Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-20

what part the submarines VIII take
In the wars OF the future, Their uses
are slowly being developed, aud We
cannot know what they are capable OF
doing until the French OF British
feet meets the fleet OF Emperor
William.
Also, 1t has been learned that bat
tie cruisers are required to bring a
navy up to its highest efficiency,
Cruisers formerly were used as scouts
and to hunt down ana destroy tho
merchant ships of an enemy. They
were swift, but not heavy enough to
take a place Ia the battle line when
large vessels were engaged.
A Sea Battle First.
The modern cruiser, however, can
1rht, being covered with armor and
armed with large guns. Steamlng ~
knots an hour, II can run all AROUND
a fleet of dreadnaughts and pump
shells into them from a long distance
and from any angle. Our navy must
have battle cruisers, besides a great
many submarines and a%eroplanes, II
We mean to he in a position where
We can protect ourselves against III
jury, insult or d%ishOnur.
1T should be always remembered"
Captain Weeks went on to say, that
our navy will be our iirst line Of de-
tense. American ships will meet for
eign ships before there is a battle on
shore. II the United States goss to
war with any nation in k.uorpe or
Asia. the fleets Of tho two countries
will fight t0I the supremacy oI tho
sea.
No invading army Will set out for
America untll il Is sale Ironi attack By
I'LL fleet. So long az our meet is afioat,
no army will venture to start for our
shores, Moving troops nom one COlu.
try to another Is an Immense under
taking, even when 1t IL safe TO do so.
-Four hundred large ships, for ex'
ample, would be required to ttans'
port all army or gnU,udu men from
Japan to the United states. Armies
travelling by water have to carry their
artillery, ammunition II horses.
Japan would not send 400 large troop
ships cut into the Pacific unless its
fleet had fought and defeated cur
fleet. Nor would Germany ur any
UlllCI COUNT III tuibl'N oAbsiibl ai
invasion OF the United states so long
as Our fleet, decks cleared, vas wait
ing In the Atlantic.
Looking to the East, | Can sea no
probable danger that is likely to occur
in the near future, unless the allies
are thoroughly beaten b. Germany. or
unless Germany is thoroughly beaten
by the allies. II the var Is piactl'
caliy a draw at the END, the Efforts
OF all the great nations 10 maintain an
equilibrium OF power viii keep them
entirely engaged tdi S0ms tine With
their own affairs,
DO you believe that d trade war
against this country viii follow ths
restoration u peace in EUROPE
such d val will CUme-thCTe is no
doubt OF it. Loaded with debt, bur
dened with taxation, Europe viii turn
with energy and ter0city TO the works
OF peace. The factories in EurOgs, ey-
cept in Belgium, Poland aud Northern
France, have not been shut down nor
burned. Indeed. new ones have been
built. industrially, save iii the places
| have named, Europe is better stu.
ated now than when the war began.
Facts to Be Faced.
Things have been SpeeuCu up IN
Great Britain and France.
- ,,ato,;os ia o,as and row onea
LAG iae'oi +ea' oIu 'H7' u Nc" mss
are running, Ihcy VIII De running
after the armies at the front have
bsen sent home hut instead OF max.
ing cannon and ammunition, as al
present, they Will be operated night
and dav in the production OF goods
80 ..o.l-.,-
lor the ahieil|ah lH"'A etS'
49,.
All Americans no h.'t'eF "hstneT tnSy
cali themselves beHu.!dts Or hepuoii,
cans, ought 70 nave courage enouEn ana
wisoom enough 10 tace me laCts Europe
Is gong 10 take prsses5i"H OF me ihalhets
in this country II we 40 not uetehu our
selves. you spoke OF an INVASION pE SOL
diers. mere can also De an ihFaS'oh Win
pfeaue'''
/ favor all hlaos o.
commercial nnaiSlai a"u li!uustIlaL ana
right hsle al t,HnE ! lhifk SoHie OF US
need de1ehss against loliaj IDuS lucas. Il or
instance ms 's a slydt ousiness latlon
ahd, yet We heal "L..S Sums Va.
and Uanagefnsnt WilC6 nave 1SN elOpsl II