Deseret Evening News | 1904-02-11 | Page 8 | Capt. A. T. Mahan Discusses the War

C CAPE PT A TM HA HAI HAN DISCUSSES I T THE W AR AA Great Naval Authority Says Sas Pact Fact I act That Japan Has Won First Oat flat Battles ties tics Settles Nothing NEITHER SIDE IS WEAKENED There Is 15 No Absolute Defense Against Attacks of or the lie Torpedo float Hoat New Ness York Y rk Feb nil mill that can bo said now Is that while the Japanese have won tho the first battles It does docs not settle anything remarked Copt Capt Alfred T Marian Mehan I In discussing the tho usefulness ll of ot the torpedo boat bont In warfare ns nil shown by b the news nes from Crom Port Fort Arthur There Is no absolute defense e against of ot the tie torpedo boat boot Great Orent vig viS vigilance ilance liance In fact tact n a constant of ot sIege the use of at torpedo nettings anti and other Appliances may minimize the danger r to a ft 1 fleet but It has hns always to expect that unexpected lunge that It has hall no parry for tor forAs tors forAs As s to the thc engagements off Port Ar Arthur Arthur r thur they the do not settle anything Neither side In the he light of at my m present information hR has been sufficiently dam damaged aged to venture the statement that It has hns weakened I