The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-28
EFFICIENCY OF NAVY
WILL NOT BE DOJBI ED
Secretary Daniels Discusses Eff
feet of Opening Of Pan
anna Canal.

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Panama Canal, Secretary Daniels told
! delegates 10 The Southern Commercial
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! would not couole the eNciency OF tho
navy. He denied claims that the fur
I thornd ,,obiIi,y n No aeete would
aao so inuch 70 the sea power OF Inc
! United States He Acknowledged how
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mo navy innch more c'hcient
I During the long campaign to in
duco .bo America, ,eo7lo n ~. No
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iH'iiloHs necessary 70 constr uct an
! isthmian canal" said the secretary,
"one Of the strongest arguments for
i tho laI..,. .xpnuditIrc was that such
+ a canal vso,,ll doui,lc III. efficiency or
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80" mat TIE canal - nearing com :
/ p!etLoi and the DAY Ia near AZ mana
"hen ships VIII san from san Fran
cisco 70 IN" Caribbean IN ABOUT so
hours. as against lS2; hours IL TOOK
! the oregon to sail around Cape Horn.
We are told that the building OF the
+ canal demands twice as large a navy
as forna,l, ana that control OF the
7 canal demands = large standing army
I oil mo Isthnus
SECRETARY Daniels referred 10 tho dc
cl.ra,tn,, az conn, Maurice do Terirny
4 celebrated French explorer. that this
( ,i.a,ti. AMI r.,rart,hl. work oT tbn
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in ;: military sense Tho Frcncbnan
calculated that % 600 men would he
barely sui,ic!cn; Ia guard the water
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"Bu, IN these statements" secretary
Daiit.Is coutinund .as in almost ali
other things the truth lies batEcnn two
i cxtravaraut assertions The canal viii
not double the effectiveness Of our navy
hut il viii greatly increas. its ability
70 defend every part az the coast on
the Pacific as well as on the Atlantic
II viii not v!rtualiv nlultiplv N. mum !
bcrs Of the army. +, ynl make neces
/ sary Notifications and troons. but i.
need not l." nearly SO expensive, or re- :
Quirc one-half so many troops as our
/ distinguished Frcnchman prcdicts
i benefits Worth Cost.
NO grea, achievement comes with
out sacriic, and cost. but tho dement's
10 b. derived Viii he worth the mode
,aic cost It's protection and operation
VIII require III All the years 10 come.
anu win the expansion OF trade the
Dement'S WllI increase a hundred fold.
Mher"aS me expense VII! remain prac-
tCnn!E stationary
o,.i' It'"'ti o+."ai IS 4 mammoth
+ dista,r.s ann s'ashes
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between N.w YorL .,,d So r,,a,,t'.'.
( means 10 revolutioni2c naval as wali ae
commercial. conditions. III. military
Significance Of the canal. Of coursa i
/ that il enables the quick movement Of
/ the 'irct in either ocean To the other
~ time Of war.
"lI be Tho most vital chord in
'iat system OF transfercncc 10y which
ny t"Ny Oh me United states can come
i.,s 70 the support on either
go. :, 'Ac ioca' delehses With a
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! r,,ns - , 80 20 tenure but with
| rlcvmen, -, ~, - 80 " insure oe.
"a p,.c.s.nr,. c,,,it,: - .'hcr enc
forttfcot IN, az sencoast
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