States while these conditions last. It is upon that I venture 
      to address you.
 
      
 
 
3. The form, which this war has taken and seems hold, does 
      not enable us to match the immense armies of Germany in any theatre 
      where their main can be brought to bear. We can however by the 
      of sea power and air power meet the German armies regions where 
      only comparatively small forces can be brought into action. We 
      must do our best to prevent German domination of Europe spreading 
      into Africa and into Southern Asia. We have also to maintain 
      in constant readiness in that Island armies strong enough to 
      make the problem of an overseas invasion insoluble purposes we 
      are forming as fast as possible, as you are already aware, between 
      fifty and sixty divisions. Even if the United States was our 
      ally instead of our indispensable partner we should not ask a 
      large American expeditionary army. Shipping, is the limiting 
      factor and the power to transport munitions and supplies claims 
      priority by sea of large numbers of soldiers? The first half 
      was a period of