The Washington times., 1917-12-02

: principal Of these aims IL TO keep
what they have got In Belgium they
, propose to establish, after the " ar,
bases for improved U-boats, COR an
underwater navy with which to mon
ace the world, and which could oper-
! ate as easily OF New York as on the
coast OF Ireland. From Belgium they
wish to hold q solid block Of terri
tory as far as the Persian gulf. They
would make Of this q militarist ter
rorlst state. This IL an idea when
the world cannot tolerate, but Il will
be difficult to prevent its realization
The Prussians are in possession of
their Mittel-Europa and they are
prepared apparently to continue the
war in order to keep It
where MaeHIne Guns Help,
This Prussia can do, IL she can
maintain her armies at q sufficient
strength to Withstand the assaults of
the allied troops and airmen. They
need not be as numerous as the
allied troops. On defensive positions.
as have said already, and as the
war has proved over and over again.
small number OF men supplied with
large number Of machine guns can
hold out a long time against large
forces. The only way for large forces
70 capture such positions 10 by the
blasting fire Of heavy guns, the
method perfected by Haig.
The only hope Of victory for the
allies would then lie In bringing UP
such overwhelming forces. and such
q weight OF guns and aircraft, that
resistance would be seen to be use
~ broken To realize that hope the
assistance OF American troops Il
Here. then, Il the problem:
Germany In ny personal oplnion
anes - the peaee 81 the world ana
rendered harmless In the future
without the assistanee Of American
trOo9A
Germany win endeavsR to prsvent
these trOODs fron erossing the ocean.
and frOn being FED and munitioned
when they have crossed, By attack
Ing transports and supply ships with
U-bOafa.
How can this be prevsntsd7
How To Meet the Submarlne PrSbIem
There are, in my personal opinion.
at least four methods Of meeting sub
marine attack which, n they are alb
~NA1N~Ag CA.kASlNN-1 e-1N A-A-Ao va
routes fairly safe. Many more meth
DDS have been suggested. Netting the
North Sea, ! rule out The North
sea II too wide - be Melted In .
narrow channel tina. plan can sue
coed The North pSa ae its narrowest
10 some $50 miles Sending subma-
rines to hunt submarines II also i'm
practicable ~ q regular policy. Brit
ish underwater craft have destroyed
several U-boata, and one small Brit
ish vessel has been sunk By = Ger
man submarines torpedo.
But In \ general way. 30 long as
submarines are blind like moles, one
might a. wen set one fish to seek
another In Lake Superior. When
they can see under water, the pace
from airplanes may save q bit now
and then, but this 10 q method use
full only In certain states OF weather.
and too uncertain At present, though
IL may develop to give steady re-
suits. Bulkheading, % a. TO give
toTpedoed ships the chance Of keep
ing Gfloat. could oply be introduced
easily into cargo vessels; Il 10 un-
likely that they could keep afloat
long enough to reach port and sol
save their cargoss.
The four modas worth serious dis
cussion OF guaecIng ships against
torpedo attack from submerged sub
marines, are:
I. To givs m shiDs ~ high q rafe |
Of speed - possible, net below fifteen |
knots, ana lnereasfnG - the sabnA- |
Fine speed increases.
2. To DunEIe the submarine corn
nanaers ~ aeanouAagetS that Il 70 |
say, ~ using En0keIess cOal or on, |
By eoncealing ships In smoke clouds, |
~ altering their appearance. and By |
ad0Dting other devices which make |
correct ainlag difficult.
z To patroI the seas ineessanfIy,i