
said the lecturer. that this can be done
is l,V the establishment of great navy.