Show ii bill it ail firon ed lot aej trinh afe phlp march 1 admiral porter who has made a cry careful study of the from a naval eier anco tho CK abtin arose is by the mar as avaun paid recently A pin is lighting for if principle la involved the first war with great was for principle and it ui our and national the waa for principle and gave us our maritime independence the war aaa fur principle and rae us a subjugated on our athola coast the mar for the juniou was for principle and in the restoration of the authority of alio llio and gave lif a leopld of the north and boubli by a spirit which will la equal to every posa ihla 1 ie carefully investigated the clories about the it as if they were put out at the instigation of his to tent bo of his own and our pole lie never lias been the friend 0 the united states he will find out very promptly alio temper of the people of course we are weak at on alie ocean he but there is u plan will meet the emergency and will badly cripple germany while wo are gel ling ready no one supposes sap poses alio american would give up thu until germany biad received a bound drubbing we haie a surplus and revenues enough witta alie taxed now at the point to carry oil a desultory war until we are in igli linK trim while we are petting can prohibit the entry of german manufactures in the united stated that is an important item ia the momentary activity of germany we fiend many millions there to pay for goods if for the time being germany try to blockade our ports in less than CO days we would lind an english fleet on our coasts involved in protecting her own trade millions danl more t eods finding a macket in the united states could not be cut without ruining british industries france would also have an interest meanwhile we could get along without their goods if necessary sj england and france would be forced as a measure of belt defence to protect their vessels and their trade v ith the united states As the country knows I 1 have been urging la letters and re ports alie importance of building up a powerful navy we leave wealth an resources to lead the world in a navy but taking matters aa they are tie government should go to hogland and france both countries being ahead of germany in majern naval anil guns and buy all the rifled guns we can tonj and bring them here we will very soon make aae for them here ia a list of the entire strength of the off man navy it is more than we lne but we have mone yand could easily depend f tj OOOO m ships and appliances ances of w ar there is league island at philadelphia alie grandest place on atie continent tor a great navy yard hue can build one wo can build city thipa right here it is inaccessible to foreign fleets the channel of alio river could be levied with torpedoes i necessary or they might be operated facca alie elore slaps could be built nith all the materials nar at liand of course this would tale time in the meantime we would be compelled to resort to other modes of ouen sive war with in biety days I 1 could put an improvised fleet in motion which would make short work with german commerce are 00 german steamers afloat I 1 know where they arc we haio a I 1 could pick them out now they would answer fur privateers about the time w e would have this part of alie work disposed 0 german affected by the foreign trade would le paralyzed alile we would be at alio height of prosperity we are always prosperous in time of war we would then bo getting ready to begin lighting it might be poap ida that germany would seize samoa fur the lima bin the I 1 as act of lie qipei tion would present another complication |