Bisbee daily review., 1918-08-08

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 until all the allies were defeated at sea Germany could never triumph.
 When England decided to throw her whole weight into the war. he con tinued, she did so because of an out rage on international rights. Had she not taken this decision, the whole course of the war would have been different. He pictured the part the navies have played in the war and said he did not think that many per sons realized that if the allies were defeated on the water the war would be over.
 When the war began" said Lloyd George, ''the British navy, then the largest in the world, represented a tonnage of two and half million. Now, including the auxiliary fleet, it is eight million Were it not for this increase the seas might be barred for the commerce of the world Every trade route of the world is patrolled by its ships.
 During Junet alone, British naval ships steamed S.000,O0O miles To this must be added the efforts of the mer- cantile marine which is now a branch of the British navy and whose men face the same dangers carrying for the allies, as well as for themselves most of the American troops that have so valiantly acquitted themselves in recent cCmbats.
 q wonder how many people under stand the number of men required to man and maintain the British navy and mercantile marine. There are at least 1,5O0,000, probably 500, GOO or 900000 of whom are of military age There was an attempt iO comp out some of these men, but it was found impossible, to do so would be letting down the British fleet and to let down the British fleet is to let down the allies
 q wish to point to the necessity of not impairing in the slightest de- gree the efficiency, strength and growth of the British navy and mer- cantile marine During the last two years Germany has made two distinct attempts to force a decision-one on the land and one on the sea. The land offensive would have been final. If the submarines had succeeded, our armies in France would have withered away. No Americans could have come over to assist us and the French troops. Ammunition could not have been shipped and We could not have sent the necessary coal and material to en- able France and Italy to manufacture munitions
 ''The American naval mission which came over recently saw a great deal of effort of the British navy and was immensely struck with the vastness of the work which is being done It was especially anxious that steps be taken to make known, not only here, but in America, the gigantic character of the task we are doing.
 Unless the allies had been com pletely triumphant at sea from the outset of the war no effort on the land could have saved them. The British fleet has been mainly responsible for that complete triumph which, could Hoc have been secured and maintained without gigantic efforts in meh--aHti material. Any distribution of re- - sources which would impair in the least the effort would be ruinous to the forces of the allies.
 T would like to point out in deal ing with the army and it's growth that the maintenance of the navy and the mercantile marine is the first charge on the resources of the country. Our military effort has been subject to the demands of those obligations on our resources in men and material yet