Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1906-11-05

e-0t N S'7s7iS. 4ilLlDle and Stanley Eerz
especially active in securing additioazf
votes In view of the unanimous 49,
ton of the Kentucky Grange ana sls
Farmers Institute. which vas COM
posed of delegates from all u=Fss of
the state, il is expected the members
OF congress from Kentucky win ca.znea
tneir attitude. Representative sAiv--
OF Louisville. one OF the brightezs tz-s-s-
bers OF the Kentucky dcIeeaties ts-
already announced his oprslsifl4z "A
free seeds. meaning the turnip. squash
and pumpkin varities.
The action of the KentucL-v fs--,-
ers is all the more importans fa s1-.-
OF the fact that eN-Goveruor farbzls O.
of New Hampshire Master az sl-s S--
uonal Grange. with zoo Gee r-ee-F,-r-
was present and urged the aassti,= 80
the resolutions. as did ez-Gav~+-rr
Bell Of Vermont. also promiaeHt "a, -l-.
Grange It was presented by President
Hamilton. of the Farmers Club OF Paw
eIte county. and supported hrF the aE1z-
Ter and state Lecturer of the EerfuaE---.
Grange Not a word was heard. or d
vote cast against the resolution. S.r-
eral scientists from the Department oil
Agriculture were also i'm sttea1ance.
While every American Is Proud --
'he navy. and while congress hzz been
very liberal in appropriatius Eer ue5-
sIllps- coast defenses and foF the mill.
tafy establishment Iu general tT-a-. s..
a danger that has not been t.-r--.-r.
home 10 the American people aps7 ~.
is, the great lack of men available D..
IS well known that the Navy Ds-r1~--
meht Scours the country for recruits
advertising by means ~ postal cards
boards and newspapers. 10 say Eo-rIr.-
OF Ine moving picture exhibitions. and
yet the navy is n0torlouSIr under
manned This IS largely due ta +r.
tact that We have no merchars marin.
worth mentioning. but that Is zne-He.
story The deplorabIe condition ar a--
coast defenses. however. is one which
should attract the thouEhtFuI a-r--rf.-
or all Americans For some years r...
have been eXpeudiug millions OF dol
lars annually in const-lctine. cor-a-r..
Forts, mounting heavy guns on Ef1rr-
pearing carriages. installing COSTLY AMI
intricate machinery for their operation
laying mines for practise etc I'M
whole Is a part of n comurerersfr
scheme Of coast defense. errarrrr.-
worked out To the smallest darar AMI
requiring the expenditure OF MANY ----r
hons Of dollars Many of these f.--
are now ON q war-footiur. 50 Tar d.
equipment is concerned But zra--r.-
war break out tomorrow or within rr..
next rev months. OF even years. uuIl-.
something is done promptly we e-.-s--
and ourselves in a devil of nix
statement prepared for yaur ea--a--
pendent shows that To man The frr
already constructed. ana the guns a.
ready in place. with one shift OF r-e-
only would require $4,000 men. Tr-r.
are now available for this purpose arr--
l4-l5S men, or Oue-thIrd the --r-r..-
necessary That means that iu u---
time $1,000 men would De- REQUIRED
working night and day. to man rra-.
guns. while three shifts 1f eight r-rrra
each are generally considered ueee--
sary- The I4.155 men now avaurH1-
are spread over the thousands OF miles
OF coast defenses until the line can ra..
be extended The writer was shown d.
drawing of "a new fort nc Newport q.
J.. recently. which IS uear5ue caurr.-.
tlon- and where large uuuter .-
big guns are being Installed l.Eel-s..
with the expensive machiuerr fucft-a-
tai 10 their operation when tr4- rrs.
. Is completed there VIII uot be a man
available Tor IT, Guns and -lcrfr--.--
VIII deteriorate Fl not kept In eauE fr1-
dition, and II is a matter of dollars Cd.
the people If there were no other .r-.-
siderarion- But there Is sometime ar-.
That VIII powerfully appeal ta our fr-
habitants OF coast cities s-ra.r-rr.
and that is recruits can uot De- -a-r-..r
and trained In a short time ra Irrr
point and manipulate these guns r.
mines and discharge them. o- Co. mans
age torpedoes. That can be- Far. arr.
by training But only one-thz-F OF f..
men necessary are now lvalllnL=. ar.
as soon as they are trained in the -r.--
trlcal work required they are able r.
secure good paying positions fu e.e.
ne NO electrician even if r. re.-aIr.-
his training al the government tzr-n-..
wishes To remain in the service. COR al
enlisted mans pay. when De- can 60
from 500 20 SO q month in urIVl-- IEr.
Consequently. the coast ARTILLERY. as On
present organized. is merely train
ing school and as fast as one man
learns the business he seaves ar
another must be trained
The War Department is about 90 ~
verse its policy I'm regard Cd our crr--
oeienses- Heretofore the people E4r.
been TeligiousIy excluded from Them
IL is pointed out that while AuerEe--
visitors were shut out there VAS 81.
dimculJy in the way OF foreign er.-
eruments obtaining grhaLeV-- Irflrrr--
ton they desired. All that was ue-.--
sary was for some one To disguise EI-.-
self as a laborer and obtain q Sob ca
a fortidcatiou. where he could taIze al.
the observations he wished o. fs se-
peCted that foreign governments a-
quite as wei Informed as rn -r
strength of our forts as our own I'm.
der the new policy the department l..I.
let the facts be known. 90 The public