| Show I 1 I 1 N the comparative naval strength of tile european Il liveris tito minor bior hawil powers aro rall fall in likic ginare inore or irn completely out of tit alie I 1 losli of spain and portugal Pir have hao ceased to ile he and greece liui liu i not become ot of an any naval importance spain alone snaking aonie email ettura lo 10 keep keell ble but oven that elfort la Is chiefly expending itself as that of tile united milled states government Is about tu tod expend ingolt bytho by tho uio bye ln in the tha af pf production un of very fait olay may bo be in ili preying upon coull coin meree but bill which uru ore scarcely ly lit ili to tight evin even pirates anti and which a rl rent war maill would dispose of witt with it single rould of tier her battery rire they V ill effi efficient clent in ili running huby no doubt when daimon arises but running ru anini away avay wits was nut hot tile the method hoil by which the united w won 1 I 1 distinction nor that by w which 1 i 1 cals hp 1 ain tin once great ar und and immortal the naval policy of lany is pho 14 tit al limit without upon we tny open sea aen turkey ii id slowly but sure auro y lo 10 russia find in ill 1110 near future tho alio russian clack aa fleet will nold unquestioned kinstery ins inis tery turkey y italy oas nas a naviel tote role of to play in europe und and oil iha I 1 la it wull well Austria would do well vell to hesitate it in tier her preset present it ila niia I 1 I 1 condition before aaen al 11 tu to tile the swift and destruct destructive ivo onslaughts tho the tremendously and exco fait italian ships could make upon har la Is it a really fruat groat na naviel val rower power and there thera tire ell icum would kuulii make it naval conflict between liot tier lier and england one of tile uncertain ill the his tory of thu the world tho the french have very larkely largely abandoned abna donod the krotec tion of their guns by arthor we noot louit unhappily have still moro more largely abandoned tile of our ships and it reli nallus to bu be seen which luia lina been tho the foolish in 01 it conflict tile french would havo hava ahli advantage over england tho iho overthrow of their guns guna ur or the tha of their gunners un at them honi would not prevent their ahia them thein elvei front froin withdrawing from tie lie lion ilon and repairing their injuries what won voula 11 our colling wooda and hebbons Hen bons both these latter with guns as much exposed led us as the french bythe byllie by the llie lye hye when their long fragiao endi had been smashed hed and aad water logged and their eign speed peed consequently gone eone la Is it a question wh which ich I 1 prefer not to of if aorl ter thero there was t there 11 ore la Is there over ever will be but ono one sound 01 I 1 CY fors for a nation that do irta the B buas Ts 11 and fill can word to ili 10 po find t thiet 1 i it 1 i i to reject nil all doubtful fada all dana dangerous erous I 1 emicles and 0 t insure wl thou t beasing pronounced superior 0 rl ty in every known and measurable dement of naval Now no w laven I 1 n ve n iona eions will and mutt must bu be anade new sources of power now means of attack will and inest bo be discovered disca vered but th theio ebo o filings d take dike HIDO and money and skill to develop a I 1 I 1 d that power la tho greatest and safest which from time to time and andul always waya prefers tile the thing which cual sue aeed enl to that which may and which athers rear fear will full fail in ili tile the hour of trial one on hope hopa ithe present writer wilier have and it it 14 that tile ho terrible do de of tho the weapons of nf war for terrible it la 18 with all its shott bhurl cottini co tuini i and tile the enormously in aas ing cost coat alike of actions anil 0 ol 01 if between and fleets will tend to and to tn greally further furt lier those influences chieh uro tire happily operating oper atlue lu ili favor of peace and good will aln ainone men sir ed ward 1 rued flood in Mag magazine azail for february |
