The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-23
TO BUILD GREAT NAVY.

An exchange notes that for fifteen
years the great naval powers have been
.aclng with one another for the suprc-
macy of the seas In 1880 England
spent $4,000 600. France S40.o00,o0o.
the United states s25.50O. 600, and Ger
many s22. 800 OOo. The first year of this
/ century there was tremendous stimC.
/ lus in navy building; and England
Jumped TO an expenditure of Sl64,oUu-
/ coo. the United states to s77.90o.ooo.
/ France TO sG4.OOO.0UO and Germany to
| s47.Ooo.ooo In 1904 England spent on
Ler navy $4,000. 600. the United States
sos. 900 600. France SOL 600 coo and Ger
many s5l 5lOuu.uOU. \ startling con
trast Is presented hy the expenditures
cf Russia and Japan In 1890 Russia
spent S21 100000 and Japan Si.5uu,ooo.
m 1901 Russia spent S57uuu00O and
Japan SlS.0Uo,0oo. In 1903 Russia spent
sGo.0o0.OOo and Japan SlluoouOO. The
comparative oficioncics ol The nayies
obtained is now well known And so
&c will always be- for nations that build
hips and do not build. o. character.
or train men to fight So long an VI,
mean To- fight
Asire from difference as fD whether
it is wise or necessary to run all to
lattl,ships al this time. whom the high.
or civilization Is bent on disCouraging
war in every possible manner. il may
bs set down that never In the history
of the world has any other line Of Job.
bcrs" equaled in power. arccess the
record made by the steel. gru and ship
building trusts during the last fifteen
years. BY promoting higher financed
campaigns. including a regular series
of "scares' and threats they have
been holding up, with the assistance
of their agents in politics even the
enlightened people who oppose yigor-
ously the warlikc policy. Thc "jobbary'
Of it has never been eQualCi
II is obvious To any one who studies
the records which we and others have
made that the main object of our pro
fessional greaternavy builrcrs is the
| appropriation. As shown in the case of
Japan. the main thing 20 o. consider
ed in such work is not the 100000, 600
! 2 year Japan's main purpose was not
| 'johbcry." She began by selecting the
| greatest. broadest and best informed
/ men In the empire To take charge OF
the work and carry it through Who
is so shor;-sighted as not a. know that
such selection is absolutely necessary?
/ Il Is obvious that the japanese gov.
crumanf stood off the cagoi construc
tors. the steel trust. the gun trust. tn
shipbuilding trust and ADMIRAL trust
as objects OF secondary consideration
The first and fixed purpose was to
huvd up an efficient navy-not u
build mp the political fortunes of am
bilious personal friends and school
mates. without special fitness. by plac
ing them AT the head Of il. nor the for
tunes of party leaders and helpers and
contributors. with big bundles of stock
Ia the steel trust, the gun trust, the
ammunition trust or the ,hipbuildinp
trust.
Japan went at il in the right way
We have gone at it in the wrong way
that is, if powerful navy is tho
object sought. Japan was moved 10y
necessity and patriotism. while We ap
pear, from the record We have mad,
and the means employed. to have bear
moved largely by fear hat is feign
ed, by buncombe and By The jobber!
there is ia il. Our idea seems TO be tha
any friend who agrees with us, tina
we must outbuild all the rest, is ;
proper man 10 jack up in short ordo
powerful navy that can stand ham
5 mcring.-Dallas News.