The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-23
ADDRESS OF SECRETARY MEYER
Delivered at Boston Before the Real
Estate Exchange.

delivered at Boston Before the Real 8
Estate Exchange.
Boston. April 19.''A great navy
is the best insurance against the
horrors and expense Of war that the
United States can purchase. It will
stand for peace. while at the same
time 1t will be a mighty bulwark
against any encrochment upon the
dignity Of this government. Eng:
land once called her navy wooden
walls Let the United States have
ramparts OF STEEL" !ss
Such was the sentiment expresstd
by Secretary Meyer. He declared
that the cause Of peace would have
been advanced eleven years ago ifs.
the United States had possessed
eight additional battleshipes OF the
Oregon or Iowa class. Such ships
at a cost Of fifty million dollars he
implied might have averted the war
with Spain which cost more than
half billion dollars.
Today is the era Of peace said
Mr.. Meyer. Peace societies, In:
ternational tribunals, and the NUM-
erous conferences that have been
held during the past few years all
emphasize this fact, and I am one
OF those who fully appreciates the
value OF these organizations and as
semblies." Yet, he declared. 1t was
Important that the people Of the
United States should not forget tina
while such peace societies were at
power. their chief value was as q
formative influence, to stimulate
sentiment and crystalline public opin-s
ion against the horrors Of war. The
really effective and 1lonora.N4
method Of avoiding war" he com.
tended, is to be prepared for war
by the equipped fleet OF battleships.3
both on the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans He spoke Of the efficiency
Of the globe-circling Atlantic feet
and argued that 1t should not he
divided between the Atlantic and
the Pacific, "but our naval arma
ment should be so provided FOL; that
eventually we shall have q force.
of battleships in each ocean equival-
ent to that which we now have In
the Atlantic
Civilization. said Mr. Meyer. had
harnessed the fighting spirit Unborn
In men and had turned 1t toward the!
development Of science, making It
the greatest factor in the extraor-
binary human progress and develop
ment OF wealth in the past twenty.
years; but, he declared, '.it Is still
the same fighting spirit, and the
fact that It has been diverted into
other channels should not be permit
ted to Danish patriotic sentiments
or to welcome the thought OF peace
at any price," It was, he said, es-
sential that the United States should
be in position to demand justice
for itself. ts.
On the subject Of universal peace;
Mr.. Meyer said that in order TO
1lbring 1t about there first must be-
"a good understanding among na-
tions and that to bring that under.
standing required International ac-
II 4uoAASoANOSAAp53g anu CO1MOS9USsSs
You. as business men, fully appre-
ciate the necessity OF confidence III;
business relationships and you also
know that for continuous business
relationships the confidence must be
mutually satisfactory. So with ma
tons: and In time, as science de-
yelops the modes OF transportation
and brings the different nations into
closer touch there will come 4 bet
A ter appreciation, and finally, that
common understanding necessary
lfor mutually satisfactory interna-i
tional relationships and lasting
peace" It ives certain, he declared,
!, that q large navy. with It's ships
touching at various ports ofs the
world, as did the battleship 1eet,
would add enormously In the dlrec:
ton OF that better understanding
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q Woman Fatally Burned ard Hal
! Both Wrists Broken. :sssss