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of some nation that has refused to profit by the lessons of progress.
  The sinking of the captured German submarines and cruisers and the old battleship Alabama,off the Virginia coast, was distinct-informing as to the potency of our present planes pilots when equipped with high explosives. When one reflects upon the results of these tests, the agreement of the Disarmament to limit battleship-construction need cause no jingoist alarm. It is simply a question of discarding an old for a newer weapon.
  The world cannot, will not, longer endure the deteriorating consequences of war. Amidst the turmoil of contending world interests, all nations are seeking a panacea in the form of associations or league of nations destined to police the world. Such expedients may suffice temporarily, however, lasting peace is entirely contingent upon a mutual understanding bred by a community of interests which swifter, simpler means of transportation alone can furnish. The aeroplane offers more promise of possessing intrinsic value as an agent of pacification than any other less concrete instruments such as agreements of Disarmament Conference or The League of Nations.
  Civilization itself is fundamentally but an experiment in transportation. Whether or not our present civilization succeeds will depend entirely upon the efficiency of transportation. From the very beginning, man has only profited through communication of thought and contact, with others of the race. The nations predominant through the ages past have always been those most proficient in the establishment of transportation. Vast empires have been coming together, welded by transportation, or torn asunder by lack of