The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-30
NAVAL HOLIDAY
seen AS PERIL
TOU.S. SAFETY
With AngIo-Japansse Alliance in
Force, Ship-Scrapping by This
Country Is Condemned.

] Freedom for India.
| American people VINO look only on
the surface Of the Washington con-
ference for limitation OF armament
are wildly enthusiastic about 1t, be-
cause to them 1t means world peace.
Probing into the details one gets q
very different view.
The conference, in it's method Of
dealing with the problems, has put
the cart before the horse. MIR.
Hughes put his plan O.. scrapping
warships and particularly of. cur
failing the American Navy through
the plan of ten years naval holt
day first, without taking into con-
sideration the solution Of the Pacific
problems. His proposal increases
the menace of British navalism, be-
cause by 1t America not only ties
her hand regarding building a navy
TO preserve American security. but
also gives Britain full opportunity to
recover from her financial plight.
Britain wants the naval limitation
proposals made binding by treaty.
without regard to solutions of the
Chinese and other Far Eastern prob
lens.
AnglO-Japanese Tie Menacing.
America has proposed to cut down |
her own navy and we find that
Zealand and South Africa are in
sistent upon renewing the Anglo
Japanese alliance unless 1t be trans
formed into an enlarged agreement |
of America. England and Japan.
America cannot safely get into any
alliance with those nations; thus the
alliance In some form
or other is bound to be renewed: and
the Prince of Wales will be in Japan
10 h4 ~vrI hot |
Japan and Britain In their plan OF
mutual interest.
If MIR. Hughes navy cut plan he
agreed upon, then with the Anglo
Japanese alliance in force England and
Japan will have at least eight to five
in battleshipis and an even grea'cr
advantage i'm merchant ships which
could be turned into fast cruisers.
SO far the proposals from the va
rious governments say nothing about
limitation of naval bases. Fleets with
out adequate naval bases are of no
special value, and British plans Of
naval bases and sea routes
has not been given up. Singapore,
within striking distance of Manila, is
going to be one of the biggest naval
bases for Britain. There will be sepa-
rate naval units for Australia, the
China sea, and Canada, and the Brit
lSh west indies VIII De USED as naval
bases in case of emergency against
America.
British Advantage Increased.
=, Under the Hughes proposals, then,
the menace of British navalism Is en-
HANGED. especially II the American
public allow themselves to be deluded
by any agreements arrived at in the
1t is very desirable that the Anglo
Japanese alliance be abrogated before
here is any scrapping of the American
navy. Congressman Tinkham Of Mas
sachusetts presented a resolution to
his effect a few days ago. Then the
second condition for securing national
'afety is that America should demand
Britain hand over the British islands
n the Caribbean sea, crediting her
with payment of interest and parts
If the debt due to America.
AS long as the Anglo -Japanese ALI
ince, which menacee world peace, re-
mains in force, America instead of
iisarming, should build a navy power
ul enough to cope with that combina-
ion.