Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-04
PRESIDENT
70 CONGRESS.
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.,.,.s. !, Is earnestly 70 be w =. e,
g''sF' would profit by the teachings OF
hat W his matter A strong and wise
hls'o" an study us own failures no less
pe0ps " ,ylumphs, for there is wisdom
han ,'s ,.ed from the study OF both, or
% ., .,,stake as well as Of the success
iha , ,sp, nurposo nothing could be more more
FoI u,i,s than a rap9nM stuuy " wy
hsu ~ iN9. as II IS tolu, ioi me r-ay
capt y XXI war could have been avoid
N WIG irrinr tho preceding y years a
3D. u ut,t,cv rs strong as that when
navy Feiau low has mad been pullt up,
tbs eoun sn,v provided relatively as good
and ai aahich the country now has, there
- uN Is,cnld have been the slightest neces-
nsys Sshting the war; ana u tns neues-
w, lad arisen the war w9uiu u,' ,,t sun nnr
dY " have ended Win OUT
ofeuins snS overwhelming triumph. But
speedy ai during those IL years refuseo
our pyyp'onv nreraratlons whatever. re-
70 maN ,bsr Inc army or the navy. They
gardhs v,rIllon or two OF dollars by 80
sayN s1d in mere money paid a nun.
euhl5,td ,or each million they thus saver
9 ,n-sns The three years OF war WINCH Lo,-
duIllS var which brought untold sur
oN,sa mon our people. which at one time
itIihs va The graVest national disaster.
ul, aas.hich IN spite Of the necessity OF
anu M., !, resulted merely In what WAS
Wslps, drawn hattie, while the balance
" sI h,ei and triumph was almost even.
y S Se' not AK that we continue, TO increase
lr w Dayy. / ask merely that Il he main.
aimed al It's presenl strentlhti ana tnls
Anthe - gone only II we replace the. obse-
san an snd outworn ships by new and good
W. fhe eguals Of any a1oat In any
onss, ~ SION building ships for one
lay means that for that year the navy
w bacl Instead Of forward. The aid bat
s.shin Texas. for instance, would now be
~ lGtle service In a standup light with
y nSwerfa adversary. The old double
,prfet monitors have outworn their use
,sirtss while II was waste OF money
~ Multi the modern single-turret moni.
.9,, An these ships should be replaced by
,hs,s, and this can be done by WELL
.,t,led program OF providing for the build
~ sach year az az least one first class
h9ttleshn equal In size and speed TO any
,hat any nation Is at the same time build
,rs. The armament presumably TO consist
WA large number as possible OF very
Nav guns Of one callber together with
smaller guns TO ropel torpedo attack;
yble there should he heavy armor. tur-
prs engines and engines, and in sort,
,vefy modern device. OF course. from time
/, lime. cruisers. golfers, torpedoboat des-
ir0,tfs or torped0boats, VIII have TO be
hat also All this, be II remembered,
would not Increase our navy. but would
merely keep II at It's present strength.
gogally, Il course, the ships will be abso.
n.ely useless if the men aboard them are
,a 70 trained that they can get the best
,osable service out Of the formula bic but
ia,ate and complicated mechanisms In
/ nsted to their care. Tho marksman-
| shID q our men has so improved during
he last five years that I deem II within
bounds to say that the navy IL more than
twice IS efficient. ship for ship as half
! dscade ago. The navy can only attain
/ proper efficiency II enough officers and
msh are provided. and II these officers
| ADD Hsn are given the chance (and re-
qynS TO take advantage Of ~ TO stay
Nn1nually a' sea and to exercise the
fses singly and above all In squadron,
he exercise to be Of every kind and TO
fGlde unceasing practise at the glinr,
oaiucted under conditions that will test
craftsmanship in time Of war.
u both the army and the navy there Is
rgenl need that everything possible
could be done TO maintain the highest
saudard for tho personnel, alike as re-
nFds the officers and the enlisted men.
d not believe that IN any service there
finer body Of enlisted men and OF
Nhlor ofhcets than We have In both ths
imy AID the navy, including the marine
6rps. All possible announcement 10 the
Aisted men should be given, In paw and
efr~ise, and everything practlcable
VI 70 render the service attractive 10
~ OF ne right type. They should be
"a y the stiotest discharge OF their
wv ana IN them spirit should be en-
ogagtu Which demands not the mere
efioimanco Of FAR more than dufv "a Z,
gaGuces to the honor and the Interest
q me American nation; and In return the
'hples1 consideration should be theirs.