The Detroit times., 1909-02-16
--REAR-ADMIRAL sCHLEY.

battle of Santiago, In which the Span
1sh feet commanded by Admiral Ger
vera was annihilated on July 4. 1898,
retired now from active naval service
It his home. No. 1926 list, \. W., dis
cussed the militant. peaceful and re-
<1feious relations OF the United states
howard other powers.
Mr.. Hearsts insistence that the
Pacific coast be fortified with add
tional naval strength" said he. lie
sound Americanism. and its logic can
be disputed by no one. 4 think the
Pacific coast should be supplied with
Tat least IS drydocks and naval sta
tions. the central station being San
francisco.
1T would be indicate for me In
my position TO tell congress what II
should do or to advise the admins
tration as to now many battleships IT
nh6uld keep W on the Pacific coast.
my knowledge now Is that we nave
/ rs or more fighting ships in the Pacific.
But none OF these, unfortunately, are
battleships.
More Warships, Less Talk.
III we possessed more guns and
more steam power and more powder
I'm that region 1t is possible that we
wOuld hear less talk OF war.
II do not think that there is a man
IN the navy or in the army who be-
I1eves in fighting. Surely, none of US
who have seen bloodshed or been in
the conflict of battle revere such MEM
cries. My idea Is that all army and
navy men would much rather be bish-
|Ops than colonies or admirals. We
would then sleep sounder nights.
"But from the dawn OF time the hui.
man race has been fighting race.
Wars come OF competition for com
5mercial advancement Let us take
the prize fighter, Jeffries. His right
arm possesses terrible swing--a ter
<rifc punch. You and | having also an
{othletic training. We will say, having
Jicked the fellows around us. become
Jealous OF the reputation of Jeffries.
II Is the natural desire to discover
| whether this man really is the aweing
creature that Re has been pictured.
so it is, l think, with Japan. She
went against one OF the most powerful,
.pations OF civilization. anu that na-
ton was subdued. She heard OF an
|American sentiment that was inhar
. monious with her commercial and mill
tary ambitions. IL would not be fair
| 20 say that the government OF Japan
-intelligent government that II is.
Friendly government, too, ! might say
LIS now or ever was DESTROYS of
FLASHING swords with America, but the
| people behind the ruling powers CT
the little island, inflated and over
| xealous because of their former tri-
umphs. have had 1t in their mind 3
that they could lick the universe.
1T may be that some OF these years
long to come the United States may
be licked by some power or other.
But | doubt II any one existing Oh
Neither hemisphere could do IL now. IL
we were suddenly engaged in a con
z1ict, we might be temporarily embar-
raised because OF the lack OF war
ships, because OF the lack OF military
material, because OF the absence OF
coast defense. But TO whip this cour-
| try or To embarrass IL for more than
= day or two would be like comparing
the athletic force and energy OF Bait.
ing Nelson TO that OF Jim Jeffries
or OF small savings bank deposito.
20 that of an f. II. Hartman deposi-
lor. We have the men. We have. all
of us. that national pride which when
nroused is invincible. Moreover. our
nation is blessed with so many nat
ural resources that we could fight for
IN Understandable period without
causing hunger in any home.
Could lIl Afford TO Quarrel.
"Tt would be inadvisable for me as
m attache OF the navy department t.
ooggest to the government how our
lasts. both east and west. might BE-
4tter fortified. / agree with the presi.
INT that we could III afford TO pick a
narrel with Japan at the present
ne. I do hot mean to say that this
4vernment would be embarrassed
ore a war declared. but do mean 10
~ that I do not think the circum-
>Ances so far presented are sufficient
y precipitate a conflict. believe.
cwever. that this war talk will so In
ence the American people that they
Insist that congress Will provide
seas with those instruments that
w Insure peace
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