The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-07

responsible for the laying of the great
mine barrage in the North Sea which
crippled Germany considerably. After
all, it is not entirely gun strength that
counts. The number, morale and train
ing of the men behind the guns may
give victory to a weaker fleet" There
is great need at the present moment in
keeping the public interested in the navy
the Parkersburg News is convinced, if
for no other reason than that naval de-
tense is constantly changing science
and no greater change has ever been
marked IN it than is now taking place
through the development of the air arm
Aircraft construction is still an ex-
pertinent. We have merely gone far
enough to sense its tremendous possibili-
ties. Not to follow up what already has
been done is to invite future disaster if
war should come" 1t "also was fit
ting" the Allentown Chronicle and
News pointed out, that Mr.. Roosevelt's
birthday should be chosen for the OBJ
servance of navy day. the purpose of
which was to keep active popular inter-
est in Uncle Sans fighting forces of
the seas" And, in the opinion of the
Danville Register, the celebration will
subserve a good purpose if it awakens
the interest of the masses of the people
IN the navy and creates a greater ap-
probation of naval employees in peace
time such as exists in war time. The
maintenance of the highest possible eff
ficiency is eminently desirable and any
movement to promote and stimulate
popular appreciation Of the navy, it's
merits and it's service, will stimulate en-
listments and service in the navy and |
aid in assuring high personnel" Even |
though the country is committed to the |
policy of limitation of naval ornaments |
in agreement with other nations" the |
Pittsburgh Dispatch insists this makes |
no reason why the navy we have should |
not be maintained in the highest state |
of perfection for service"
In the opinion of the Boston Herald, |
Gov. Bakers opposition twas not well
founded and it was entirely proper to |
show the vital relation between the navy
and all the activities of our national life |
as they have been demonstrated |
throughout our history. The American |
people are not militaristic and keeping |.
Roosevelt's birthday as navy day is not |
going to make them so" Assailing the |
motives behind the opposition of the |
governor of Maine the Boston Trans |
cript declared that The is not straight |
American" and recalls that he de |
liberately misrepresented'' the naval |
treaties and absented himself from the
citizens military training camp be
cause he was in doubt regarding the
desirability of training the youth of |
Maine with the colors of national cti-
zenship." The Chicago Tribune in de-
claring that there was to be a serious at
tempt to reduce the navy 'below the
point of safety declares that "our
navy has written many of the glorious
pages in history and it needs friends to-
day. Unless it finds them in sufficient |
number the nation will be the loser in
the hour of trial which comes to all /
peoples and one day or another win /
come to US"
Lloyd Georges plan is to neither quite
quit nor quit quiet.-Washington Post.
Our advice to Thanksgiving turkeys l
is. Call hunger strike."-Muskegon 1
Chronicle. 4
The pigskin is coming out and the
youths skin is coming off-CIeveland Il
Plain Dealer. II
One way to improve the postal service II
IS to stop mailing bills.-El Paso Times II
The Mahdi is, to Mohammedans. tbe
expected messenger of Allah to comuIete |
Mohammeds work by converting the J
world to his religion or exterminatirr
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