The Detroit times., 1909-02-23
Is All Very Nice
When the Fighting
Ships Come Back
It's Of the Time When They May
n Not Come Back That We Should
BE Thlnkino-of Time When
There Will Also Be Waiting
Women With Hsndker-
chiefs on the Shore.
The Times wants NO battleship

4 battieShips
The Times NO batteships.
But though agree jngo spirit which calling
bigger and for demonstrations before the other
with that Americans may justly feel proud of the great
kfeat accomplished by Uncle Sans fleet just returned.
On Washngtons birthday months after shipping anchor
feet of 10 fighting machines steamed into Hampton Roads in
order which it left single formation each ship riding
buoyanty upon the waves like mammoth swan after having
recovered $4,000 miles in acknowledging the globe
should much satisfaction those the head
our naval department that not shap came to mar the success
tile expedition fact which also testes the quality OF
msnshp the officers of the feet and to the capab
ties of the ships which these officers commanded.
Detroters have further for pride in the splendid
showing CT the feet the that its honored citizens Truman
Newber assistant the when departed
the the trip completed comes in for
the biggest of the praise that will be showered upon his
department
The Old Point Comfort that witnessed the home
coming ships Monday blamed for the enthusiasm
which greeted dropping the ships anchors Hampton Roads
remarkable achievement end all but Of
sailed the hazards Magellan Strait braved
and successfully
easy bring spectacle minds eye-to the
coos flying the majestic ships their bows their
hospbe Chesapeake glad of the
ies they behed again their their native
land the waving of handerches the smiles and the oveled
of wives and sweahearts lining the Shore the booming Of
cannon and the strains from the bands playing Home, Sweet
Home"
These grand inspiring spectacles.
The highest brand of patriotism that which burns the heart
II Of the American, its hight at such times.
is born of flags of bands and braid and booming this
patriotism.
Born of these and famed by these until it KILLS.
Could there be patriotism holer patriotism
t2ining much love of country that DID NOT kill!
These grand specacles ships steaming
these marching by-IN TIMES OF PEACE.
when these ships
n home and the jacies may not be coming back?
When soldiers marching before the window fewer
r In numbers than when they away?
mothers sweethearts and sisters then
will be lining the Shore standing with handkerche but hest
Eating doubtful half lift then-(N thought-Ohen
a let them fall limp their skirts sides?
There splendor it all NOW
ships grand till think that they have been
made and fitted to kill MEN.
They imposngly the until of sudden
E they really skulking.
Doesn't the other patriotism you right
you that bad that there has
n be fighting ships at ala
strike fortunate thing that individuals
permitted disputes the way countries do?
they arbtrae and settle their dis
putes of law without killing each other?
that individuals refer their little
quarrels judge judges could do the WELL
those respective countries who have nothing against
each other kill each other?
you prefer have the country permitted
to carry you which says
shall go armed?
And you prefer should carry couldn't
favor which would they shall
carry armse
What heap of satisfaction
on the Virginia Monday guns ships
TORN from their places dumped
that the world tell all
other United States would dsarm they would
dumping into the signify that all the
81 countries agreed.
The mission that, however
1t was purely Rooseveltian mission
We forget just but recall in this
the visit of the Westerne whom the president
took pride introducing twogun meaning
that he and could shoot with either hand
That is the Roosevelt of and the Roosevelt idea
II countries.
The trip of of the other nations
hibt taking the sshooter he has just bought
In the shaking his neighbo the back
fence as much You what have for you
The neighbor appreciates that what he needs
e. shooter, too. and he gets
The begeent neghbor that and he buys another
Then his neighbor buys another.
And that s the way the big navies come about
Big right for show and for splendor and all that
hut no long there will be possible stop
there.
in their uniforms and gold braid and the
bands play sweety-in times of peace z