Preparation for War

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Apr 18, 1900

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 26, No. 16.

Preparation for War

The Navy Department has just finished its plans for the construction of six formidable war ships, three cruisers of the most powerful and destructive type, and three battle-ships that will outrank anything yet constructed. The cruisers are to have 13,000 tons displacement and a speed of twenty-three knots, and are to carry sixty-six guns each of the latest patterns. The weight, armament, and construction of the battle-ships have not yet been published. "Prepare war!" is the order of the times; and every nation on the globe is drinking in the intoxicating spirit of that preparation.