The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-07
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I'm RIVALS PLANS
Uncle Sam Knows What They
They Are Doing fur
Their Navics,
HAS NO "sPY" SYSTEM
Information Is Collected by
Naval Aidcs to Foreign
Legations.
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Especial 10 The Times Dis patch.l
Washington, April Glow success
fully Uncle sam keeps tab" on his
rivals war plans-and without the
! foi e!gn spy system--has been dis
! closed to Congress 10y Secretary OF The
! Navy Never
t Secretaru Meyer says the seven great
naval powers of the world--Great B..,
air Germany, France. Japan. Russin.
I italy and Austrio--arc spending $780,
100000 OH their naval establishments
for TIC fiscal year ending juno 80 next.
willie this government Is uuibo!im.;
over an expenditure OF S12ooooov TOR
two rev battleships
Every cent the seven rival powers
are pouring into naval preparation aud
the millios planned for next year have
been reported TO Congress by Secrs-
tarS Meyer. The reports Indicate now
closely the diplomatic representatives
Of this country arc Watching every
move Of the great world powers toward
naval ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Twenty i've battIeships OF the lare.
est modern type. sixty nine torpedo
boats and dcstroycrs and thirty three
submarines arc now under congtruc
ton BY the foreign countries. Score
tar:' Mc%er reports
How weak the United States appears
Ia inc list OF naval powers IS reportod
In the following statistics of tho ton.
rage of all sea lighting machines if AL
vessel" now under construction wore
complrtcd
:, Tonnage
Ireht britain .... 2.3.4,5;l
.t.''d NY .'''.'............... l.o37.Sea
49, 9'"teS .-'............. Ss5.066
,, iii'e' ''.'................. T+i.ia5
laran Observation-Disclosures. 5ao 10
80" ''.'......... ......... 47"<Fg
- '''''.'.'..... Observation-Disclosures. 3lol.o,
W VI" ..-...-...- ...... o61 10
" eonneetton with tho naval i nro.
e s,""' o' 'nc foreign nations as dis
said: Meyer
an examination Of tho ship building
proSranlS OF the principal naval powers
SHOWS mat great activity in warsbin
| oV' t'"Stion Is everywhere man,fr.,
q" 'ne present time The manner IL
.io" l9o all .oir-gun battleship nov
'HGs universal acceptance is parti>u.
US illustrated rnis + now n. 49,.
nc o. bait!eshtp constructed
new type of battle cruise
H. "..uo' 81 i now being conet,uc..d
=, 'rNa' Hiltain, Germany. Ru.si, III
49,, .talN aad Austria are tho n,,z.
: boats' "''u'hS torpedo
secretsry Meyer saws al,
L"s loioNel the building n,an ~. ~,
SpNofhrl.nt IN roustruction 'iis
nv.WeSt ocean bulldog, the orior ~
- o, preadnought. which il ,,n,od
forn;, ~ men guns. and is the nrst
n,ac.=i "",tleship TO have all turrots
.
IKE the American tyne s"'p'
! naval aides" TO tho 4n,ort.
.iohs abroad are said 10 No. -,
i"Et'd Tn" Information regardinr ~
80 a. pFosfa!hs OF tho foreign. I'M
uncut using spies. 1t is stontIr
IN, n,, al The Navy Department
.iint an OF its Information was oh.
idipl"matio criticism.
10" complete Is tho work az t,a
Lited states emissarles abroad s
sho" II In the report upon tho n.,..I
program OF Great Britain. ,rb,s "a
port says that johnny Bull is snonG.
ihS S2lauoo,oo0 upon his naval nstab.
| i'Shiheht this year. Great Britain is
scpor'ea 70 be building five lagre
| hrmonrd ships. three protected ,rn;s-
| crs. ono unar,norcd cruiser ,wonty
t"rpcdoboat dcstroycrS ana six sinh
/ marines That country also proposea
an increase of 5000 men 10 its al.
| ready mammoth navy Last year
| Secretary Meyer says, England com
pie,ed I'VE all-bis-guns battleships
and two armored cruisers
! The following is how other naval
powers. Secretary Never reports. are
SPENDING money this year OH their
! fleets:
Germany Slo5ooc.oo o: france. s12,-
| 5Vo,ooo' Jaran, $4,000 900: russia
$o9.ooo'ooo; Italy, S3Sooo.ooO; Austria.
Sa5.0Oo.00O
| Budgets OF the continental sea-
| lighters next year /: is said. involve
! IT. following outlay: Germany, Sill
| 100000; France. sSS,00u. 900: Japan.
&25.ooo.ooo; italy $4,000. 600: and
austria. s:s.0oo,eo'. Great Britain
ana Russia plan especially large in
creases for 1918, 1t Is reported.
al the foreigners arc endeavorinc,
! Secretary Meyer says to increas,.
| their nects Of small craft especially
submarines ana torpedoboat DESTROY
! "rs italy alone Is building thirteen
submarines, ANA Great Britain. Russia
ani Austria six each.