Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-09-25

of other powers-as seems to ba NJ
Bryan's idea. 1t would be equally -
ish upon our part to rely upon cad, -,
them possessing at all times ana md.
all circumstances and provocations -.
altruistic regard for the rights of nh
ers.
Must Maintain American pras,,a
The United States can hone fnr
permanent career of peace on only ona
condition, and that is on condition ..
maintaining first class nayv-dss,f.'
the obstructive tactics of the Democro,
ic party.
The government has found it neces.
sary to be liberal in appropriations FL,
rivers, harbors and bays, for irrigation
for the construction of public BUILDINGS
and for various other public enternriso.
which rebound either to the benefit NJ
some specific locality or to the peone
at large. Every great power has fonn9
it necessary to provide protection fo,
its commerce, its foreign trade ih
ports and its people doing business q,
travelling in other countries. We have
become a great power. This nation to.
day lines up alongside of the five graa,
powers of the world We have assum.
ed responsibilities by the recent colo
NAL expansion which was thrust npor
us, and from which we cannot eycaps
if we would, and ought not if we could
Responsibility of World Power,
We have obligations to Cuba. where
we have said to the world we will pro.
tect her against assault or invasion
against attacks upon her independence
integrity of territory, of her institu.
tons We have Porto Rico, which can
be defended only from the sea, as Cuba
can be defended only from the sea. We
have the islands of Tutuila, Guam.
Hawaii, and the Philippines far from
the United States, all of which must
be protected from the sea. We have
assumed another obligation in the Pan.
anna Canal, which perhaps is greatest
Of all.
We have the longest line of sea coast
of any other power in the world ex
cept one-7,000 miles-and in addition
to that, Alaska. We have assumed re-
sponsibility Tor law and order in Pan
anna. The spades and drills and steam
shovels are there at work and the whole
world is taking notice, because they
are to alter the paths of commerce and
to change the relations of nations. The
future of the Monroe Doctrine is in the
custody of our navy. It's peaceful rec.
ognition will be the tribute which other
nations pay, not to the doctrine, but It
our sea power.
We as a people do not fully appre
ciate the commercial jealousies now ex.
listing in Europe against US and which
will be accentuated by the construction
and completion of the Panama canal
Not alone our states on the Pacific, but
the whole line of ports on the Atlantic
Coast, viii come into this conception
for the ports on the Atlantic coast are
as near in miles to Japan, China and
the Orient, by the Panama canal, as
are the reservoirs that gather for dis
tribution abroad, the products of Cont
mental Europe, or London, through the
SueZ Canal.
Commerce and Our Sea Power.
This great future commerce cannot
be protected by treaties alone. We
cannot protect our commerce and ex
pand our trade by mere arbitration al
The Hague alone. We can only main
tain commerce by having a sea power
adequate for its protection, for the -
curity of our islands, and to prevent
hostile fleet from destroying in week
the Panama canal, after it has cost IL
from two to three hundred million dol
lars and ten years to build,
1t is therefore to the interest Of eF
cry high-minded, philosophical Amer
can to endorse the constructive policy
of the Republican party, and encourage
the establishment and maintenance OF
a first-class American navy.