The Detroit times., 1909-02-23
It's All Very Nice
When the Fighting
Ships Come Back
tie Of the Time When They May
Not Come Back That We Should
BE ThInking-of a Time When
There Will Also Be Waiting
Women With Handker-
chiefs on the Shore.


The Times NO batleships.
But though with the lingo spirit which calling
for bigger navy for before the other
with that navy may justly feel proud of the
feat accomplished by Uncle Sans feet just returned
On Washngtons birthday months after shipping anchor
the feet of fighting machines steamed Hampton Roads
the order which left single formation each ship riding
buoyantly upon after having
covered $4,000 miles in acknowledging the globe
should be much satisfaction those the head
of naval that mhap the success
of the expedition which also estes the quality of
mansp officers of the feet and the capbi
ties of the ships which these officers commanded
Dctrotes have further for pride in the splendid
showing of the feet the fact that one citizens
H Newbery the when departed
secretary the completed for
biggest praise that will be showered his
department
The Point Comfort that witnessed the home
coming ships Monday blamed the enthusiasm
which the dropping the ships anchors in Hampton Roads
remarkable achievement end all but one OF
Magellan bravd
and successfully
easy bring spectacle minds eye-to the
colors flying the ships their bows their
hosptabe Chesapeake Bay glad the
jaces they again their
waving handkercefs the smiles and the lovehld
eyes lining shore the booming of
and the strains from the bands playing Home Sweet
Home"
These grand and inspiring spectacles.
The highest of patriotism which burns the heart
of the American, its hight such times.
born of flags bands and braid and booming cannon this
patriotism.
o. by until it KILLS.
Gould patriotism, hoer patriotism
tanning much in love of country, that DID NOT kill?
grand spectaces ships seaming and
these soldiers marching by-IN TIMES OF PEACE
But time when these ships may
home and the jackes may be coming back
When soldiers marching again before the window fewer
in numbers than when they away?
wives, mothers, swehearts and then
lining the standing with handkeciefs but hest
let them fall limp a their skirts sides?
There is splendor it all NOW.
grand till think that they have been
made and fitted kill MEN
They mposngy the until of sudden see
they really skulking
Doesn't the other patriotism you right
you bad that there has
be fighting ships at ALP
Doesn't it strike you thing individuals
permitted disputes countries do?
fortunate that they arbtrae and settle their dis
putes of law without killing each other9
you individuals refer their little
quarre judge judges countries could do the same as well
who have nothing against
each other moth o kill each other?
Would country permitted
carry you of the law which that
shall go armed?
And you prefer carry you
which would they shall
carry arms?
What heap satisfaction
on the Virginia Monday guns
places dumped the and have learned
United would dsarm
dumping of the the signify that all the
countries had agreed.
fleets n that, however.
1t purely Rooseveltian mission.
We forget the but recall in this
House the Werner president
pride introducing he togun
carried brace pistols and could shoot with either hand
That Roosevelt idea of and the Roosevelt Of
countries.
trip up of the
h itself like taking the sxshooer he has bought
the and shaking his neghbor the back
fence "You got
that what he needs
shooter, and he gets
The begent neghbor hears that and he buys another
Then his neighbor buys another.
md that s the the big naves about.