Show I We presume that the announcement of Duke Voraguas plan to build a vast navy for Spain must be taken with allowances al-lowances It Is not easy to see what Spain now wants with a strong navy Having lost her colonies which gave the only reason she had for the existence exist-ence of a navy she now hhd better confine con-fine herself to home development and the making of whatever may be of use to her people within the boundaries of Spain A good field of alfalfa Is of far more benefit to Spain than a warship could possibly be and a Rowing machine ma-chine of more practical use than a field gun The building of a great navy might be soothcful of pride but it would be a costly folly which Spain cannot afford to undertake |