Show THE UNITED STATES NAVY A cries out that if there is contemporary anything anything any any- thing wrong in our lighting fighting ships let it be known and the American people will fix it A good answer to 10 all that was made by Admiral Converse in his report report report re re- re- re port to the senate lie He said V We c have haye compromises in ill our designs of battleships because it is impossible to construct t a perfect battleship No ship has bas been built by us inferior to those of any nation designed at same time Another pretty good assurance of the efficiency of our ships has lias been in evidence down in Callao The They seemed to be as was the Oregon when she ei circled cled the continent and then without repairs repairs' took her place in iii the Sampson Schley fleet feet and bore off the honors of that da day dap of days at Santiago The fleet has excelled all others in everything save an actual battle Is there a any y nation thai that would like to test it itin itin in ili that way We Ye rather suspect not There is this too about it Whenever that thai test has been made there have haye been no complaints about American ships A writer in the Scientific American criticises the ships ships ships- their ships their armor is too loo low they have not high enough free boards That reminds us of a gallery criticism of a great tragedy or opera or book Vb What a t is the criticism of an amateur worth who never wrote or pla played ed a tragedy who never composed an opera or wrote a book The of the navy United States is its own answer to fault finders |