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Show THE WORLD'S ARMAMENTS. The enormous appropriation for tho navy, made by ph the Congress of this country, is a reminder that sim- l ilar or greater amounts are being made by France, B Germany and Russia while Great Britain feels it in- B cumbent upon herself to double the amount of any B other power, her thought being that her position B among the nations makes it necessary for her to B keep her navy equal in power to that of any other B B The question comes back, how long can this be B borne? France is but a little larger than one of B our western states; Germany is naturally a poor B country, Great Britain is very ricli but unless Africa B can give her commerce a new life, she has turned the B center of her money-making power through trade; B while tho awful debt of her late war presses feav- B fully upon her. The world hoped that the Peace B Congress would open the way to an understanding B through which in the name of peace, the nations B might agree to stop the strain of building great B navies. m But the world is too wicked tor that. It will j have to como from some other direction, probably B through offensive and defensive alliances. There B are but five nations now to come to an agreement. B With those five combined, the outside world would B be helpless to oppose them. Is there not statesman- B ship enough to bring that about? The incentives B are greater than ever. Times are very hard every- B where except in the United States. The great source Jfl of our last five years of prosperity was the drain of fl the Old World's money to our shores. That has made B her burdens all the more hard to bear. The other B incentive is the lesson taught by the Boer war. It B is equal to a notice served upon the world's land- B grabbers that their occupation is finished. A great' B power can no longer assail a weak one with an as- "H surance of success. The lust of conquest must bo H given' up and this is so plain that it seems to us the !H jt '-'igm K j l world's statesmen ought to be in a mood to come Hl'l'lh nn understanding. i"!i Tliey could keep their relative strength the same HI H is at present and reduce their expenses for armies ji and navies 70 per cent, and we believe all that is l II1 needed to bring this around is to have it proposed in H n r' a aviso way and by a power strong enough to com- II , , maud the world's attention. h; - |