New-York tribune., 1919-12-08
l1miral Expects to Visit
New York, Washington
and Other Cities: Is on
Trip to the Dominions
ldvising Ottawa Leaders
nuerative for Britai N
to Maintain Command of
the Seas, He Declares
special Correspondence.

nTyAWA, Dec. Admiral Jellicoe
:. eome to Canada to advise the Ca
,.dsn Premier and Parliament as to
.A.t should be done respecting naval
assnses. He is guest at Government
u.sse and with the special officers
4. srs accompanying him will visit
r,v York City, Washington and pos
sa,v Palm Beach and other American
ysints.
fts question whether Canada is to
2..,. a navy on the Atlantic and Pa
~ coasts, and. if so. Of what nature,
! ;nportant. The Dominion, along
.;h ether empire colonies, is being
| .iyiseH by the man probably best quail
issd to give advice. He makes it plain
sSst he IS in Canada to advise, but not
ID dictate.
II see there are some objections
vsieed in Canada to my presence
sst,p said the Admiral in one address.
saut my mission is merely to advise,
,st to dictate. 1t was feared, l sup
sme that I was coming to suggest too
rseh Of the military spirit in Canada,
:, that too much money be spent on
r.ul affairs. Well, l am going to
sresest that money should be spent
or naval affairs for reasons / shall
IGye but, Of course, it rests with Can
N, to say how much will be spent.
Reasons For Naval Growth
q am only giving the reasons that
make it imperative that the British
Impire should maintain its command
/ n the sea. What was it made it pos
ible for this war to be won? 1t was
a power. What was it that i'm
hrilied our safety at one time and
Sde it within the bounds of pos
|dbility for Great Britain to lose? 1t
ms the loss temporarily of the COM
lsnd Of the sea owing to the sub
Iarine warfare. | say that that in
nleates lesson that the British En-
ire can never forget"
Probably what caused the Admiral's
.xpsnation was the remark of W. r.
INcMaster, NJ P, who in speaking at
ANsntreal said:
q think it matter of doubtful wis
dqn to have a distinguished British
nnral going around the dominions
tsh1g US how to build up navies. The
sssnies of our allies are now disarmed
Thrs is no German navy and the Ger
ns army is down TO 10000 men, while
lslris, the other enemy, is starving.
Arinst whom, then, is it sought to
rise ermarents Against some of our
dies? God forbid!
Says Militarism Failed
The war showed that militarism did
ms protect. Germany had the great
&tsi army in Tie world and was not
liable to protect Germany. The British
jnavy was the greatest in the world, but
lwas it abe adequately and comps iete y
b defend the shores of Great Britain -?
THE submarine campaign almost
Dn the war If you have read an ar
gle of Admiral Sims in Worlds
lork' you will remember that he says
ht when he went over in 1917 Ad-
nal Jelicoe told him that it was
aly a matter Of time when, with the
sses through submarines, England
auld have to capitulate.
Fortunately the scheme Of conveys
rs brought into practice again, and
hough increase in submarine de-
noyers the menace was removed, but
q point is that militarism, whether
land or sea, has totally failed to
ntect the lives and property of tax
gers who have been bled white to
1apnrt them"