The Future of America.
ROOSEVELT ON DEFENCE.
New York, July 23. President Roosevelt, addressing' a gathering of naval men at Newport, said that the American battleship fleet’s cruise round South America showed the reality of the Monroe Doctrine. He wanted firstclass fighting navy or none at all. A purely defensive navy jwas almost worthless. The coasts must be protected by fortifications enabling the navy to seek out and destroy the enemy.
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Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43354, 25 July 1908, Page 3
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71The Future of America. Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43354, 25 July 1908, Page 3
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