Admiral Seymour declared that, though thirty years ago be was
against the tunnel, he had changed his mind. He was quite certain that our end of the tunnel could be made impregnable. Sir Francis Fox, speaking on the engineering aspect of the problem, stated that the tunnel would be as simple to make as a tube under London. We, like the gallant Admiral, have changed our mind, and hold that the balance of benefit now strongly inclines in favour of the tunnel. It might be of vital importance for us to be able to draw food supplies for the south of England through the tunneL Floating mines and airships may very possibly make the navigation of the Channel for a time highly difficult and dangerous. During that period the alternative route by the tunnel for communication with France and for the supply of food might prove of incalculable value.
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