The daily sentinel., 1908-05-12
GIVES
MANY REASONS
The Hero Of the Merrimac, in Grand Junction Today,
Tells in Pertinent Language Why the American
Navy Should be Enlarged

Richmond Pearsons Hobson. the
distinguished Southern Congressman
and famous hero of the Merrimac -
who arrived in Grand junction this
morning. recently detailed twenty-five
reasons. pertinent reasons, why the
American navy should be enlarged
He gave the reasons in late maya
zine article.
The reasons are intensely interest
ing. They are as follows:
There are twenty-five reasons why
the navy of the United States should
be enlarged. They are:
/. Because it means peace at home.
We do not wish to attack any other
nation. If we have a large navy no
other nation will wish to attack u.s.
2. Because 1t tends to promote
peace abroad. America stands for the
open door policy in China and for a
just commercial policy throughout the
world. A large navy will increase
our influence to have these policies
prevail and thus promote the gen
eral cause of peace and justice. We
are the one peace nation without
hatred for any other nation and with
out territorial ambition and large
navy will give us influence which
would always be felt on the side of
general peace.
3. Because it would safeguard the
cause of liberty. Our free institutions
are liable to be challenged by the
centralized government of Europe and
Asia alike. The armies of the other
great powers are used to support in
stitutions built upon hereditary right
while our navy would buttress free
institutions upon the basis of equal
ri, %, To-,
could avoid the necessity for large
armies which tend to promote mill
tarism and to undermine free institu-
tions. With such an adequate navy
protecting the waters that lead to our
shores We would live in peace and
security while our people continue in
the useful pursuits of peace and thus
perDetuate the cause of liberty. Fur
thermore our navy is the safeguard
of the integrity of the republics of
Central and South America. The Mon
roe Doctrine rests solely and abso-
luteiy upon it.
4. Because 1t is necessary in order
that our central government may
guarantee to the states their rights
of local self government. reserved to
them by the Constitution. Last year
the central government could not
thc lIShl " any todot oLfitt
of the Pacific. Atlantic or Gulf
.. Because it is the hope of liberty
for the Filipinos and Cubans and 9TH
er peoples committed to our charge.
Without large navy in America the
Filipino VIII pass under the yoke of
an Oriental absolutism and thus cut
off the one chance now possible from
an Asiatic people To learn the lessons
and derive the blessings of self-gov-
ernment.
6. Because it is necessary for self
defense. The conquest of the ocean
has brought the armies of the world
within easy striking distance. We
have no considerable army. We must
have a large navy to control the wa
ters surrounding our shores. We are
the great ocean continent and the rise
of Japan has more than doubled the
demands upon our navy. Heretofore
it has been for one ocean now it must
be adequate for two oceans at the
same time.
I. Because naval architecture has
been revolutioniZed by the japanese
war and all the other nations are has
tening to build fleets of the new type
of great battleships while America
has lost nearly three years since that
war and is fast approaching the point
where her navy Will be obsolete.
while all the other nations will have
new and up-to-date navies.
s. Because there is no internat-
ional police force available for pro-
lection.
3. Because there is no internat-
ional court that could issue an iniunc-