Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-24
GERsfANN's WARM HAT IT
MEANS 10 THE REST or THE
WORLD

WORLD.
The struggle at Verdun goes on,
achievements coming np constantly
on both Sides 70 take the places OF
the dead the wounded and the ex-
hausled men. OF whom there have
been hundreds Of thousands
Tho opinion grows that the crown
prince can not break through, des-
plto his willingness 10 sacrifice whole
army corps IN the attempt and that
vcidun Is 10 be the Gettysburg Of this
war
Also, there are rumbllngs from the
North sea Of coming battle. News
items break through from many
sources that Germany is preparing for
anpreme effort ON the sea, and that
tho fleet viii soon sally forth from
the shelter OF kicl canal, with new
devices OF destruction. One nuthori-
IS has Il that n cloud OF zeppelins
ana seaplanes will accompany the
grand sally ard that the kaiser VIII
stake the future of his empire on
one vast battle with the warehlps Of
Great Britain.
These stories may be for the horse
marines. or they may be authentic.
We have no means Of knowing. We
are aware, however, OF the deadly
mechanical and chemical ingenuity OF
German invention, and IL is perfectly
possible that the German admiralty
may have card IN Its sleeve by
which It has reasonable hopes OF win
Ming In the final struggle
If Germany should win IN the North
sea, Il might be decisive of the war.
II the German fleet should become |
master Of the sens. England could be
starved into submission within three
weeks, because the food supply OK
that nation mover exceeds twenty-one |
days at any time, so little OF 1t IL
produced AT home and all not pro-
duced at home has 20 come by the sea.
Unless Germany can master the |
aea, she never can conquer peace,
even though she would be able 60 re. |
duce the continent OF Europe TO sub
mission. as Napoleon by Austerlltz,
Jena, and Friedland. once did. Nell
son's victory AZ Trafalgar made Eng
land mistress OF the sea, as 'Auster. !
litz had made France mistress of the
land.
But England continued The war ten
years longer. AZ times she had all Of
the continent OF Europe against her
but October 1G, 1916, the British
warship, Northumberland. landed Ma
poleon on the island Of 81. Helena.
The inwnelble sea power had won
over what had appeared to be the In
yinoible land power
lie who knows history at all must
he aware that England Is in this fight
to finish her finish, II may be She
has the seas, and until she loses the
seas she VIII fight whatever may he
the fortunes Of her allies ON the con-
tinent.
And II Germany were to command
the sea, her dream Of a time when the
Teuton nations could dictate trade
treaties to the rest Of the world would
he realized She would say TO the
United states as she said TO Russia
fifteen years ago and again in 1911,
you shall not levy duties against
German products except those named
by the German tariff commission
Power 20 lay her own tariffs
against the rest Of the world and to
compel the rest OF the world TO adj
nit German products duty free, would
make Germany master and the rest
of the world slave. That is her aim
and that is her object IN forcing war
when the excuse was given by the
murder OF the Austrian archduke,