Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-29
SATURDAY ,...,~ MAY 80, 10
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Rotary Daniels " much purturbed
over The fact that six OF the twelve
submarines of the Atlantic fleet be-
came disabled during the few days
Of maneuyers on the eastern coast
An Of which II proof enough OF the
truth Of Admiral knights state
mcnt before the house naval com
mittee. last fall, that the American
fleet would break down under the
strain Of actual war.
The recent torpedoing Of the Brit
18Th warships Triumph and Majestic
ty German submarines In the vicinity
of the Dardanelles Is but further
Startling Illustration OF the power
Of underwater craft for both defen-
sive and offensive warfare and of the
range Of their activities. Those sub
marines had TO make journey Of APP
proxlmntely three thousand miles.
threading their way through the
Straits 81 Dover, the English cham
mel. around the west eoasts OF spnln
ana Portugal. lrounh the Straits OF
Gibraltar penetrating The Mediter-
raucnn to whore the fleets OF the al
lies are attacking the Dnrdnncllcs
forts. There they got in their deadly
work on the big British battIeships,
aud the cnd Is not yet Not ono Of
the submarines has been touched by
the swarm Of torpedo boats that nre
trying 10 guard the big floating fort
fesses from the submersibles.
A series OF articles, in the form OF
story IL appearing In Meclure's
under the title, 1.-THE Invasion OIL
America" and has attracted wide at
tcntlon In these tense days, The story
" pure fiction, OF course. but mo-
where ia Il impossible In view Of the
developments OF the present war we
may hardly call II improbable,
In view Of the preparedness OF
Germany, and OF her ambitions. now
known 10 be baked by no scruple Il
would be quite possible for the kals-
or TO land an army on the American
coast seize New YORK Bost IN, Phila-
delphia, baltimore and WASHINGTON
city. and the lessor cities between Au-
guata, Me, and the national capital,
collect billions in loot and sail away
without running the risk Of consider
able loss then, or In the future. This
country never could punish Germany
through her army or navy. whatever
she might do eventually commercial
~.
What is true Of Germany, should
she succeed in vthis war, is nearly as
true Of Japan. The Philippines. the
Hawaiian islands and the Pacific !
coast would not be prizes nearly so
rich az the financial aud manufacture
ing centers Of the Atlantic seahoard |
and in the course ~ time this coun- I
try could and would. by way Of re-
prisai, destroy the commerce OF the
Japs.
II Ia not without certain degree
OF Impatlenee. therefore, that we
read MIR. Bryan's latest declaration
that what America should do, in !
stead Of preparing for defense, is TO
make other nations love us. The best
that we can hope for from that pol
Icy ii TO cultivate in Germany and /
Japan the same love Tor us that the !
wolf has for she lamb, coupled with
the VOLTS contempt for the lambs
ability to defend itself
when congress meets instead OF
a vast sum OF money
for The purpose Of paying the ex-
penses Of foreign students while they
ret their education In this country.
as suggested hy Mr. BRYAN. at least
,ne hundred million dollars should |
Be appropriated for the construction
u The latest and best types OF suhma-
ines. sixty million dollars for the
building OF the host model battle
.ruisers. having both The range aud
he speed lacked by the Pennsyiva-
ia ana enough additional money for
orpedo boats. destroyers' GOLFERS
,ydroaeroplanes and ammunition to
i've us navy that would not break
own should a great modern war
ONE. THAT would give us a first line
I defense. To assist the navy. every
trategie point on both coasts should