Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-09-13
BATIIESH|P TRIP
CONGRESSMAN WEEKS SAYS
IT'S UEwISE
No Danger Of War With JapaH-W0uId
Vote 10 Get Rid Of PHILIPPINES
Lie Easors = Big Navy

Representative John w. Weeks. a |
Republican Congressman from Massa- |
chusatts. came out yesterday in con-
demnafi0n ~ the decision Of the Adj |
ADMINISTRATION 70 send the Atlantic hat
tleship fleet 20 the Pacific. Incidental
] > ne said that be would vote for Al
honorable proposition 10 get rid OF The
Philippines. II the United states be-
came involved IN war IL would be
with Germany or Japan, he declared,
but he did not think there was tho
least danger u war.
1T woald be foolish for a person
not fully informed about the relations
| between Japan and the United states
and who does not have definite and up
10 date know ledge 10 condemn the
sending 81 The baiilesbip hsct 10 the
Pacific. said Dir. Weeks, but
basing the sending 81 that fleet on IN
/ formation bieh has been made pub
1 lie ID seems u me 10 be an iae
pense and injudicioms from every
standpoint.
.sIt will be not only an expensive
lexperin1erf. but the unusual expense
| iii only commence when the fleet
gets ~ the Pacific. for suitable facii-
itios for repairing large number ~
hattleships on the Pacific coast are not
controlled BY the Government, and
even II We did have sufficient means
TO make the repairs the cost OF doing
Il wouu be very much IN excess Of
what We would pay for the same work
on the Atlantic coast. Tine result Of
this will be a demand for increased
j d0okage and other facilities on the
| Pacific which may be necessary, but
| which should come after judicious
and careful selection Of sites rather
than as the result of the particular
| movement
- do not believe there Is the least
danger Of war between japan and
the United states. The Japanese
made peace with Russia because they
were unable 10 finance the war any
longer. and with money conditions
throughout the world as they are II
wouId be ABSOLUTELY impossible for
| thine 10 finance a war with any one.
| have no doubt that the japanese
| resent the treatment which japanese
| sub jects are receiving from the Uni
ted states. and in my judgment justly
so. But the way they will show their
| resentment will not be by declaring
war. bat by divcrting trade, which
heretofore has been ours and which
naturally belongs t. Us, To our COM
mereial rivals. In other words. in
my opinion we are almost certain to
see a distinct aud immediate falling
on in our trade with Japan.
4 viii vote for any kind Of honor
able proposition 10 ger rid Of the
| Philippines. I do not think they are
ever going 10 be a source Of revenue
to the United States, and from a mil
ftary standpoint they are source Of
II haf
started out TO do--havc given them an
example Of what an honest and eff
| cient government is. / have no SYM
paihy with additional expenditures for
I that purpose and would let 70 At the
first opportunity, but in any case ] arm
| In favor Of retaining a naval and
coaling station there.
81 ann in favor Of navy big enough
to whip those countries which for
commercial reasons or territorial po-
sition we would be compelled TO fight.
/ II we're responsible for the naval
programme that is exactly what !
would do. II the Germans and Japa-
nese built battleships / would build
battleships; il they built torpedo
boats I would build torpedo boats
mention Germany and Japan be-
cause we are likely TO have trouble
with thosr countries IL we have
trouble a. ail-with Germany on ac-
count Of commercial antagoDisms,
/ for the Germans are reaching out just
As We are for the trade Of the world.
Trouble with Japan, If Il comes at
all. will be because Japan feels its
| importance and responsibilities as a
new world power and will eventually
resent, II able Ia do 50 financially.
the way We treat japanese citizens.
They cannot do this now. however"