The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-02

culous in the eyos Of the world. but
gave Japan and I'll other nations an
entirely false idea or the efficiency and
Intelligence of the American army and
American people. Japan. which has
DEVELOPED cNtroardnary aptitude as a
lighting nation, naturally aud inevltab-
| ~ thinks the military power Of the
United states negligible quantity. SO
does every military GROUP In t:uropc
misled by Colonel nooscvclt's foolish
action
( In Germany some days ago. Count
Hcventlow IN able writer on mill.
:ary affairs, gives his opinion that
iapan can easily take possession Of
Hawaii, the philippines and the Amers-
gan part OF samoa, ana the United
states could never get her out.
few days before that, sir Frederick
NillierS, the we'll known English war
correspondent. gave his view of the
american Army "a great. unframed,
inciticont mob Both az these opinions
come from the strange inability of a
:nonurchiSt 10 understand republic
SAN and a republican Is equally at a
'osS 70 understand II monarchist. The
Eli that separates the monarchics Of
Europe. ASIA and Africa from the
American continent is n hundred times
t "ecper than the ting oceans are
VIDE. Few Europeans and fewer Asia
tics know anything in the history OF
; REPUBLICS In general, volunteer arm
! les ar" commonly dcSpiscd i'll Europe,
which forgets that republican France
raised thirteen armies ana held the
who'll OF Euopc at bay before Napo-
leon. the god Of war, appeared to
biNGuac in every capital In Europe
The history of the war Of 1872 and
Sl". one OF the most nii.ar;ant wars
that Britain ever fought. is scarcely
mentioned in English history. and IS
f totally unknown in Germany The
German naval experts All agree with
much srivity that the American Navy
mas mad no experience. They do not
Know that in lSle and 1915 The Amcri-
! can Navy made Il diihclout of the Brit
sish Navy. then at lis highest point Of
glory In that War five British fri
safes We're captured in eight months
, IN unprecedented record. There were
lwo tieet actions on the Great Lakes.
! on which every British ship was can.
I tufcd ~ the battle Of Lake Cham
I plain commodore McDonough captured
IN one DAY. seventeen British cnsiEns
. ,hns beating the previous record at ~,
ltoGue, whcre the French c;,pt,,red
siNta"n IN the quality OF its ships. in
rs inatchicaS Eunnery in its ,nancuyer-
ing. I'll" American Navy played with Tho
BRUSH Navy. When The liritisb ,or
canicr attempted To inmitate Amcri
+, tnh methods. as in the hedging away
- me immortal frisatc, the Constiiu.
! tioh. from whole squadron. they fail.
! 81 AZ axe Champlain, when the Brit.
~ 'Flco To turn their flagship while
!a' ancnnr as Commodore AIcDonou.b
skilfnily turned his. they fuiled dis
! asirousiN Nelson's tactics 1T tho Ia, /.
We OF tho Nile were followed s,ric,
| ~ al the battle Of Lake Champlain.
/ ind resulted in the loss of every Brit
!Sh SNIP One man alone in England.
! thc Eari OF ST. Vincent. ono OF tha
sIea'est naval commanders Britain
! eyer produced, Seems to have under
! stood the meaning OF this war az 49,
ana 1919. and so far no other English
man appears TO have shared his know
iHuse' +" this great British ad
! mira! got the news that the r'onstitu.