The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-04-13

"A great many. II has shown ris
value OF aeroplanes, which are row
known as the eyes OF the feet They
are very necessary as scouts. Leav.
Ing the deck of a vessel they can
easily locate the enemy and are there.
fore of the greatest possible use In
the events that occur before a battle.
The submarines, too, II has been
learned, are OF real and practical
service. All officers think they have
become permanent addition TO
every navy, but there In some dis
agreement as to their general utility.
Can a swarm of submarines, for In
stance, go to sea, meet n fleet and do
strOy it2 The question cannot be
answered until such an attempt has
been made and either failed or sue.
ceeded.
Il asked one OF the highest military
authorities in the country II 1000 sub
marines, along with mines, could safe
guard the United States against In.
vasion--the mines to blow up the enc.
mics ships OF shore. II any hap.
pened to get that near. the submarines
having met the rest and destroyed
them before they came within striking
distance OF our coasts. The answer
was that such a measure OF pro
lection. an invasion OF the United
States would. TO say the least. be
made very difilcult.
You SEQ, no one can tell as yet
what part the submarines will take
In the wars OF the future. Their uses
are slowly being developed. and we
cannot know what they are capable OF
doing until the French or British
feet meets the feet Of Emperor
William
Also, Il has been learned that bat.
tic cruisers are required to bring a
navy up to It's highest efficiency.
Cruisers formerly were used as scouts
and to hunt down and destroy the
merchant ships Of an enemy. They
were swift, but not heavy enough TO
take a place In the battle line when
large vessels we're engaged.
A Sea Battle First.
The modern cruiser. however, can
fi~ht. being covered with armor aud
armed with large guns. Steaming 30
knots an hour, II can run all around
n feet OF dreadnaughts and pump
shells into them from n long distance
and from any angle. Our navy must
have battle cruisers. besides n great
many submarines and aeroplanes. II
we mean to be In a position whore
we can protect ourselves against In
Jury. insult or dishonor.
1T should be always remembered,
Captain Weeks went on TO say. that
our navy will be our first line OF do
fense. American ships will meet for
elgn ships before there IL a battle on
shore. N the United States goes 10
war with any nation In Euorpe or
Asia, the fleets OF the two countries
will fight for the supremacy OF the
sea.
No invading army will set out for
America until Il IL safe from attack by
our feet. So long as our fleet is afoat
no army will venture 10 start for our
shores. Moving troops from one coun'
try 10 another 10 an immense under
taking. even when II Ia safe 10 do 30.
-Four hundred large ships. for ex
ample. would be required TO trans
port an army OF 100000 men from
Japan 10 the United states. Armies
travelling by water have TO carry their
own artillery. ammunition and horses.
Japan would not send 400 large troop
ships out into the Pacific unless It's
leet had fought and defeated our
fleet. Nor would Germany or any
other country In Europe attempt AN
invasion OF the United states 30 long
as our feet. decks cleared, was walt.
Ing IN the Atlantic.
Looking 10 the East, | can SEQ no
probable danger that 10 likely 10 occur
In the near future, unless the allies
are thoroughly beaten by Germany. OF
unless Germany IL thoroughly beaten
by the allies. IN the war is practi'
cally a draw at the end, the efforts
OF all the great nations TO maintain an
equilibrium OF power will keep then
entirely engaged for some time will
their own AFFAIRS"
DO you believe that a trade wai
against this country will follow thf
restoration OF peace In Europe
Such a war will come-there is n
doubt OF II. Loaded with debt. buu
dened with taxation. Europe will turn
with energy and ferocity to the work,
OF peace, The factories In Europe, eN
cept In Belgium, Poland and Northern
France, have not been shut down nor
burned. Indeed, new ones have beel
built. Industrially, save in the places
have named, Europe Is better stu
ated now than when the war began
Facts to Be Faced.
"Things have been speeded up IL
Great Britain. Germany and France
The factories. old ones and new ones
are running. They will be running
after the armies at the front have
been sent home, but instead OF MAX
ing cannon and ammunition, as al
present, they will be operated night
and day In the production OF goods
for the American markets.
All Americana, no matter whether they
call themselves Democrats or Republi.
cans ought TO have courage enough aud
WISDOM enough TO face the facts. Europe
Is going 10 take possession OF the markets
in this country II We do not defend our
selves You spoke OF an invasion by sol-