The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-16


those Who disputes, q hope held,
perhaps, not more earnestly than by
those who in the event Of war, will
have to do the fighting. But as
long as wars Of ambition, of annex
alton and of conquest occur, people
- not justified in neglecting means
Iof rightful defense. England with.
out Navy would have been help
less and broken before the Spanish
Armada. And today our own ma
tion cannot disband It's Army and
Navy while 1t has great interests
to guard in the presence Of vast
forces to which it may be opposed
Had the United States possessed in
1898 its Navy of today, there would
have been no costly and bloody war:
for 1t Is well known that Spain en-
tered upon the conflict In the con-
fidence, which but few of her peo-
pie did not share, that her Navy
would vanquish our own. We are
Ia the Philippines, and we have a
duty there. We have Pacific coast
as well as an Atlantic, to defend.
We are about to guard the Isthmus
OF Panama for the benft of the
world. Far-seeing patriots cannot
b. otherwise than unhappy and anx-
iors, In recognition of the fact that
our defensive preparations do not
exist or are inadequate. For.
surely while our country will not
seek war nor enter upon a conflict
not just and necessary the posses-
sion OF suitable means OF defense
crmmensurate with our internal
greatness as nation, must be re-
garded as the best assurance of
peace and of continued happiness.
The full military powers of our
country will not be displayed at the
exposition, but the National Guard
OF the several States and the Army
and Navy will be modestly repre-.
sented, and the officers and men
Will be thsfeJn spirit of friendli-
ness to all our visitors from foreign
lands. 1t rs understood that upon
the opening of the exposition by the
President of the United States and
upon the arrival of any military
representatives of Naval vessels of
friendly nations, there will be pres
ent such of our national Military
ana Naval forces as may be assem-
bied without detrlment to the public
service in the course of their regu
lar employments. The ceremonies
Will be on the exposition grounds
and they will be chiefly of a civic
character. The scene will be splen.
did In its civic nature, and it is in.
tended that the battalions or COM
panies of the Army. Navy and Ma.
tional Guard shall fill their propcr
place in an imposing event com
memorative of the history Of the
nation. Subsequently. there will
remain at the exposition a detach-
ment of each arm of the military
service and division Of naval ves-
sells for the purpose of exhibition to
the citizens Of the United States.
Ihere Is not a state and not many
counties in the United States that
have not citizens in the Army and
Navy. All the people support the
army anu Navy and they do it
willingly, and 1t Is right and proper
that the people who visit the expo.
silion shall have an opportunity TO
see something of the great forces of
national defense which they have
created and maintain. But there
VIII be no carnival of war nor in
spiration of military conqaest. Il
Is expected that many friendly ma
lions Will be- represented by naval
vessels and a few by companies OF
soldiers. illustrative of their mill
tary arm.
we come now to brief state
hent OF the principal and more
important measures Of the James
own Exposition Company, intended
. give prominence 10 the civic his.
+cry OF our cuntry, commemorative.
educational, historical and patriotic.
Nearly all the buildings are illus
.rative OF architecture of the colon
"a period, with many reproductions
either exact Or upon reduced
scale. The principal building. the
Auditorium with its annexes OF
Historic Art and of Education
fronts upon Raleigh Square, when
VIII be a floral design and over.
ooks Hampton Roads. The Audit.
,rium Is provided for the use of
numerous Congresses or Conyen-
Ions, Of which, up to the middle of
February. one hundred and nine
zen had arranged their programmes
)t attendance and work. A hall of
Congresses will be provided. with n
seating capacity for 5000 persons.
This hall is entered from outside the
exposition grounds and it will be
ised for religious services, morning
ma evening. during the entire per.
81 or the exposition. The conyen-
ions represent many associations
ma lines of endeavor, industrial
professional, commercial
eohnical, fraternal religious, his
ORC aud patriotic. The Tidewater
aihisterial Union is arranging reg.
llar Evangelistic Services ~ ~,