The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-10

possessed in 1898 its navy of today, there
would have been no costly and bloody
war; for it is well known that Spain
entered upon the conflict in the conf
dence, which but few of her people did
not share, that her navy would van
quish our own. We are in the Philippines
and we have a duty there We have a
Pacific coast as well as an Atlantic to
defend. We are about to guard the 18th
mus of Panama for the benefit of the
world. Far-seeing patriots cannot be 9TH
erWlse than unhappy and anxious, in
recognition of the fact that our defen-
siVe preparations do not exist or are
| Inadequate. For. surely, while our coun-
= try will not seek war not enter upon
| a conflict not Just and necessary, the
| possession of suitable means of defense
| commensurate with our internal grea.-
| ness as nation, must be regarded as
| the best assurance of peace and of con-
| tinued happiness.
| The full military powers of our coun-
| try will not be displayed at the EXPOSE
! ton, but the national guard of the seV-
eral states and the army and navy Will
be modestly represented and the officers
and men will be there in "A spirit of
| friendliness to all our visitors from for
| eign lands. 1t is understood that upon
| the opening of the exposition by the
| President of the United States and upon
| the arrival of any military representa-
tives or naval vessels of friendly ma
| lions, there will be present such of our
| national military and naval forces may
| be assembled without detrment to the
public service in the course of their regli-
| lar employments. The ceremonies will
| be on the exposition grounds and they
Will be chiefly of civic character The
| scene Will be splendid in its civic ma
| ture, and II Is intended that the bat
talions or companies of the army, navy
and national guard shall fill their proper
r place In an imposing event commemQra-
tive of the history of the nation. Sub
sequently, there will remain at the eX-
position a detachment of each arm of
the military service and "A division of
naval vessels for the purpose of exhib-
ition to the citizens of the United States.
There is not IL state and not many
counties in the United States that have
not citizens in the army and navy. All
the people support the army and navy,
and they do it willingly, and it is right
and proper that the people who visit the
exposition shall have an opportunity to
see something of the great forces of
national defense hich they have created
and maintain. But there will be no car
nival of war nor inspiration of military
conquest. 1t Is expected that many friend
ly nations will be represented by naval
vessels and few by companies of sol
diers, illustrative OF their military arm.
We come now to a brief statement OF
| the principal and more Important meas
ures Of the jamestown Exposition com
| pany, intended to give prominence to
| the civic history of our country. COM
memoratiye, EDUCATIONAL, historical and
| patriotic. Nearly all the buildings are
| illustrative of architecture Of the colonial
period. with many reproductions either
! exact or upon a reduced scale. The prin-
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| annexes of historic art and Of education.
| fronts upon Raleigh Square. which will
| be n floral design and overlooks Hampton
Roads, the Auditorium Is provided for
the use of numerous congresses or con-
| ventions, Of which, up to the middle of
| February. one hundred and nineteen had
arranged their programmes OF attend
ance and work Hall OF Congresses will
| be provided, with a seating capacity for
| 5000 persons This hall Is entered from
| outside the exposition grounds, and It.
| will be used for religious services, morn
, ing and evening during the entire period
| of the exposition. The conventions rep
| resent many associations and lines of en-
| deavor, Industrial. educational, profess
| sional commercial. technical, fraternal.
/ religious. historical and patriotic. The
] Tidewater Ministerial union Is arranging
! regular evangeistic services at the ex-
| position Perhaps the most prominent OF
| fraternal.
J The exposition exhibit buildings in
| clude:
| Manufactures and Arts, $50 feet long,
! $50 feet wide.
Machinery and Transportation, $50 feet
| long, $50 feet wide.
! States Exhibit 800 feet long, 300 feet
! wide.
! States Exhibit Court. $50 feet long, %
| feet wide.
! Mines and Metallurgy, $50 feet long, 100
| feet wide.
! Mines and Metallurgy Annex. 100 feet
| long, 100 feet wide.
Food Products, 300 feet long, $50 feet
wide.
! Marine, 300 feet long. 30 feet wide.
! Power and Alcohol (denatured). 300 feet
J long 80 feet wide.
Graphic Arts. $50 feet long. $50 feet
! wide.
! Agricultural Implements 100 feet long.
100 feet wide.