AMERICA AND THE WAR.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 12010, 12 March 1920, Page 8

AMERICA AND THE WAR.

United Press Association— Bv Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received March 13, noon Washington, March 11 Admiral Sims stated that Britain asked in August 1917 for a squadron of American coal-burning warships, but tbe Navy Department did not send the ships for several months. The department’s policy obviously was its Own safety first and that of the Allies next. When the squadron was sent it was not homogeneous, uad was consequently of small value as a fighting unit.