The Republican journal., 1919-02-27
,. eaS OF cATARRH,
Hon John A. Peters,

ls'f-
nm -sgu.4r. t IN Congress, and
.ss, of N-. Affairs Committee,
|. 1es. he House February
o,- . . nightly commended
.r .ar.. common sense. He
he .t.. establishing a navy
-rs-.r-... yur possible needs.
,r.-a @ nave not space to
Az. .poech, but we take
sa-- .....4 aIr readers a few eX-
n. ... Mr. Peters said:
,Ts navy commensurate
INN. our responsibilities
af...- auttct our interests in
-sl ..-- TO arise.
K. ~ he Spanish War
lta 49, ome out of this war
rr ... We can hardly avoid
qa -I.lQeS which go with
.fr. .i policy of the Gov
naa .. iuA q very wise one,
a OFT fleet equally be-
e. .. and Pacific Oceans,
hs. taa same number and
Dir H- I'D oue coast as on the
Big .-. SEQ frontier, which once
Nh r... .I.r me coast and up the
e. Eastport, in the dis
d H.. uor to represent, and
.31s mama Canal, to Guam,
E- '.. ugs. to the islands of
sa back to continental
OF nr.. marine, the lack of
Cd W- led in this war, is about
gms a- s-ue its proper place in
yQ- IeseIopment of defense
1aa. -uaues, and airplanes, in
o .llghtful observers, has
""a .a lei the Importance of a
.ae .Je lip is the only force
". HsE" .H keeping open of our
-un.e.. .a soa bases. We can not
It =N- lie IF our coast lines; it is
Ct 'a. mobile naval force to
ct t4.u.
.N al the entrance to our
laa, . e enemy may be mean
De- a.. lU hat way. 1t is now
N-0.#..F certified from different
ae'- that t.rmany perfected plans
b 5-. ...0eNer she should attack
.-l elect landing on the
Is % .'..s.maus Bay, in the State
''.'- Swift be beautiful hills which
..a. .o 1tsh d base, land troops,
s''a5 "ard through the helpless
'.A tl. "ne down to Boston and
twa ne north. On the day
W.. between Germany and
'..e last German liner Kron-
's'. constructed to be trans
?. -Ha-.a = INTO a war vessel and
-.e' S as the transport Mount
''a "s o1 days out from New
.''. "..' p8ssengers and freight,
-.'ls -Er amount of gold. At
us. sa .a # he wireless announcing
l'' aaa ONE, her commander, an
VI " '.e German Navy, opened his
=. Df91ri which had been on board
..''s aal aesded straight for Bar
~. ID fse' mans Bay, there to wait
'gL FL possible German force later.
slS pre- eatsd this landing but the
'z p. Oh fae ocean of the American
- 1''''S~ 2sl'Ieships-principally the
, S"g as k held control of the sea
' qt 'olo uot win. If we had lost
NJ ''' wal would have been over in
.''0gs-ouT responsibilities in
,, -.'A1'r'7 our participation in af-
-9'5'd. 'ae Unsettled conditions in
'4 'emand continuance of our
u. ,D9 f5asoa- hat ever existed for a
1 Q ,1,S' nu" except one, the possible
,,oElDA oaI of league of nations,
s, 40 NJ" provided for that in the bill.
,s. 'O Inconsistency in trying to get
VI Nations and planning for a
h. NJ ,N1 same time. We only plan
aa navy 'u case we do not get the
,s''.'fmen say, Whom are we
,... "sn' We will not have to
srr .,''ly If we are we'll prepared.
III ~ '.t l'f The time is down and out.
Ms, ~ names, other combinations
l,+ , "' Peace Of the world may arise.
lnh,.,a'o ie event at the moment is
tey..l''lo OF Russian and German
dry f". ana It's spreading like fire
Ian Sr,; spring to arms quicker than
Ies5p g,'ag to battleships, and without
It gs pS arms are no good.
sss aen NJ say this program for the
at il Fun. Ine Navy is too big. Let us
.e IN o ,'oui business point of view.
is Dr ~ politics in it, anyway.
lam Y'V u, for the next three-year
ltual w uoYetail into this one the
ood one, sltuctlon of 10 battleships,
tyeIy or, az anybody has, and 10 COM
liong r 9aiall scout cruisers. If things
6o | , we finish these ships in
eOt bat2 5ou Know how many of our
that limeS ips will be ready to retire
BE Sims ae lWenty-three. By then
Bis sbipa VI mixed caliber-meaning
SIZED ~ nav uaVlng both large and medi-
'aty yes salis-wlll be out of date.
Of thesa' Is substantially the life of
Where n.y. e complicated machines in
Of uraoa a! It's full usefulness. In
wy necessity they NAV be