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more than three times as strong
as that of Germany. Take maj
and you will see that the German
seacoast on the North Sea is prac-
tically at the head of the English
Channel, within less than 3O(
miles of London, and has several
miles Of seacoast along the Baltic
The bulk OF the English and
French fleet is now, and has been,
within less than a days run OF
the German coast. If England
could BON bard or land on the
coast Of Germany, on the North
Sea or on the Baltic Sea, the war
would end in sixty days. Ger
many would have to withdraw
from France to protect her own
soil. Why does not the feet OF
the Allies, nearly four times as
strong, go in. and destroy the
little fleet Of Germany, bonn bard
her seacoast at once, land an
Army, etc? Certainly not be-
cause Of a little German feet al
ready bottled up, one fourth as
large, but BECAUSE OF MINES
AND SUBMARINES. Now,
look at the map again and see
how the Russian coast and the
German coast compare and how
they adjoin along the Baltic Sea;
Germany has control OF the Bal
tic, even against the feet Of the
Allies. Germany has a fleet four
times as large as that Of Russia.
What keeps Germany away from
the Russian coast? Why doesn t
Germany, with a feet four times
as strong, destroy the Russian
feet, lombard her seaport towns
and land an army? Ii she could
do this, the war would end in
sixty days.
Russia would be forced to a sep
aratc peace III spite of her agree
nlent with the Allies. Certainly
ii is not the little one-fourth size
feet she has, but BECAUSE OF
MINES AND SUBMARINES.
Ii Germany, with her feet not
one-third as strong as that Of the
OF the Allies, does not fear the
bombardmellt Of her coast or the
landing Of an army by the Al
lies, when within less than 2OC
miles, and if Russia, with he1
little fleet onefourth as large as
that Of Germany, is not
afraid Of Germany bonn harding
her coast and landing an army
on her shores, why in the name
OF common sense should any
man, woman or child in the Uui-
ted States fear that Germany OF
any other nation can ever get
within gun reach Of our shores
OF land an army on our coast.
when they are over 5000 miles
away, provided we are equipped
with mines and submarines:
Add one thing further, that, in
spite Of the press, the Patriotic
Societies. and the jingoes and
war tra]fichers, our coast de
lenses are superior to that of any
nation in the world. President
Iaft7 IN his speech in Chicago,
Novemb Der 10th, before the Ma
tional Security League, said:
American coast defenses are as
good as any in the world" AT
the hearings in the last Session
Of Congress (this Year, General
Erasmus M. Weaver, Chief of
Coast Artillery, whose duty it is.
he said, to be advised as to the
character and sufficiency Of our
seacoast armament, stated INV
information is that our system of
Fertilization is REASONABLY
ADEQUATE FOR ALL DEFEN-
SIVE PURPOSES WHICH
THEY ARE Likely TO BE
CALLED UPON TO MEET": and
further said I HAVE BEEN A
CLOSE STUDENT OF THE
WHOLE SUBJECT NATURAL
LY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS
and [ KNOW OF NO FORTIFI-
CATIONS IN THE WORLD. AS
FAR AS MY READING, OBJ
SERVATION AN D KNOWT.
GOES, THAT COMPARE
EAVORABLY IN EFFICIENCY
With OURS" General Crozier
Chief Of Ordinance, considered
one OF the greatest experts in the
country on Notifications and
guns, at the hearings, consider
Lng the alterations then asked
TOR and now being made. said en-
my opinion these guns with the
other advantages which our land
license Notifications have, WILL
BE ADEQUATE FOR MAIN
TANNING A SUCCESSFUL
COMBAT WITH VESSEL IS OF
" Ar ARMED WITH ANY GUN
" HIGH is NOW UNDER CON
oIRtCTION ANY WHERE IN
l'HE WORLD TO MY KNOW
LEDGE"
). AS to the relations be-
ween the President and
we thoroughly understand
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