The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-18
EVANS WANTS BIG SHIPS
EIGHTEEN THO USAND TONTOOLS
 TO FIGHT WITH.

When the Time Comes He Would Have
 Them-Then, He Says, Speaking to
 Senator Gallinger at Naval Archi-
 tects' Banquet, You Press the Button
 and We Will Try to Do the Rest
 GaIIinger Speaks for Ship Subsidies.
 New York, Nov. 17.-At the banquet tonight of the League of Naval Archi- tects at Delmonico's a hundred and fif- ty members were present and listened to addresses by Senator Jacob H. Gal finger of New Hampshire; Harvey D. Boulder of Cleveland, Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, and Eugene Griffin, of the General Electric company. After the toast to the president of the United States Admiral Bowles, president of the society, introduced Admiral Evans pre- vious to whose remarks, a toast was drunk to "The United States Navy"
 Admiral Evans said in part: "A few years ago it would have been easy to reply to toast to the navy as it was not much to talk about, but I am proud to-day to command one of the finest fleets in the world. This fleet of mine has about half the officers that it would need in war, but we are pretty we'll off for men, men from the middle west, wherever that is Now go on building ships,' he continued, turning toward Senator Gallinger, land build them Of 1S,O0O tons. Don't be extravagant, but give us the tools that we must have when the time comes. You press the button and we will try to do the rest"
 Senator Gallinger made an address in favor of the ship subsidy bill and the rehabilitation of the American mer- chant marine. He said in part:
 Tt is a matter of shame to every American when he recalls the condi- tion of the American merchant marine of to-day. About the only craft that carry the flag are battleships and yachts belonging to millionaires. Pres ident Roosevelt said that something must be done to rehabilitate the mer- chant service, and congress appointed committee, and I am especially glad to speak of the work of that commit tee. We need sailors even for battle ships. The Frye-Hanna bill provides for subsidy of $5 per ton for vessels engaged in foreiegn trade for twelve months. In return these vessels may be taken for the defense of the United States. One of the big metropolitan dailies has recently said such bill would put a tax burden of from $15,- 900, 900 to $20,O00,000 on the people. Gen. tlemen, the tonnage dues and the car rying of the mails, these two items alone, would make the cost of this bill not more than $1,000,000 the first year.
 Shipping is the only industry that is unprotected, and every other nation is granting subsidies to its merchant marine. It is the duty of the govern ment to extend it's protection from the land to the sea. There is a necessity of providing means to take advantage of our opportunities in the Orient, for three-fifths of the population of the globe are to be supplied in the near future by the more civilized nations. The American flag must float in the Orient. We propose to build the Pan- anna canal Heaven only knows what it will cost, but we are going to build it. What are We building it for? Trade with foreign nations Certainly, un- less we have such legislation as pro- posed, it will be a rare sight to see the American flag in those waters"