Show ROOSEVELT WANTS FIRST CLASS GLASS NAV NAVY Would Do More to Insure Peace Pea I IThan Than a Simple Coast Defense IS DISCUSSED AT COLLEG COLLEGE Line Une Officers Win Out in Plans Plans' for Our Future War Vessels I Newport X R. R I. I JuI July 22 Pre this thiN morning paid a a. visit I to the tho th war college and anti the naval nl minim training college college- whore where double sentries wet wem thrown out over 11 the Island and nor none but army and na navy people epIc with the theIr families were vere permitted to approach the reservation save Rt accredited new news paper r men Anxiously awaiting the President yacht acht to appear was waR Rear Admin John P P. Merrill president of the nava nav naval war college with a largo large n or officers from rom th tho various naY navy yard 3rd the tho at Washington 8 and th tim na general board there being a dozen rear lear admirals In he hc ground marking the most important nf rif army arm and navy officers ever fI f I a a. out outside id of or Washington ashington It W was S the time day sot set lJ by tho ho to o attend th time tho final discussion of or battle hattle- hip plans and to take part palt in hat ha di cu lon and to make an acl adOres addres which was wa principally on the needs o oi of ofa a i great navy As soon snort as th the Mayflower anchored Admiral Merrill accompanied by hr CommandEr Com Corn nander mandEr AV W. y W. W Fullam commandant of Pt f the training station went ent aboard The Presidents President's salute was fired fron Crom ron he the Constellation and in iii turn tnt the the- battleship bat bat- Mississippi I and the tho Dalton l' l As I 01 the the- Mayflower r contain ng rig tin tin- President anI and arni 1 his family cam In n. n ho lii was wa gre greeted ted h by a tine HUP of or nava na 1 fleet s stationed at al the war raining and anti torpedo stations To 10 each h ie 0 had something to s say a and shoot ath Ah officers officer's hand J Jn it Il While 1 Duck tick uk l Uniforms Uniforms- I The Tho President reached time the end o ohe or I Ithe he the dock when n he was received ed by h- thi timi I Ihrl f de of naval apprentices a as a lIh snow white whit duck luck uniforms uniform ani nu aims b by their outdoor drills brigade ade under r Boatswain Wil 11 laniL P. P himself u u. tot former nf apprentice and the thA man wh cut Ut out ut the l names of Spaniard rd a at o Ii o it rt p vai We I r p arms ms tIC the bu Cl j t h ho m tl Q 1 11 lug SP h hI W I WIh l rl 1 I t tj S r It t ri ir n ri of t 1 ili T tnt tl the iho tn-n tn tune 4 n ot The Good Old h by th tim theo a tid caused cl I the Uie It e Pr President t to r J It s It great S Jion the variant officers an and l chic etty petty officers marched to time the front am ama amlie aud lie IC center the they saluted The President I mod lude a complimentary speech The Tho Pre President l then went to the tJ war star allege collel where ho lie delivered erd hN his address with ith the army and navy un prest pres- pres present ent ut t as were veme Gl General Horace Porter Forer States ambassador to ParI Paris Assistant Secretary Newberry of the th na ivy Mrs Irs C. C Grant Lafarge and Miss ier a n cousin of the tilt President St t i Appeal PI al for for- Ship Time Tho President in III his nis address made malic a a. irring r appeal for foa a lit st H t class elas na navy l 1 ant A a cla cias s lighting hUn na navy na or orI orno no I navy at nt nil all lu ii soul said A first class t fi nay navy I is the tue m most t effective of peace this m nation can an ha c Lye i There are nn always a number of and well meaning people who e hove lio in ill having ha a n nan merely mere for Cor forat coa at art t defense A purely defensive na ivy Li would be he almost worthless To Til ocate ad such a n navy na Is like advocat- advocat g a school of or prize 1 In which b hut but t parry THUry no nn one mae should do sin an anything I hI hope this nation will never ne have hn to i hit hItt We t e should tb do everything t. hO can be lC done one to avoid trou- trou hie e C. C nut hen hen we do go 10 to war I w ir I only excusable If Ir the na navy naI is I pro mire pared red ired to hammer It Its opponent t hi S null lighting fighting And you ou cant can't m. baum baum- 01 er n 1 yom opponent If I you Oll wait walt for 01 form em him m ft to 0 come to tire the const and ham- ham rr F YOU vou Ott fit first r Tor r the protection of our coasts we w weed ed PO so o that the thC navy y ay Ix- Ix left leit free tree to stretch out ansi and stroy y th time the enemy That hat In is Its Ion Iii nn President Pr l Roosevelt noose declared d that h. t o. o cn C en If Ir the United States had no I Isi- Isi I. I and id possessions lon the need neel for an rig nIT would still be Itco bee naval policy ro p I e ent nt It wn was as learned I however l' l that the resulted In Iii a n. victory for forI lon Hereafter l' l the tho plans plaits Int e I- I line 1111 officers or war warships will vili Include those sug- sug l which conic Come from officers n who Oaf I II and tight light f ht the th ships rind and not nol alto alto- I thor ither from th the construction corps corp 11 id sl board There will be in- inno n no shaking up imp of cit the Lime Im-enu Im system hut but the officers r- r who Whit Fail II the lit ships L of nr the nay navy n will vill he he hearil heard aril jard in the making of oC the plans for lor lorie ie c. c future ships shills After Arter tiles the discussion lon tIme the president h by 13 Admiral Merrill and Com Com- Comander ander Fullom to t the mesi- mesi nce ence of the commandant where WI was served cr Mrs evelt ansi and Miss Roosevelt eH wives g and id 0 the time army officers anti and their present wOre ere re About 3 o'clock the president and e and d party boarded the th rs nOo Roosevelt for Cor the hI 1 return urn trip to ster Day Bar |