New-York tribune., 1905-04-09
URGE NEED OF NAVY.
We'll Knosrn Speakers address Po-
Eficul Science academy.

HNeoeity u1 &oltiGal and Social Science was The
settlement of Political Affairs in the Far East"
The lntrOductOry address was delivered by General
sAnles a. Wilson. on Political Affairs in the Far
1@se Barren KentaFD Kaneko, special representa-
I'VE o. Japan 70 this country, spoke on ':Japan's
Eoziton ln fhe Far East: John Havs Hausrona
- Ne"-RoEk. an expert mining engineer on Our
NOenlyG Commercial Interests in the Far East"
1ao Sharles Emory Smith. former Minister 70 Rus
s.s q me Internal Situation IN Russia"
seAh Hays Hammond said IN part:
Sepan's strategic position oornuere,aII n, r.,so,
chllris - m 5.oash over Corea. ana possibly Man
PStaor n the FeF East AIneTcas interests IN this
sBan Japan Is me OHiy maiden. as view ~ WITCH 81
NrS11r y, compete with Us for commercial su-
y, W. undoubtedly be bitter one not oniy because
So.,LllcLng commercial interests but agvra-
our F1Seiac sss ta entpathies even now agitating
EscIg Es-Sng Is the real writing on the wall If japan
ton 81 Ft; L IN inloemnlty from Russia large por-
sasing her feet Her naval pTepsreSness viii re-
g She PSelae True. the completion OF the Pam
Sun. We are now VTlneIab bIa ~ t 'E mere mobile
,SS,. - - Aono!nlu. and strong Pacihc sQuadrons
NE japanese victories -
tae anal session OF the meeting was held tonight
Maen the general topic. The Factors of Efficiency
= AooeEn warfare" was discussed Brigadier
Se1saal 1asker Il Bliss was the presiding oficer
and made the Introductory address
1he otheF speakers were Rear Admiral Frederick
Rogers. who attended the meeting as the personal
representative OF Assistant Secretary OF the Navy
Sharles H. Darling: Rear Admiral George W. Mel
N4ue Lieutenant Colonel w w. WOtheTspoon and
Colonel II. G. Sharpe
General Bliss. who is president Of the Army War
COllegs said:
e not long since that the late Professor Bloch
thst ti.e ss eslsD5stSo Doo6 IN which he proved
lnconoeivable" war has b6en waglng tor
Slls time the infantry, cavalry and artillery of
S5o.A RUSSIA ana Japan have been doing all those
-,-.s1 s-s. - eieaEy proved 10 be phySlcaly and
The error in ali the assumptions as 10 the effect
. Do produced by modern weapons on the battle
S..a Ass IA me failure 10 observe thar, under
average conoluons, tie OF loss that any
oooy ot men need suffer depends entirely upon
thslnsslVeS They can always elmer lie down or
Tun away or surrender. And that is jusE What al
S0lolers q one side or the other have done
h2ttle the agences for destruction as used by one
terrible tsn re at2 p'L & I9 ] ee neId' been more
golnA haTpens 10 be the critical, the alinDOrtant
S s es "a the nature OF the case II generally is,
The PsgCentsge Of loss in battle has been con
aaus Tar been less than that of any previous great
1ng as high as Il per cent 10 the victors and Is
Per cent 70 the vanquished, while in fourteen bal
Arthur, the average loss for the Russians 50
decrease "a ssfIe ana s 7noreS 1b bgy,r5 ~
percentage Of ioss. together with constantly in
creaslng concentration OF energy in the battlefield.
With all the improvements in arms the range at
which troops habitually night gradually increased.
and the Individual duel element gradually dlsap-
pared until We ind curious revival of it, brought
50, S1ooI ~ strange 70 say. by the very perfection OF
one OF the strange features OF present war De-
tween Russia and Japan. The principal difference
whereas IN the ancient one the death grapple ex-
large parts Of the Two armies are Simply sparrins
with each other. eRdeavOrtng 70 hold each other
concentrated at perhaps one point
Rear-Adulral Melville said in part:
During the last eight years there have been three
3lnefltances that we have acquired each OF which
appointments TO this nation So long as the re
re nra m ia tsp ni "a 9s a5d 1eTs a @tt ne ~ ~
and so long viii il be necessary for US TO weigh
well the important elements OF naval conflicts.
some eyii genie was the Phiippine Archipelago.
These Islands have been tax upon the resources
The second Inheritance that either assumed or
she Obligation to build the Panama canal The
;s1es' esuinate as 70 iGe S0St OF an stnlan sea- sea-
the question OF cost Of such waterway. il may be
ago, tmated that cost was about S6Oo0o60 or
Se 5hert5bee fiS ~ 5e fom rem heh We will never
receive income or substantial benefit Is our at
PubIics whose treasures are empty as a result OF
1ntolereble national business ana aomiIstrative @
OF the American republics for the last forty years
81 Is surprising that there has not been nterven-
Son ere this in the AFFAIRS OF countries & when are
Uepudlation IS not regarded as SYNONYMOUS Win
% SsSo o6nTss nS Sg FSe eeF Se te o
cRl and financial burdens we shall have 10 bear
.-inheTitRnces that are in many respects OF in
fernational character-there viii be need az tunes
pines the building Of the isthman canal and the
stTaighteni1g out Of the financial sILairs oI small
Eionable and intoleIable viii each be found hnan-
ciel burden tnat VII pFose sIest & La1 % on DuT re
he highest est Of diplomats Diplomatic talent
s6d gimpie ana Should Be taken to heart By ali
people. u is the eoncomitant features OF both mill
ieeses ~ The Rnssians For the next few years
thsTefoFe, & should be IN the special direction Of
not toward augmenung the number OF nghtlng
ships wharen We should direct our I pest energies,
Our naval budget Tor the next Ten years must oe
large one. for IL possible, we should provide for
sre5fh thst would be equivalent to the net gain
OF a bstteship. The bulk OF the expenditures Tor
Increasing the efficiency OF our navy should. how
me DrepaTation OF plans for the immediate aban-
Distant possession that is likely TO require feet
20 defend H. II il should be understood that in
poTSry. certain territorial possessions. neither the
morale nor the credit q ne NATION would M31G then De
IMPROVEMENT Of the channels leading TO all ship
building plants. naval stations and maritime dis
me building OF a feet OF large and fast col
Hers 50 thar iu time OF war practically all the
coal required for naval operations distant from our
meRt 20 the place where most needed. We should
abandon The P9iiey Of placing any great a16e Tea6ee
VIII have he defended
re y s g m a posSs ngs S ss Of 3eces
Ety. 70 build any type OF warship at any one OF
The providing Of a reserve Of naval officers for
NE estsbiishTnenf of a naval reserve
The restoration OF our IneTehsnt marine I nave
no hesitation u asserting tnae ~ TogIa sI6serTe
stop building battleships and devote all or por-
ton OF the money thus saved 20 placing on the
q merchant marine that would help Us 10