Show ALL WANT BIGGER NAVIES Now that the United States Is faIrly fairly fair ly Jy launched on a a. policy of ot Increased na navy power other nations are evine- evine evincing ing activity along the same line Italy is going to establish a station in the Pacific and England is credited with tho the Intention of oC maintaining a permanent permanent permanent per per- manent fleet in Pacific waters All AU of which makes interesting the bill of or Congressman Hobson b by which fifty million dollars a year Is to bo 10 appropriated appropriated ap ap- ap- ap for construction of battle battle- ships Tho The basis of tho the calculation Is that tho United States must have a navy superior in strength to the strongest European and the strongest Asiatic nation That means England and Japan It is a a. big departure from the habit of or our nation It is a long Jong way a from acquiescence In the principles o of the peace congress It Is definite definite and and costly reliance costly reliance on strength as the ch challenge l enge and aDd defense of the nation But Dut w what at h belter Is there There I can be no question tho the nations of Europe J. defer to those that are able to defend themselves themselves and and to no other That is their habit with their neighbors In Asia England and France stopped Japan In wh when n they hAy thou thought hl It JI had gone one far enough h with China Chinn and stopped her again J aln ten years later when they felt fell any other course would too rapidly increase in in- crease p. p the tho strength of r Japan And the United States shared In that n don tion and s With the tho rapidly changing conditions condi contI I. I ions of the tho world our nation gains h territory ami and interests In Asia ARia With the rise riRe of oC Japan anti ana tho the advancement advance advance- ment mont of oC China that territory and even the tho COlt coast of California are arc menaced Our nation must be tho the strongest country country coun coun- try in the world because it has hns more exposed sed stations because there aro are more places vulnerable to to attack J If the preparation is 18 made malle the attack will not be he delivered el If no preparation I tion comes come the attack certainly will CO come me Fifty millions a year seems scorns like Jike a large sum lIm But Bitt ono one battle hattle with n a power prepared would cost far more than that In money and moner and involve ol consequences consequences con con- sequences not nol capable o of measurement measure measure- ment meat in cash |