Bisbee daily review., 1916-04-15

"A great many It has shown the value Of aeroplanes. which are now known as the eyes of the fleet 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. it has been. learned. are of a real and practical service. All officers think they have become a permanent addition to every navy. but there is some dis agreement as to their general utility. Can a swarm of submarines. for in- stance, go to sea. meet fleet and de- stroy it? The question cannot be answered until such an attempt mas been made and either failed or sue ceeded
 ''i asked one of the highest military authorities in the country if 1000 sub marines. along with mines. could safe guard the United States against in- vasion-the mines to blow up the ene- mics ships of shore. if 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 difficult
 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 fleet meets the fleet of Emperor William.
 Also, 1t has been learned that bat tie 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 were engaged.
 A Sea Battle First.
 The modern cruiser. however, can fi~ht, being covered with armor and armed with large guns. Steaming 30 knots an hour, it can run all around a fleet of dreadnaughts and pump shells into them from long distance and from any angle Our navy must have battle cruisers. besides a great many submarines and aeroplanes. if we mean to be i'll a position where we can protect ourselves against in- jury. insult or dishonor.
 Tt should be always remembered" Captain Weeks went on to say, that our navy will be our first line of de- fense. American ships will meet for eign ships before there is battle cn shore. If the United States goes to 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 it is safe from attack by our feet. So long as our fleet is afioat. no army will venture to start for our shores. Moving troops from one coun- try to another is 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 250.000 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 it's fleet had fought and defeated our fleet. Nor would Germany or any other country in Europe attempt an invasion of the United States so long as our fleet, decks cleared, was wait ing in the Atlantic
 Looking to the East. can see no probable danger that is likely to occur in the near future, unless the allies are thoroughly beaten by Germany. or unless Germany is thoroughly beaten by the allies. If 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 them entirely engaged for some time with their own affairs"
 Do you believe that a trade war against this country will follow the restoration of peace in Europe?"
 Such a war will come-there is no doubt of it. Loaded with debt, bur dened with taxation, Europe will 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 situ- ated now than when the war began.
 Facts to Be Faced.
 Things have been speeded up 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 mak- ing cannon and ammunition, as at present. they will be operated night and day in the production of goods for the American markets. All Americans. no matter whether they call themselves Democrats or Republi- cans. ought 10 have courage enough and wisdom enough to lace the facts. Europe Is going 10 take possession of the markets in this country if we do not defend our selves. You spoke of an invasion by sOl- diers. There can also be an invasion with products. Tavor all sinG5 of defenses-military commercial. financial and industrial And right here at home | think some of us instance. This Is great business nation and yet we hear many suggestions that business be taken out of the ownership and mana cement which have developed fl and made it wonderfully successful so that it may be turned over to the national