Show talk to about ane win ECONOMIC highlights happenings that affect the future of every individual national and international problems insera inseparable rable from local welfare one of the roust must compelling essays on the in importance of tile the navy to the national security appeared ain in tile the march issue of U S naval institute proceedings edings written by captain ernest AT miller and titled will we need a navy to win it has been given the institutes utes annual prize award captain eller deals generally with the influence of sea power on the course of our history it has as avrey schoolboy knows been a decisive i influence nf luence and yet lie he co gc antly observes although the sea is ig tile the very tide of her life anler america has never believed in it the american roots are in the land few of us have lilly any firsthand first hand knowledge of tile the fighting navy in the last war three fourths of all those in the armed services wore army or air force uniforms and their loyalties like their knowledge lies with these arms do not them tile the navy captain eller wars says sas rung ning and here heie he thinks is is one of the reasons why so many believe that the navys day has bas come to its twilight and that other weapons primarily land based aircraft anci aft are an about all wo we need captain eller of course couise does docs not believe this lie ile like so many experts ex both within and without the naval service is is certain cerf ceif tam tain that the role lole 0 of the navy in future conflict will be ill all im any and that especially naval carrier based aircraft will carry much of the load and hue here lie he writes antes if we are aie to suffer another war wai in the near future it is is in in the air air that we must defend ourselves fust first of all 11 and by the air an that we must strike the early blows such being aping true we must realize that the solid eaith belm ging to the e united states under this air air and therefore assuring us fixed lases bases for an all protection amounts to no more than two per cint cent of tilt the area 0 of f the world contrasted to this consider tint that if we control the sea we con coi I 1 ciol not two per pel cent but 70 per pel cent of the surface of the world on the water we increase inci ease our 10 pott noial air base locations more moie than 30 0 fold provided we deny the oceans to the enemy and maintain sufficient floating fields of our own we likewise in mauie sure that many I 1 other land areas othar us will serve our lother nui alpo wile lse those of odthe th c cna 11 enla ni finally capt captain a in ellern ller american put public I 1 ic has ha a aalt re redaction 1 d action tysa tp below a ani minimum n i diun safe of its X h cause it d docs de s not ot see the 1 h 1 tt it we ila have 1 in I other oth r nd j cords or ively or passively it a idea that a cheap act tl war ivar is i and that a first class clas K X poss b all its vast UY wit and is tin an luau lux arv f 00 ry if tain eller is ri likht gilt this ahk is 1 tile the most dang erbus of deh api dpi oat t arid and it must be jettisoned jettis jetti onel dehisle F t islo 81 writes at the very end 0 i his r essay in this age of lai hinged power even more than in T 14 the victory or defeat pl yr anay come 0 the sea ut I 1 |