Show fleet of war vessels for t the pacific coast efly wasfi X the comi commercial nere ial ergat organization I 1 iz atholl of the Pacific c sta slates have been invited by the promotion to c cooper co o oper ate in the great m movement movement to bring hr ing about tile the proper naval protection for tile the pacific coast by y w maintaining ai n tai 1611 gi in n the pacific paci fie j ocean au an adequate fleet of war i vessels unusual interest has lic been hen displayed in this il lion on and ar acle people are aroused i to the necessity of preserving av the commercial supremacy ac of tle the pacific ocean t to 0 the united states by such means in ili the past the atlantic has been the home of the american r navy while the Paci pacifier fir fleet has been in ill name L only it having if 4 it a few cruisers gull baits recently liow how I 1 ver vcr the 1 lie importance of if t the ile 1 ei i fie fic bot both h idly aidi brait icalia ic aliv lins bis been recognize rec 4 d and while ranle in ill tile the past the cust custom lias has been to lo speak of the pacific coast its as the back door united states t that ha t lay dy is tiow now phet and our houe has 1 us too front arout doors besides i his hi our most over i ec pos possessions are aie in ill tile pa ii these pose mid and tins this commerce must be afforded protection and such protection can call oil only y be given by the meana of an adequate naval force tt is believed that this matter properly p presented re seated to IQ the administration at washington will result in the maintaining of such a force ity in pacific waters and the california Pro pramot inot ion committee has taken up the matter matler through its various agencies and connections not dot tonly only throughout california but th through rought oregon washington idaho utah nevada and arizona the various COM commercial MArciai organizations through these states west of the great rocky Mountain mou mai n water shed together with the commer commercial ciul organization of tile the territory of hawaii maskit alaska and the philippines have been invited to 10 cooperate co operate with the committee in this mutter matter by addres addressing shig a request to the secretary of the navy touched couched in the following beims wro ito the honarable the secretary of the navy we res respectfully P pet petition for proper and adequate naval protection for the pacific a of the U united cited states W we e realize that with the eon con r starkly growing comm commerce erce of the paci pacific fie this ocean is is to be the scene of the future struggle for commercial supremacy and that to no nation is this supremacy pre inacy more essential than to the united states we realize that the pacific C coast of the united states is in ill such Lin unprotected protected condition that incalculable damage could be done to the nation and more especially to that part of it I 1 ying lying on tile the pacific ocean ly a foreign nemy aneina before ah adequate flet foi protection and defense could be mobilized on oil atlantic baters awl and sent to pacific waturs waters we respectfully respect full aprily diat you will in ill the exercise of your aul authority hority orif r that there be maintained tied permanently up on oil ahu P bitle ocean a noet fleet of will chips 0 of not lot less than twelve first cluts battleships all and eight large armored cruisers 11 this document is boing being signed by all tho camner commercial cial organ izat ions and sent to rufus P jennings jenning chairman the california promotion commatee Comm coi itee california building union square san sail francisco the idea is to present the wishes of jf the people in this manner to the see sec detary of the navy at tb the e time tiina the entire fleet is in san sail francisco bay |