Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-18

VITA tar prsis- % a great city
rirxiaz Co our care. with our mighty
ships fa an fhrir splendid E'rraEth
fyinF i1st outside. So tFiE hour ~ ua-
taraI ana parfsnabie eN-ltati1u 500 our
great uzry. az ths bead of that navy
6 f-e1 o. right % sitter O ~aF1 %
varuiaE. Lest ur tdrzet.- co. those
ut1 aaF fref .re.lrrt f1 rose COO sr-
a1rr Ga faIs visible aEI outward dis
E1zF 1F our strength. ana sr fEr came
rfr~ rH sE-sE a1-i 90 promise ard
erar f1 chose Wfe. perhaps. have
looked COO sFa-frEt.F upon fGr task
ftar srHH f+s before us Orb oar efforts
f1 r-aHE ss rear al possible t1 prr-
frefi11
oer navy Is good. 90 fs noe good
erH.ra Hr T1gr help. as long az
fH sFrr7farT or f9r navy Ne Nil
rFF fB rake g.. beIsFF Tae Eavy is
.Fe~E tr Del roe atrorE eHoaFf VITA
fe- eer1 o. ere utni~ American
people. atFE tts help OF c1uETrss
sHf ar atuiEisfratlrH thoroughly
con Emitted Co ere policy of .faE.aE
leave f1 b. sfr1sE up1s tl~ srsa' sc
Hlf usFr if sfroasT-
This rrrt-v fs rTs fss erf 90 O.
e-r1rFs taaars. W~ 60 E1f EHFr csc
tft.r 1rr ermpi-trd labor Rather v~
Zero b~Efa s new era supported By
ere ehirf executive ana b. GO ~niiEft-
eF-f sr1 progressive c1rErTEs. v.4ier
gave evidence o. Bee fsifE ir strong
~FFT fr ere psssaer 1f fsr trsf navy
tsff la fE~ history 90 yosr e1gHtry.
Wr are est-rfrE lpor an era %
5-5Errss sEeH ss ere navy has never
EHrar before Vt1s~ E~yr0tr siii o.
a-usrI arf whose uafehuurt Uiii D.
f6rue-t an ere marked bT che iifi-
fsr o. Our navy oat % politics and By
ere liberalization OF a1 thiuEs afuat
~ ashore 90 tfs errisu-v o. the
rrFs en- order THAT ~ our very
Strength we may b. able 90 demand
che ristf t1 live at peace with all thc
Hurff
Won have sern-anf lately you have
heard far zoo much-of the petrihed
rrssluisf wh1 visits ore % our lev
inshaus o. power with a sour and dis
appointed visarr. ioo'riuE for some
fhfrF upon which be can hang a tale
% zoe and vail a iersrniaf.
Tell him that the New York &C. 40
once a source % pride and protection,
ard be tells you that 20 long &c we
have rot az many Ssv Works az all
the nations % the earth combined Il
O. worthless.
Point olt that f0:fiia % American
submarines recently made one OF the
longest continuous runs on record and
ne sighs q deep sigh and his only com
rnsnt a. But Wc ought 20 have-and
build them before breakfast tomor-
rows many a. the three biggest
European nations combinsd--
co 90 him and show him the big
guns che torp-doss. the large and in
crcasirE supplies Of ammunition. and
be looks q. you raournfuiiy and sadly
remarks. But ~ ne had a long and
bloody War. re have not enough TO
aEht the whole world. and. therefore.
~ would b annihiiAtsa-- And 50 on.
Hs sees nothing In wha, patriotic
and trained men have wrought Like
the boy crying for thr moon. nothing
else T. % value IN bis eyes unless h.
can oW-n that shining ORR.
The navy and its head have been the
target % much criticism Of late. some
from rhos- honest IN their beliefs.
bgt sally ignorant or misinformed.
ans much from purely partisan ana
political sources which had no inter
ess IN facts whatever. A. for such
criticisms a. concerned myself. have
kept silent Tine mus; justify or
time eocdsmn-
The splendid condition % me ships
To- wNf@N wnu -. r~.r,nu~fhf~ ere
splendid discipline % ,he crews which
zoe have established. make today a
fAr better answer taAn anything J.