The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-08
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foreign markets beyond the seas. Aneri-
can commerce viii sooner OF later over.
shadow the commerce OF al the nations
OF the earth.
\ great navy IS particularly Important
for our new market with the undeveiop-
ed peoples ike the Chinese. and where
such people are being seized by European
military nations. Cannot any one SEQ
that just apportionment OF nsvies for
the amount OF property and national In
terests should De secured
The new navy should be apportiened
like a police force. Tor peace purposes.
On this basis Americas navy should he
be almost as large as all tEe oSher nsvies
OF the earth combined
The demands Tor international duties
are similarly urgent We are committed
as a nation to this championship OF sres
institutions. The Monroe doctrine is sa-
cred 60 Americans. can rest on Ameri-
can shoulders aloae. and with south
America as far from us as Il is from
Europe we must be able TO send there
as large fleet as Europe could POSSIBLY
send
smaller naval representation would
not suffice, because a navy inadequate "a
this defense constitutes Invitation 70
attack. and Europe's respect Tor that doc
trine and the security ~ our peace with
that doctrine depend entirely upon ths
adequate strength Of our navy. J arm not
an alarmist. bat / cannot bat believe that
Germanys amazing activity in charging
her navy is with a view CT testing Ameri-
cas- claim 20 commercial greatness. Eu-
rope realizes our importance and pro-
gressiV cness even more than We ourselves.
appreciate them
II is moreover. our sacred duty 90 PR
tect the Filipinos from aggression. which
means that our Monroe doctrine has
crossed the Pacific. and this duty requires
that we have a great navy. More fuuda-
mentally America represents the new era
OF industrialism as against the old era
OF rnilltarism ms represented by Europe.
America must stand for the spread q
free institutions for the maintenance e
peaceful relations and International Jus
tice and equality which are contrary ~
the practice from time immemoriai 81 ths
military nations OF Europe. which al shis
very dag are crushing weaker peoples ev-
erywhere. Nations ~ prey. like beasts
of prey must De driven from the worlds
highways Robbery and violence must
cease ia the reign ~ peace and com
merciaI activity Of the new era % in
dustrialism
As America has the responsibility q
maintaining and propagstins the domain
OF indu~triailsm against organized msli
tarism she has the adequate resources
equiveiant today practically o. the re-
sources OF all Europe combined. 80 thar
she could maintain navy eqgal 10 the
combined navies Of the world and not feel
the burden.
Americas productions are eQuiveiant -
one-third OF the product ~ the world.
Physically Americans are superior 20
any other peoples. The increase ~ physi-
cal and Intellectual vixor ~ America far
exceeds that Of other nations IN shoEs
particulars.
Americans spend more per eapifR for
education than any other nation. and oar
people are better clothed and fed than
any cher people
our population will. before the close
% the century. - more than 2nSe 80 30
and that. with the customs ard Industry
% the people % the land VII give sap
port 70 many times that number who
win yet not - taxed ns much ss are
the peoFse - Europe today.
WHY should Ne rot have the grsatess
navy