Emery County Progress | 1907-02-16 | Page 4 | Must Increase Navy

MUST INCREASE NAVY united states needs more battleships to control the pacific chicago major general A W greely in an address in this city de dared that it the united states Is to fulfill her destiny as the controlling power of the pacific ocean and main tali her position as a world nation cue must recognize the gravity ot the problems which have arisen since she took over the and prepare to meet them general greely referred particularly to the menace ol 01 war with japan which has followed the recent anti japanese agitation in san and while he expressed the belief that the difficulty will be tided oyer pointed out the inevitable deoc currence of such contingencies and pleaded tor a navy which should en able the american people to maintain their national honor