Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-02

est commentator. and in every coun-
try possessing a navy they became
veritable text books in naval strategy.
| In England the leading naval men Of
the day confessed that it had remained
for him to elucidate the work of the
British navy in a way that they them
selves had never understood or even
dreamed Of
Since his first books he has written
many of lesser Importance, and these
and his essays have kept him before
the world as the greatest modern writ
er on naval strategy. He was a close
lngs on the trend of the politics of the
leading nations of the world were ac-
cepted as an authority. 1t may be
safely said that no writer of modern
times evinced keener insight in the
affairs of the world or expressed him
self concerning them more clearly and
convincingly than did the late Ad-
mira1 Mahan. His death will cause in
ternational regret. not only because of
the high esteem in which he is held
in every country of the world inter-
ested in naval affairs, but also because
of the fact that his death leaves a void
among naval and political authorities
of the world that no author and writer
can FILL"
Born at West Point.
Rear Admiral Mahan was born in
West Point. n. Y, September 27. 1910,
and was appointed acting midshipman
in the navy from the tenth con-
gressional district of New York. Sep
TENDER 80. 1856. graduating from the
Naval Academy June 9. 1859: During
the civil war he served on board the
Congress and James Adger until Sep
TENDER. 1861: on board the Pocahontas
from September to October. 1868; on
board the Seminole from october. 1853,
10 March I. 1864; on board the James
Adger until June. 1865: and with the
Nuscoota gulf squadron from Novem-
her. 1865. until the close of the war.
He was promoted through the various
grades until. as Il captain, in 1896 ne
was retired at his own request zen
wears later, in 1906. he was advanced
He had served in American naval sta
lions all over the world, had been presi-
dent of the Navy War College at New
mort, and during the war with Spain
was a member of the naval board Oh
strategy In 1899 he was deiesate u
The Hague peace conference:
The admiral's literary achlevemen1s
had been widely recognized. IN 1879
oxford University tEngland) co1lIered
the degree of D. c. l. upon him' an"
later he was awarded the degree OF LII.
d by Cambridge (England), Harvard
vale McGill and Columbia. He was
of the American Academy OF
Arts and Letters and OF the Natiohai
Institute of Arts ana AetteiS'
Tributes Of British Press.
LONDON, December 1.-THE London
devote many columns 10
the late Rear Admiral Alfred T. Mahan,
to whom some pay high tribute as be-
ing largely responsible for making
Great Britain realize the necessity TOT
her naval supremacy
The Post says: HE taught the world
the sovereign virtue of sea power In
the course of few years after the
of his book In 1890 every
nation began to profit by its teaching.
win the Inevitable result that Great
Britain was compelled to spend increas-
ing sums on it's navy.
.Rear Admiral Mahan's doctrine prov
ed that for the British empire su-
preme NAVY was a condition of it's ex-
istence. Ne foresaw the present war.
in which his counsel would have been
The Chronicle says: His memorable
book on sea power had profound IN
huence 1t fired the ambition OF the
German emperor to make Germany
great naval power; 1t taught the world
the supreme Importance of sea power.