Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-12-05
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~ r.erhaps the most important Of all legis-
:; aelon needed for the benefit OF the army
~ Ia to eguali.e and increase the pay
~ ~, ~. "hcerS ana enlisted men of the army
navy. marine corps and revenue cutter
service Such bill has been prepared.
which It 10 hoped will meet with YOUR
F.avorabie consideration. The next most
sssehtiat measure Is to authorize a num-
Ter OF extra Olicers as mentioned above
~ ~ n'ke tte army more attractive to en-
n .,ssea men. Y is absolutely essential to
nearly every modern army In the world
20 DO the skilled and unskilled labor In.
reipSsran.y connected with military adj
out just compensation. or enfistsd men
VINO voluntarily entered the army to do
T ENC OF an altogether different kind
.ar,. :. are number OF other laws neces-
mote mote ITS efficiency ard facilitate it's rapid
expansion in time OF war; but the above
are the most important.
To build one battleship ~ the hes4 nm,
n ,assS. advanced s.s tyre year would barely
keen our fleet up TO its present force
~. n. This is not enough.
"e NsSy. In my judxyn emit. we
provide for four battleships. But il is
i iaa to build battleships unless in addi-
Tor thorough training. we provide the
a,uX,iliariss for them. unless We provide
and sup ahe scaling stations the golfers
extremely deficient in &c coaiins stations
ana docks on the Pacific. and this
u az nas, should not longer be permitted
70 exist. Plenty of torpedo boats and de-
stIoVerS should be built. Both on the At
!antic and Pacific coasts. fortifcations OF
the best type should be provided for all
our greatest harbors
IMAM AZ present 1t should never be split
INTO attachments so far apart that they
coaad not IN event of emergency be
racinc Just AS much as on the Atlantic
Inc interests Of California Org IN and
t Masnlngt q. are As emphatically the in
; Maine and New York. of louisiana and
Texas The battle feet should now and
tnen De moved to the Pacific :s. as at
| lantic
When the isthmian canal is built the
transit OF the battle feet from one ocear,
90 f.t tne :. other viii be comparatively easy.
SntH !! is built l earnestly hope that the
battle fleet will be thus shifted between
sne Two oceans every year or two. The
I marksma s, on all our ships has Inn
Years. Cntil within the last two or three
Nears " was not possible to train a bat
als neet In squadron maneuvers under
service s conditions and it is only during
| these last two or three years that the
framing under these condition, has be-
come come, really effective. Another and most
necessary stride in advance Ia now being
taken The battle fleet is about starting
BY the straits of Magellan to visit the
faclnc coast. Sixteen batteships are 60
Evans. while eight arn:ored cruisers and
Two Two Other ~. ,battleships will meet him at
san saI. frs..ssco. whittier certain torpedo
| destroyerS are also going No feet of
such size has ever made such a voyage,
ana 1t will be OF very great educational
use 70 all engaged in it. The only waNr
Nv which to teach officers and men how
n 10 handle the fleet so to meet every
posslDie strain and emergency In time OF
! Mar is 70 nave them practice under sim
liar conditions in time OF peace. More
over. the only wav to find out our actual
needs Is to perform in time Of peace
Whatever maneuvers might be ncces-
s sa ~, ~ :. time Of war. After war is de-
that means to invite disaster. This trim
to the Pacific will sfow what some Of
our needs are and VIII. enable us 20 pro-
officer TO learn his duty is at sea. and
Inc only, only WAY Va, I'm in which navy can ever
under all the conditions which would
have to be met ii war existed