The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-19
Roosevelt 10 Insist on a
Plank for Adequate
Protection.
Interests Of Pacific Coast
Must Be Fully
Considered.
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WASHINGTON. MAJ 10 Ado
qAAt. military and Hayal protection
fef the Pacific eoaBt
Tbih Nill be- one ~ the pianka u
the next republican national plat
fofm n Theodore Roosevelt hAH
anyfhlns 10 saY about it And thaee
eho have heeu safching the trend
81 svsnfa are plenty sure that
itoeseyslt will get Into that plat
form lust about what be wants
The president IL more than mogr
~ IN sympathy with the demand
81 the Far West that proper faGiH
tiea Cor defenn. be afforded the Pa.
elfie aeahoard lie is iaslstent upon
the matter. - a national policy
IT, believes that Just 81 much con.
alasraiioh should be given 90 tho
pfu4ssf protection 81 the Pacific
eoaai - The Atlantic he REGARDS
The interests OF California. Oregon
and Washington aa emuhatiealiy
thr interests ~ the whole Union
fat a. much ~ are those Of Maine
and AoN Yofk he would IKE to
see every HeenafI on the Pacific
made impreanAble lie suuid like
20 have the western coasf amply
provided Niih navy Yards aud dock
Ia facilities for QUE big sarships
So hong 80 he Il president he Will
Keep plnrsins away ~ congreka for
legislation in this direction
Warts large Navy. Also.
Nnre than that he hopes that
eventually the rnited staten viii
have 4 navy large enough TO be-
Atis Ia pfofecl either OF both coasts
ffam attack ~ hostile fleet Con.
steering the present size Of the
navy. i would have TO operate sN
unit against formidable fee
We're II on the Atlantic when an
attack should Be made on the Pa
ciuc coast. great damage would Dc
wrought before the fleet could
each the unless congress
b that lime should have carried
cut bic recommendation a. 10 adc.
qnaie prutertion With a navy en-
lsfEea 10 the sire be wishes. a fleet
could be- kept on each coast for
such an emergency
rnfil the day Of greater American
navy. Il IL the belief Of fhe preai.
dent thai the fleet nhouid be shift
ed between the two oceans every
year or Two and be kept AZ the
Highest point ~ efficiency for ans
rventaailiy
Sentiments In Platform.
These sentiments. the president
feels. should be Incorporated In The
Chicago platform. In this policy
be vii have the enthusiastic cup.
port 81 the delega tons IN the Far
West. whether they be pro Roosc.
welt or anti Roosevelt. Pro.Taft or
anti taft
Moreover the president viii en-
tleavor 10 pledge the party to the
promise made by some OF the sen
ate leaders when the naval appro=
ptlaiion bill waH under discussion
recently. lie had insisted ON a
program Of four baitleships this
year. The house baked aud 50 did
the senate The president fought
harder thar he has ever done for
any Of his pet policies. He not only
sept special message. but he
wrote letters 10 the big men Ia
congress. and he summoned them
90 the White House The result
wae that he snatched victory from
apparent defeat Tie really had not
expected more than two battleships
% be provided for this year. lie
got the appropriations for these and
the promise that congress would
provide for two more each year for
the next ten years. Now he wants
20 make that promise binding upon
his party as national policy.