Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-26
Should German Armies Reach
$50 go Channel Ports.
ENEMY CAN NEVER WIN WAR
Navics Of Allied Powers VIII Rut,
Seas-High Praise for American
E'lcct-Fcwcr Hun Submarines
Now Than Before.
~ FIRED J. WILSON.



Will not be relaxed until The Hun has
learned his Lesson. Even before Amer
lea came into the struggle, ultimate
victor? was never within the grasp OF
tho 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 doubt OF
the final outcome We will beat the
Hun-we Will beat him completely un-
Ill. your President SAYS. the world
is made safe again for decent peoples
to live in"
They say Sir Eosslyn Wemyss. FRS:
Sea Lord. is a bold and fearless fight
er as well as one OF the greatest strate-
Eists the British navy has seen since
the days of Nelson. You would have
thought he was "A fighter had you seen
his eyes shine and his face set when
he talked 10 ME to-day in the dingy
old hall OF Admiralty Arch from
where he directs the ships that sail
under the Union Jack over the seas
OF the world.
In the navy they call him Rosy"
But the nickname doesn't seem to APP
ply to the man whose grim determine
ton is expressed in the words | have
quoted. lie talked like a tighter and
nc i'oF>eO Ike nghter.
1t is no easy thing to penetrate into
the den OF the British sea lion. Pass
ing through the cluster OF London
Boobies" on duty in the entrance Of
the Admiralty. the visitor proceeds
across its old stone Hoor, where mil
lions OF feet throughout the centuries
nave worn the faGstones inches deem
And on every one OF these millions
looked q
the hero OF Trafalgar, whose one arm
statue fronts the entrance Of the home
of the navy, whose fame he mad i'm
perishable
The way to the sanctum OF the frs,
sea lord leads thence through passages
Erimed with years. and up some wind
ms stairs 10 the Offices OF Sir Douglas
Brown RiES. nava! censor. through
whose hands pass such OF the doincs
OF the navy as may be safely hcraldcd
TO the world
Escorted by Sir Douglas. was con-
quoted to the room Of the frs, sea
ioFo IL was not srimy, like the rest
OF the ancient building. Large windows
opening on the bright court made u
CHEEKY and the smile of the FRS,
Lord OF the Admiralty was as bright
as sunshine as he came forward ~
receive me.
SIR ROSSIYN LOOKS
EVERY INCH 4 SAILoRNA>
For generations the ancestors M S;-
Rosslyn Wcymss have been in rho
British navy. The salt Of the sea is
In his blood and he looks every inch
sailorman. OF medium height. SQUARE
OF shoulder. with the clear eve Of y,
man used TO peer out across LONG dis
tances. the first sea lord looks curl.
onsly in keeping with his four-souar.
face
told him I was Interested in learn.
ing something of his views regardin,.
the outcome Of the struggle. With
out an instant's hesitation he smoke
the words with which / opened this
story:
We hear much Just now" the frs,
sea lord said, "of the military power Of
Germany. We ifse1 wa !t.ng for another
exhibition OF r sati as we were given
In the bloody days after March 81.
'Personally. | do no, believe Ger
many has the power TO push back the
British army and its French. American
and Belgian allies who now face II.
j am confident that the utmost force
OF the Kaiser will he exerted in vain.
but ] want to point something that
perhaps is not clearly graspcd by all
IT is this:
IF the unthnkable should happen-
~ the Germans should be able 10 push
through to the channel ports--our war
would have just begun.
"1n the west of France there will,
remain the mighty foundation which
has been laid there by the United
States 10 place upon the battle line
the millions who your President las
said viii be sent there 4 they arc
needed
Resides this the great forwarding
machinery YOU have made. coupled
win the French forwarding machinery.
would enahi" Britain to shift her bat
We 'front.' and move her troops from
the west coast of France. still 10 op
pose r"sistanc" 20 the Hun.
am confident this Will not hap
pen l'u' no matter what happens
Germany cannot ultimately win
Ire naVies OF Great Britain. Amer.
'ca' FRANCE and Italy VIII rule tho
= sea, and he IL one year or ten vears
or twenty years, not one single pound
OF foreign produce snail we pe-mi, IN
enter Germany until tho world is clean
again
We may not be able Immediately
TO starve tho Germans body. hu, we
viii be able 10 and We shall ,bro,,,.
MS hnanciai body and prevent IN. rise
OF Germany IS an industrial power
suppose you viii be Interested n
the activities Of the American No.,
under the command OF ViceAdni.,
< Sims. often wish We could tell You