The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-12
TODAY
IN THE NEWS
When Civilization Trembled
Teeth for the League
Entangling Finances


IT, AS some military critics con
tend, naval supremacy is more
important than victory on land,
the debt that civilization owes 10
Great Britain is indeed siupcndous.
True, Britain was defending her
own shores when she kept the
German fleet bottled ur ncvcrthc.
less, she was also rendering an in
calculablc service to humanity.
Today, for the first time. the full
tale Of the work done by the Brit.
ish fleet is told. In book just
published by Admiral .lcllicoe, for.
mcr commander 10 the royal navy,
the perils through which England
passed ON the high seas II told,
step by step, crisis hy crisis.
According 10 the admiral, it ap.
pears that from 1914 to 1915 q
sefinus situation confronted the
fleet because of the superiority Of
the Germans la the matter of tor.
pcdo craft II was only during the
last two years nf the war that the
British navy was adequately fur
nishcd with submarines
Admiral Jellicpe cNDrcsSc, ur.
prise that the Germans did not
come out and fight II is natural
for Brtishcr to express such sur
prise but the fact j. nothing TO
surprise one who realizes the ma.
turc Of the Huns When they are
ovcrrunning smaller country
like Belgium or Serbia. the Ger.
mans cui quite u military figure
hni when they face an admiral
BcattIc or a Marshal Foch, they
come out-crawling
France has proposed sensible
plan when she urges thHt an iutrrna-
upnnl WINiur force large enough 90
maintain the peace ot the world
against GrrWHuy ur another bandit
so matter how much certain idolt-
istH may preach. human nature and
national nature ls simply mun mulN-
ulied hN millions viii remain much
tho same unti mo end ct time ~,
cannot change vlrW,utlls certainty
We cannot altogether remove thnt ata
puIHir bump boo human phr'uulng1
which urges ono Geo gp after What thr
other follow hus.
nut. Just us W, can koep down Inc
dI,Iiuul crimes hN laws aud pnllcV-
men. we can mako thD breach uf iu.
trrnbiion1l law no unpleasant Tor tho
Offender that few will trY it
t'ntil the lion and the lumb millcn.
ium rumtH We shall need au army 60
enforce tho rulings of the society ~
nations
The onianrliug alliances against
which America was warned hy George
Washington can h' entered into hN
means of financial us we'll aH political
agreement For this reason We are
Elad tu learn that the American delo-
cation b. frowning upon tho suggcs.
ton that the allies pool all their debts
into one common account
We have before pointed out the
danger of srntmvi talism iu our ro.
lutlonH with the other associated a.
powers II We are 10 Keep our friend
ships abroad We must put those
friendships ON business basis.
while America is perfectly willing
tu continue advancing money Ia tho
allies. 100 order 60 enable them To ro-
Cuprratc from tha wounds inflicted
hy r. hnrhnrpua too vet she should
tcdulouslN avoid getting tangled up
M any International credit arrange
mcuts hy which she would have every
thing 10 loso ami nothing to gain.
The tnitod states thanks to hor
immrns" resources ami To the anauc.
ial genius ~ hcT citizens occupies the
premier position in tho fiscal world
to-day. There be- no reason that she
should AhdiUuto this supremacy ~
favor Of her less fortunate uotghbors