The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-19
MISSING POINT TWO.
England's Opportunity to Insure Free
dom Of the Seas.

dom Of the Seas.
To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-sir: What
has become Of the freedom OF the seas"
the most important point to us Ameri-
cans of the Presidents Fourteen Points
on the basis Of which the armistice was
signed? II what We really want Is the
assurance and the promise of a future
world peace we Americans must insist
on this point OF sea freedom being set
tied to our satisfaction and for our fu
ture safety.
Any one who takes the trouble to look
into our history will see that the DOM
ipation OF the seas by Great Britain
has been the direct cause Of our two
wars with her, and as we wish to keep
on good and friendly terms with our
illustrious cousin It behooves US to see
that we give her no advantage over US
that may tempt her to assume a world
domination which would eventually har-
ass and Cypress u.s. We must agree
to no treaty with the Allies that does
not put all nations concerned on q basis
Of defensive and offensive equality, and
unless this Is done we are surely laying
the seed for future trouble and entailing
tho dangers OF another war upon our
Innocent descendants.
Great Britain asks US to trust her to-
day. But why does not Great Britain
trust as and her allies? Why mt es-
tabiish . reasonable standard OF land
and sea armament, the maximum Of
which every nation concerned shall abide
by. Of course going below It II ma
ton sees fit? Why not do away with
all useless and dangerous dreadnoughts
and superdreadnoughts and limit each
nation concerned to a certain number Of
cruisers for sea police and sea parade
purposes and a certain number Of sub
marines for harbor and coast protection
We would then be able to have a real
international state Of peace and no ma
other, and II Great Britain would only
trust US one-half as much as she wants
us to trust her the matter could be ad-
Justed and settled at once.
Unfortunately. Great Britain seems to
think It necessary that for the mainte-
nance OF her empire she must preserve
her domination OF the hfxh seas, and
perhaps UP to this time she was right
from her point OF view. But now her
great maritime and commercial rival,
GERMANY. Ia no more and a new era has
hexun ana II In not necessary for Great
Britain or safe for us and the Allies
that Great Britain should be given a
greater power than she ever had before.
Great Britain should be the FIRST to real
lie this and to appreciate that her ma
tional responsibility and national ex-
pense would be greatly diminished and
her general prosperity greatly Increased
II the world power on land and sea was
divided equally among the nations
concerned.
This may be hard for Great Britains
Government to acknowledge at FIRST. but
the English people see and feel Il as
we do, and they are ready to make az
many sacrifices for general peace and
prosperity as Lord Robert Cecil would
have us make and which we are willing
to make IL we are met half way and
riven coincidence by the Government OF
Great Britain. And not only to our
selves but to all the nations concerned
1, this proper and necessary.
And imagine the confidence that would
he restored in China ~ Hongkons should
ha restored to her. Malta TO Italy and
Gibraltar 10 Spain. not to forget the
MANY .trstee,c poin.s Great Britain hold,
around us. II not for our menace GER.
| ta,nlv not for our security. However
let Great Britain agree to divide the
sea mower she has held heretofore alone