The Washington herald., 1915-04-11

, brought the war back to its real start
| Ing point. where the AngIo-French
flee K engaged in an to cut on
England saw German influence rising
at Constantinople, she most wisely
pocketed her pride in her splendid
with France. Germany's unrelenting
foe on the. Continent, and under the
pressure Of necessity that bond has
between the British. the French and
| the Russians.
The Russophobia. which for a CEN
nEyy amd arRsa snd Sssn a.
statesmanship and English public
opinion was speedily exercised. Eng
lands Cassandras ceased TO cry out
rat: her poets tremblingiy smote no
more their blooming Tyres to warn the
nation against the bear that walks
pie folk in the pubs" view with
alarm through their glass-bottomed
ale mugs the "Rooshun peril"
herself at last to the partnership Of
Russia in the business Of ruling the
world: She has tardiiy admitted that
a nation Of more than 1so, 900, 900 and
possessing more than 100000 square
miles of land no longer can be con-
strained to hang its clothes on a hick-
DRY limb and never go near the wa
have averted many wars and saved
countless thousands of lives had 1t
been reached 200 years ago. when Pc
ter the Great attempted to open a
window on the sea
Ensland's Objects.
The late Rear Admiral Mahan, rae
most sagacious student OF England's
sea policy. while conceding that Rus
STA must have proper access to the wa
ter. was positive in his conviction that
ho Rpfffuh OH SA ha 70
gain control of either the Black Sea
or the Persian Gulf. Tho ADMIRAL held
that there was not In the world
parallel to the naval advantages which
she would enjoy once snee was In pos
session Of the Bosporus ana the OAR
danelles. For, he contended. a formid-
able feet; secure to the possession OF
will. would have the Eastern Mediter-
ranean at its mercy.
At the outset of the naval campaign
in the East. Mr.. Asquith pledged Eng
sh's desire for an ice-free port. The
British premier did not, however, en-
ter into geographical particulars and
donment Of the long pursued policy Of
England regarding the Dardanelles.
He only added that the Meet had been
sent into the Strait with distinct po-
itica1, strategical and economic OBJ
jects."
The political object, it is reasonable
to surmise is to encourage and. in
her military campaign against Ger
many and Austria, by opening for her
q door to the markets of the world.
denite1s maintain e ths st fU nV With
out access to the sea-. and England Is
trying to draw the cork out Of the bot
tie. to keep the Car from making
pose. moreover. the allies well might
reason that the crushing Of Turkey
would have q weighty influence on the
The strategical object is reasonably
plain. since the success Of the fleet
would cut off Turkey from her Austro-
r. ss' t and M SHk the eompesed
control of all the seas. with
the sole exception of the Baltic.
The economic object was uso, wei st,n,s sn 10
the Chicago Board OF Trade. where
the price Of grain fell with the fall Of
each Turkish fort on the banks OF the
opened. the pent-up foodstuffs Of Rus
sia would fow out to the replenish-
ment Of Russia's depleted purse and to
the nourishment OF The allied nations. |
The Campaign.
It would be idle to attempt at this |
distance q forecast of the progress OF
the operations. The Dardanel.es ny
After which the Sea Of Marmoss. with
It's fortified islands. must be traversed |
It q breadth Of about 10 miles. On Its
farther shore Constantinople guards
The mouth Of the Bosporus. along |
which the bomberding ships etili
would have to sail eighteen miles be-
fore entering the Black Sea.
The silencing OF the batteries o. Con.
OF course. is necessity OF
The advance: but II we'll may b that |
The plan does not contemplate the ac- |
fual and immediate taxing Of the city. /
With its guns rendered ineffective. !