Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-06-11
FORMIDABLE NAVY
IS NECESSARY To
INSURE PEACE
Representative Kent Of Cali
fornia in Public Statement
Explains Reason for Aban-
doning Stand for Reduction

dO0lng Stand Tor keduCllOn
isrteial tonesseranrnre ro soaaipo iauaHAtl
Washington. Jnnt no. ln
ksintamcni prepared for enc NAVY
League uf the United states. Repre-
sentative william Kent independent
from California. has given his reasons
fof anlndouns his stand be nn arfani
eo.at.Any- -pfice advocate aud Join
int those congressman who are urs'
/ lrg ana voting FOR an adequate navy
10 enforce the nations many policies
"Early Ia my career ln congress
he said. " voted for no hattlcshlpf
a. an j believed that d bntilcship
was % aonselcss waste. au example oi
expenditure az money for junk and no
more oxeusablc than brass knucklc.
among civilized peoples The idca of
war is hateful TO- mc morally and on
the basis Of economic feel That
civilized people should haYe resort o.
something intelligent hold thar
No 81 tho United statcs ought 10 stay
at home. work productivity and at.
tend 90 our own business, without im
poeinp either our virtues of oar sier.
ON afhar nations.
aPut now shall vote for a larger
navy Thla does not mean tnHt
hive changed my opinions Hs Go tht
stupidity oi war It comes out of 60"
nnn1a ~ international complications
INTO which ,re have thrust ourselves.
poae,sslnp such uxurioe as tho Philip
mines and sucb doetrine as bears
tha name ~ Monroe and having at
tin,as foroofton nur manners. We need
tantoebhs They arc necessary TO-
maintain otf RIGHTS ON tho American
continent Ia urnpele for democracy
ana tb. snff aft aVli2ntion Wa want
f,, ann o,yn neapie
II shau tnfr for moro Naueuhips
as nae.ean, to secure peace. Fo.
sd cannot over have Democracy oelan-
ushnd Ia tho face Of mcai question:,
ana anitpntmcs Would that our con-
tribntiopa mlrhf na into nn interna-
tional nool to provide an lnternauonal
polleo faree. and moi he nm added bur-
a,n pusn ma ANA npon our nelehbors
oho n Yelno for naval supremacy.
ar. stareinr thefr ,peopie and destroy
iro tne aibiltr of the growth of
tbc ldeai If neaco.
aFrst of ail as .cause Of oflonsc.
700 bave oatahlishod the Monroe doc
tr,ne which Ina the laueiano of for-
mer seorctarv of state Omey. holds
thnt .,c. ..r.. siinrano on the American
eerttnonr enr faf a law rhis doc
trine renders ms responsible for an
fhe .,iaIe,as - all fhe neoplaa thai
nsv be dsserihsd aa meompetent.
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