The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-13
RISING COST OF THE NAYIES
tIrI " ~ "a ROPE ~ SPEND
I\G IOR BATTLESHIPS.
Nu"ut @'t,sas 'ssssp. speO DrN siesi ~ Gseruaany
O." Ter New NaNl m3alsD. sbsDS,. ssSN Ter
Wears nFttlHh Naval EApeasss- aaA
~II. OspO. pss0 MaPsnlIBs Tor FFuaee.

l9A' NNri th" y t'le-hip strength
.... A-"' q thirty eight veasels which
.. '" b" Completed 10y 1914. II also
ted thai fourteen large RrmOred
-ars should he in commission by the
.r late. la lNOS a fresh navy act was
SOD 10y the Reichstag. its most impor-
'..' allure Icing am addition % ain large
-srs 10 the standard hXed In teOO.
'F'. the navy act Of I0Os was altered.
o.. sse aud cost 81 the twonty large
s-rur.i cTuisr 70 TO he built being In
creased
Raslng his statements upon the fore
sn.Ig facts. Ccl. Gaedke, the naval critic.
'a. Written an article in the BeTifnsr
- ''1g ~ which he points out that Ger
"v - creating fleet not OF thirty-
.ff le'ticshiI~. as provided by the
...N &c. of I9Jo. hut OF fifty eight bat
D. ~ the ~ MY larg' cruisers being
.....' ~ N siZl and strength to first
tr,s h.tt!cship~ lie sIsO asscrts thst
OBJ e runn Tru'amrnts policy has APP
o.. r5iy abandoned thu prirciple that
r.. 90 sslgs of thu Faith srIsnd depends
O., b. army ard maintains tn { the sN-
'. sou. II NJ vi armr M nts IL arr duality
q, t.'rtrT.ng thH requirements for Ih- de-
6 u, It tn empires trade aud coC~is.
rr una i, Grsdurlly approaching.
rni.si 49, Col Gaedks. when thu
D.rm.,u ~ { Nill n, sup rior Ia all ae@ts
TOO r.. World. With the single exception
OFT '. Hrit. l. IL Was 80 unimIpeoch
..r. 1853 IN krsH= ZCRLR1 which told
.-. .-..p - months ago that our ne"t
$500 ing such rapid progress that IN
1911 .,uid h. superior ta that % th
& s. =. even limiting "slcula tioEs
Ole. ~ dy mod RI typs of v''sss'l-
Q. fscislIy .dmittNd that in tn.
.... y 1911. Britain will have twenty
,... 4 Dresdnoughts. tho United
Twelve. e. rmPhy lev'n End FrEnc-
o. nc-Iorwar5 our relative strSnGth
A. ',p,ily incr ls-e. - thrt In 1914. for
.,.nrlr W. shall poss-ss ninot zen
i're.' thoughts xsinst TN, siEt'sn &C the
Iritri stat
la the six Yeas between Iess and ieO5
Germany expenditure on new ships
"A. sI2O S55.OOO. During the sBcceedinE
years Ne spent Stns. tT5.OOo on new
,.tus. and IA IgN ard ISCs soI. 57S.OOo. or
.a-'ly more than either France OF IN"
;''~i states devoted to the same pur-
$50
Unih 1914 AZ least tho German dis
,.rs.nent for new vessels ard armanents
$50 he -tiil mOrc strongly esnphaSizs-'i.
.. Isii. for example the proETaylne calls
..- more thau t8s OOO.OU ln tho last
eIys wears Germany has spent on new
Sips alone s5isOe.O0O. and be'ws~a nov
AID 1919 viii speni another tssT .sOO.OJo'
10 readin~ss ~ Germany TO expand
BE- aeet rees rd'ess Of exp~n>e Wa iiln--
r..f..l IN Ihurstav "a. ,~hen the Budget
t.....r. . of g." Be.chstag passed
r .. ..r' ,'cha'. 'h,. AdmiPlty's estimate
.. ..N arror Tor the current year.
.. -.r. 81 sgi 49,. SS Tor the artillery Of
..p t.rra- hiu-. cr.rs-rs and torpedo
..... .rF tor min. foaIing apparatus Was
....t vr'rouJ any suggestion q ohjec-
Ir.n az" quarter
.r,.n meeting II the French
,...p v Ministers the Minister II
-.r. made. a statement on tlle subject !
.. .. ra-r' atoms with the Navy Com I
.f... .. ne. Chamber 81 Deputies. lie
s..runl 81 that th. designs for the ak
r.a -. g.: ton attls--hips had l.neu drawn
.. ....l approved in All particular.
. Ir-r,'ior- were contemplated and
.a -.u- a-r. 20 ~ laid down az the ,
Ute. ... r-r - y-nr--Iu 1910. 1911 and 1912 I
1914 and Iais ships were to - cOO- /
.rr.ai Iu the naval dock yards at Brsst
OIL" Torrent rec p-ctivsly. while the 1911 ,
I..- we're. Jp 30 htnlt by private contract. |
10 .a1rI 80, construction for each ship |
- we'd - three yTaTs
BE. -r..- were To- he armed with twelve 4
r. G..u..r-- guns and tw-nty-two 1886 |
O.. meier guns Their sIs--d Was "a 10
...r...n go and u knots with q atearninE |
.....l', & ? M miles AZ 20 knots. and |
.... n"r-"-Tow"r.
... ...,-s .un- which are of ths IsCa /
rH''. rvp. Hr,nR . '0 kilOgTam
90 .. -L-'l IN 10 dispos.-d In pairs !
..f- The arrangements &c the I
.... Inl.r along the c~ntre line oG the .
Dee un.. a. zach side amidHhips. |
.....f r.r guns - no fired broadside /
o.. 'gr AHEAD oT astern. The fore /
ate. o" I'd. anou; eight fs-t higher |
~ furrcts aud the highest piaoed !
ID" ,.-~-!y thirty eight feel, while 1
.'.. piH - over twenty one feet |
.- .a,"r Linz.
hillary armament will he ar
ixnr Undergraduate batteries.
s radIu- 81 fire 81 I'D degrees
..r..-- Of three Of thes. 1898 MILL
.. d, 90 -. disI,o-.-i along the sides
hi..' the remaining four will
|HN 100 lbs- Htefu. lie ar
.ll allow ~. ~ thsae klIns
..sid a'i ten asteTn
AL nUHsi~t OF an aFInOresl
NrI.ts ihiCk AZ tho two ends. /
.-i .''N- Sill be 80 and ~ milli-
'Ih- hatt!eshipa Will C0st
.... %. Including to0O.OOO worth I,
..uu. zach rats leship u 10
--t- ui 81 009 worth 81 am
-~s-. 10 the inpeDdinG
Hi climates. forNsha dowsd
-TesHh. will -hOW N IL
rice - over SD. OOO on
.'.r.- 90 mates ERginsSriag
."t new e-timatrs will total
'H" arEe-t -um that has
rt"' Tor Nv the British Adj
HriIuIFy estimates Of any
.' riaTf- an advance % c7s.-
.D.t' 80 ten wears ago. for
sing The gross total was
I.lr hs.fl~~hips Hre said
. .' 90 'H" new programme.
|ug'u''rIHg Great Britain
'-'i Irrp fht- in"r-Rse by the