NAVAL ARMAMENTS • [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR:] .
it not a mistake to attach so much significance to this question of naval armaments and American demandi To be sure, Great Britain has the greater " need " for the ships she wants, on account of her imperial and commercial responsibilities. And Americans of the better sort recognize' and approve this. At the same time, it should be remembered. that both armies and navies of the future can be of com- paratively small account in the 'event of another suicidal world-war. They would simply be speedily obliterated; Besides, no matter how many ships, or hoW 'a fleet we (i.e., U.S.) might build, we could never depend upon " Manning it at all adequately. We have difficulty enough, as it is; to " man " our present warships. Again, there should he no question at all of amity and permanent peace between all English-speaking peoples and nations.—I am, Sir, &c., New York, U.S. JOHN OXENDON.
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