Excerpt from Stephen M. White, Californian, Citizen, Lawyer, Senator, Vol. 1 of 2: His Life and His Work While it is universally admitted that the United States is not in a position for successful defense against any leading nation, I do not believe that the public appreciate the utter ineffectiveness of the means heretofore taken to guard our coasts and our property. The situation can hardly be exaggerated. In the event of armed contest with such powers as England or France we could not make even a respectable showing. ...
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Excerpt from Stephen M. White, Californian, Citizen, Lawyer, Senator, Vol. 1 of 2: His Life and His Work While it is universally admitted that the United States is not in a position for successful defense against any leading nation, I do not believe that the public appreciate the utter ineffectiveness of the means heretofore taken to guard our coasts and our property. The situation can hardly be exaggerated. In the event of armed contest with such powers as England or France we could not make even a respectable showing. General Miles, in a statement given by him before the Committee on Coast Defenses during the present Congress, sums up the situation thus: In my judgment, legislation is required to put the principal ports of the country in a proper condition of safety and in order to give them suitable protection. Senator squire. Have you examined the condition of the fortifications that have been erected at any of the seaports? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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