The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

the German Navy. The fact that IT
is still in existence is q source of un-
easiness. and it's occasional excur-'
sions. coupled with the activities of
submarines, make them wonder If.
after all, the Allies command of the
sea 10 . reality. To dig out, the Ger
man fleet and finish 1t once and for
all In N venture counselled by many.
That there are possibilities in the idea
II not denied. but there are two sides
10 the matter, and In his article, by
= weIl-known British naval expert,
the pros and cons of digging-out tao
tics are carefully analyzed.)
licensed. to. be. 3. fayorite saying
among naval writer's before the war
that the frontiers of the British
fleet are coasts of the enemy" 1t is
one OF those vague and rather high
sounding sentiments that do not
foundation in the facts of history
when. you come to- examine them
closely. but 1t is just the sort of
phrase that is popular among those
who are for ever complaining of what
they call the misuse of our naval
power.
: To most people 1t is quite natur-
81 and simple thing to talk about .the
command Of the sea- for they mean
hy that that one side is able to do
more or less as 1t likes on the high
ssss, while the other Is only able to
ret its ships there surrepGtiously. oc-
casionally, and with the imminent
and constant danger of destruction.
1t Will, therefore, have come as a
surprise to many that number of
retired admirals who. are dissatisfied
with the policy Of the British navy,
should. after flinging mud at the adj
nnfralty for a few weeks. have sud-
denly fallen out among themselves as
TO what they really mean by conn
taand OF the sea- .
one is content to state that we
have the command IL we can send our
Amps anywhere we like in reasonable
confidence Of their safe arrival. An
other reptiles that we do not command
the sea IL there is one chance in a
thousand OF ship being sunk; while
. third--not retired admiral this
time, but professor OF military his
tory at Oxford University bluntly
tells US that we cannot claim the
command OF the sea SO long as the
enemy has an armed ship left! II that
were true It would asio be true that
We had meyer commanded the sea In
the whole course OF our history and
we certainly should not have any
nhance OF commanding 1t in the
8ourse OF the present war. It is
about as reasonable an argument as
Il would be to say that England is
not law-abiding country SO long as
a single purse-snatcher exists in It.
Inc ioea .. tug n 80 =. tleS SN.
menus - tnae tne Navy not oo s'l,.s
me rgnt tnihs 20 long e !. pe. .nas !.
the enemy 70 sMse' NO nlAeeer mlia a
. tne enemy mas oo. AoI nis wv - ~
1 eervauon. IN leal po 80 Z. ~
xieel rney say, - nos y col.l -, y !
me sea- anu iorpio ing use OF .e
go 70 the enemy. p4t 70 oestIHy Ins
Enemy ~ u q course z pelaecs.s
sound argument, ana TOT tnls lesso .lL
~ the enemy - desrroyec ne can navs
notning 70 seno 20 sea, ano = ensre'
4ore lncaPe1se: 9lHaN q: ISLE :. . I'M.
ali OF oL p1eventlns squ Alo 1919 us.ae
IN otner wo,us' Ing psle y .nS. ~.
90 IN tne wnoe ln as
oeso peinB Ihe "a u e1s
snsmys = navy.
NOW tnere - no ooups apoue ~
tn1ngk Inc nrst - mat the 6rItisl
Navy ~ burning 70 ger az close guar.
1ers Win the enemy. ana .ne secon.
= that with tne enq q .nis Wat tns
4ermnn lieet must pe eltner oDntera'
fen or else ~ regfE Hsit5ffQ NJ AZ !. cal
never again become 2 menace 20 g.
y sllna ana tne Peace y ene wo. ~
Nk5ur there - announcer point men We
- our islene secul3sy' are apt
D L1es y oxeriooA u.
IN one famous ],no. swo go,
2s1ore the wal. ~ I -. vs -,
sne la4 slns s oes ~ M, ga,
- .nsiE tsavy - $50 a aa
i metnt "as .nse tne Alsee - = ~
70 tne uehenss " Het il zen
ph 1eIMan interests, anu Aroil
poiht oI YleW--ano .lnAt pom
44one-tne Misnly Erislsn army =
tpoAy masnl cailsu 1917.
AnA, ~ ~ say, n9 us =
woulu seA % aro
se - Na.s s'.,g go q.
~ etu a.u q"
ws1e y sul.el us-eae " .u9 S e1l-l.
enSs pun u tne navy were 70 De woas.
% the aiheo cause ana tne britisi
empire "ouio toppie hhe q PACK
cares
Wnat - tne NORA OF Inns II
. IL. IN spieo ~ l.S W.. - asn an
lnslnces, We cz znlloN..,. ~ me SAKE =
our cause ~ a. VI civ " an sener
~. allow me say - TN any unnec
- n navy
s :. ~ 100 .e $500, sue = :