The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-30

kind CT pr-,cnsion IL not a more or
less disguised threat. The one Is the
open, outstretched hand. the other is
the closed fist. An American Admiral
IL left by any chance to his wi de-
vices might be sorely tempted to act.
THE American navy is the inevi-
table outcome Of the mistakes appre-
hended by Washington and of a policy
which has gradually lost sight OF its
origin and has become a policy OF in
t~ervention, Numerically opposed not
only to the interests hut to tho tradi-
tons of the United States. A powerful
American nav cannot remain IN id.e-
ness. Continual waiting for a war
! hat always has to be avoided Will end
by making II lose all patience.
1T will not endure an unnatural
state Of existence which Is more OBJ
~jectionable han anything to the
American temperament. 1t cannot be
placed on the same footing as the
navy Of an older country.
What happens to the navies OF
younger countries at critical times?
Have we forgotten how some OF the
Russian warships, after Teushima and
| Mukden, cruised about the Black Sea
spreading terror far and wide. and the
Brazilian battleships that fired their
first shots against the forts at Rio de
Janeiro? All this is not the result of
mere chance. but of paralyzing
activity that is eager to expend itself.
I cannot be expected to admire the
United States and believe in their
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my eyes to what may be fatal mis-
takes on the part Of their Govern
ment.
81 cannot see how American dread
noughts can serve the cause NJ prog
ress, but I see only too well how muck
harm they can do, and the CompiiCa-
lions and disasters they can bring
about, with the help OF the yellow
press. against the will of the American
people.
IF Germany and Austria, instead Of
wasting such vast sums on big battle
ships, had built more Emdens. Zoe
bens and Breslaus our transports
would have been constantly in danger.
The German navy did not save KIao-
chow, and the Russian navy was van
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great navies are powerless to defend
distant colonies.
THE operations in the Dardanelles,
in my opinion. will do nothing to re-
store the reputation of battleships.
Nc one ever suggested that "A super
dreadnought VA worth nothing. The
point Is to know whether they are
worth what they cost.
THE Dardanelles and the Bosporus
have never been fortified like the
coasts of a great civilized Power. They
are semi-barbarian coasts. despite the
efforts put forward during the last
few years by all the great meta, in
dustries TO induce the Ottoman Gov
eminent to defend the straits with
big modern gun and steel cupolas.
There can be no comparison between
the resistance OF the D~ardanelles forts
and those OF a we'll organized State.
The situation would have been
quite different II Turkey had been suf-
ficiently intelligent to provide her
self with submarines and complete
modern defences. They would have
been impregnable had Turkey taken
proper steps to protect them instead
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Germany and new ones from Brazil:
and Russia would not have been free
Ia send her fleet To lombard the en-
trance to the Bosporus.
The greater the number Of unex-
pected proofs supplied by events. the
more reason there is for the United
States to draw the conclusion that a
great navy can only be a cause Of
weakness and a danger for them.
THE fertilization of the Panama
Canal Is unJustifable in equity and
principle and useless in fact. II is
another sign Of the growth Of Amer
ican Imperialism. II is the outcome Of
the bad influences brought to bear on
official circles in Washington: 1t is "A
military act without a motive. II IS
a seizure of what ought to be common
property and an outrage on the worlds
confidence. 1t vas also. / repeat, "A
clumsy n unnecessary act.
There is a marked difference be-
tween governmental Weaknesses and
the aspirations of the country.
Wherever | look, whether it be To
the cast, the west. the north or the
south, the country has but one am
bition-to consolidate what the past
has achieved. to develop it's internal
prosperity by the help Of good inter
national relations and carry on It's
work in stability, union and the