The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22

| ed CIVIL power or ONertnrOWn a. nome government. Further, in preventing war, a great navy would prevent tendencies | to militarism.
 Some fear that in holding naval power, Il we should incur temptation to go to war. If America does not hold this power, the
 military nations will hold 1t, and if there l were temptation involved, surely it | would be safer for us than for military powers to be called on to meet the temp l tation. As a matter of fact, the rssponsibill- | ties that go with naval power, particu- l 1arly the protection of the weak would 1 steady America and make her more care- ful and tolerant, would ennobie her life. The one besettlng sin and inherent weakness and danger in our free institu- tions fig that as individuals and as na- | tion, we tend too much to live unto our- | selves. The individual absorbed in per. | sonal affairs tends to forget and neglect his duty to the State. The nation absorb. ed in domestic affairs tends to forget world affairs and neglect world duties. | The neglect of the individual entails mal- | administration, giaring in municipal gov- l ernments. The neglect of the nation en- | tailed decay of the navy and the reiega- | tion of America to an inferior role In world affairs where Americas influence Is so much needed.
 An industrial, commercial people. we
 
 a tendency toward materialism and sell fshness. America going forth in the world today to do her duty and help oth- CTS instead of finding added temptations and greater dangers would actually find the very tonic that her body polite needs | to keep the nations conscience right and | it's heart pure.
 No man can live unto himself, neither can a nation. America is the nation with | the ten talents. She cannot dig hole In the ground and bury ten talents; on the contrary, she must live the life of the good and faithful servant, and 1t is only l in living such a life in the fulhllment of duty that the nation can expect the smile and continued blessing of heaven. In conclusion, I wish to add that in the course of speeches developing these ar- guments, addressed to more than bO0,OoO American citizens in forty-four States and Territories, I have never yet found one citizen. man or woman, who' after hearing the arguments. differed as to the conclusion. If the peoples representa- tives will act. the people will sustain them in making effective a program like | the one in the enclosed bill, which only meets the requirements necessary to safe guard our countrys vast, vital, material business interests, and to fulfill her sacred duties to mankind.
 With assurances of high esteem, I re- main, Yours very truly, (signed) Richmond Pearson Hobson.
 H. R. Bill No. s4sO-In the House of Representatives, United States: A bill authorizing the construction of such additional vessels as may be nec- essary to create a navy adequate for the purposes of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled: Section 1. That the sum of fifty mil- lions of dollars is hereby appropriated out of the moneys of the treasury not otherwise appropriated. to be expended in the construction of additional war ves- sels. to be laid down during the current | fiscal year, under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy.
 That the sum of sixty millions of dol- lars is hereby appropriated out of the moneys of the treasury not otherwise ap- propriated to be expended in the construc- tion of additional war vessels, to be laid the direction of the Secretary of the Navy.
 That the sum of seventy millions of dollars is hereby appropriated out of the moneys in the treasury not otherwise ap- propriated to be expended in the con- struction of additional war vessels. to be laid down during the following fiscal year
 
 the Navy.
 That the sum of eighty millions of dol lars Is hereby appropriated out of the | moneys in tho treasury, not otherwise appropriated to be expended in the con- struction of additional war vessels, to be laid down during the following fiscal year under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy.
 That the sum of ninety millions of dol Ia haFahU nP hA moneys in the treasury, not otherwise ap- propriated, to be expended in the con- struction of additional war vessels, to be laid down during the following fiscal year under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy.
 That the sum of one hundred millions of dollars is hereby appropriated out of the moneys in the treasury, not other wise appropriated. to be expended fin the construction of additional war vessels, to be laid down during the following fiscal year under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy.
 That the sum of one hundred and ten millions of dollars Is hereby appropriated out of the moneys in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to be expended in the construction of additional war ves- sells. to be laid down during the following | fiscal year under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy.
 That the sum of one hundred and twen- ty millions of dollars is hereby appro- priated out of the moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expend- ed in the construction of additional war vessels. to be laid down during the fol- lowing fiscal year under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy. That the sum of one hundred and thir- | ty millions of dollars is hereby appro- priated out of the moneys in the treas- ury. not otherwise appropriated, to be ex- pended in the construction of additional war vessels, to be laid down during the of the Secretary of the Navy.
 That the sum of one hundred and forty millions of dollars is hereby appropria- ted out of the moneys in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated. to be ex- pended In the construction of additional war vessels, to be laid down during the following fiscal year under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy. That the sum of one hundred and fifty millions of dollars is hereby appropriated out of the moneys in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated. to be expended l in the construction of additional war ves- sels, to be laid down during the follow ing fiscal year under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy.
 | That the sum of one hundred and fifty millions of dollars is hereby appropri- ated out of the moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expend- ed in construction of additional war ves- | sells, to be laid down during the fiscal year 1g14-1915, under the direction of the 1 Secretary of the Navy.
 That the sum of one billion, five hun dred millions of dollars is hereby appro-