The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-02-15
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however through military branches
these nweth not what the other doe
entirely agnt
for the purposes OF the Navy
arrived when longer delay
these defenses installed in time
cot ~ fn share from the great world movement which all
in these rapidly approaching
completion of the Panama and neroasa Canals when
will no doubt be followed by improvement their
handling of which would seem that
under modern conditions of operation susceptible
financing of the modern
which this
development contingent conditions which will in
mouth this river all times and under all cir
this As see it, the development
orreve whether the defending
considered only from the standpoint OF promoting our commerce
lives and property which
which the deeper channel and
the deeper found to involve
how proceed in order to secure the
slaton necessary recommended twnX
but for which the Government has up ts aue n
simply should estimation
withdraw the bill presently before the Committee on
Naval Affairs of the House. which bill seeks Oee' " nave
this city, and introduce
something like this That these great
national works known as the Ead Jees have at last Deen competed
million dollars that like the locks OF the Panama Canal
easily of commission although unlike
the lsthman waterway rneS nave hoI d. yet On @ %
Key West Pensacola
properly depend them in the event of war; demanding that the
Department national obligation and supply
their protection This DONE and am sure your
Mississippi Valley but by famnded Senators and Repn
all sections of the country
pointed
possession the time not less than
assigned this fresh water
located and supplemented with the
necessary oo boats would be all that would necessary
probably When
appreciated the. costing some
three million wud
promoting prompt favorable action by Congress
requested by committee to call
meeting Louisiana delegation that the main
member in his
Committee where forces should be con
make aggressive fight when this matter
our delegation will only stand together
when these experts of ours tried to cnvnce
could effectively protect Panama and like the
supply the place itself with guns Its own there can De no uOuD
established and the backing this proposition would
Mississippi river ITSELF that can get
defenses this great national ocean galway any
tamperng by either friend or foe
largely instrumental in
the building the grand channel which suggested has just been OH
navigation by the local government engineer feel
and thus reap the edt "nlch may accrue run ~ So ~ 10.
toward the securing the people of great city
protection and which they entitled and
which alone promote that happiness r which they and "hn the
Republic designs to bestow
the that block these Passes we
would
i tho river ng kent omen during war these Passes should
foundations forts
already built and paid for
these have already been applied for through
Congress will have either
this installation direct the Secretary
of wo provide precedent established through the
be depended
protection should the floating batteries be provided the
maintained although this would conflict with
the policy vigorously urged by Secretary
Meyer for the purposes of the Navy
campaign conending
has all the requirements frstcass naval
Isthmus than other city having all
local station which is military necessity for the
obligation protecting the Passes should remain
habtual
all
Gulf together with private work
institution
aside from OF mentioned
stated the facts of this
should
should make
the and opinion that it.
Chairman gentlemen Why should
river when
this section resultant from he giant physical
o
transportation mediums but also the greatest rate