Show DEFENDS THE NAVY HERO OF MANILA INSISTS THAT OUR STRENGTH ON THE SEA IS 18 NO BLUFF ha has no fear of war but recognizes necessity of stronger merchant marine and Is I 1 heartily in favor of ship subsidy laws washington defending with char vigor the american navy admiral dewey asserted during an interview on an thursday that not only la is our navy not a I 1 bluff but that be he Is confident that it would give a good account of itself should war ever come the admiral admirals a remarks were called forth by a statement attributed to for mor mer representative alandis of indiana who in a recent speech at cincinnati ohio on advocating ship subsidy la Is reported to have said that those americans who are informed considered our navy a bluff declaring that ho he saw no war clouds gathering on the horizon ad miral dewcy dewey discussed several phases of the navy he lie expressed himself as heartily in favor of ship subsidy legislation and made a strong plea for the continued up building of the navy davy 1 referring to the remark attributed to mr landis admiral admira ot of course what mr landis meant was hat that the navy would be comparatively useless in time of war without necea sary auxiliaries drawn from the merchant marine the admiral expressed the belief bellet that bat ship sidy legislation could be secured were it no not for the use ot the word subsidy which he said many people did not like because they thought it meant to give some thing thin for nothing |