The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-16

fear from a coal shortage, no matter
what the character Of n blockade
around her.
The port Of London handles APP
proximately one-third 81 all the ex-
ports and imports OF the United King
| dom. The ships OF the whole world
visit Il In normal times, and there Is
scarcely a merchant flag that civiliz;,-
ton knows that Is missing In the
Thames in other than war times.
Liverpool has some Of the most
modern docks In the world. Thanking
the MerEey river for a distance 81
seven miles. the 90 docks, having 20
miles of quay and covering i2S acres
OF ground. are equipped with every
! aid known. Co industry for the rapid
handling Of the immense quantities OF
merchandise.
Cardiff IL far down the list In the
number Of ships arriving. but ranks
taird "a the total Tonnage being
due to the very heavy coal business
nom that port. Cowes has 24O0o
ships a year. Newcastle, 10000 Ports
mouth. $4,000. and GLASGOW and Bel
fast 1900 each.
with the opening OF the clyde.
| Glasgow has been brought into direct
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Dover, with It's great admiralty harbor.
! Chatham. with its vast Royal Dock
yard. where 1000 workmen are m
| ployed even in normal times; Middle
borough. with its great shipbuildins
Industry; Manchester, with ITS splendid
canal opening up an inland city TO
\ world trade: Belfast. will its famous
| shin builders; Portsmouth n Plym-
cut. on the south coast. with their cx-
tensive port works. Grimsby, Hull, and
Aberdeen. with the largest fishing
fleets in cxistefre: Newlyn n HriN-
ham. homes OF the mackerel fisheries.
and Milford and Fleetwood, the ports
the hake has made famous, are all
places fun of enterprise. which have
| been even more active since the war
began than they ever were before 9
submarine peril was dreamed of.
AS has been said, the british Isles
contain no less than lia ports available
for commerce. and practically all oi
them have been developed FOR ettee'
tive use.
Even Il the Germans have 500 sub
marines constructed for h purpose ~
this blockade. as is claimed. the total
makes an average OF only aooet four
submarines available for blockadins
each port.
Submarines. with eve the largest
radius which any of these boats pos
SEES. are dependent upon . convenient
base or upon the service rendered by q
mother ship They generally car
carry "A most limited number OF TOR
pedoes. without which they are met'
f%ectivc. and in addition they arr
severely handicapped by tho very ma
ture Of their operations.
british domination OF the sea ha'
not come about by chance England'
geographic limitations have compete.
her To keep the avenues of ocean traf'
fic open through constant readiness t.
render naval protection 10 her carry
ing trade. and IL is the result Of hci
linsular position that her activities nav
developed on sea and land.
What nature has always lone fo'
the children uf the wild BY rcnderini
them adaptable. through habit an'
through equipment 10 environments u
which they are placed, the Engiisl
people have done for themselves. Ciib
bed. cabined. and confined upon
group of islands limited in area ant
capable 81 Inadequate produotiN'ness
oven with the most intensive - culti
walton. they were forced, first. To- com
mand the avenues 81 supply FOR Thorn
selves and. In order To meet the IN
creasing expense NJ such necessity
second. To- develop their mauufa'tuin 1914
resources tu tho highest degree.
70 this they owe the great humble
Of ports which they now possess Gu'
which. by their vast numbers. rcude
a blockade, however. attempted, p hor
Culcau task. \ clearer example q
Row nations are limited or advance
hy their geographic environment cuul'
hutd1, he found 90