The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-08
MeTTimac Hero Begins Series of
 Lectures in Alabama
GREETED AT TUSCALOOSA
Large Audience Deeply Impressed By the Address and Express Their En- dorsement of the Policy for ln-
 creasina Naval Appropriation.

Tuscaloosa, September 7.-(Special)- Capt Richmond Pearson Hobson deliver ed today his first of series of lectures to be delivered in this district on Amer ica's Mighty Mission in the World" The opera house was filled with the county's most prominent citizens, and they listen- ed with wrapt attention throughout the entire discourse. which lasted one hour and forty-five minutes and produced a profound impression. Many of the audi enee remained after the address and ex- pressed their endorsement of the position taken by Captain Hobson on Americas part in the worlds affairs, and the urgent need of increasing the American navy, until 1t attains supremacy.
 If the audiences in the other counties are as strongly impressed as In Tusca- loosa, Captain Hobsons tour in this dis trict will have a far-reaching effect in helping to mould Alabama sentiment
 Captain Hobson's advocacy of American greatness and naval supremacy for the purpose of safeguarding Americas world interests and for the purpose of secur- ing her peace and giving her influence In advancing the reign of justice, has been carried to over forty states and terri tories, extending from the Pacific to the Atlantic Comments from the press of the Pacific coast, the Rocky mountain states. and the middle west show that this movement has gathered large pro- portions and that it will be felt in con- gress.
 Argument of Speech.
 o,.o,,r,ayt of Eaptain HObSOn'S speech covered an investigation of Amer icas capacity for world influence and the direction that that influence should take He demonstrated that America has about twice as many inhabitants as the average world power of1 Iserppe, and that each American productive capacity isvdpout the equivalent of four Europeans, so that in resources America stands about the equivalent of all Europe combined
 He then demonstrated that America is the one liberal nation of the earth, the one essentially peace nation of the earth, and the one altruistic nation of the earth the friend and well-wisher of all His conclusions were that such nation With such resources and capacity should play an important part in the councils of the nations
 He pointed out that although progress sive tendencies are working in Europe, yet Europe Is still the stronghold Of mill tarism, and that between America ana Europe hangs the destiny of the world so that the happiness of the Chinese and other helpless people of the yellow and block races and the happiness of the many weak nations of the white race is to be determined along the harsh methods of conquest and militarism, or along the happier methods of justice and peace, ac- cording AS the influence of Europe, or the influence of America prevails in the com mon councils of the nations. Since Amer icas influence in these councils depends upon the relative size of her navy he con cludes that it is the duty of America to attain naval supremacy and ultimately bring about the peaceful downfall of mii- itarism, carrying to all the people of the earth the blessings of the happier era of industrialism, peace and justice.
 Demanded By National Interests.
 He further demonstrated that Amer icas natural interests, the security of her vast coast line, her harbors. rivers and great lakes, with all their accumulations of property near the water, and carried on the water, and the security of her rights in foreign markets. also demand American naval supremacy.
 He also pointed out the especial import ance this question has for the south in the new market offered by China for cotton and iron products, emphasizing the greater importance this will have when the bsthmian canal is constructed. At this point the captain took occasion to pay a glowing tribute to Senator Morgan, who has rendered such stalwart service in this work.
 He closed his discourse by appealing to his hearers to join him in efforts to place the American navy in the first rank. for which he advocates the expenditure of one and one-half billion dollars for the new ships, covering period of thir- teen years, beginning with fifty million this session of congress and increasing ten million more each year.