The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-12-06
CAPTAIN HOBSON PLEADS
FOR A LARGER NAVY.

Hero Of Merrimac Makes Finished Address Before
Large Minot Audience=-Was Soul Thrilling
Patriotic Speech Resolutions Adopted.
Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson, the hero OF the Mer
mac arrived Minot Friday afternoon the 500 and
spoke the opera that night The American Navy
and the Future History OF the World Captain
Hobson emneny fitted to give just such address and
those who baved the wntr tempest that night say that
finished address given in this city Captain
Hobson graduate OF Yale and later from the y s. Naval
Academy Annapolis Nd possesses education which
finished by Of travel all parts Of the world
member OF the U. S. navy.
When the broke between the United States and
Spain in 1885, Mr. Hobson lead OF eight men and
passage the habor Of Santiago there
sink the Merrimac hopes botng up the Spanish feet
Every school boy and girl remembers how history relates OF
these brave swimming the sinking ship amid
shot and she'll from the Spanish gunners.
Hobson the lecturer Hobson would have
the United States enlarge it's navy until would be the
foremost in the world He would not have US 90 this in
preparation much prepare for Universal peace
very that the United States the strongest
the world would place this nation right line to die
universal The United States is made OF the
all nations therefore logically the country first
take this most important Of steps Mr. Hobson stated in
with Independent that he
sered the United States and Germany about equal naval
strength with considerable advantage Germany OF
account OF much less coast to protect than the
United States.
sin between country and Germany, Mr..
Hobson said Germany could land anywhere and
where she pleased tell you this nation must have stron
ger navy. We must protect interests United States
third in naval strength the OF the wor
and she should stand first
At the conclusion OF the lecture the following resolutions
passed:
For the purpose Of organizing the peace
nations and advance Of universal and justice
Be It this gahs,ng Of rel cit
Dakota;
bring general peace compact alliance between
nd thus form the nucleus OF eace union among the
nations; .o.,z .a,;a
mg OF the Second Hague Conference and should the
machinery necessary International organHa
Tor the administration OF justice among the nations
and should project the law OF nations the principle
That war has become general M and can no longer be
affected and therefore the question OF resort to war should
s sn rs houh
THAT the United States should take seadfast stand
Is China or any move the China by any
poxes combination OF powers since such action would
nrerea interests in that great market Infringing
the RENT Of other nations TO- an equal opportunity and would
Tlr the United States the blood relation Of all nations
s ready to act as IN tie disputes Of the
world and play the part OF the eacemaker among the ma
tions
THAr order give these peace Efforts and build
baawark OF in America the one great nation
peace Justice for the saced OF ending peace the
United States should speedily increase it's naval strength
only Of efectuating her world policies
1t this critical unctue the disturbances in the Orient
causing reroupng OF the nations Of the world therefore,
prevent the balance Of from falling the side
those nations that would dismember China and thereby
preepitae world order to keep the balance OF
the side peace and prevent mtarism from getting
the Yellow Race with which would perpetute it's
and conquest in order maintain the
world while great economic and moral forces work the
OF this crisis in the worlds history
and therefore her condition OF naval
United States should hasten with all despatch the building
OF and the completion Of vessels building
BIZ FTRTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor is requested to
Committee Of three representative citizens to notify the
Of this District the Senator OF this State and
the President OF tie United States OF the passing OF these
resolutions