. Review of reviews and world's work. J THf. V fX/rXKULSI Jl ••cout ttuiscrf arc lu be built with Ihc new aiipropiiation) 522 THE REFIEir OF REVlEJfS Falklands, and saved the day for Beatty in lack of fuel caused by oil-land flotation g;en- the North Sea; and it was the cruiser again trj? Do the people of California ever realize that got into the thick of it off Jutland. The why Japan is building a bigger and bigger cruiser is as big as a battleship, but not so navy? Do the people of California depend powerful. The cruisers will require 180,000 on Uncle Sams Navy to keep the
. Review of reviews and world's work. J THf. V fX/rXKULSI Jl ••cout ttuiscrf arc lu be built with Ihc new aiipropiiation) 522 THE REFIEir OF REVlEJfS Falklands, and saved the day for Beatty in lack of fuel caused by oil-land flotation g;en- the North Sea; and it was the cruiser again trj? Do the people of California ever realize that got into the thick of it off Jutland. The why Japan is building a bigger and bigger cruiser is as big as a battleship, but not so navy? Do the people of California depend powerful. The cruisers will require 180,000 on Uncle Sams Navy to keep the sea lanes horsepower for their top speed of forty miles of the Pacific open and safe? Does Cali- an hour. The engine-power of one battle- fornia want the Jap, or Uucle Sam, to patrol cruiser would run the street-cars and lightsfor a city of half a million. SIGXIFICAKCE OF THE CHANCE TO OIL FUEL. Pacific lanes of trade? Wliat Californiawants she should express ver} plainly in thepresent contest over her oil lands. The Navyneeds certain oil lands reserved. Does Cali-One of the great changes in Navy con- fornia want these reserved for the Navy? Ifstruction is the use of oil instead of coal for so, she should wake up; for no part of the United States would suffermore from an enemy acrossthe highways of the sea thanCalifornia. Her cities arecoast cities. Her wealth isbeyond dreams. Her sover-eignt> is remote. Californiaknows her danger, and shouldact in the oil-land contest. But here comes in anotherconsideration. Ask greatengineers like Henry Doh-erty, and they will tell youthat science is solving theproblem of oil and gasolinefuels. Henry Doherty de-clares it proved beyond ques-tion that the waste in by-products of gas, oil, and coaldistillation would run everybattleship and motor in the world for acentury. The problem of oil fuels is aproduct that will serve at moderate temp
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