Show THE NAVY We rc are arc told that throe three battleships of r the thc class two to battle cruisers sixteen Jq torpedo edo boat destroyers MX six ix submarines and nd a number of smaller maller vessels are arc needed ia il the thc comi coning com com- i ig ng g year to keep our oui- navy in ill its relative e position p. p t i mong ng the navies of the world f That at is Secretary Meyers Meyer's recommendation t present prese t the hc IHl navy imay j. j has lias three thirty hj tY hlee battleships but four of these will be b. t. twenty years old in HI H 1914 4 S Se Secretary 1 su says say s v H A 9 time tiro is si remote il if hi-if f. f iK c i im n Q I armed and and helpless nation may be reasonably malicious lIs well armed safe afe from attack by powers especially in a n. commercial age such as IS the pros pres cut ent The battle cl cruisers sers asked for arc all of or a anew anew new type but they t arc needed ns as as are the three new hOW battleships It is a it plain case casc that it is almost criminal for foron on our om c country 1 to cease in the lc least st its efforts to have o two wo conspicuous fleets one for fot each ocean because nations are h like hC J C men they men they arc are given t to 0 bullying and when a b bully sees secs au an all adversary 1 unarmed un Un- n. n armed he Jie is all the time more persistent in his lis assault We y c think the thc sentiment of or the people of th the United States is 15 cc Always make malco for peace pence when peace pem lan can be secured honorably but never for a moment leave lea it IL so that in case ease of a a. a dispute our helpless condition would be an incentive for some savage power to make war upon us us A good deal of fear is expressed that when the tho Democrats in March l get full control they will neglect the thc navy navr We do 10 ii not t L look ook for that thai We Ye look to see sec more activity in ship simil building than has hns been for several years years that c that rs-that that is in warship building The Tho Democrats claim that their two secretaries of the navy Mr Whitney Whiitney first and then Mr Herbert were wera time the real fathers of or the present navy and we think the idea of the Texan Texans is s the idea of the Democratic party A northern man went to Texas and stopped at ata a hotel and after a few days he hc asked the thc land land- lord ord what his idea was about a man carrying a agun agun agun gun in Texas And the reply was You might not need it for ton ten years but when you rou do you'll need it like hell |