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Show BEFEBBJK 111 HERO OF MANILA INSISTS THAT OUR STRENGTH ON THE SEA 18 NO BLUFF. Haa No Fear of War, But Recognizes Necessity of Stronger Merchant Marine, and Is Heartily In Favor of 8hlp Subsidy Laws. Washington. Dofondlng with char-acterlstlo char-acterlstlo vigor tho Amoricnn navy, Admiral Dewey asserted during an Intorvlow on Thursday, that not only is our navy not a "bluff," but that ho Is confident that It would glvo a good account of Itself should war evor come. Tho admiral's romarkB woro called forth by a statement attributed to former for-mer Representatlvo ILandls of Indiana, In-diana, who, In n recent speech at Cincinnati, Ohio, on advocating ship subsidy, is reported to havo said, "Thnt thoso Amorlcans who are Informed In-formed considered our navy a bluff." Declaring thnt he saw no war clouds gathering on the horizon, Admiral Ad-miral Dowoy discussed sovoral phases of tho navy. Ho expressed himself ns heartily In fnvor of ship subsidy legislation nnd in ado a strong plea for the continued upbuilding of the navy. Referring to the remark attributed to Mr. Lnhdis, Admiral Dowoy said, "of course, what Mr. Lundis meant was that tho navy would bo comparatively useless in time of war without necessary neces-sary auxiliaries drawn from tho merchant mer-chant mnrlno." The admiral expressed tho bellof that ship subsidy legislation could bo secured were It not for tho uso of tho word "subsidy," which he said mnny pcoplo did not llko becauso thoy thought It meant to givo something some-thing for nothing. |