14 OCTOBER 1916, Page 20

The Freedom of the Seas. The Value of Sea Power.

By L Graham H. Horton-Smith. (Perthshire Courier. 6d. and 3d. net.)—In the first

of these vigorous pamphlets Mr. Horton-Smith recalls the genesis of the ill-fated Declaration of London and the agitation successfully promoted by the Imperial Maritime League for the rejection of the Bill to legalize that new code of sea law. Why the late Government were so zealous in support of a treaty which weakened our position at sea remains a mystery. The second pamphlet deals with the attitude of America and other neutrals towards our blockade.