Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-14
4 MILLION TONS
LOST BY BRITAIN
ApV ilolooS luolio,s'n
But Admiral Beresford AS
surcs Public "There's No
Cause for Panic"
COMBAT SUBMARINE MENACE
English Admiralty Keeps Sc
cret Plans for Coping With
U-Boats; Acting Now.
ApV ilolooS lrolLo,s'n

LONDON. Feb. l3--ln the house of
lords today Admiral Baron Bcrcsford,
drawing attention to the submarine
monaco and asking what measures
had been taken to meet IT., said.
I'VE have lost since the beginning
of the war four million tons Of ship
ping That is a fact which the pub
lic should know. but IT is not nearly
as serious as IT appears We have
made up the loss very considerably.
Three million tons which have been
lost have been moro or less adequately
filled
No Caus for Panic.
"Thorc Is not the slightest ncccs-
slty for panic. We have done re-
markably we'll and shall do Il great
deal better in the future, but We have
had time To face 1t and 1t is to that
time that ! desire TO call attention"
The country. Baron Bcrcsford con-
tinucd. had been informed in August,
1915. that the submarine menace was
well in hand As far as no could
gather it nearer well in hand today.
owing to the ncW ideas brought 10
the admiralty by men fresh from the
sea. who had had experience IN this
novel form of warfare and it,
mysteries.
serious. Admits.
In conclusion. Baron Beresford
while acknowledging the submarine
menace was serious, said II would not
be a fatal menace and ho was couii-
dent that In six weeks or SO tho nation
would have the submarines really in
/ hand.
secrecy Necessary.
Tho carl OF Lytton. replying Tor the
admiralty. said the government would
| bee glad " It were possible to take the
' public entirely into his confidence, but
| that that would involve lmparting in
I formation TO the enemy and the ad-
miralty was determined the Germans
should have that Information by OK
+ pcricncc and not thru questions IN
/ parliament
! All the eNpcdients suggested by
/ Baron Borcsford were being pressed
! forward with the utmost energy, to-
| gcthcr with many others. hc c"ntin-
ucd, even iu addition to those men
toned by Earl Curzou on February Z.
Every device that human ingenuity
could frame was being employed.
World Seas Police
! we are the sea police of the cutiro
/ world and Germany Is playing the role
I of highVaymau," declared Lord
I I.vttou. I'VE arc confident that We
can continue iu the future as in the
past not merely 10 supply our armies
al the front with munitions and sup
/ plies and carry out out OBLIGATIONS 10
our allies, but also 10 keep free certain
routes for neutral commerce and OBJ
/ tain necessary supplies FOR our own
people.
Altho the new phase OF the suhma-
/ riuc warfare was only fortnight old.
Lord Iyttou said that the counter
measures put into effect already had
achieved very considerable success
and Justified confidence In cXpccta-
tions for the future.
SETS Forth Figures.
Lord Curzon adduccd set Of fig
'urCs which he claimed showed that
the situation was less aggravatlng
than might be- supposed He said:
In July, 1914. our mercantile ma
Zine consisted Of $500 vessels I'm cN-
cess of 500 tons each. with gross
tonnage Of l6.N5O.OOO. At the end OF
last January the decrease had been
only between and per cent I'm
gross tonnage. Admiral Jollicoc and
those who have been with him are not
dissatisfied with what has been done
oven I'm the last fortnight They were
confident that great number OF
, German submarines would never re-
turn TO their own shores"