Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-06

- .rroon different countries In re
-no,+ N the increase of naval n m"-
ltary ornaments this conoiuon
q permanent one. In view OF the nlan'
tnnrovements and Increases by lot
o,qn governments the slightest matt Oh
our mart in respect to new construc-
pon throws us back and reduces u
from A naval power of the first ram
and places US among the nation Oh tle
.ocond rank. In the past fifteen years
tba navy has expanded rapidly and YET
far less rapidly than our country.
From now on reduced expenditures
In the navy mean reduced military
strength. The worlds history mas
shown the Importance or sea po"o'
hoth for adequate defense and for tne
support of important and dehnl poii
cies. -
I had the pleasure Of attending tniS
autumn a mobilization of the Atlahu
feet and was glad to observe ana no'e
the preparedness Of the feet for IN
.tant action. The review brought be-
fore the president and the secretary OF
the navy a greater and more powerful
collection of vessels than had ever
been gathered in American waters
The condition of the feet and OF the
officer. and enlisted men and or the
eouipment Of the vessels entitled those
In authority to the greatest credit.
again commend to congress the CIV
inc of legislative sanction to the ap-
pointment of the naval aids to the sec
rotary of the navy. These aids and the
council of aids appointed by he secre-
tary Of the navy to assist him IN tne
conduct of his department have proved
to be of the highest utility. They nave
furnished an executive committee OF
the most skilled naval experts, who
have co-ordinated the action of the Var1-
Gus bureaus In the navy and by their
advice have enabled the secretary to
give an administration at the same
time economical and most efficient.
Never before has the United States
had a navy that compared In efficiency
with Its present one. but never before
have the requirements with respect to
naval warfare been higher and more
exacting than now. A year z con-
gress refused to appropriate for more
than one battleship. In this think q
great mistake Of policy was made. n
| urgently recommend that this con
gress. make up for the mistake Of the
last session by appropriations authorfz-
ing tho construction Of three battle
ships, in addition to destroyers. fuel
ships and the other auxiliary vessels
as shown in the building program OF
the general board. We are confronted
by a condition In respect to the navies
It the world which requires US. II We
would maintain our navy as an insur-
ance OF peace, to augment our naval
force by at least two battleships a year
and by battle cruisers, gunboats, tor
psdo destroyers and submarine boats
In a proper proportion. We have no
desire for war. We would &c as far as
any nation In the world to avoid var
but we are q world power.
Department OF Justice.
This department has been very ac-
tive In the enforcement Of the law. 1t
has been better organized aud with a
larger force than eyer before in the
history Of the government. The prose
cuions which have been successfully
concluded and which are now pending
testify to the effectiveness Of the de-
partmental work.
The prosecution Of trusts under the
Sherman antitrust law has gone on
without restraint or dimtnution, and
DEGREES similar to those entered In the
Standard Oil and the tobacco cases
have been entered In other suits, like
the suits against the powder trust and
the bathtub trust. l am very strongly