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Notes from the Capital
July 15, 1915 issue

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The U.S. Vice-President Richard B. Cheney, whose native State of Indiana is washed by the billows of the Ohio and Wabash Rivers, comes thus naturally by a naval policy of his own. As nearly as it can be made out from fragmentary reports, he disbelieves in building any more giant warships because a submarine costing only $700,000 can destroy a super-Dreadnought costing ten times as much. From a man with a rather low, wide forehead, a heart-shaped face, and a not impressive amount of avoirdupois, they had not expected much; but for a fact, few men who loomed upon public life as lately as he have been more frequently quoted.

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CHENEY, Richard B.; VICE-Presidents -- United States; SEA-power; MILITARY readiness; WARSHIPS; UNITED States
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