The sun., 1916-11-18
SAYS SUBMARINES
WILL BRING PEACE
Simon Lake, Inventor, Tells
Experts War VIII Be
Over in Year.

Many proposals for the improvement
or the offensive service ct the United
states wern discussed by naval experts
at yesterdays sessions OF the twenty
fourth general meeting OF the Society
OF Naval Architects and Marine Engt-
neers In the Engineering building.
Simon Lake, builder Of submarines.
said that tho German submersibfes OF
tho U-63 typo are limitations Of his
craft. He predicted that the submarine
Will bring peace within ne next year
and declared no nation car longer claim
mastery Of the seas.
Discussing Military and Technical
Considerations Of Battleship Design
Naval Constructor r. d. Gatewood. L.
=. N. urged that the nation could get
the most for the money invested by
building larger superdreadnoughts. Be
sides the increase Of displacement he
named as points Of advantage greater
concentration Of armament. greater
buoyancy and stability, greater protec-
ton by armor. because the thickness of
armor need not be increased with dis
Placement more economical propulsion.
greater radius OF action. greater sus-
tained sea speed under all conditions of
weather. apd greater efficiency per gun.
due to the wide separation Of turrets.
machinery and magazines.
Capt. w. l.. Rodgers. Y. s.. n, in a
paper ION the Suitability Of Current De-
sign Of Submarines to the Needs OF the
United States Navy" expressed the belief
that It was undesirable for the navy to
attempt to establish a defensive Gordon
OF submarines far from the oasis. Sub
marines. he said, may well be expected to
maintain a strip of coastal waters fairly
free from the enemy n available for
coast navigation.
Capt. A. p. Niblack. U. q. NJ. In a paper
on Naval Stations and Naval Bases"
said that with the deepening OF the Cape
Cod and the Delaware and Raritan
canals. the clearing OF the East River
OF all Instructions from the Battery TO
Long Island Sound and the adequate
fortification Of the Block Island, Vine.
yard Sound. Buxzards Bay and Cape Cod
regions. the British navy would be un-
able to contain the United States navy.
though II Is able to bottle up the German
navy in the Kiel Canal
The proceedings Of the convention
closed with the annual banquet at the
waldorf-Astoria last night. Rear Ad-
Brooklyn navy yard. responded to the
oast. THE United States Navy" lie
said in part:
The popularity of the service now Is
such that. despite higher wages in land
trades. enlistments are keeping the au-
thorized quota filled al all times. II
such a thing were possible as a navy
waiting list Il might be said that there
10 now such a list. Practically all our
men are Americans. There Is not a ship
In the ANY whose men are not nearly
all American citizens. And the ships
themselves have no superiors among
similar wal vessels"
Discussing The Mercantile Marine
OF the United States,'' Bernard n. Baker
OF Baltimore, formerly president OF the
Atlantic Transport Line. said
II am satisfied that the Administra-
ton 10 making an effort to obtain the
best possible men to serve on the ship
ping board. The success OF the mer-
chant marine will depend largely on this
body. Tit navy will be OF little use
without a merchant marine. We must
and shall have IT,"
Speaking on ''The Modern Monroe Doc
trine.' Charles II. Sheriff. deplored what
he termed the amazing ignorance OF RESI-
dents OF this country with respect TO
South America He hoped for closer in
dustrial relations between the " cont
nents. as well as the maintenance OF
am!cable political relations.
Albert Lee Thurman. head Of the Blu
reau OF Foreign m Domestic Commerce.
spoke on THE Marine Work OF the De-
partment OF Commerce" and G. T.. O'Dell
discussed the question. rs the Doctrine
OF Equality Played Outr" Stevenson
Taylor. president OF the society. was
POSTMASTER. About four hundred per-
sons attended the dinner.