| Show DEFENDS THE NAVY HERO ERO OF MANILA INSISTS THAT OUR STRENGTH ON THE SEA IS NO BLUFF has no fear of wart war but recognizes necessity of stronger merchant marine and la Is heartily in favor of ship subsidy laws washington defending with characteristic act vigor the american navy admiral dewey assorted asserted during an interview on thursday that not only Is our navy not a 14 bluff but that he Is confident that it would give a good account of itself should war ever come the admirals remarks were called forth by a statement attributed to former represent active landis ot of indiana who in a recent speech at cincinnati ohio on advocating ship subsidy Is reported to have said that those theme americans americana who aro are informed considered our navy a bluff declaring that he be saw no war clouds gathering on oa the horizon hurldon hurl zon ad miral dewey discussed several phases of the navy ile he expressed himself as heartily in favor avor of ship subsidy legislation and made ta strong plea for the continued building up ot of the navy referring to the remark attributed to mr landis admiral dewey said saia ot course what mr biandis meant was that tho the navy would bo be comparatively useless in time of war without necessary auxiliaries drawn from the merchant marine the admiral expressed tho the bollot belief that ship subsidy legislation could be secured wore it not for the use of the word subsidy which he said many people did not like alko because they thought it meant to give something thane for nothing |
