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Show tho Western cities. For myself I do not fear for them now. But recently there have arisen certain questions that may bring about friction. "Suppose tnere should come a conflict con-flict tomorrow. How futile would be our efforts to protect Hawaii and the Philippines that Is, for the moment." The admiral brought out his Bcrap-book. Bcrap-book. It contained stories of tho fleet's entourage from the time It left Hampton Roads, Dec. 1, 1907, up to tho present "The newspaper everywhere greeted greet-ed me with marked cordiality," remarked, re-marked, he, as he turned the pages. "Here you will see what tho press Qt Australia had to say. Never in my life did I observe such enthusiasm for a foreign flag. ' "My opinion Is that If we ever get Into trouble west of Hawaii, Australia Austra-lia would come running along to our aid with the speed of the wind. "In all wo have traveled 45,700 nautical nau-tical miles. Few were the accidents. The mortality among 6uch an aggregation aggrega-tion of men has been small. Our vessels ves-sels have been met with no accidents; storms have rushed upon us, but we weathered them beautifully. Every battleship you ' soe before you. coul'l turn her prow' southward and go around the horn again as 60on as we could re-load. 'It has been an instructive voyage. I have no patience with those who criticise President Roosevelt for having hav-ing ordered It. I do not know. 1 will not say no one knows, no one positively can say but if someone tells you that the trip averted a 'scrap don't call him a liar." ' MIGHT HAVE BEEN WAR. Admiral Sperry, after his trip around tho world, mado several very significant ttatements. tho most Important Im-portant referring to Japan. "Japan couldn't now do us any. harm, even if she desired to do so,' said Admiral Sperry. "She hasn't any fighting force. Sho hasn't any now battleships. On the Pacific, away from her own shores, floating about idly and tnistlng to luck, she has some five or six old. played-out lighters, but they are not headed thla way and will never como this way. She Is patching up her old ships. "But how much more secure we would feel If we had tho Pacific and the Atlantic and all American coasts Btrongly protected. I mean by that coaBt defense, warshipB near by to keep tho enemy away. Only tn recent years havo we had cause to fear for |