1.  This  chart  represents  battleships,  battle  cruisers,  scout  cruisers
and  destroyers  authorised  and  laid  down  by  Germany  and  the
United  States  from  December  31,  1904,  to  January,  1914.  These
modern  boats  are  the  ones  that  determine  sea  battles.  Grey  beards,
ships  in  reserve  and  ships  in  ordinary  are  not  an  aid.  They  hinder
the  speed  of  the  fleet,  they  have  to  be  taken  care  of  by  the  modern
ships ;  hence,  their  detrimental  value  in  modern  battle.
Since  January  i,  1914,  Germany  has  been  building  modern  battle-
ships, battle  cruisers,  scout  cruisers,  destroyers  and  submarines  at
a  tremendous  rate.     We  have  been  lagging  woefully  behind.
2.  Torpedo  tubes  for  modern  torpedoes  which  we  Tinll  have  after
the  Oklahoma  and  Nevada  are  in  service.
3.  The  three  scout  cruisers  we  have  are  of  doubtful  value,  because
of  their  defective  furnaces.
4.  Representing  the  proportion  of  all  our  useless  submarines  to
the  submarines  Germany  could  spare  from  European  waters.
5.  Representing  the  proportion  of  submarines  able  to  submerge,  to
those  Germany  could  send  to  attack  us.
212  AWAKE!  U.  S.  A.
made  for  the  transportation  of  but  a  quarter  mil-
lion well-equipped  perfectly  armed  men.
