Looking at the matter from the: academic point of view, which one must when dealing with such sub-Jeets, the armament of the new Tapanese cruisers is a matter of importance (> us here. the "Manchester Guardian" this armament is on a Initherto unprecedented scale, consisting of 12 8-inch guns, against) which the British can show. only cruisers armed with nine simile uns, while the French and Italian cruisers have one less. Why this! feature strikes home so closely here that when war broke out in 1914, the British Fleet in these waters found itself in a position of inferiority, so far og cruisers were concerned,' to the Germans, who then had the powerful Scharnhorst. The sequel which concluded only. with Admiral Sturdee's victory at the Falklands, need not be. receupitulated now, but its lessons must never be forgotten. Equally it should be remembered that every admiral who has fought a great naval war for Britain has laid stress upon the importance of this class of vessel. Nelson was always calling for more frigates, and Tellieve felt exactly the same' about their modern counterpart, cruisers, is, however, of little use having cruisers inferior to those of another Power, else one of their principal functions, protection of the trade routes, will not be performed, and in the circumstances it is just as Well that attention should be Mivected to the advances made in other countries.
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