Word: gaines
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...civilian supplies but of war supplies amounts to a denial of Dutch neutrality. Control of transit is a vital function of every nation. To submit to foreign dictation is to abandon sovereignty. Moreover, the obligation of neutrality demands that Holland refuse any step which will be of direct gain to the enemy in its prosecution of the war. This side of the affair is clear, the laws of nationality and neutrality make the acceptance of the proposal impossible...
...furnishes an answer to such an unprecedented demand. It is Germany's aim to expand. Dutch occupation of the rich territory at the mouth of the Rhine has long been a bitter obstacle to German expansion and trade. A triumphant Germany seems, therefore, to turn upon another victim. The gain of transporting war supplies through Holland is practically negligible. In demanding what she has, Germany has merely forced Dutch neutrality to a point where it must...
...tons, of which 6,000,000 tons were lost in 1917, and estimates Great Britain's net loss since the ruthless submarine warfare began at 1,300,000 tons--that is, the losses have exceeded the output by that amount. On the other hand, there was a welcome gain relatively in the last quarter of 1917 in shipbuilding...
...results of the past year have shown the ability of our seamen to get upon terms with the submarine menace and gradually to gain the upper hand. This result has been achieved in spite of an imperfect knowledge of a new and barbarous method of warfare and of a scarcity of suitable material. Our material resources for this warfare are already improved, and are being rapidly augmented, whilst science is placing at our disposal means of offense and defense of which we have been in need. --The Outlook...
...last year there has been combined with this a spirit of artificial patriotism which attempts to make all news good news. In huge headlines we see that the French have advanced, while below, in some obscure corner, it is asserted that the Germans have made no appreciable gain. A glance at the map, however, shows the importance of these events to be just the reverse. In editorials and in the presentation of all news, the glory and success of our arms is almost without exception maintained. The public is fed up on the rosy aspect of events, no matter what...