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B-.pos.ibii,, Of waria Power.
We have Obligations - cubs. where
t,ct her against assault or Invasion.
against attacks upon her Independence.
integrity 81 territory. ~ her inStitu-
tlOn-. We have Porto Rico. which can
be- defended only from the sea. as Cuba
can be defended only from the sen. We
have the islands OF Tutuila. Guam.
Hawaii. aud the Philippines far from
the United States. all Of which must
be protected from the sea. We have
assumed another obligation In the Pan.
ANA Canal. which perhaps is greatest
OF all.
We have the longest line OF sea coast
of Any other power In the world ex-
cppi one-1.OOg milcs-and In addition
to that, Alaska. We have assumed re-
SItonsfbiiity for law and order In Pan
anna. The spades aud drills and steam
shoycls are there at work and the whole
world Is taking notice, because they
are 10 alter the paths of III and
to change the relations of nations. The
future of the Monroe Doctrine Is in the
custody OF our navy. It's peaceful rec.
IGNITION will be the tribute which other
nations pay. not to the doctrine, but &c
sea power.
We as n people do not fully appre'
ciate the commercial jealousies now ex'
listing in Europe against us and which
will be accumulated 10y 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. will come into this conception
for the ports on the Atlantic coast are
ms near i'm miles to Japan. China anc
the Orient. by the Panama canal, a.
are the reservoirs that gather for dis
tribution abroad. the products Of Cont
mental Europe, or London, through the
Suez Canal.
Commerce md Our Sea Power.
This great future commerce cannot
be protected by treaties alone, We
cannot protect our III and eX
pand our trade by mere arbitration a
The Hague alone. We can only main
tain m by having a sea power
adequate for its protection, for the ~
curity of our islands, and to prevent /:
hostile fleet from destroying in a weel
the Panama canal, after it has cost u.
from two to three hundred million dol
lars and ten years to build.
1t is therefore to the interest of ev
cry high-minded, philosophical Ameri
can to endorse the constructive polio.
of the Republican party, ana encourage
the establishment and maintenance o
u first-tIass American navy.