Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-13
Teutons Hope to Strengthen
Their Diplomatic Pleas for
Cessation of HostiIitieS by
Striking With U-boatS,
ALLIES ARE READY FOR
BLOW WHEN DELIVERED
British First Admiralty Lord
Pays High Tribute to Amer
lean Naval Units, Including
the Air ContingentS,
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Washington, Oct. 12.-Another
great effort by Germany's subma-
rines is impending,
Sir Eric Geddes. first lord OF the
British admiralty. in a statement TO-
night paying tribute to the part play
ed in the war by the American navy,
disclosed plans of the enemy for what
may be the final intensified u-boat
campaign of ruthlessness are known
and that the allies are prepared 10
meet it.
No details were given by Sir Eric.
nor was further information to be
obtained at the navy department as to
what the American and allied naval
chiefs have learned. There were sug-
gestions that Germany. in the midst
of a peace offensive and with her
soldiers being driven back to their
own borders, hoped to strengthen her
diplomatic drive for a peace by nego-
tiation by sending her submarines on
desperate campaign of destruction
rera rdioss Of measures rnntMit
heretofore taken for the safety or
U-boats and their crews.
Warm praise was given by the
British first admiralty lord to the
American naval units of all classes,
including the air contingents, operat-
ing in the war zone. 1t was after
description of work done by the de-
stroyers that he said;
Held, but Not Mastered.
"What have said of the destroyers
applies in no less degree to your sub
marines and your chasers. Their I'M
| firing and constant harassing OF the
enemy has helped to bring the enemy
| submarine to its present position IN
which we can confidently say that II
| is now held. though not yet mastered.
I Law great stress on these words. A
great renewed effort on the part OF
| GERMANY is impending. We know 1t
and it's extent. We face it with that
knowledge and with the steadfast
/ courage of our seamen 1t will be
met"
| Sir Eric spoke of peace. but only
| to say in referring to his pleasure at
| being in America at a time when the
allied forces are winning all along
the line and reaping the fruits or
sound naval stra tegy, that his policy
and his advice to others was not TO
be deluded by hopes of an early peace.
| but always to be prepared for two
wears more of war. AS an example
of what sea power has done. he said
seven American soldiers and their
equipment have landed in Europe
every minute of the night and day
| during the past three months.
| Through the splendid work of Amer
| lean ship builders, he added. the
! United States now is able to trans
| port more than so per cent of her
/ soldiers in American ships manned
| by Americans. When the United
| States army first began to move over
seas it was carried largely by British
vessels.
Perfect Cooperation Everywhere.
I'm speaking of the United States
naval forces" said Sir Eric. II do sc
with the great advantage of having
seen most of them personally in the
course of the last eighteen months
and / can assure the public that the
morale and efficiency is absolutely
on the top line.
i "Your battleships are working witt
our own grand fleet with the mos
perfect cooperation and efficiency
Your cruisers are working with us II
the White sea, North sea. Atlantic
and Mediterranean. and / nave seer
them and admired their efficiency II
all these places IT is to them as wei
as to the gallant little destroyers
working with the corresponding force
of all the allies, that the success o.
the CONVOY system is due.
ut lis the convoy system which
baked Germany when she adopted
avowedly the inhuman and ruthless
method of submarine warfare con
sidered inconceivable and contrary II
all the noble traditions of the sea be
fore the war, but which we now &C
! cept as one of the outward signs o
|, the devil which has to be exercised
before Germany is fit to take he
place as an honorable member of tn
! league of nations. in whatever form
that oft-discussed organization ma,
+. finally shape itself. Germany reck
oned to end the war last year by cut
! ting the sea communications of tn
! alliance and by the reduction in ton
mage; the dissatisfaction of the Ger
man nation with the result of thei
. criminal effort is due in very grea
) measure to the convoy system, btl
r 1t is due also to the allied efforts {
. trap and hunt the submarine d
: passage and to harass 1t on station.
:! "At the present moment the Unite
J. States and Great Britain have becom
/, | the main bases of supply for tn
S armies in Europe and in order to In
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