Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-11-03
Flower of American Navy
ArouSeS Admiration of Ma
TONS Chief Executive and
Countless Thousands.
TAFT REALIZES NEED
OF FORMIDABLE NAVY
Two DreadnaughtS a Year Till
Opening of Panama Canal,
Then One a Year Would Suf-
flee He Believes.
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New York. Nov, From his cross
continent tour of 1900 miles, Presi-
dent Taft from the historic cruiser
yacht Mayflower, today reviewed the
mightest line Of fighting craft ever
assembled under the American flag.
The president has indicated In all
speeches in advocacy OF the treaties
OF peace that he entertained no fond
Idelusion that war. by convention, could
Immediately be made thing OF tho
past. He declared that the treaties
were a step in the right direction;
that the armed camps Of Europe were
| lokins to the United States TO lead in
what might prove to be great world
movement toward the goal OF peace,
but that for loEg time to come the
suggestion of disarmament would
have no force.
Today MIR. Taft let it be known that
he would continue to urge on con-
gress the necessity OF building at least
two uper-dreadnoughts a year until
the Panama canal is In actual opera
tion. The canal, he declared, would
double the efficiency Of the navy and
from that time on one battleship
year might suffice to keep the AM
erican navy In the fore front OF the
worlds military powers.
Countless thousands Of people join
ed with thf president in paying trib-
ute TO the five score vessels which lay
at anchor in the Hudson.
Twenty-four first-class battleships
were in line. prepared for war, with
Ammunition rooms filled with millions
OF pounds of powder and she'll Sur
rounding this column were armored
cruisers, yielding but little In power
and weight 20 their formidable sis
ters of the battle class; scout cruis-
ers, slender but fast; meteor-like de-
stroyers, green wasps Of the sea, llthe
torpedo boats. submarines. barely vis-
ible above the water line and the
rank and file OF auxiliary vessels
that served as tenders to the fleet
There were nlnety-nine ships in all,
the original plan of having lo2 SHIPS
In line having been curtailed by the
absence of three torpedo boats,
Twenty-Five OF the battleships 10"
ward the close OF the day drew their
anchors. turned in the teeth OF gale
and swept out to sea. The president
watched the passing pageant in sill
ence
As the big fighting ships steamed
by they spoke with crashing salutes
the last of Il long series of salutes
which had begun with the early
morning and had been all but inees-
hant throughout the day,
The review was the most brilliant
In the history of the nation, and with
its conclusion the great fleet disap'
peared. the various ships proceeding
to home stations to await the call TO
winter mancuvers in southern waters.
The setting for the review was
splendid natural marine amphithea-
ter.
There was one fatality during the
dav. Gustave Frey, a seaman on the
battleship New Jersey fell overheard
and was drowned. The news had not
reached the president when he left
tonight for Hot Springs, Va. TO spend
four DAYS In recreation before resum-