| Show NAVAL POWER OF THE UNITED STATES Is THE government of the united states a first class naval power this isanthe is at the present time an appropriate question to ask in honest truth it must be admitted that it is not how over ever it is but fair to say that it is fast growing into a naval power of importance of this fact the navy register for 1891 furnishes abundant proof we are at least in a position to say that our interests are not entirely de fance fenceless lem there are four new vessels added to the navy which do not appear in last years register they are am the philadelphia det oAta san francisco newark and concord in process of construction are a number of other vessels including the five armored alipe which are named the indiana the oregon the new york and the monterey terey the elret three of these are belted cruis bre of tons each displacement placement dir dim the new york will be an armed cruiser of tons tone and the monterey a low freeboard barlette turret coast defense vessel of tons there Is also a harbor defence ram of 2050 tons now build building ing at bath there la is a fast triple acre screw w protected cruiser of tons in proem process of construction A duplicate of the latter has been authorized by CoD congress gress to be built in san ban francisco there is in a ton v veasel ea being built the cincinnati and raleigh two ton cruisers three 2000 ton vessels and two 1060 1050 ton gun boaen are also in process of building three new tugs and a practice cruiser are also being set up at elizabethport Elizabeth port orL in addition to all these I 1 bids have been asked for a new vessel capable of making 27 knots ignots an hour in the open sea this shows that the united states are fast becoming a naval power and if italy only waits one year longer she will meet with a warm greeting on this side aide the sea if she seeks a brush with america |
