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New-York tribune., 1913-05-25

There were other Republicans, like
Isaac Hunt and Jonas van Duzer and
Walter Howe and Henry Sprague, VINO
were among my close friends and allies
and a gigantic one-eyed veteran OF the
Civil War a gallant general, Curtis from
st. Lawrence County, and capital fell
low whom afterward, when Governor, !
put on the bench, Kruse, from Catta-
raugus County Kruse was German
by birth: as far as I know, the only Ger
man from Cattaraugus County at that
time. and besides being "A German, he
was also prohbitionist. Among the
Democrats were Hampden Robb and
Thomas Ncwbold. and Tom Welch, OF
Niagara. who did great service in get
ting the state to set aside Niagara Falls
Park-after a dscouraging experience
with the first Governor before whom we
brought the bill. who listened with austere
patience to our arguments I'm favor OF the
state establishing park. and then con-
clusively answered us by the question: !:
But, gentlemen. why should we spend
the peoples money when just as much
water will run over the Falls without
park as with NJ" Then there were
couple Of members from New York and
Brooklyn, Mike Costello and Pete Kelly
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Neither Joe Murray nor ! nor any or
our associates at that time were alive 10
social and industrial needs which we now
all of us recognize But we then had very
clearly before our minds the need OF prac-
tically applying certain elemental virtues.
the virtues Of honesty and efficiency IN
politics. the virtue of efficiency side by
side with honesty in private and public
life alike, the virtues of consideration and
fair dealing In business as between man
and man, and especially as between the
man who is an employer and the man
who is an employe. on all fundamental
questions Joe Murray and | thought
alike. We never parted company except
ing on the question Of civil service re-
form, where he sincerely felt that
showed doctrinaire aflinities, that | sided
with tie Pharisees. We got back again
into close relations as soon as ] became
Police Commissioner under Mayor Strong.
for Joe was then made Excise Commits
sioner and was | believe, the best Excise
Commissioner New York City ever had.
He is now a farmer, his boys have been
through Columbia College, and he and
look at the questions. political, social ana
industrial which confront us In 1913 from
practically the same standpoint, Just as
we once looked at the questions that con-
fronted us in 1881.
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MY DEBT TO JOE MURRAY.

There are many debts that ] owe Joe
Murray, and some for which lie was only
responsible. ! do not think
that man is ut to do good work IN our
American democracy unless he is able to
have genuinely fellow feeling for. un-
derstanding Of and sympathy. with his
fellow Americans. whatever their creed
or their birthplace. the section In which
they live. or the work which they do. pro-
vided they possess the only kind OF
Americanism that really counts, the
Americansm OF the spirit. 1t was no
small help to me. In the effort TO make
myself good citizen and good American,
that the political associate with whom /
was on closest and most intimate terms
during my early years was man born
In Ireland. by creed a Catholic, with Joe
Murray's upbringing; just as 1t helped
me greatly at later period TO work for
certain vitally necessary public needs
with Arthur Won Brlesen, in whom the
spirit of the "Acht-und- -Vierziger" ideal
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MIKE COSTELLO.

Mike Costello had been elected as a
Tammany man. He was as fearless as
he was honest. He came from Ireland.
and had accepted the Tammany Fourth
of July orations as indicating the real at
tltude of that organization toward the
rights of the people A month or two In
Albany converted him to profound dis
trust of applied Tammany methods He
and | worked hand in hand. with equal
Indifference TO our local machines. His
machine leaders warned him fairly that
they would throw him out at the next
election. which they did: but he possessed
seasoned hickory toughness Of ability
to contend with adverse circumstances,
and kept his head well above water. A
better citizen does not exist. and our
friendship has never faltered.
The next nstalment OF Mr.. Ro0seyeits q
'.Chapters OF 70 Possible Autobiography" Ii u
continuation OF the present instalment. IL
will appear In the issue Of June I.
Published by special arrangement Win
''The Outlook" OF which Theodore Roose-
velt Is contributing editor, through the Nc
Clure Newspaper Syndicate. Copyright, 1913.
by the outlook Company All rights re-
served including rights OF translation.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-25
BILLY ON ELL.

My closest friend for the three years
was there was Billy O'Neill, from the
Adirondacks. lie kept a small CROSSROADS
store. lie was a young man, although
few years older than ! was, and, Ike my
self, had won his position without regard
to the machine. He had thought he
would like to be Assemblyman' so
he had taken his buggy and driven
around Franklin County visiting every
body. had upset the local ring. and
came to the Legislature as his own
master There Is surely something III
American traditions that does tend
toward real democracy In spite or our
faults and shortcomings In most
other countries two men or as diitereht
antecedents. ancestry and surroundings as
Billy O'NeilI and | would have had far
more difficulty IN coming together.
came from the biggest city In America
and from the wealthicst ward OF that
city. and he from q backwoods county
where he kent "A store at a crossroads.
In all the unimportant things we seemed
far apart. But In all the important Things
we were close together. We looked at all
questions from substantially the same
viewpoint. and we stood shoulder to
shoulder I'm every legislative fight during
those three years. He abhorred dema-
gogy Just as he abhorred corruption. lie
had thought much on political problems;
he admired Alexander Hamilton as much
as | did. being strong believer IN
powerful national government; and we
both of us differed from Alexander Ham
ilton I'm being stout adherents OF Abra-
ham Lincon's views wherever the rights
OF the people were concerned. Any man
who has met with success. If he Will be
frank with himself, must admit that
there has been big element OF fortune
in the success Fortune favored me.
whereas her hand was heavy against
Billy O'Neill All his life he had TO strive
hard to wiring his bread from harsh sur.
roundings and a reluctant fate; " fate
had been but little kinder | believe he
would have had great political career
and he would have done good service for
the country In any position in which he
might have been put
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SaLILe -C~uyreS- "Za9 ac- Z015A":

three TO four knots. and this occasioned
considerable chagrin. The ship was far
from satisfactory In fuel economy. and
at fun speed burned $50 tons a day, which
meant "A serious reduction In the esti-
mated steaming endurance. That some
thing was wrong was visibly evident at
the tops OF the smokestscks, from which
issued flame fifty feet high. Al. ordinary
or merely cruising speed the gases from
the tunnels made the spotter stations
aloft upon the masts untenable. Accord
ingly. all OF the smokestacks were modI-
fed. and one of them actually shifted aft
twenty feet, and the masts changed
places with one another, so that the
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as well equipped as the latest OF the
British Dreadnoughts. OF course, they
have not as many of these guns as the
heavier ships of the battle line, but the
fact that they are armed as they are is
something for US to ponder upon. Just
what the German bsttle-cruiser Kaiserin
Augusta, laid down at Dantzic last Sep
tember, will have in the way Of guns IS
not disclosed, but rumor has IL that she
is to be the prototype of an improved
class and is TO have rifles of 15-inch cal
ibre. This statement has not received
general credence, but it has leaked out
that the Krupps are experimenting with
weapon of this size The Seydlitz,
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FIRST DAYS IN LEGISLATURE.

NV first days in the Legislature were
much like those OF boy I'm strange
school My fellow legislators and / eyed
one another with mutual distrust. Each
of us chose his seat. each began by fol-
lowing the lead OF some veteran In the
first routine matters. and then. In week
or two, we began TO drift into groups ac-
cording 20 our several affnities The Leg
islature was Democratic. l was Re
publican from the silk stocking dis
trict, the wealthlest district In New YORK.
and | was put. as one OF the minority
members. on the Committee on Cities. II
was coveted position. | did not make
any effort to get on, and. as far as |
know. was put there merely because II
WAS felt To he In accordance with the fit-
ness Of things.
very short experience showed me
that as the Legislature was then consti-
tuted. the so-called party contests had no
interest whatever for me. There was no
real party division on most OF the things
that were OF concern In state politics,
both Republicans and Democrats being
for and against them. My friendships
were made, not with regard to party
lines, but because / found, and my friends
found, that we had the same convictions
on questions of principle and questions OF
policy. The only difference was that there
was a larger proportion Of these men
among the Republicans than among the
Democrats, and that II was easier for me
at the outset 10 scrape acquaintance.
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penny and worked fcyerishly night and
day for more than month with radical
notifications ere she was ready for sea
again and able 10 satisfy the authorities.
Despite reports ~ the contrary. the Lion
did not prove weatherly-she rolled heav-
lily and would have been but very poor
gun platform Indeed, she heeled so bad
ly at half speed that IL was seriously
proposed TO install anti-rolling or sta
biliglng tanks. Whether or not this was
done has not been disclosed.
At first there was rejoicing In Admiralty
circles because the Lion had apparently
made 3l.7 knots, but afterward the pat
ent log was found to be at fault from
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gun spoilers could do their WORK ehec-
tivey. Her engines had to undergo neces-
sary alterations.
one hundred and twenty-five tnousahu
dollars had to be spent in order TO put 'ie
Lion in proper shape. After all, the out
Law was worth the while, because the
Princess Royal and the queen Mary
have benefited accordingIy-ther co"-
structional condition at the time making
II possible to go ahead along the new ihe'
Whether or not the Lion ana her
classmates will be able to hre an VI
their guns in single broadside Is YET
unsettled. inasmuch as the battie-cruisei
during her ordnance trials discharged
only two of her l3.5-inch guns at time
However. il would not be well for an
enemy to count upon any inability in TINS
particular. as the Admiralty has, un-
doubtedly, corrected any weaknesses
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ANAS z1o1" S1e~ AaeZ1c0Ao'7' =.

launched nearly year ago, VIII probably
carry Pinch rifles OF the most up-to-date
German make. and this has seemed To
Justify skepticism as to the adoption OF
l5-inch guns. However that may be. we
shall certainly not find the Germans lag
gng behind the British, and why should
they not take the lead II the effort is
worth the while?
II must not be imagined that the de-
yelopment OF the fast batte-cruiser has
swept along without meeting serious ell
eineering difficulties. The Lion was not
a. success. or. at least did not measure
up to expectations upon her first uials'
and the British Admiralty paid pretty
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RACE BETWEEN TWO POWERS.

The race between Great Britain and
Germany has not abated. According to
reports, the British service has built
seven battle-cruisers-the Lion being the
pioneer OF the later type-and has four
under construction. while Germany has
three in commission, another launched
and two other i'm hand But just how
much reliance can be put upon the pub
lished accounts of the Kaiser's building
programme is a matter of speculation.
Indeed, the British press openly charge
the Germans with suppressing the facts
and we are told that the shipyards Of the
Fatherland are actually constructing ad-
ditional battle-cruisers, when the public
has been led to suppose that the vessels
building we're replacing obsolescent ar
mored cruisers This does not please the
English, and they think they have cause
for complaint i'm the successful manner In
which Germany has kept her naval Sc
crets. IT is nothing but idle guessing TO
try 10 compass the probable fighting
equipment and speeds of the German bat
tle-cruisers now I'm hand. but II is fairly
certain that they will be effective foils for
their British competitors.
The battle-orUisers Lion and tine Princess
Royal are vessels Of 2e.77O tons displace-
ment and are contemporaneous with the
New Zealand and Australia, which are of
is,i0c tons. These spaner ships have
main armament each OF eight Finch
rifles and speed OF 2G knots The Lion
has to her credit a speed OF BIS knots an
horr, and a maximum of 80 knots is
claimed for her. Her sister ship. the Prin-
cess Royal, has done 3l7 knots. and she
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EARVEL of marvels. men called it,
MI when short span of years back
wi a torpedo boat of few hundred
tons. practically all machinery and of the
lightest hull. made thirty knots. To-day
we have type of armored nghtlng ma
chine. displacing more than 2IVOO TONS
which is able 20 go driving through green
seas at a speed of more than thirty knots.
This lates: order of nava! craft is calico
the battle-cruiser. New Workers had
chance to see an example of this class OF
ship when the Moltke, of the German
navy. was here. last June, but IT is doubt
fuI If the admiring citizen really under
stood the significance of that vessel. A
more powerful ship than the Moltke is
rapidly nearing completion for Japan-but
don't let us anticipate our story.
The battle-cruiser is really modified
battleship of exceptional speed. The type
represents a measure of sacrifice ooth
in its total strength OF battery and pro-
lection against the battering of an en-
emy's armor- piercing projectile. But In
point Of power of the big guns composing
it's prime means of attack the battle
cruiser, date for date and nation FOR ma
ton. is as we'll equipped as its conten-
poraneous Dreadnoughts. and IT is this
characteristic which seems 10 have a par
ticular element of prophecy in it.
The two nations which have We'd with
each other in creating and in developing
the battle-cruiser are England and Ger
many. Japan and Russia are following
suit but we shall leave the story aocut
these two later advocates Of the type
until further on.
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lists was embodied just as my whole life
was influenced by my long association
with Jacob Riis, whom ] am tempted TO
call the best American | ever knew, al
though he was already young man
when he came hither from Denmark.
| was elected TO the Legislature In the
fall OF 1881. and found myself the young
est man In that body. | was reelected
the two following years. Like all young
men and inexperienced members, ! had
considerable difficulty I'm teaching myself
to speak. profited much by the advice
OF hard-headed old countryman. VINO
was unconsciously paraphrasinS the Duke
of Wellington, who was himself doubtless
paraphrasing somebody else. The advice
ran: Don't speak until you are sure you
have something to say, and know Just
what II is then say II and sit down
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that may have been disclosed in her
structural strength.
The relative advantages and disad-
vantages Of the turbine and the recipro-
eating engine have been pretty thorough
ly aired in engineering circles. but there
is no gansaying that the battle-cruiser
Is unquestionably the consequence OF the
rotary steam motor. The turbine has
made the battle-cruisers extraordinary
speeds possible. even though ships OF
this class may not be economical at the
lower rates OF travel. But economy is
not the prime idea OF this type of craft
the aim is TO produce formidable ship
which shall be able 10 hold the seas
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A7A5 "|sos1aI5g0@S. "
Russia and Japan Are Also Strengthening
Themselves as Naval Powers with These
"Batdeships Of the Future" Which
the American Congress Frowns
Upon as Hybrids and
Experiments.

should be able to do somewhat better than
the Lion-having to some extent proilted
by the initial experiences with that ether
battle-cruiser.
The Queen Mary is more than thou
sand tons larger than the Lion and the
Princess Royal. Her designed speed is
2S knots an hour but she will probably
do better than this when she comes to
trial. The Tiger. laid down last year, Is
said to have a displacement of more than
$4,000 tons, and nothing is announced as
TO her probable sea speed, but it will
surely equal. If not exceed, the best or
her predecessors.
The noticeable feature of the Lion, the
Princess Royal. the Queen Mary and the
Tiger is the armament of l3.5-inch guns
Each of these ships carries, or will carry
If the published figures be true, eight Of
these powerful weapons. and in the size
Of these guns these battle cruisers are
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AS A COMMERCE DESTROYER

AS commerce destroyer the pa'"e
cruiser would reap a dire harvest amohs
the ocean going shipping OF foe' A"'
now we can begin TO see sometnihs -
the real purpose back of these new cia.
and can understand the feverish anAleN
on the part OF England or OF German,
TO attain and to hold supremacy IN '"'s
direction. We all know how Vital "
either country is the safeguarding Oh "
foreign commerce. in the case OF h'e
land. especially. there Is the menace
starvation should her supply OF io'e''"
foodstuffs be cut of.
Russia Is building four battle-crui'e
at least, the money has been proViueo -,
them-ani their rumored characteiis"
give promise OF ships of extraordi''A,,.s
offensive value. But at present we sno.'-
be most interested In what Japan Is oo'"s
i'm this direction The imperial puuee,
has authorized four of these vessels CIV
two of them are actually under cohst'ue
tjon-one in England and one in Jape
nese yard. The English-built snip, ".
Kongo, was launched a year ago. ana "''
completion should be matter OF o.'s
weeks now. The plans published VIZ
this article give a graphic notion OF 'as
fighting capacity Of this ship, ana w,
naval authorities would have plenty :"
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among the men who felt as | did, with
the Republicans. They were for the most
part from the country districts.
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ENeLANp's ARMoRED CRUISERS.

In 1908 England startled the naval world
with her three armored cruisers of lfop
tons and of from % to 26.7 knots speed
These ships were the Indomitable, the
Invincibie and the Infexible, and they
carried all-biggun main batteries OF y
inch rifles, each vessel having eight M
these. This heralded the advent of the
battle-cruiser; ana a year later the Brit
ish service added the interchangeable OF
1900 tons and similar armament-her
maximum speed being in the neighbor-
hood of 20 knots, according to reports.
At that time the biggest of the German
battleshps had no guns larger than the
l2.inch. and these vessels were able TO
make an average sea speed OF %
knots. The Pinch guns of the English
battle-cruisers were more powerful weap-
ons than those of similar denomination
mounted upon the prime ships or the
Kaisers main line of defence. II is easy
10 appreciate how that state OF aitairs
made the authorities of the Fatherland
restless, and they lost no time in setting
about STRENGTHENING their own forces In
this particular department of the feet.
The Won der Tam was the Germans
first answer to Great Britain's challenge.
She has q displacement of 1900 tons, car
ries a main battery of eight 1l-inch rifles
and has to her credit sea speed of 2'75
knots an hour Her radius of action is
wide one, and upon returning from an ex-
perimentsl run TO the coast OF South
America she maintained an average OF
% knots from Teneriffe to Heligoland-
distance Of 1000 nautical miles. Fol-
lowing the Won der Tam came the
Moltke and the Cohen, ships Of 1000
IONS displacement. These battle-cruisers
have each ten 11-inch guns. and it is said
that the rifles of this calibre are of great
power. Because Of their ease of manipu-
lation and faster rate of fire, IT is claimed
that they are extensively superior to the
contemporaneous rival British weapons OF
Finch bore. In the matter of speed both
the Moltke and the Cohen are reputed to
have made 30 knots and more.
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other people, but OF getting for myself a
mon with other people.
WITH THE POLITICIANS.
SO II was in my relationship with these
men. II there had lurked in the inner
most recesses of my mind anywhere the
thought that / was I'm some way patron
or a benefactor, or was doing something
noble by taking part in politics, or that
expected the smallest consideration
save what | could earn on my own mer-
its. | am certain that somehow or other
the existence of that feeling would have
been known and resented AS matter
of fact there was not the slightest tempta-
ton on my part to have any such feel
ing or any one of such feelings. | no
more expected special consideration in
politics than ! would have expected 1t In
the boxing ring. ! wished TO act square
ly TO others, and | wished TO be able to
show that could hold my own as against
others. The attitude OF my new friends
toward me was first one of polite reserve,
and then that of friendly allies. After
ward | became admitted TO comradeship,
and then TO leadership. | need hardly
say how earnestly | believe that men
should have keen and lively sense OF
their obligations in politics, of their duty
TO help forward great causes, and to
struggle for the betterment of conditions
that are unjust to their fellows. the men
and women who are less fortunate In life.
But i'm addition to this feeling there must
be a feeling of real fellowship with the
other men and women engaged in the
same task. fellowship OF work, with fun
TO vary ne work; for unless there is this
feeling Of fellowship, Of common effort
on an equal plane for common end. Il
will be difficult TO keep the relations
wholesome and natural To be patronized
is as offensive as to be insulted. No one
of us cares permanently to have some one
else conscientiously striving To do him
good what we want is to work with
that some one else for the good OF both
of us-any man will speedily find that
other people can benefit him just as much
as he can benefit them.