The Washington times., 1912-02-22
DREADNAUGHT FOR
EVERY STAR IN THE
FLAG, IS HIS PLAN
Herbert L. Satterlee Sounds
Keynote At Navy League
Meeting Today.
"a dreadnaught Cor every star.,,

"a dreadnaught for every star"
A navy of these proportions will be
provided bv the American people when
they understand the Importance of the
American navy, realize its glorious his
tory and it's effect on the prosperity
OF the country, according "a the opinion
expressed by Herbert l.. Satterlee. coun=
sci for the Navy League of the Uni
ted states, who presided this morning
at the opening session OF the seventh
annual convention
Chairman Sattellee sald that the size
of the navy was in the hands OF Con-
Sres5. but that the hands of Congress
moved, IN general way In obedience
TO the demands Of the people. and that
lor TINS reason every effort should
be made by the league to educate the
people to the importance of a navy
which could have representative in
every port, "a drcadnaught for every
star in the Gag.
over 300 members of the Navy League
registered this morning at headquarters
| on the meZzanine floor of the Willard.
| About third of this number attended
| the opening session.
The morning session got under way
after a delay of an hour, DIR. William
| Tlndall welcoming the delegates on
behalf OF Washington.
Robert Fulton Attacked.
The right of Robert Fulton to have
tho fame of inventing the steamboat
| was attacked in an address by Judge
| John A. Stoughton, of Hartford. Conn.
| who said that the real inventor was
John Fitch. He produced numerous
| records to prove that Fitch was much
earlier than Fulton in Droducing q
steam-propelled vessel.
| The attack on Fulton's right TO the
name of inventor Of steam propelled
l hN ipL
| Knapp, of Hartford, Conn, who read
| a paper that was prepared many years
| ago for his father by man familiar
| with the facts concerning Fulton and
| his Clermont.
The nominating committee reported
| the names of five directors for re-
| election. There were no opposition nom
nations and the following directors
| March Is, 19l5-Gen. Horace Porter, New
| York: John w. Croskey. Philadelphia
| Col. Robert NJ. Thompson. New York
Francis b. Allen, Hartford, Conn, anC
Randolph H. Miner, Los Angeles.
Captain Mahan's articles on tn,
| American navy not only influenced bu
almost reformed the navy in the opin
! ion of Rear Admiral Charles II. Stock
| ton, who spoke on the Naval Uistor,
Society" These articles, he said. SHOWED
| what might be done by publishing th'
history of the navy and therein h
| found, n strong argument for advancing
| the SOClclN. ne VI tIlc fhHltI
can prlvateer and the effect OF tn
| blockade Of 1912 are two obscure matter
which the society is now studying.
Constitution Centenary.
A suggestion was made by Chairman
Satteree that as August 10, 1912, will
be the centenary OF the great nava
battle in which the Constitution. whicl
is still ahoat, was engaged, that TIL
| anniversary might be celebrated witt
good effect in stimulating public interes
in the navy. No action was taken o
this suggestion.
At the conclusion of the morning scs
sion reception was held in the Re
Room, at which the members of tn
i league met Admiral George Dewey
, Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright an
Lieutenant Commander sergeant.
At o'clock this afternoon members o
the league boarded trolley cars for Nj
Vernon. The activities scheduled 70
today will close with a dinner at tn
Willard at 7:3O tonight, at which Gen
IIorcc Porter will preside and Henr
II. Ward, secretary of the Navy League
will act as POSTMASTER.