The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-26
BY FRED j. WILSON,
General Manager of he Interna-
tional News Service.

tional News Service.
Copyright 1913 by The Interna-
tional News Scrvice)
London, May 25--"Sea power
today, as always, means the win
ming of the war. The allied navics
have the German by the throat.
and their grip viii not bt. relaxed
until the Hun has learned his les
son.
Even before America came
into the struggle, ultimate victory
was never within the grasp of the
kaiser. Now that the millions,
the wealth. the power and the
ships OF the United states are
aligned with Us there is and can
be no doubt of the final outcome.
We will heat the Hun--we will
beat him completely until. a. your
president says, the world Is made
safe again fer decent peoples 10
live in"
They say Sir Ro~aIyn WemySs.
first sea lord. Is a bold and fearless
fighter, - well - one of tiis. great
est stratcgietS the British navy
hns seen since The days of Nelson.
You would have thought he WAS "A
fighter had you sen his eyes shine
and his face set when he talked
to me today in the dingY old hall
OF Admiralty Arch. from where
he directs .le shIis that sail un-
der the Union Jack over the seas
OF the world.
In the navy they call him
"Ko-y" But the nickname
doesn't seem to apply la the man
whose grim determination Is ex-
pressed In the words have quot
ed. He talked like "A fighter and
bc looked like fighter.
Il is no easy thing TO penetrate into
he den Of the British sea lion Pass
ng through tho cluster of London
Boobies on duty N he entrance of
The adrimalty. the visitor proceeds
across It's old stone floor where mil
ions q feet throughout the centuries
have worn the fIagstones inches deep.
The Hero of Trafalgar
And an every one Of those millions
have looked the dead eyes Of Nelson.
he hero Of Trafalgar. whose one
armed statue fronts the entrance OF
the home OF the nay whose fame
be made imperlsb5ble.
The wGy TO the cauctun, Of the first
sea lord leads thence through pass
ages grimed with years and up some
winding stairs to the Offices OF Sir
Douglas Brown Riess naval censor,
ne t3otnrs ~ ,ba @s,-, a. -. h, 80.
.y heraldas IN Ire ,,a,15
Escorted by Str Douglas ! was con-
Quoted TO the room Of tbe frst ga,
ord II was not e~,,ry )1,a me rast
< The ancient bu.Iatnr T.arre viz
7H"s opening on the bright court
made u CHEEKY and the smile Of the
srst lord Or Inc adnlra1tv was az
1Tjgh, as sunshine as he came forward
to receive re
OF Fighting .ne.str
Fer senerstihrs IN an-es+ors of civ
Rosslyn Wsvynss have heen in the
british navy The salf Of the goa j.,
his blood and he looks every fnch n
,ailor man. or medium height square
If shoulders Win tha clear eve NJ a
man used to par on. arross lory ais
ance&. the 4ret sea lord cl,rfouglv in
keepinx with his four square face
told him was interested in IAarr-
~ eor,o,t,r~ - -
he outcoms Of = ne ,'S str ~ VIE G,ps
out an instant's hesitation he snok q
The words with which opened This
story.
we hear ,,p7h ses+ nan. ,, tbo ers.
sea lord said az me r,1ifar,. nowsr
# GERMANY we are uattIng for
another exhibition Of it, such as We
were given In the hloodv davs after
March q.
Personally 4, not bAlievA Ger
many has the power tn rusasuhack the
British army and It's French 'Ameri-
AN and Belgian allies who now face
L ! am confident that the utmost
force of the kaiser will be exerted
n vain.
But l want TO point something that
'erhaps is not clearly grasped by all
I is this.
Then War wouid Begin.
II the unthinkahle should happen
| the Germans should be able TO push
hrough 10 the channel ports--our war
you'd nave just begun,
IN the west Of France there will
emain the mighty foundation which
las peeh lald there by the United
yates 10 place upon the battle line
ne mliions VINO your president has
,alu VIII ne sent there II they are
'eeneu,
Ses'es tHls me great forwarding
, ,'a1'i''eIS YOU nave MADE. coupled
;, y, ',n t"e s,ench ior"arding ma
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