Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-04-01

a ezsek many. 4 haa skown tne
known a the eyes OF the Meet. They
are very necessary ~ scoufs. Lesv-
ING the deck Of vessel. they can
easily locate the enemy and are there
fore of the greatest possible use in
the events that occur before q battle.
me submarines, too, it has been
learned, are of . real and practical
service All officers think they have
become - permanent addition to
every navy, but there il some dis
agreement as to their general utility.
Can swarm Of submarines. for In
stance. go to sea. meet feet and de-
stroy 1t? 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
mica ships on 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 q measure of pro-
lection, an invasion of the United
states would, to say the least. be
made very difncult.
You see. 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
Meet meets the feet of Emperor
William
Also, It has been learned that bat
Tie cruisers are required to bring q
navy up to its highest efficiency.
Cruisers formerly were used as scouts
ana 10 hunt down and destroy the
were swift. but not heavy enough to
take place in the battle line when
large vessels were engaged.
A Sea Battle First.
The modern cruiser. however. can
nFht, being covered with armor and
armed with large guns. Steaming 80
knots an hour, it can run all around
Meet of dreadnaughts and pump
smells into them from . long distance
and from any angle. Our navy must
have battle cruisers, besides q great
many submarines and aeroplanes, If
we mean to be In Q position where
jury. insult or dishonor.
should be always remembered"
captain Weeks went on to say. that
our navy viii be our first line of de-
tense. American ships will meet for
efgn ships before there ia q battle on
shore. II the United States goes to
war with any nation in Euorps 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 1t Is safe from attack by
our neet. So long as our feet is afioat,
no army will venture to start for our
shores. Moving troops from one coun-
try to another IL an immense under
taking, even when it is safe to do so.
-Four hundred large ships, for ex-
ample. would be required to trans
port an army of 100000 men from
Japan to 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 its
heet had fought and defeated our
feet. Nor would Germany or any
other country in Europe attempt an
invasion of the United States SO long
as our feet, decks cleared, was wait
ing in the Atlantic
Looking to the East, I can see no
pIopAul0 DANGER tnal Is likely to occur
in the near future, unless the allies
are thoroughly besten by Germany, or
unless Germany IL thoroughly beaten
by the allies. II the war is practi-
cally q draw at the end, the efforts
of all the great nations to maintain an
equilibrium of power will keep them
entirely engaged for some time with
their own affairs.
DO you believe that q trade war
against this country win follow the
restoration of peace In Europe?"
Such . war will come-there Is no
doubt of 1t. Loaded with debt, bur- |
dened with taxation, Europe viii turn
with energy and ferocity to the works |
of peace The factories in Europe, ex- |
cept In Belgium, Poland and Northern |
France. have not been shut down nor |
burned Indeed, new ones have been |
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 IN in |
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 at |
present, they will be operated night |
6nd day in the production of goods
Tor the American markets.
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