The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-26
SUBMARINES
FOR DEFENSE
OF COUNTRY
Army Officers Join Navy Of
hoers In Demand for More
Adequate Protection Along
Sea Coasts.

Washington. u. c.. Aug 25.-
without n greatly increased numbcr
OF Hubmarincr for our navy the pros
cnt movement for militar, prepared
ness In this country viii appcar 10
the other nations OF the world as In
elective and absurd according to -
statement today by the National De
fcfs Sc league.
This, In brief, Is the substance OF
tho Information which will be- given
President Wilson within the next fuw
dn1b In connection with his effort to
ascertain all things needed to pat this
country In "a state OF better prepared
ness FOR war. Primarily. the demand
Tor a big increase In submarines
comes from the nav officers aud
naval experts. but Il b. significant that
tins request is backed up By ufm5 Of
nters OF high rank. Particularly
among the coast artillery and tho
c,tst f~ortihcution experts Is there q
strong demand Tor submarines.
The explanation OF thlE lies IN the
fact that there are at various points
"a the shores OF the Unitcd Sntes
portions OF the sea which can ac poe
tnrted only by submarines. This ~
because fortincations are not built o.
that the guns may sweep these VA.
ers, and the currents are so swift end
urEoycrnable that mines can nut be
placed ~ them with any hog Hf DEF
mite results.
There has come about. "a rcforc.
thc unusual spectacle OF % group 81
army officers joining navy 'tn.'s ih
the demand Tor better suhm irine pro-
t%cCticn. That this win have O. pro-
fp41! effect on the president ir 20
preparation Of his recon uordtt.DnI
To- congress in behalf of Ercatcr pre-
p%arednoss is accepted aa certain ia
Washington.
4 big American submarine building
company. according 20 reports %recciv-
ed here today. is operating in Cam
aGn SEQ successfully that, as sooa az
he submarines are completed Tor the
allies. they are put into The water and
sent across the Atlantic under thcir
own power with fun war co .gmout
ard ready To meet tho enemy. Tho
building iu Canada. which is devoted
TO assembling boats OF tho Holland
type. is made necessary became of
the international Jaw agu.pFt building
them In the United states ana ~
scnding Thorn 10 thc allies.
4 submarine costs aboEt half "a
million dollars. Three hundred Hnh-
marilcs nyiug tho stare and ttripe'
would cost less than q week OF ac-
tual war. the autho-itic4 estimate.
!. 40. since e submarine IN destroy
any battleship that floats. a Not. De- &C
200 81 tho undcr-sca Graf, would To
au uufailing insurance 1gun. in
vasio1 hy "A foreign fnc ne any me.
The president viii bee told THAT now
is the time Co engage tho talent ana
resource 90 tho American suum1r me-
companies so that not an 81 th'ir
output can be sent % foreign c.rn-
tries.
with 500 modern SUMMARIZE ihc
United states could dcfy the world 20
ruoccssivclg land troops or Ann ma
SOIL
This statement was made recent
by Lieutenant &. a.. Morrison. oiic'
aide ON the star of Rear Admiral
Grant. commander OF the Atlanta
abmariue notlll and cons dcrcd tie
most foremost expert 800 Hud'r.Hl
craft.
'J'horc is not q foreign nation. or
even r. combination of n%1ti"rs that
cold surcc'sfuliy land sun irnt fr.ups
ON American foil a. combat even 'ur
present army" declared Ll.utc1.ri
Morrison.