The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-25
NUMBER MORE
EXPRESSIONS
OF APPROVAL
MEN IN BOTH
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN
STATES AGREE WITH sEcRE-
TARY OF PENSACOLA CONNER
cIAL ASSOCIATION THAT NAVAL
BASE SHOULD BE ESTABLISH
ED ON THE GULF.

During the past day or two Secre-
tary Henderson, of the Pensacola Com
mercial Association, has received q
number of more encouraging letters as
to the establishment of a naval base on
the Gulf coast. Some of the letters
are from prominent men in the South
ern States, while others are from the
North, showing that there seems to be
a sentiment prevailing all over the
country that opposes the policy of
Secretary Meyer in closing the South
ern navy yards.
The following are copies of letters
received:
New Orleans Board of Trade, Ltd,
New Orleans, June %, 1912.
Dear Sir: Your letter to Mr.. John
A Smith in reference to the establish
ment of q, naval station at Guantana--
mo, etc, was referred to me for reply
and I beg to advise that I agree with
you that reason and logic indicate that
at least one powerful navy yard should
be located and maintained on the Gulf
coast
The commercial organizations of this
city represented in Naval Base confer
to time as opposing the establishment
of naval base at Guantanamo in
preference to one on the Gulf of
Mexico, and for the past three years
we have been carrying on a cam
paign in behalf of the establishment
of a naval base on the Gulf of Mexico.
Yours very truly,
H. H. HERRING,
Secretary.
Empire State Chemical Company,
Athens, Ca, June 81, 1912.
Dear Sir. Answering your letter Of
June 18th, we beg to say that your
argument is quite sensible, and we
would be glad to see navy yard To-
Gated in a Southern city like Pensa-
cola. However, 1t seems that many
navy yards have been established at
points where they are not needed, and
we are glad that the secretary of the
navy is doing what he can to have
some of them abolished.
Yours truly,
HARRY HoDGsoN.
Muskogee Commercial Club. Musko-
gee, Okla, June 81, 1912.
1 have yours of 18th inst, relative to
the fertilization of Gulf ports. and
agree with your statement. that it is
certainly true that reason and logic
indicate that one or more powerful
navy yards should be located on the
Gulf coast"
Yours very truly,
CLARENCE B. DOUGLAS,
The Commercial Exchange of Phil
delphia, Philadelphia, June 20, 1912.
Dear Sir: Your favor of the 1sth
instant received and has been read
with much interest. Personally quite
agree with your argument that the
government should take all necessary
steps for the protection of the Gulf
coast, and that a station at Guantana-
mo would be Of as little use to this
country in the event of a war with a
European country as If it were ia
Eeligoland. The ways of politicians
and alleged statesmen are inscrutable
and past finding out. Unfortunately
the government OF this country for
several years past has been in the
hands of the imitation statesmen.
Whether any of the old fashioned
kind can be dug out Of obscurity by
change of government remains to be
seen. but the experiment would be
worth trying. Pensacola has had
standing as a naval and military base
from it's earliest days, and has been
considered worth the winning and the
keeping by other mighty powers than
those of the present. The place itself
is of no less Importance than it was in
the days of GaIvez, and deserves recog-
milton of its sound claims. As a
Democrat, 1 hope for a change of
rulers that will lead to a different
policy toward the cities Of the Gulf;
if this should not happen, l trust that
change of officials may result in the
appointment of some bureau heads
whose vision may not overlook the
United States in the keen search for
Cuban outlets for governmental favor.
Yours very truly.
FRANK f MARSHALL