The permanent “Expert Limpets” did for us! All the three First Lords at the Admiralty whom we dealt with in succession were most cordial and most appreciative, but all three were equally powerless. Just a couple or so of instances will suffice to illustrate the reason why we at last said to Sir Eric Geddes:-- “Ave Geddes Imperator! “Morituri te Salutant.” (1) The chief object of this magnificent Scientific Organisation being to counter the German Submarine Menace, we naturally asked for a Submarine to experiment with. The answer was “one could not be spared.” (2) We asked to be furnished with all the details of the destruction of German Submarines that had already taken place, which of course lay at the root of further investigation. This was denied us! (3) A “Submarine Detector” was developed under the auspices of the Central Committee by May, 1916. A year was allowed to elapse before it was taken up; and even then its progress was cancelled because nothing more than a laboratory experiment with a competing invention came to the notice of the “Limpets.” (4) The Scientific Members of our Association had conceived and practically demonstrated a most astoundingly simple method of discovering the passage of German Submarines. It was termed “The Loop Detection” scheme. It was turned down--And then two years afterwards was violently taken up, with astoundingly successful results. I think I have said enough. And really, after all, what is the good of raking up the past? I have had two pieces of advice given me referring to the trials I had experienced. One was:-- “When sinners entice thee, consent thou not!-- But take the name and address for future reference.” And the other was:--“Fear less--hope more; eat less--chew more; whine less--breathe more (deep breathing); talk less--say more; hate less--love more, and all good things are yours.” CHAPTER V DEMOCRACY “_Government of the people--by the people--for the people._” (_President Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg, 1863._) Some time ago the Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University presided at a lecture on Democracy given at Cambridge by the Professor of History at Chicago (A. C. McLaughlin). I gather that he implied that Democracy is helpless in the game of secret diplomacy and secret treaties. Democracy now all depends upon the purpose and desire of the English-speaking people. It’s an opportune moment to repeat John Bright’s very famous speech on a great federation of the nations that speak the Anglo-Saxon tongue.