Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-11-06
MAKING TIE SEA SAFE.


The German has issued order forbiddng
the sale German merchandising anywhere in who'd
to citizens Of any other nation
That order includes $50 German ships now tied up
American ports. Germany aims to hold intact what is
left fleet to use in restoring trade
when the And in spite of all her protesta
ons that she had to fight the freedom the
sea" she evidently has that there viii be any
less freedom her on the ocean after the war than
there before matter how the ends.
That of course is the common sense view to take Of
the matter Freedom of the sea" has been political
war cry rather than genuine and permanent issue.
There has been a hundred years any such Trims
as abuse of power by any nation in time of peace
In war, be. sure it's different story. Then the
nation with the dominant navy tempted to abuse It's
power against neurals Great Britain has done
in this war
The never has been wholly free in time. That
annoying particularly country blockaded as Ger
many is. And the legitimate function of a navy is to
protect country from precisely such bockades.
It should be borne clearly in mind, however that the
way Germany and every other interested nation
make the free is to restore peace With the cessa~
ton Of hosties every country, from Germany the
smallest and neutral will again enjoy the free
dom all the ocean highways on absolutely same
terms Britain And just soon as the powers
can agree on plan for maintaining world peace by
international police system, everybody viii be insured
against interruption of sea freedom by warfare.
That is the thing for Germany to work for She can
obtain such mastery Of the Great Britain nov
possesses possess choose for both Grea.
Britain and the United States Guido her in buidina
warships But she might accomplish her professona.
purpose without cost when the peace conference comes
by agreeing to policy of naval Limitation looking tc
eventual disarmament such she refused three years
ago when definitely proposed by Great Britain.
The of unusual interest to the United States
this because Of the plans that under way
for the building Of a great navy. We assuming the
same financial burdens that Germany has assumed
though though not for precisely the same reason.
We have no such fear Great Britain as GERMANY
has long entertained. The British war fleet is thought
of by most Americans as a peril times ever
in this it has probably been much of a protection
to us as it has been obstacle. We have quaTe
with England because Of cashing colonial policies, az
Germany has. We do not think England has any de
signs against u.s. and know that we have none agains
her It seems silly to talk as some American jngoe
are talking, of building navy bigger than Britans,
G. guarantee ourselves freedom of the sea.
The real inspiration for present demand for naya
expensian is Germany-the of German aggression
soon as Germany has recovered from the exhaustion
her present war.
That naval expansion going TO cost vast amour
J., Of money We have been paying for our navy nearl
o S15OOOOOOO a year It is proposed to spend 500
100000 additional every for five years to build mel
ships and the plan contemplated will probably run u
the annual expenses for maintenance about 100000
OoO making the total expenditures for navy 100000
D. 600 a year.
a At this moment g. necessary. But even Will
I'd we're planning to tax heavily for navy abb
to defend our and ships according to preser
l standards there's no reason why shouldn't labor
change those standards
D. why, for example should not try TO get Germany
Join us in a policy Of naval limitation?
We can say to Germany: You know that you cann
hope to surpaas the British navy for Great Britain vi
not let you You know that you cannot hope to surpa
our navy hereafter for we shan always keep ahead
d you"
cI 70 She agreed wc could then say to Great Britain
Here we are your greatest enemy and the worlds gre
est neutral Let's stop this NONSENSE Lets an agree
e build no more varshps after given date, and use o
fleets merely as an international patrol, the Americ'
fleet to be used in defense any nation that attacked
"a Isn't likely that such appeal would gel respe
p fu hearng2