Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-22
Allies Must Maintain Vigil
lance Although Holding
Upper Hand
PRAISES L. S. PERSONNEL
British Lord off Admiralty,
Trained on American Rail.
road, Lauds L S. Navy
Bv CHARLES II. CRASTY
pccinl Cable to Evcning Public Ledger

Coppright: rms. 6y NCrr York Times 20.
London. July 22-Sir Eric Gcddcs,
First Lord of the Admiralty, gave me
an interview today. on his desk was
the cutting of an American editorial
leader OF July / commenting on the
statement from Admiral Sims regarding
the submarine.
"T'hls warming based on Admiral
Sims's summary If thr present position,
said Sir Erie. "is sound and timely. 1t
would be a mistake for America or Great
Britain to settle down into too COM
Portable an attitude about the subma-
rino.
YOU don't think that the German T.
boat campaign can be pronounced fall
ure?" I asked
81 have said all along that the sub
marin" is held" was the reply.
"Whc,hcr it definitely ceases to be an
important war factor depends on the
extent to which the effort against it
Is sustained. It will never he entirely
eliminated. Submarines, unlike men.
can II" reproduced indefinitely. Human
beings must be born and must grow,
/ but T-huats can I've turacd out virtu-
! ally without Emit. Tr use another IL
lustration: II yoU have molcs in your
garden YOU can set traps ard catch as
many rs you like, but there will still
be mOles.
OvrrconGdruoe Dangerous
"As Admiral sims said in his state
mcnt to YOU, ovrrCoufdCuCn IS n dan
gerous error. In June and July we are
realizing on the success We had two
months earlier in sink ug U-boats. We
must always ho multiplying existing
means of dealing with them aud find
! ing new ones. We must reckon ON in
creased effort and counter against IT,.
The slightest relaxing on our part might
i be followed by serious consequences
/ had not previously had the pleasure
! Of meeting the head Of the great service
| in which Great Britain holds clear SUI
| prcmacy II is one of the romanCe3
| of this war that a comparatively youth
, ful business man Snould occupy this
position. and the romance has an Amer
I lean tinEe because Sir Eric lived in
! America and got his early training on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. He is
not one Of the Europeans to whom Amer
! lean helpfulness and efficiency have
come as surprise He discusses
, America with friendly understand
ing of our motives ana resources, and
knows our power as we'll as our dilli-
cultieS.
Flow of Troops Must Go On
"The quality of the American navy
is just what | expected he said, "bu
we need more and more assistance tc
keep open the vital line of communica
tion with America. If it he true tina
the present favorable position on thu
western front is due to protecting the
transport, it follows that this protect 10y
must he maintained. We look To Amer
lea to carry out her building program
Any serious alteration In the timetable
would ccuainly affect military opera
tiors The flow of rc-enforCements mus
be continuous.
The naval effort" added Sir Eric
has been carried on with Comp't
harmony among the Allies, and in this
as well as in his separate functions a
an American commander, Admiral sim
has rendered signal service. | appre
ciate very greatly his general recogni
ton in the newspaper interview of wha
the British navy has accomplished /
! convoy work. The whole American per
sonnel is magnificent. 1t is pleasut
I to work with such men"