The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-13
PEACE AND BIG NAVY
FIGHTING BOB TELLS WHY WE NEED A LARGER NAVY
BUILT ON LINES Of PRESENT STAN
DARD Or EFFICIENCY

Z sun aud adopted q large one. bat th.l
would hste raqulred @ ship OF larger
displacement and this Increase IN
size has always hen opposed by one
elase % officers ii the navy ami b.
the naval committee Of congress
IN die past our policy was 10 carry
heavier guns than any 0i our possl.
+ he enemies, ana history records The
wisdom Of this policy
When the Florida and the Uiai
are Ia commission they will. with the
Delaware and North Carolina. form
division IN the nayies OF the void
II We could this year have provided
for four Of the 2G.O00.t0n ships ask
ga for we should have possessed +
Quadfon Of eight battleships more
powerful than auy yet built Or even
designed elsewhere
Wby .. 8. Neeaa pou1rf.l Msvy
This will naturally prompt he que.
lion. why we want these powerful
and expensive vesselsg The answer
70 my mind IN rlear-to prevent some
one from taking from us something
That we yaiue. or 10 prevent us from
doing our share 10 the work o1 the
world Are we n condition TO pre-
vent someone from doing one or bou
Of these thlngs9 And Il we afe moi
then Is 4 NOT the part Of v's1om e
make ready nor ny piece meal bu
as rapidly as possible?
The result OF lhe Hague eouferenc,
has not been what Was expected b,
iame nations when Russla hrsi pro
posed that novel method OF toppnf
vsrs The history 0f the last twelve
years seems 20 me 10 indicate thai
herd blows will have % be 9lvei
.fi taken before the millennium shcil
Strive aud prefer that Nc as
uailon, he IN 8 position % aimlnls
ier the blows rather thaa receive
thenl Therefore Rant hattleships
arl still balileshlps
Pacific Coast May sc Danger Point
Fcf our Atlantic coast. twenty
four iifsi class bqtlleshlps nn1 an tbt
fassers, torpedo boats, etc. that 90
with a battle feet; and Tor the Pa
ific coast, which may al any mo
nenf become ihe danger point, Ok
iclly the same feet and the SAINT
luxillarIes. with sixteen battieshlp
p commission or each coast ano
tight fl reserve. we would be ia
position Of absolute safety
IA ease OF trouble. the sixteen ships
reserve would form the shird bat
lie feet, and such a force. II alwa
Kept II the highest point 81 eislclen.
y would insure peace which should
The watchworI 81 this nation
But TO care for such a feet on the
Pacific We should require sevef6
ew stations IN that coast and they
hould be provided at once chere 4
10 excuse for further delay u this
npcrtinl matter THE arrival of
he Atlantic ieet in San Francisco
hcNel af onee h0W deficient We
we're ln This respect
Crying Need fef eacifle Station
With only enc first class atailon
ihtt Ct nfemeriou, more than t,20C
niles from San 8raneiseo, how could
va repair e hatlleshin damaged any
here % the south a6 tue Golden
1nie. OF even oa that nleee7 THE ery
ag naeG Cor q 6eel in ihe Racia
must Be apparent 10 anS thinking
iaD. but how can We maintain ont
here without pfoper deck end tgpnll
acidties
You mag defen1 yonr suast witly
iirons forts and haavg guns hui af
er Ell. y8ur first ilne og defense la
nd eiwrys win be. your navy and II
ref strong enough until u Is able
defeat aaY force that q probable
nemy can senj against you. Forts
0int out that an enemy cannot land
ut navy points out 10 him that hf
.ann0i land anywhere on snuf shores
opening Of Canal seli lncsaaea Need
When the Panama canal IS com
Melted lhiea the necessity for tNc
fleets viii beeema ever more appar
ans The Idea Of passing hattl.
Hpet from one ocean 10 the cthsi
md then lighting battle with el
lert gnd watchfn enemy g atirae
live. but seriously doubt be- WIS
Tom Of any such mnaeuyers.
kt least It would be far visor q
aaYe Il feet always reeig NJ elihe
Anuance 90 naei 90 enemy thar
size him 8 chance 70 defeat one
otllon of your force before the other
ould be brought into actiou
Ana leg us remember always what
ielieaie things The lock gaies 81 q
anal are, aud how pelEerlu ,he ram
II baiteship Is when moved eVea
more slowly with twentg.sis ;nous
md TONS behind It
Ani above an let us not forget
ghat one stick Of dynamite couid do
% such lock Eates Ans there are IL.
WAYS brave. daring men In every
wnr who Will give their lives to IL.
lure an enemy