The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23
WANTS RES|sTLEss
FIGHTING SHIPS
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gssSf15sfT( C0nI1nued FROM ~ lTsIf3Edke' .t
.SSVHer, ana shall, Il may be, take III
Il aftifnde that will tend at first tn pros
svske friction.
ssTho theory Ut certain OF 0nr fellow
Hlfisens that we cnn permanently fol-
x lew = policy Of peace with insult ~
Ii etroneous. we must stnnd np for
rixhts firmly, bM icmpcrntely and
eourteoukly, aud Will, NIL possible re-
I 3spcct, not merely for the rights, but
4 Tor tho feelings Of otI,cra.
3RssistIcss Fighting Navy.
rat the present day the Monroe doc
trine Is acknowledgement, and the people
abroad who used to sneer ut 1t, now.
say 1t Is a pretty good doctrine after
all, a useful doctrine on tho whole for
the peace OF the world The voyage
OF the sixteen battlcships around
South America, through the Straits OF
Magellan, from Hampton Roads to pu-
get So,ind-that was the most instruc-
tive object lesson that chad ever been
Afforded as to the reality OF the Mon
roe doctrine.
want a resistless fighting navy,
{, bccausc 1t Is the most e Elective gtlnrnn-
! tee OF peace that this country can have.
Uncle Sam can well afford to pay for
his peace and safety SO cheap an in
DURANGO policy as Is implied in the
maintenance OF the United States navy.
II would not pretend for moment,
gentlemen, to you or any one olse. that
merely military proficiency on land or
sea would by itself make this or any
other nation great. First and fore
most comes the duties within the gates
4 OF our own household. Our duties
at home are OF first Importance, but
our duties abroad are OF vital conse-
quence also. This nation may fail no
mater how well 1t keeps itself prepared
against the possibility OF disaster from
abroad. But 1t will certainly fail If we |
do not thus keep ourselves prepared.
We need greatly in the interest OF
peace. in the interest of true national !,
greatness, that the United States navy.
with Its ships Its officers, its enlisted
men, shall at every point be kept In
the highest possible condition Of effi-
cheney and well being"
Conference Continues.
# The President sailed for Oyster Bay
this afternoon, but the bHttleship con-
ferences will continue here and In
Washington until definite plans for the
ships to be laid down in the near fu-
.tnre are decided upon.
LAS the Mayflower came ZIP the bay
this morning she was saluted by the
CONSTITUTIONS, now III years olu, Lew.
ey's famous flagship. Olympia: the
newest of the American battleships in
commission, the mississippi; the cruis-
or Montgomery. the dispatch boat Doll
phin and the steam training ship Cum
berland.
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy New
berry attended the conference. as did
General Horace Porter. president of
the Navy League and chairman of the
board OF visitors to the Naval Acid
envy. The conference included no less !
than ten rear-admirals of the navy s
and a host of officers from the grade
OF captain and below. Army officers ]
from Fort Adams and Fort Greble also
were invited. The officers applauded
The Presidents aggressive naval adj
dress almost continuously
Work OF Training. IL
The President spent the entire time
be was here upon the naval island. He
was met at the dock by Rear-Admiral Z
Merrell, president of the War College;
By Captain Fullam, commandant OF u
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