Show HAVAL NAVAL the emitting exit ting complication complications in in europe have aroused investigation as to I 1 the comparative t naval strength of each nation and in ni nn 1 berous exchanges and ano in n man many of the leading magazines of this his country this question tion u is being clab brately discussed the he object thi this mainly ie is to show the ut utter ter deficiency of american coast de finc fences es and to cali A attention 4 n artt to to t the hi weakness of he the united states as a s t j I 1 t it ayrer WE eq DIP red b the naval resources of every other combatant the leading seaports of the country have been crying out for better const defense defenses aad baa taken steps i P n t toi towards djs the ibe p ro vist fv of suitable forts and the klic ata t united states on par PT wl aft 19 in in regard to maritime maritime power we rp in 11 the february nu number in r aiji of harpers arper I 1 sir edward J reed makes bakes a colip comparison arison of bv the naval strength of O 0 f european C powers he eay ohp anin or naval P powers i oera are re filli falling ing mor eor or ao 10 eis pot oft of th the q lists ef of u competitions spain and Port portugal uial hive ceased tb 0 o be and nd greece lix has lift apt ali y naval importance W in alone mall mak ing some atins it elgort t bojke respectable but even that effort Is chiefly expending itself as that of 1 the be united states government la 18 about to ex expend pepa itself 1 tae if by gna bya in the production of a tast vessel which maybe may be useful in pre preying ying up on it commerce but aich a real wilray war ship r liello would didd li 1 te ft hale round of her h ci bat b altery tej 14 ne e I 1 vr They trAll be efficient ia in running away 10 no doubt when danger ari ariefe seir but ir running away waa was not the methode by which the united state states won i naval nial distinction nor that by which spain once became grea tand greece im immortal mortal the policy of germany is defensive she is al most without pretensions upon the open aei tea turkey is slowly but surely abing to Russia and in the future the russian blacic black sea fleet will hold unquestioned mastery over turkey italy hasa baa a naval role of her own to pla play y in europe and on the whole is playing it vr well ell austria would do weil to heiti hesitate tate iu in her present naval condition before ag again ex posing exposing ie er relf self to swift iad and destructive onslaught 0 i ts which t the e armed and excelsa excessively 1 iveli fast italian ohl chipe i ps could make upon her navy france is a really great naval power and there are circumstances which would make a naval conflict between between he her rand and england one of the most uncertain in inthe the history of f the world tho french have bave very largely abandoned the protection of their gun guns by armour we most unhappily happ lly have still more largely abandoned the protection of our ship and it remain remains lo 10 be seen een bich has been the moat most falish f alish in such the french would have tabu advantage over england the overthrow of their genarl gun or the destruction destruct iou ot of their the 1 ir gunner gunners at them would not prevent their ships themselves from withdrawing kotu action and repairing tig their injuries u ries there was aa there ie is there ever will willbe be but one sound policy for a nation that desires to command the seas and can affire fo to do so and that i is to reject all doubtful fad fads all dangerous fancies ana and 10 0 o insure without cea ceasing jing pronounced superiority up erio rity in ia every known and measurable element of naval power new invention inventions will and A nd must be Ais discovered but these thing take 11 and money and skill will to io developed dev elope and that power i is the ilie grea greatest fest and which from time tinie ato to time time and alway always prefer the thing which must succeed to that which may and which other 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