The Secretary knows that 60 per cent of the crews of the various fighting ships now in reserve -ould have to be made up of green. untried men in the event of warmen who ordinarily should have had from six months to two years of actual training aboard ship in order to acquaint them with the many duties hurried upon them in the event of actual battle. He knows that our Navy has never been mobilized on account of lack of personnel and also knows of the acute diplomatic situation which brought forth from Germany a short. sharp reply to our note which was equally precise and undiplomatic. Ile must know that Japan very recently caused our administration to change its policy regarding the restrictionof Asiatics as prescribed by the House immigration bill and so changed the phraseology of the mneasure as to make it look like a gerrymander Of a political district to protect a favorite son rather than a piece of legislation covering a class of people. He surely knows that when JIapan made this request she was prepared to back it up by force of arms and tlit her Navy is fully manned. fully equipped. and highly efficient. It is a .silple matter to bluff Germany. whose fleet is Vastly superior to ours. when the British Navy stands between us. but M xx29.
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