Show HUE SATS SAVL NAVY we had bad no navy eight years baars I 1 ago that could cope copa with the modern men of war wo had it is true a low few wooden hulka bulks that baided bailed tho the sene leas f Hying the am american e rican fla flag g but I 1 P whenever they them we went nt abroad and our conr ton rista I 1 afi cl alced lanced to 10 see iwo them at the a side idlof of the modem vessels of tle the leaa leading 19 countries of europe it feeling of chagrin agri ori on the part of americans then began aery a cry for a navy by th the a p press ress of the country regardless of politics H e call and heavy for new war vessels were ladeby mails by engross 9 s tody our caun country try hafl hab a fleet of which all americans Amon cans should feel proud rona moat marvelosa mar velona in the I 1 eyes of the poverty stricken countries of europe has been the Ahe growth of pur our modern d navy foreign officers be j held the white equa squadron dron bent across the atlantic on parade two yd yeara ars ego with nt nothing hing short chert of amazement today many of those samo saino officers have come over an this side do of the ocean to inspect our vessels in their native waters of course they will be more amazed than over ever for a I 1 number of fine new vessels have b been a en added adloe to our navy in the lust last twelve mont hsin fact some of tho best beat vessels of our fleet have beba lannet ed in that time I 1 congress has given the boys boya of our oar boats all the money they want to spend in feasting their comma from the old world and the visitors viii tors will so go b back ic k homo home and spread tho the fame of the american navy the present naval review will therefore be an event long to be remembered and it will do ranch much toward elevating conr navy and inc increasing our foreign in fluence |