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Show "History shows that the decisive factor in all great wars invarably has been sea pow-er," pow-er," wrote Admiral Clark H. Woodward, U. S. N., recently. Think back over the major conflicts of history and you'll realize the truth of that. When Drake's fleet destroyed the Spanish Armada, he eliminated one of the greatest threats to English security and safety. safe-ty. When Nelson broke the back of French sea power at Trafalgar, he assured Napoleon's Napol-eon's ultimate defeat. Japan, under Admiral Togo, made herself her world power to be - reckoned with her fleet routed the Russian navy at Port Arthur. The American Navy is the largest and most powerful in the world, according to such authorities as Admiral Woodward. Five years from now, if plans go according to "schedule, it will also be the fastest navy, and will be infinitely more powerful. And it is this, one branch of our fighting service which is ready to go to war right now. if the call is made. In the Pacific, a fleet would probably be based at Singapore, to keep an eye on Japan. American naval afficials think relatively rela-tively little of the Japanese navy, and are certain we would have little trouble in defending de-fending ourselves from Hawaii to the mainland. |