The daily sentinel., 1908-05-12


er nations.
10. Because no other nation can or
would protect us in our rights and
our navy is the one and only means
for such protection.
, IL. Because more American cit
| izens numbering over thirty mil
lions) live on our coast line, bays,
harbors. lakes and navigable rivers.
than there are citizens living similar
ly in all Europe combined.
| IL. Because America has more
property accumulated within gun shot
of the water. now amounting to over
thirty billions of dollars. than there is
| property similarly disposed in all the
rest of the world combined.
13. Because forts. mines and tor
pedoes. though useful, are altogether
inadequate to give protection TO our
coast line. which protection can only
be secured through a large navy.
| IA. Because America is sending
out over the oceans every year nearly
two billions of dollars in exports.
More American property thus going
over the high seas than similar prop
erty of any other nation. An ade-
quate navy alone can guarantee safe
ty to this property when we are at
war or when our neutral rights are
|
other nations.
! Is. Because America, producing in
every increasing quantity and in
growing surplus, the worlds staples
of food. clothing and manufactured
| articles, must, for the permanent pros
perity have fair chance to trade
with Corea. Manchuria, China and all
markets of the world. which can only
be insured by large navy.
16. Because it is insurance for Sc
I curity to us and our property while
we work out our destiny.
II. Because the insurance rate for
this security is very low. With the
largest navy in the world the rate
would not amount to one-tenth of one
per cent.
is. Because it is a good investment
in that it will give us peace. With an
| adequate navy there would have been
no war of 1912. no war with the
| Barbary Pirates. no war with France:
and in recent years. no war with
pain. These foreign wars have cost
thousand times more than a navy
which would have prevented them all.
A navy is a preventative, war a dis
ease. Furthermore we have over two
hundred and fifty million dollars
cash available in the Treasury and
money, to quicken industry. is 10 put
1t into the building of ships which
involves more industry than any other
form of public works.
| 10. Because navies are a question
of relative wealth and our resources
are so ineXhaustible we can hold the
relative position of leadership with
out onerous burdens. while the burden
will become so heavy on other ma
| tions that they will the more willingly
cooperate with us in our desire to
create an international organization
OF law and Justice for the maintenance
of permanent peace.
| 20. Because America may be de-
pended on as no other nation. not to
abuse the power that goes with
great navy. All our great policies.
foreign and domestic, flow from the
people and our ninety millions of
peaceful peoples without hatred or
territorial ambition can be relied on
not to abuse the power that comes
with the navy.
II. Because for the worlds good
as long as nations have to have ma
vies. America, the peace nation, ought
to have the biggest navy.
%. Because the world is now at a
critical juncture resulting from the
application of science to the control
of natures forces. and the annihila-
tion of space by scientific discover
les. such as the telephone and wire
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