Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-08
LAKE BOAT MARVEL OF
MECHANICAL INGENUITY
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lives.
The cnlpability Of any Government
officials in not securing The hest sun
marine boat when available may he
the cause of a foreign war which would
cost that government billions of dol.
lars and countless lives and possibly
humiliation aud loss Of national pres
tige.
In letter TO the Secretary of War,
on February 81. 1906. President Rnose-
Welt says:
THE citizens of our country owe 1t
to themselves and 10 their children
and TO their childrrn's children that
there shall be no chance Of having
national honor furnished, the national
flag stained with nught that Is discred,
table"
Then Why Should Not the United
States Have The Best Proved Smbmar-
inc Boat in thc World--Thc Lake
EveD.Keel?
z Before referring Ia the merits OF
the bill now under discussion desire
10 call your attention TO the fact thai
the submarine l,oat question is nm
extraordinary one. il having been a
problem 10 the whole World for cen.
turtles. Master minds of many conn
tries have sought 10 solve Il, practical.
ly for generations. Many govern
ments including the United States,
have expended millions OF dollars ex-
perinenting on submarines. and say
righifmlly so-and vet the submarine
question is still unsolved in the offial-
dom OF the United States today.
Therefore uhe United States Gov.
eminent. when there is an oppOrtin.
Hy so close at hand to solve the prob
lem, is warranted in making a further
appropriation. particularly when all
Of the prominent governments of the
world are making great efforts ami
spending millions Of dollars 10 accom-
pllsh this result with The greatest
advantage 10 themselves.
venture the assertion that YOU
gentlemen have heard The rumblings
of dissatisfaction in connection with
The action OF the Naval Authorities
OF the United States IN moi having
already solved this problem, or per-
T, haps Of It's failure 10 embrace n proF.
Tered opportunity 10 help solve Il,
through the efforts Of Simon Lake,
who has been backed iby the snhstan-
tial and reliable offers OF The Lake
Torpedo Boat Company during sever.
Al years past.
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen. I ask
yon in all fairness 10 The Lake Tor
pedo Boat Company and to The Unit
ed States and the American people.
10 contrast the foregoing fact with
those which follow:
Firsi-1lhm the United States has
expended millions Of dollars and lost
several years of valuable time in try.
Ing TO have The problem solved by
the substituting Of a specially favored
company, ana 10 the exclusion from
competition Of every other inventor
Of submarine boats in the United
States.
Second That said favored com
nany has repeatedly, year after year
failed to solve the problem with
practical. useful product for the pnr,
pose desired.
Third-That The United States Is
today depending solely upon this
same favored company, without any
prospect Of any greater success Than
in the past, while foreign govern
ments are leaving the United State
far behind in submarine matters.
( Fnnrlh-'That The same favored
company has now Bill--II r. To-
070--hefOrc your honorable commit
rec. calling for an appropriation Of
upwards OF three millions Of dollars
4 more. and STIMULATING conditions thar
wOnld absolutely prevent the United
4 States from testing or accepting n
years TO come, no matter how perfect
one might be offered or how great
might be the need of same.
Thus, the United States Govern.
ment is today lowering tho monopoly
as q hen hovers her chickens under
her wings, and does not even appear
TO be considering whether IL is hover.
ing an American chicken or n British
chicken.
The said favored company was not
I'm law or equity Or business principles
entitled no the exclusive contracts for
the s850O0n, which It received from
3bo tan. AIT nncn,irp thpy nDpocnl