The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-01-04
THE DEFENDING OF THE PASSES NATIONAL OBLIGA
TON AND THE PRESENCE OF THE NAVAL
STATION THEREFORE A MILL
TARY NECESSITY

report year.
December 2s having
this which
lined which this
a history
quick effective
this joint board of foresaed Mr. awon
cle in morning 2h
meeting called
Whee the letter winch was also prepared by Mr. the meantime
and unanimously adopted and 500
Mississippi Valley Representative Esopna
10 De the only one at at the time was appealed to-
through kilograms received from him.
even know of the existence of this Joint Board much less that
decide the Secretary Meyers
President Tafts the
wired the washington correspondent of the Pcayune well
General Estopnl
secured that the could
directed
history of this
subject that
tribunal officers
made ouby important that
the fight here no matter which uav the Rod decides ~ a h
everybody having knowledge
when such finding is made in the interest Of economy in h nh
lures and submitted Congress-
Any who will herefom
set forth in this letter cannot fail to see however thar ve
made properly Congress
win this
This the most important phase
the which,
Base Committee determined solve
its own members Washington The follows:
Joint Board of the Navy
Washington
Genemen-In the matter of the
Yards which the Hon.
for the of the Navy
submitted opinion
attention the
doned by the Government
anced by this branch of public service
this defense possible
for the Passes at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
The Endicott Board whose exhaustive a
coast de-
fense and which
these wenyseven
land batteries on
of the showing
the the whole only
by the floating battery its
which said Board then
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Reports of the Government
chan
as the Board found In 1885, while the
peon this channel
the when considered
oan and the mighty change which science has wrought health
conditions of this whole Southern
national ocean gateway the time
essential
I'm assuming this position
u - lo 'ns point except as to the measure of defense
would give the matter of ntercepng
the blocking of these Passes boldly
said blocking would possible be
could not prevent the destruction of these costly
enmys torpeobo daylight blocking
would of course be impotent preventing.
Therefore these extensive and valuable
protected from destruction and the integrity this gateway
by he 5 Og ee n m
Toned must be apparent that this military
necessity which should be provided provided for
IND not be destroyed simply because 1T
unnecessary for the of the
In view of the after full con
Committee of
branches will
liant which in its main powera
oang iandcrane
proposed IN the event Of actually
ed and take chances which would
lot only the loss sOOOOOO indefinite PARALYSIS Of this
ocean commerce and the the
Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterway receiving
ona recognition and which
nat TINS gateway will be permanently adequately
we OF course that the fact
nat Forts jackson and St Phillip
ends OF these Passes which and
r t pee which fact renders the of these forts as
o the defense of these Passes
also assume that the placing of these floating port
py the Department
sun OF naval base at Guantanamo
eess Tor their installation
nee the placing of
o wa 0' th
we this Station
oud
the ships habtuay the docking and na