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But Then We Are Faced With The Question Whether It

is of any profit to try to humanize war. Can we-humanize what of its- essence is inhuman ? Can we say that fresh inks would be worth 'the 'paper ihey are written on when we know......

Mr. A. V. Alexander, The First Lord Of The Admiralty,

stated the British case for abolition. It may be remarked here that he was speaking for almost the whole Empire as he had the support of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India......

Tuesday Was Submarine Day In The Conference. It May Be

said at once that by far the most striking contri- bution to the discussion on submarines was Signor Grandi's suggestion that if capital ships were abolished the way would be......

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The Ameridan Meg Ation • Supported Mr. Alexander, But M.

Leygue - s, for Frani* said frankly that France believed in the submarine, as a. means of defence and definitely required it for that purpose. France is evidently convinced that......

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The Naval Conference E have written in a leading article about the very ry similar schemes worked out by the United States and Great Britain for determining the strength of......

It Will Be Noted That The British Ground Of Argument

has changed since the Washington Conference. It was then said by the British delegation• that the submarine Must " inevitably " be put to inhuman uses. It may well be that that......