The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-13
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WITH ali due respect t.. Mr. W L. Saunders, vice chairman of the naval
W transport has been invented and the submarine menace therefore abmed
mus y be considered with caution Al votes Of approval should be deferred until
honeeombed alright cells which MI Saunders AYERS are sure protection.
u R'king the danger OF being called "cauy" we remind the readers of the
marine menace had been solved
taken e hi; conclusion n i May It It is sG barely possible that the b" Ro"sye ~ air. air,
s' ln.o will :. clear .I. bis, reputation al a prophet a1G.sr the maiden trip Of the first
Although Mr. Saunders says this new tangled ship can stand a 4ohoot hole
viii not risk their air-esied ship without &c convoy U%% and tina that j." ali I precautions tons, viii
d. ,lEsn rot to give the Hun a chance " experiment on the theoretically torpedo
Personally we would not care to be a passenger aboard the ship that is
chosen for such an experiment
The only way in which Mr. Saunders statements can be proven is by a col.
hsoG with a live torpedo on the brny Hence his announcement was premature
ola panacea for the submarine sieSne,, TT The government yi is too &c T% co.. Concerned eps
with building "ineomparabIy the greatest navy in the world" with forcing the
merchant ship building program to unbelievable figures o pause al instant in
The trouble resulting il, due to the liability of the people at large 10 allow
themselves ser, 81 to be e uItS to lazy action IN the belief iha, the submarine IS beaten
! cannot be repeated too often that the submarine is not beaten and that no
certain method for the defeat OF the torpedo has been devised.
Everything that we have and are o hope to be- depends upon our killing
Let me recall the recent uuerancs Of Sir John Jericos Of the British ad,
mirhy' who said the submarine will be killed by August. That is seven
carry a miion men overseas during that time. Jeicoe said we have bad " sub.
marine days ahead OF Us; DO not allow yourself to think that we will not have
Speaking Of the Tuseania, a disgusting attitude is being taken by several
British convoy that was elnded when III, blow at the United States wa, struck
Surely it was not good ,porsmandbp to harp upon the fact that it wa, the
British convoy that was passed in th, instance The inference naturally crept
cruisers from Admiral Sims fleet Il accident could a%Iy not have az happened Tps"sd ''
Such an attitude is not only silly it S hurful to the spmit that should exist
throughout this nation toward our great British cousin, which was our hfst
line Of defense during three years Of the great war.
in the s. Louis GObe-Democra blaming it all on Great Britain Such strategy
coordinate down to the last nickel in winning this war '""S '"' WIG '"O"o
frs, T great art need s IT of ts t Ush ,Sp! sis t, R .Sio we , "a. ,.c out to 0@ make sd is that tn IT,, the
builders i you can handle tools you can be used in the s%hpbuldng trades 1t
tive work you are doing it is not 50 important as the building Of ships, Unc,
Sam m,m is calling wy you GU, a Become a ship shEpomIdsr Enlist through the Chamber Of
at the same time be performing a patriotic service without which this nation
#. only by building 1E more ship. than tn, submarines can sink can we be sure Of
U-boat You can help kill t-W NJ II. UN'S "'