The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-09
FIGURES ON THE
JAP ANESE NAVY
More Than Twice Number of
BattleshipS Since War
With Russia.
NAVAL BUDGET ENORMOUS
FINANCIERS AND BUSINESS MEN
AGAINST THE PROGRAM.

Toxic, March S.-Some reliable figures
are now to hand showing the present
strength of the japanese navy compared
with its strength when the war broke
out. Details are appended, but the to-
tails may be briefly stated, viz: ISL
vessels of all descriptions, representing
a tonnage of 28S,742 tons, before the war
and 204 vessels, and 515,0S2 tons, at the
| present day. Further scrutiny of the
| figures shows that Japan today pos
| seSses more than twice the number OF
battleships she had before the war, a
third as many armOred cruisers, three
more other cruisers, nearly three times
as many destroyers. but three fewer
| torpedo boats. Her naval losses during
the war included two battleships, the
Hatsuse and Yashima; eight cruisers
the TakashgO, Yoshino, Saiyom, Miya-
ko Heiyen, Atago, Oshina and Kaimon
two destroyers, the Akatsuki and Haya-
tors; seven torpedo boats, or a total of
nineteen vessels and 1856 tons.
Captured From Russia.
On the other hand, as against the two
battleships torpedoed by the Russians.
the Japanese bagged at Port Arthur and
in the battle of the Japan sea five bat
tleships representing 62,524 tons. that is.
the Orel, now named the Iwami: the
Peresviet (SagamD, Poltava (Tango).
Retvisan (Hizen) and Pobieda (Sue). In
addition there were taken eleven I'M
armOred cruisers al, 276 tons); five de-
strOyerS Q.740 tOnS), or a total of TWEEN
ty-one vessels. representing 135, $40 tons.
Thus the net gain, without further
building on Japan's part, is seen to be
two in number and SS,924 in tonnage, the
discrepancy between these divisions be-
ing due to the fact that Japan's chief
gains were in battleships and cruisers.
Enormous Naval Budget
Critics of the expansion program are
naturally asking why, in the face of
these figures, which indicate an advance
of fully 80 per cent, including new con-
structiOn, the government should still
persist in making appropriations for
the army and navy more than Sc per
cent of the total national expenditure
for the next fiscal year. Leading fl
nanciers and business men do not hest
tate TO point out that so long as the
above disparity is maintained the coun-
try must expect to invite foreign dis
trust, while forthcoming attempts to
negotiate a newtloan are likely to en-
counter no small opposition. and even
if successful will prove so only at the
cost of a sacrifice of prestige Nm the
shape Of some form of hypothecation.
Vessels of Japanese Navy.
The following figures are given:
Strength when the war commenced:
Battleships, six, S4,652 tons; armored
cruisers. eight, 1882 tons; other cruis-
ers. forty-four. Ill. 40 tons: destroyers.
nineteen, 6,159 tons; torpedo boats,
eighty, ms tons; total, 157 ships; 2S3, ZAP
tons.
Built during or since the war: Battle
ships, four, 1850 tons, viz: The Katori.
Kashima, Aki and Satsuma. the last
two of which are receiving their arma-
ments.
Armored cruisers, four, $1,000 tons,
viz: The Tsukuba, Ikoma, Kuruma and
Ibuki, the last two of which are now
receiving their ornaments.
Other cruisers, five, 1905 TONS viz:
The Ton, Yodo, Mogami, etc, all of
which are under construction or receiv-
ing their ornaments.
Destroyers, thirtythree. 12.573 tons.
Torpedo boats, five. 80 tons.
Total. fifty-One, 14S, $50 tons.
Present force:
Battleships, thirteen, 191. 3S1 tons.
ATmOred cruisers, twelve 1870, 6S3 tons.
Other cruisers, forty-seven, 1885,
tons
DesuOyers, fifty-five 20, sos tons
Torpedo boats, seventy-seven, 1858
tons
Total. 204 ships. 515,0S2 TONS
The unarmOred Russian cruisers cap
tured have been renamed as follows:
Nikolai I. QkD, Bayan (Aso), Pallada
CTsugaru), Varyag (Soya), Aplakin
(Okineshima), Seniavin (Mishima). No
vik (Suzuya), to be used as one of the
training squadron at YOkesuka; Ma
juria (Manshu). Angara (Anegawa),
Kazan CKanzakD and Sungari MAT
suye).
The five Russian destroyers captured
have been renamed as follows:
Reshitelni (Yamahiko), Viedovi Sat-
sukD, Silnui (FumizukD. Gandamak
(ShirinamD, VOsadnik (Makigumo)