Show MR LANDIS In the course of or a recent speech Mr Charles B BLandis BLandis BLandis Landis formerly a congressman from Indiana stated that the American navy would be a good god deal of a bluff blurt If actual war were to begin tomorrow And the papers over the country have taken that statement out of ot its context and arid criticised the Indiana man rattier rat ratier er severely Mr Landis Lan ls point was that the navy needs the support of a better marine marino service that In case of war the United States would have trouble sending coal to Its warships because the nation has no vessels that could be transferred to t the auxiliary service And he was perfectly right in his view It has been made clear that the colliers provided by the govern government government government ment could do scarcely anything in keeping the time war warships warships warships ships coaled if It the demand were made upon them Ships made solely as colliers are expensive they are of ot no value excepting for their work of at carrying coal to the various stations in time of peace or of attend attending attendIng attending ing the fighting fleets in case of war If It there were a stronger American marine those vessels could be making money for their owners in time of peace and could be transformed Into colliers when the th fact of ot war demanded it Those who read Mr Landis speech entire find no fault with It And It Is hardly fair to a man of his quality to take from big hi address a single sentence which may be tortured into questionable meaning m aning |