The evening world., 1920-03-11
Possibilities Under Plans of Ad-
miral Jellicoe Are Discussed
by Officials.
MIGHT AFFECT LEAGUE.
Daniels Questioned About 1t
by Members of the House
Naval Affairs Committee.
By DdUid Laurence.
Especial Correspondent Of The Eve.
ming Worldly

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partment Of the United States looks
askance at the plans Of Great Britain
to stimulate the building OF a navy
in each Of her colonial possessions,
including Canada, Australia, and
New Zealand, believing that thus tho
combined naval strength Of the Brit.
ish Empire will be greater than It
has been before, and will virtually
nullify the public statements Of Sir
Auckland Geddes. the new British
Ambassador. and other British ON.
cials to the eject that England is
planning a reduction Of naval arma
ment
! The discussion here is occasioned by
the completion Of a report by Admiral
Jellicoe after a trip around the world
in which he has advised the British
| Colonies on plans for naval defense
| Particularly did this arouse comment
here in connection with Canadian
naval defense, for there never has
been any feeling here that the two
! neighboring countries needed any
naval vessels on the Great Lakes, and
from this fact il has been usually
suppoed that special naval defense for
Canada would never be attempted.
On the other hand, II cannot be said
that the question has been thoroughly
canvassed, and It Is early to reflect
Washington opinion.
SOME ADVERSE CRITICISM RE-
PORTED IN CANADA.
! Thus far the project of enlarging
the entire British Navy through sep
arate colonial nhvies Is coming in for
good deal Of adverse comment and
Canada is not singled out especially.
Indeed, coming upon the heels OF the
controversy over the right of the
British colonies TO vote as six units in
the League of Nations, the question
Of building navies for the British
Nations as well has already been
seized upon by persons none too
friendly to British cooperation as a
vehicle for further argument in that
direction.
The sensitive attitude Of Congress
and the Navy Department may be
/ discovered in the stenographic record,
| just available, OF Secretary Daniels's
testimony before the House Naval
Affairs Committee:
Representative BPOwning-Dld
you see an article in this morn
ings paper in regard to the Eng
lish Navy?
! Secretary Daniels-Yes.
Mr.. Browning-Saying that they
did not expect it to be any larger
than the American Navy?
Secretary Daniels--I saw that.
Mr.. Browning-Have you any
comment TO make on that statea,
ment?
Secretary Daniels-Of course l
would not try to make any COM
ment on it as being Official un-
less l had an official statement
from Great Britain l would not
like TO assume anything.
Mr.. Browning-I do not pre-
sumo official.
The Chairman-lt purported to
quote the Ambassador who is
coming TO this country, and, Mr..
Secretary, II that statement
should be verified--in other words,
If this statement OF the Ambassa-
dor should turn out TO be the
policy of Great Brtain-what
have you to say about it7
Secretary Daniels-.I would like
to ask whether that is the policy
Of Great Britain as represented in
Parliament in London, or whether,
instead OF building these great
ships by Great Britain, through
the Imperial Government, the in
, crease is TO be made in line with
} the policy for which Lord JelHcoe
! has been going around the world,
4 where he has proposed to Canada,
New Zealand and the English col
r. onies that they should themselves
q build a navy, which they have
not had heretofore. In that case
n 1t might be that the Imperial
c Government in London would not
add ships, but the colonies would.
8 WANTS A BIG NAVY UNLESS
/ U. s. ENTERS LEAGUE.
MIR. Hicks As ] understand il,
n MIR, Secretary you stated that un-
d less the League of Nations Is en-
r tered into by the United States,
e you feel constrained to recon-
J, mend that the United States
build the largest navy in the
n world?
s Secretary Daniels: Absolutely.
Mr., Hicks--What | would like
=" 10 know Is how you can reconcile
i that TO this condition. Previous
" 20 the war Great Britain had the
r. largest navy in the world, as she