Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-08-26

one.
l asked him then for a consider
alton OF the bill, or, rather, some
such analysis as would permit a CIV
ilian to do a little thinking for him
self, Patiently he went over each
item:
-Four battleships at once, and six
more within three years" Now that
he was firmly on his own ground, his
words came like bullets. The great
clash at the mouth Of the Skaggerack
gave a test to every theory. AS a
result naval authorities are now
agreed that the battleship is still the
principal reliance OF navies. AS new
er before. it is proved that victory or
defeat rests with the dreadnought.
-Four battle cruisers at once
and two more within three years.
This will remedy one OF our
chief weaknesses. The Skagger-
rack proves cOnclusively, how
ever. that the battle cruiser cannot
give and take with dreadnaughts.
Scout cruisers, four and six more
to come. More eyes for the fleet
Absolutely necessarily
Like the battle cruiser,' he said
the submarine has been permitted to
gain very exaggerated value. 1t is,
OF course most useful auxiliary.
whose Importance will no doubt in
crease, but at present there is no ev-
idence that it will become supreme
The bill provides for nine fleet sub
marines, three coast submarines,
S01-ton type. and fifty-five submar-.
ines, smaller type, provisions that
are in line with the recommendations
OF the General Board.
\ feature of the Skaggerack en-
gagement.' he continued, was the
con vIncing demonstration OF the use
fulness OF the destroyer. Those tiny
ships, primarily designed to serve
the purpose OF screen TO be out
riders for the big ships, have been
regarded as incapable Of attacking
tirst class ships in the daytime. The
German destroyers descended upon
the British fleet in broad daylight,
and the destroycrs OF both fleets
played an important part in the fight
ing We feel that the blIs provision
for fifty destroyers is amply justified.
SO" He turned i'll the chair and
clapped his hands together. 1T is a
Dll1 tIdl gives Us StlChSth, dllo, OCot
of all, a bill that gives US balance.
"Granting all that | said, "but
what about the need of it," A care
fully and fairly as possible, | pre-
sented the feeling Of many people in
d feeling that this expenditure Of mil
lions on the navy was a departure
from american traditions. a hyster-
icaI surrender TO- the madness that
mas had hold on kings. His fine head
nodded appreciation Of every point,
but at the end he spread his hands
in a sweeping gesture OF dissent
81 know that am not a militar-
st," he said. Those who have never
seen war, or who have only played
at war. may talk in terms of jingo-
ism. but men who know what war
is. and what war does. are the last
in the world to approach it III any
swashbucklng fashion. | hope the
day will come when peace and justice
rule the world, but that day is not
vet here Not all our idealism can
brush away facts. If we are to dwell
in peace. We must be able to protect
that peace" Ike walked to the open
window and pointed to the shining
stetches OF the sea.
"LOok at our coasta line! From
Maine TO the Canal: from the Canal
to Alaska, Russia has had to main
tain two distinct fleets, one in the
Baltic, one in the Black Sea. Our
probem is much the same. We can
not be said to have met our defensive
needs until we are able to maintain
fleet in the Pacific ocean as well
as in the Atlantic. Our geography
the immensity OF our coast line, join
to make the senate navy bill a min
imum requirement. No. Noi" he
exclaimed I'VE musht accept con