Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-21


ocean ssrvire- We do ng1 WANT them
and nDp0dv VIII buy them sEve IL n
hnzTy disrnun1
a large perrentz=e OF other vtss-
sEis are UnszrasxE fnr any class nj
t-7de and must he discarded. The
American Aeet sas the large a prupar-
aun af small size vessels and rae
small a pr1pBrrann uf large size WEES
ssis. There wRs M pruper ra-sn
adopted ws.iHn the program was G1rz+--
&c We ara a q 6isadxaztase VITA
respect ID the British merynHu1 ma
me n size. N kind of fined used and
N speed. Our camnerce AND on
nssr trsHE win suffer rum these han-
diEEps
Al L time when constructive puft-
rass snnnls hRvt bsssn ca-tsfll1sr sarTnr-
iatra ann efficiently Tsxttlsrs.sL t.le
sndupIng Bssa-,d were Sues-nrne mr.
onilnt anc haste one constructive
recommendation YVES made. months
E-1er the ar1nlsr1ns was signed. rnu-
The hset should be transformed II
pr,ra1s ownership. Il IFgiEllfiesI rszss
sound recommendation TX enforcing
a sales policy vEtlicn worSed 10 ur-e-
sssr-yrs government ownsrsi1 n. Similar
tieiav attended adoption Of an eff
cit-nt constructive prug-a.a e. upe-a-
Tim
u RspunliEan Congress- Ir1tsrver,t.d
10 relaz- these E-ess failures Of az
Iu1uisr-z-un- L erlAE-aa d law wfllra
IS II -ac1 a cna-rer 9ar THIS new ENG
irnpur-Ru1 tndusr-v. -shs iEw declares
= 70 he Unnecessary fur tfae nRriuna.
defense ann fur the pruper growth Of
its fureign and iumes1ir commerce.
cfa- the United States sila1l nave
r-2s-ctlRnr marine 0f the i.ez- equipped
and most suitable Ty-pas Of vessels
SUFFICIENT 10 CuT-y the srIa-ar pRT-
CT IT'S cnTnmerce and ssE'-v.. as q uREal
ar MILITARY auxiliary IN time uf WIZ
or national emergency J. reasserrs
rle fundamental ana r--aiItInnRI prfn-
cIpie Of private ownership and opera
LION.
The state nf civllizaStt'n IN whicn
We are tBaAy corpeis unllRppily me
existence II farce tlTr ~ protection
N our citizens and their rights. { pom
an aueuuare ana efficient navy We
piace CUR chief Reliance. Il has
SERVED Us gallan1lv n TIE past 4
VIII serve US gaIianr1E IN the future.
Properly administered. = Is q guar
antss Of freedom. We '.axe nc ie-
sire ID build great ar1nan,enrs. Rather
10 We wish 70 limit chem. II relieve
ttlFv require.
disarmament has be@n preached
huz II has not bean pracriceG by The
representatives Of E1le Democratic
party Thar is evident from the
course 81 the present navy depart
ulen1- Against the Judgment af rs
own naval advisers. II proposed lasE
pagr X build Two addiIiuuRl dread
thoughts 10 COST the enormous sum u
so .DoG. itGe each. A Patriotic Republz-
Gan maturity in Congress sstappad this
uIlnecsssa-y construction and further
-aIu upon the public eunus
"Hrhe SelEu OF Iris building pro-
gram WIS n make the ATre-1can feet
the nns1 powerful III The worlG We
are, IN fact as a result Of the actinn
af the present admin ssic--z1ion. an
harsed apnn ace af a-uzznsT1Us
which is N striking contrast wirfl al
minEst-aTion promise. An ample navy
1ur our needs IS al WE require. and
thai the Republican marty as IT'S
record Of the uasT Shows VIII pro-
vide. L viii ne rtle purpose Of the
incoming Republican administration
n make ana keep rtia1 NEST important
arm of the service Lgn re- cent ef-
1aC.sWe
II viii a-7erapI II avoiG suIne er
r-nrs which nave lE-eiy worked To the
Cierimen1 Of The department I shall
point OH some af rneIn. not fDr ire
purpose Of Impufing any personal
blame. leass Of all ~ the Sec-eta--y N
The Navy. far I an inclined 70 be-
Iisva ne mas bean me victim IF an IN
workable system wnic;, ne did moi
originate. but could mt escape
within a veR- after Republican
rule. and an Important vea- bscause
Just prinr n me WIZ. policies were
am tay-sii Hpun winch only naval men
believed destructive Of discipline. in
furious II morale. hur-u % efEici-
easy
Admiral Sims. whose efficiency. en-
es-y~ and ability are OF iTIfernHlGrRi
recognition. was placed in csmna1
Of al our naval tnrces IL Europe. a
wiser choice conll mot naEe bee-'
made handicapped nv en efncIerz
staff. ~ rnfnsRl ID cary out his IN
pnrra1lr recommendation and by IL
sfrnr-lcns which appear II ne 0pEn
To shameful misrepresentation. M -gz-E---
theiess aid ms tiurv like HI A-ssi-
can saziur What The navy arrnns-
tisfled IN making submarine 9p-T-
a1iuns ineffective and dangerous II
those engaged IN them and n wear
ing firwn rhe a1eIry - su--sn1g-- L
accomplished by ms E-EzRE1me-1 aid
direction Il ROSE superior IN depa---
rnerrral er-nr< and depa-Inenral
hiurliiers
'.fOf the splendid character II our
1,uvy's personnel there never has been
question. II is IN administration 1sIH<
our chief concern lies. Il is mn until
mad been H W.T. for almost a year
that pressure of peril compelled rec
u1,i-san of sound principles and r.1r
development nf al urgz1lza-rl
which c.guii per1nr7n rsRs scrv1ru.
When the WIZ came II Europe ret
concentrations uf patriotic experts
were fiuured and plans prupDsnd Tor
effective preparedness were brushed
aside. Naturally. knuwiedgn uf this
action augmented PrussiGn ARD