The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-12-06

arise less from the way in which on.
citizens are sometimes treated thar
ed in seeing such fearful misrule az
has been witnessed both in Armenia
and Macedonia.
The Navy.
The strong arm of the Government
in enforcing respect for it's just rights
in the international matters is the Ma
Wy of the United States. most earn.
estly recommend that there be no
halt in the work of lpbuilding th3
patriotic duty before us as a
people than to keep the navy
adequate to the needs of this
country's position. We have und-
ertaken to build the Isthmian Ca
nal. We have undertaken to secure
for ourselves our just share in the
trade of the Orient. We have under.
taken to protect our citizens from I'M
proper treatment in foreign lands
We continue steadily to insist on tie
application of the Monroe Doctrine
to the Western Hemisphere. Unless
our attitude in these and all similar
matters is to be mere boastful sham
we can not afford to abandon IL ia
val programme. Our voice is now pO-
font fnr noan o~I 10 Go -@fNaA no
cause we are not afraid of war. Bat
our protestatiOns upon behalf o.
peace would neither receive nor de
serve the slightest attention if wa
were impotent to make them goou
The wal which now unfortunately
RACES in the far East has emphasized
in striking fashion the new possibili
ties of naval warfare. The lessons
taught are both strategic and tacti
cal, and are political IS we'll as mill
tary. The experiences OF the war
have shown in conclusive fashion thai
while sea-going n 3ea-keeping o.
pedO deStrOyers are indispensable.
and fast lightly armed and armored
cruisers very useful. yet that the main
reliance, the main standby. in n
navy worthy of the name must lie
the great ba~ttleships, heavily armor-
ed and heavily gunnad. Not a Rus
sian or Japanese battleship has been
sunk by a torpedo boat. or by gun3Ie
while among the less protected ships.
cruiser after cruiser has been de
stroyed whenever the hostile squad
rons had gotten within range of OEe
another's weapons. There will always
be a large field of usefulness for crui
sers. especially of the more formidable
type. We need to increase the mum
Der of torpedo boat destroyers, paw
ing less heed to their having a knot
or two extra speed than to their capa
city to keep the seas for weeks. and.
if necessary, for months at a time.
1t is wise to build submarine torpedo
boats. as under certain circumstances
they might be very useful. But
of all we nee to continue building
our fleet of battle ships. Or ships so
powerfully armed that they can infiict
the maximum Of damage upon our op
ponents. and so well protected thar
they can suffer a severe hammerin9
in return without fatal impairment
of their ability to fight and
Of course ample must be pro.
vided for enabling the personnel OF
the Navy to be brought to the highest
point of efficiency. Our great fight
ing ships and torpedo boats must be
ceaselessly trained and Unanswered
in squadrons. The officers and men
can only learn their trade thoroughly
by ceaseless practice on the high
be far better to have no ships at all
| than to have ships of poor and inef
fective type. or ships which, however
good. were vet manned by unframed
and unskillful crews. The best ono
ers and men in a poor ship could DO
nothing against fairly good opponents
and on the other hand a modern war
ship is useless unless the officers anu
men aboard her have become adopts
in their duties. The craftsmanship
in our navy has improved in an eX-
traordinary degree during the last
three years. and on the whole tue
types of our battle ships are improV-
ing: but much remains 70 be lone.
Sooner or later we shall have TO pro
vide for some method by which there
will be promotions for merit as well
as for seniority, or else retirement
of all those who after a certain age
have not advanced beyond a certain
grade: while no effort must be spar
ed to make the service attractive 10
the enlisted men in order that they
: may be kept as long as possible IN
! it. Reservation public schools should
be provided wherever there are nav!