The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-04-28
THE NEW NAVY LEAGUE.

section OF the United states has create
reason to desire a powerful navy tina
, has the Territory of Hawaii. situate
In the mid-Pacific, as these Islands are
1t is to the navy that we must loo
for protection. The wonderful growtl
of the German navy in the last tel
years and the intense interest aroused
among the German people by the Ger
,, man Navy League has caused simila
action to be taken by a number o
spirited men in the United States.
on December "a, 1902, the United
states Navy League was incorporated
at Albany, New York, the incorporation
being Messrs. Jacob w. Miller, Jarvis
Edison, Washington Irving, Herbert l.
Satterlee and Jennings s. Cox, and the
directors include the gentlemen named
together with Ex-Secretary of the Navy
Benjamin Tracy, Allen S. Apgar, Will
liam Butler Duncan, Jr., Charles II
Loring, Henry Eckford Rhoades, G.. Il
Satterlee Robert S. Sloan, j. Frederick
Tams, Aaron Vanderbilt, John Van de
| Peel and T. c. Wood. From this board
of directors several committees have
been chosen for the purpose Of devising
the methods and marking out the lines
along which the work of the League
is to be conducted.
Speaking of the incorporation of the
United States Navy League and its OBJ
jects. the Army and Navy Journal of
February 9TH said:
THE general purpose of this UNDER
taking is to interest the people at large
in the urgent work of building up our
navy. 1t is proposed through the organ
ization of the Navy League to array the
sentiment of the nation in support of
broad-gauge policy Of naval expansion.
The gentlemen who have taken the
initiative in this project are citizens of
high standing and wide experience,
whose single object is to arouse the
people to a sympathetic understanding
of the growing needs of the naval es-
adjustment.
THE scope of the League is as broad
as the continent. Every reputable man,
woman and child in the country is
eligible to membership. There is no
politics, no sectionalism, no selfish per-
sonal interest to serve in the under
taking. The one object is to help the
United States Navy, and to that end it
proposes to appeal to the patriotism
Of the American people and then have
the people appeal in their own way to
Congress for means of supplying the
Navy's needs. 1t is hoped through
agencies, yet to be devised, to eventual |
ly acquaint every household and every |
boy in the country with the work which |
the League wants to accomplish. The |
plan considers the establishment of |
branches of the League in every city !
md town where there is a desire to |
cooperate in the enterprise, and |
through these branches all available
means will be employed to arouse and |
an intelligent popular inter-
,st in the Navy.
THE national peace and honor must
depend upon the Navy. The
Navy depends upon Congress and Con-
sress depends upon the people. The
Navy League therefore proposes to edu-
ate the people in naval affairs and to
Mist their support in behalf of policy
which shall insure more ships, more
'fficers and men with better training
or both and great naval reserve COM
'osed of hardy, patriotic young men
Who can be instantly called to the ma
ions defense in time of need"
In order that people in every part of |
he country may become affiliated with
he Navy League Sections" which may
elect the name of any naval officer of
he United States, deceased. or the
lame of an American battleship or the
lame of n naval battle in which an
american ship was engaged, or the
ame of its locality as the name of the
Section" will be organized. Each
Section" will be allowed TO elect one
for every hundred members
nd these Councillors will hold the an
ual meetings and elect the directors
f the League.
An effort is to be made to, organize a
Section" in Honolulu within the next
aw days. Letters We're received from
Ulcers of the League by the last mail
skiing that a Section" be organized
ere owing to the great interest nat
rally taken in the Navy in this Ter
tory. 1t is believed that the early or
anization of Section" here will do
luch to stimulate interest in the Navy
! inland cities on the continent. The
nnual dues are only one dollar and
or these dues the League sends to
very member the publications of the
,eague free The League has arranged
, publish an illustrated journal on the
objects of the sea power of the United
tates and of the various maritime
overs.
1t is well known that the Navy
leagues of England, Germany and
rance are eXerting powerful influences
l the upbuilding of the navies of those
and it is desired to build up
milar influences in support of the
'avy in the United States. In this
DIRK Honolulu will be found in the
ont rank with a strong Section" of
he United States Navy League.
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