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Show be kept constantly ready for eervioe. Ho reiterated that the United Btatea should have a navy equal to any other In tha world. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt declared de-clared paelflem waa not aa dead In thla country aa ha would Ilka to oee it, adding that there had boon wars In the past and would be In the future. Ha aald that tha last war had found the United Btatea unprepared and that wa must be better prepared next time. BIG NAVY READY TO FIGHJ URGED Secretary Denby Addresses Dinner Meeting of League - WASHINGTON. March 7. A navy prepared to fight gad aa large aa that of any other nation wa advocated by Secretary Denby In an addreaa at the annual dinner of tha Navy league. His declaration waa supported by Sec rotary ro-tary of War Weeks, who also spoke. Secretary Denby aald auch a navy would not be directed at any ona power and would not mean that thia country had entered on a race for naval na-val armament. A big navy, -he -aald, waa aimply "In tha name class aa fire lnaurance on a home." Secretary Weeks aald now that the people were fully aroused to tha responsibilities re-sponsibilities entailed In the upkeep of an adequate navy, he hoped It would |