Show THE NAVY discussing tho the possibility of 0 a eur asuro pear war we r it will ho bo noticed how bow much wore litls arc Is put upon the relative size of 0 the navies ot of those countries than upon their ar armies not only Is 1 the exact tonnage figured upon but particular ships are designated with their size speed and ar armament in arroe to bhoj what in a 11 crisis ono individual ship might be able to accomplish they know each others power on land and that there them would bo be no lack of 0 soldiers but it requires time to build ships and to nt fit them up for war these things remind us ua that th t in the there natural course of things there la Is not one nation of europe that ill does docs riot not know exactly the strength th 0 f the united states navy the number and character chafart r ot of tho the ships their tonnage mole horse borse power pott er their speed and their armament for or it ft Is 1 certain that there Is not one ot of those thosa powers that does docs not expect in case of 0 trouble with the united states slates that the fighting would be upon the sea the mca idea of 0 invading our country has haa kovl r been since tho the groat great review in washington at t tile tho close of 0 the civil war or or indeed since the account of tho the battles ot of that war was read because all foreign soldiers and stAtes statesmen mork saw at a glance that by the ricord record ot of the killed hilled and in malan almed d it if this country divid ed cd could light that way why when once more united to attempt an invasion of our country would be in the nature of national hul clde when tho the monitor drove back the merrimac Merrl Ider mac fatally wounded wound d to her arr lair it was clear that the monitor had likewise in effect sunk every fighting ship ot of europe kuo rope anil and it was a to seo see with what a desperation of zeal great britain went to work to place herself once more the foremost of naval powers now it seems to Us that all tho the high authorities of our government govern ment ought to be familiar with these facts ought to see where in the event of war tho the objective point ot of tho enemy certainly would bt be and make haste to create around the nucleus ot of our present novy navy such an array of ships and guns as would cause all the powers of 0 the earth to desire an arbitration treaty with tho the united states we think it safe gate to say boy that without our present commencement men emont cement of a pavy navy lord salisbury would never have agreed to the present treaty but really there Is ia another reason the future traffic between our nation and the world will be mostly done through ehlis lips and a narong merchant neet fleet la 14 nn an Ini impossibility possIbility without the backing of a strong navy the merchant steamer must know that a fighting ship Is 13 within call and in the ports of barbarous and people from ft horn our best beat trade must come thera must be an impression fixed in a the hearts of those peo peoples pica labat that american citizenship 19 1 comet something hing exceedingly sacred and that behind it la Is it power ever ready to defend it and this impression can only be hied fixed by the navy thero there Is one more thought an armed ship la Is only placing thought and labor in a material mater lal form when hen such tl a ship hip 8 Is 13 built it means meana that out of gorno comparatively worthless woith less substances sub by train and labor the shining structure hus been wrought rought and that the money thus invested has all gone back into tho the channels of trade not only should the ships be built but all up and down both coasts boasts docks and shop for repair should be established then such arrangements arrance monta should bo be mado made as would insure tho the establishment and continuance of those auxiliaries of a a lighting fighting navy lines of swift merchant ships to all the worlds 9 important ports with this accomplished most other nations zia tlona would seem second or third or fourth class compared with ours |