Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-06
Secretary Says Nation
Must Have One or the
Other to Insure Peace.
WANTS MANY SHIPS
IF TREATY FAILS
Fate % Covenant 10 Senate mo~ss
Naval Secretary 10 Rsoommsnd
lxtsnsivs Naval Building Program
and blame for Conditions 10 Laid
upon Ssnats-panisls Wants More
Than Naval eoard Demands.
Nv Associated Press.

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washington, March e-secretary
/ Daniels told the house naval COM
mittee today he would recommend .
naval building program for the next
Ascai year larger than that proposed
By the general board. III the peace
treaty il not ratified at this session
Of congress" with holding ANAL re-
coumtndations however. the secre-
eary added that IL this country re-
1ectsd membership In the league OF
nations he would feel mpeiieo 10
renew his Recommendation ioF
another three-year program OF CON
struction. Reiterating his statement
es:. eve must have league OF ma
lions by which every nation WIN help
preserve the peace OF the world with
oompetitive building or We must have
the largest navy in the world, MI.
Daniels declared there was no mid
die ground
II had hoped 10 appear before
this committee today" the secretary
continued with a Anal recommenda-
ton az to . building program, but
as tho senate has not yet acted upon
the peace treaty there are uncertain
ties in the situation.
0Iamss Il All on Senate.
3 III the covenant had been ratined
our duty would have been plain. With
the league in operation II would not
be necessary to impose In the tax
- ma
building 01ss capital ships"
The program which the secretary
would authorize In event the treaty
70 NOT yafinsd aSrees with the gem
erai board proposais a. to capital
ships.-two battleohips ana one battle
cruiser. but he added today to that
proposal stwsnty iikht cruisers and
fcurteen fiottillA leaders or super
destroyers.
No light cruisers and only six des-
troyen were recommended by the
board.
It had been his intention, II the
peace treaty were ratified with th@
possibility OF armament being cur
tailed and regulated" the secretary
continued. to Recommend definitely
only such moderate building pro-
gram necessary to round out the
fleet" No capital ships would have
been. included in this program, he
added. but In "the unsettled condi-
ton OF the world today" he con-
t.nued. ''the American navy must be
prepared for any emergency"
Danisis DOUBTS Joint Strength.
Chairman Butler said Sir Auck-
land Geddes. new British ambassador
to the United States, had been quot
cd as saying that the British navy
would not be larger than that Of the
United States, but Mr.. Daniels said
Great Britain was encouraging its
colonies 70 build vessels"
Mr.. Daniels said he would urge
construction OF much larger fleet
so long as the status quo remains"
'In otAe. words. you want us to
add about S1s6,000. 900 to the naval
appropriation bill. this year" said
Representative Kelly. republican,
Mich.
1T would not all be needed this
year." replied the secretary. "Some
could be appropriated next year.
Replying TO suggestions of Chair
man Butler that the United States
need not fear any nation on the sea
20 long -as an agreement with Brit
tain continued" the naval secretary
said he believed only . league Of ma
tions with . force strong enough 70
insure it, sdicts could insure safety
for the United States.