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Show - 0FESS10NAL FJGII I'KRS. -The revival of the American n- vy. says the World, was supported in I made possible solely b' the i g'tn ent that it was designed to - , ti e peace. It was advocated as a in-:-us of national defense. And it wa i'ec!ared that the inevitable an 1 irresistible result of a new navy v. ould be to diminish if not who'iy lo destroy the chances of war bet.-. our peace-loving people' and :i r ll.er less friendly disbursed nati it . This i a eound.-f"-' American view :o I !:o of a m&y. It is Uut only re , n wbii navHKr!fmenl; should be lypt upj.'rto taxes of our indiji ritpSpulatioii. And the promf5(if tho navy were both ffflligent iu their course and patriotic in their motives when they provided for this valuable addition addi-tion to our defensive resources. But now there appears on the scene a email but noiny element evidently under the mistaken idea that our navy was intended not for defense and security but for offense and aggrigation. So eager are they for bloodshed that they canuct wait until we have a cause worth fighting fight-ing for or a navy worth fighting with. They are almost afraid that if we do not fight with Chile it may be a long while before we have a chance to fight with so promising a victim. The mistake these gentlemen make is total They neither know their country nor their century nor their interests. Xo greater mistake mis-take could be committed than to stair the rare and peaceful record of the Republic with a needless and avoidable war. Ami no political poli-tical party nor plutocratic interest could survive the responsibility for such a crime. |