The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-06
WHEN WAR TINE CONES

The army is hooking for trouble in China How about the
navy2
II all night or the army to have soldiers near AZ hand
IN case ot repetition OF The Boxer uprsngs but the army
cannot carry on war ON the opposite side OF the Pacific
Not without ships
The danger IN China is the continuing Oriental menace
The hostility racial II 20 the Chinese To-
morrow, next month. next year. it may be Japan.
Cur Pacific frontier and possessions forever con-
front the Monaghan peril some dayhe host
uy which is latent will become active. ARE WE PRE-
PAREDa
Congress relies upon the amiab protetaons Of Japan
and China and leaves the Pacific frontier without sufficient
battle squadron and without base from which operate
1t Is frankly admitted that the navy yards Bremettou
and Mare Island adequate for the needs of the very
weak squadron which guards frontier Ii Is
frankly admitted that the Asiatc squadron is too weak 10
think OF making fight against the fleet OF the Japanesto
say nothing OF tho united Japanese and British fleet And
yet steps being taken the facilities,
Even to-day the United States is compelled TO adopt
weak and hesitatng policy in dealing with Japan This j.
State Department secret, but nation with naval
strength which outnumbers SIX be treated
have been accustomed peoples whom have
been accustomed 10 regard as interiors"
Shall the United States be forced TO admit cheap Mon
golan labor shores because DARE not protest.
That the question which already forcing itself the
Washington authorities
Is this the way the United States command the
speei Of the old world civilization Of the far castf
The problem for congress. These remarks for IN
dfVfdual congressman.
The navy department bureau chief recommends 10 the
rotary Of navy The general board OF the navy officers
the secretary OF tho navy The secretary Of
the navy recommends the pdcn, OF the United States
The president OF the United States recommends
Congress stens-amost alwayso the recommendations OF
the committee on naval affairs. The committee naval
affairs listens It's chairman and hrainy members
George Edmund Foss. OF Illinois Aston g. Dayton. Of West
Virginia up you. Eugene Hale OF Maine chairman
OF the senate committee and George C. Perkins Of California
ranking member. it IS up YOU
The who holds the purse strings Is the final arher OF
policies He Is the who decide prob
peace and The president the general board the
secretary and all the officers and chiefs Of the civil and milf
tary estahishmcnt-they only advise.
More warships for the Pacific station docks and
yards the Pacific full equipment for building
ships mandatory legislation requiring that Al least half
warshps be constructed yards eoang sta
ton At san Diego dydoek capable OF docking the largest
battleship navy; eoaIing station and dock Pearl
IIafbos Hawai- supplemental base and yards at Oongopo
the Philippine Islandthese few things which should
be authorized AT ONCE generous continuing appFopria-
ton for them should be authorized
the be hundred million dollars. that should not
The safety and the selfrespee of nation
are not to be limited by dollars and cents.