The Washington times., 1917-12-10
CONTROL Of SEAS
BY WORLD NAVY
FAVORED BY j. S.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
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believe that it win be one Of the
compenSations for the terrible trag-
sdy OF war? The necessity for naval
vessels will continue, but among the
policies that will be approved in the
peace conference that will follow war
there should be incorporated a pro-
vision guaranteeing an international
navy to enforce international de-
crees.
ITO this international navy, COM
posed of separate naval establish
ment of all nations, zach nation
should contribute In proportion to its
wealth and population. or upon some
plan to insure that no nation can
safely challenge the DEGREES Of the
high international court.
U. s. Ready to Contribute.
"To such q police of the sea this
country will be ready to make full
contribution, and to that end the ex-
pansion that now crowds all the old
and new Bhipbuilding resources will
soon place this country in q position
to furnish as many and aS powerful
ships as will come from any other
country. It would be. q lasting cal
Amity II, when this war ends, there
should linger as q burden upon q
people already heavily taxed by wars,
q competitive program OF costly naval
construction.
This country will, no doubt, take
its proper place In bringing about
such provisions IN the peace treaties
- will never again constrain any
nation to adapt its naval program to
the program of some other nation
from which there IL q compelling
menace OF possible and unprovoked
attack. Such compulsion is the very
negative OF natural and orderly naval
Development. It means the tyranny
OF . program dictated BY apprehen-
sion rather than the free choice Of
. standard suEgested by national
needs and supported by national
ideals.
Serve aPaPliament Of MAN.
"An international navy, on the con-
trary, will make possible such naval
development as each nation deems ft-
ting for its own people. It will also
serve the parliament OF man by pro-
viding a naval force ample enough to
give validity to international DEGREES
y
the peace Of the world"
The above paragraph represents q
significant advance toward q world
Organization When the President
nrst mentioned the possibility Of
an International combination which
should by force insure the peace OF
the world, criticism came from Re-
publican as well as Democratic quar-
tsrs, Notwithstanding that former
i D-A@NlaAN Nha
movement The United States was
still neutral and had not dreamed then
/ of being involved in q world war.
William Jennings Bryan argued
that such q course would be uncon-
stitutionL and objections OF various
kinds were entered which indicated
that the subject was still regarded a.
academic and remote OF accomplish
ment
VIII Interest German Liberals.
In q certain sense, however, what
Secretary Daniels has said will be
read with interest by the liberals in
I. Germany who have argued that the
| reduction in armies never could be
approved by the central powers un-
less there were some assurance that
naval building would cease.
| NaValism has been held up by Ger
many as an inspiration to jingoism
almost as much as the opponents of
Germany have condemned militarism.
EnEland's efforts to obtain Ger
many's consent to a naval holiday,
and Americas willingness to enter
into an agreement looking toward the
same end as expressed in a resolu-
tion by the American Congress ap-
proving Winston ChurchiIPs sug-
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