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Best general references: Report of 1887 on the athletics of Harvard College; Professor N. S. Shaler on athletics in education, in Atlantic, vol. 63, p. 79; Professor C. L. Richards in Popular science, vol. 32, p. 721; same, vol. 24, p. 587; Harper's Magazine, vol...
...Action should be taken immediately as - (1) It requires a long time to build ships of the modern type: Annual Encyc. 1888, p. 789; N. A. Rev. vol. 149, p. 58. - (2) To train seamen for the navy is a long process; N. A. Rev. vol. 149, p. 509. - (3) The threatening attitude of certain foreign powers may precipitate war at any time; N. A. Rev. vol. 148, p. 2; Forum vol. 6, p. 66, vol. 8, p. 317. - (4) The U. S. should be fully prepared for any unexpected events; Forum vol. 9, pp. 327 and 328; vol...
...BRECKENRIDGE and J. E. YOUNG. General references: The Century Magazine of April, 1889, vol. 37; Nation, April 18, 1889; Mulhall's dictionary of statistics, pp. 414-418; Cong. Records, vol. 20, pp. 1773-1827, and vol. 21, appendix...
...large navy is not necessary, (a) U. S. has no colonies to protect; (b) The shipping, - American goods being shipped in foreign patterns. (c) Present navy effective agst. an enemy's commerce; Holman in Cong. Record, vol. 21, pp. 175-178. (d) Present navy sufficient to uphold national dignity. (e) There is no probability of a war with a strong nation...
...useless and unnecessary expense. (a) The first cost would be great. (b) The cost of maintenance would be great. (c) The expenses of the U. S. are already very great. (d) Thus a part of the advantages resulting from our isolation would be forfeited. Century Magazine, April, 1889, vol. 37. (e) Money could be better spent in other ways. (1) in building a merchant marine. (2) subsidising steamships, Cong. Record, vol...