Show buum and now wo learn that our resolve to increase oar gayy and put it upon a footing so as to protect our im menso coast line is actually striking terror in tho countries of europe england is quite exercised over the mattor and the young kaiser of germany who has made such struggles for recognition on the seas is non paused america has been at tho business of hip building ao short a time compared with the same work done in europe that it shows what american energy and capital can accomplish when once the resolve is made world has also witnessed that american men of war are not io bo sneered at the recent little cruise which our now boats took to the old world performed that were surprising while the of their workmanship was as subject of wonders why our increased navy should inspire fear wo cannot well understand americans have never been aggressive and they certainly have no de eire 0 increasing their boundary by force ant it is a fact that wo have a longer coast line than any other country and this demands the defense which eniy a good fleet can give then americans interests abroad must bo protected by american arms when occasion demands and not be under the necessity of calling on guns to shelter citizens of tho united states as happened in central america two years ago |