Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-11-04

80 dAeau Win It's DuiIClng program
regardless of the arms conference.
Official announcement to this affect
was made by Secretary DENLY to the
house naval affairs committee. The
department sees tsat decisions by the
conference cannot be anticipated and
realizes that the navy is lacking in
certain elements of we'll rounded
| fleet
The secretary's statement is an an
swer 10 those who expect the con-
| ference to "disarIn," and shows that
the best that can be expected of 1t for
| armament is a limitation which will
lessen economic burdens and eliminate
the danger of competitive building
| among nations.
In regard to ships provided for
most of which are in a fair way of
| completion-the speed of construction
has been greatly lessened by dimin-
ished appropriations The department
is going ahead as fast as it can with
| its limited funds. The work of con-
struction is being distributed among
| the vessels now under way.
Not Knocking the Conference.
The decision to so ahead with build
/ ing. ii is explained, does not express
/ lack of confidence in the accomplish
ment of the arms conference. 1t merely
! demonstrates that the conference is
/ not a disarmament meeting.
Information received here from
| other countries, notably Great
Britain and Japan shows that these
countries are completing construction
/ under way, and in some instances
| authorizing new construction. Neither
these countries nor the United States
proposes to lead in limiting ornaments
until all are agreed on the proportion
| of arms to be stacked.
So far as the American navy IS con-
cerned, Mr.. DENLY made it plain that
the building of aircraft carriers is re-
| garded as essential. This confirmed be-
| lief is the result of the recent bombing
tests, which demonstrated the new eff
| fectiveness which the airplane is ac-
| quiring iii naval strategy.
The navy has not changed Its be-
lief that the capital ship remains the
basic unit Of the fleet. Naval officers
believe there has been much miscon-
ception on the views of the navy gem
eral board, owing to the debate precipi-
tated over the relative merits of the
capital ship and aircraft
Result of Bombing Tests.
Naval officials guiding the construc-
ton program think the bombing
tests have demonstrated the increased
possibilities of aircraft. No one has
been quicker TO recognize this than the
naval group which retains its faith in
the capital ship. It is their belief that
all future naval operations viii be
carried on with a large complement of
aircraft for bombing and for long
distance gunfre.
The navy is daily developing new pos
sibillties In long range guns and sees
the time when navies will fire at each
other over the horizon, making air.
planes necessary for range finding.
Airplane construction has not
reached the point where the heavier
than air craft can operate far from
their base and carriers are essential
TO transport them with the fleet. Elk
periments are being made also to have
each war ship carry its own compile
ment of aircraft. With the exception
of the converted aircraft carrier
Langley, the American navy Is not
equipped with carriers.
The determination to 60 ahead with
construction has in mind in part the
other elemental weakness of the navy
shortage of light fast cruisers. Any
limitation of armament at this time
would find the American navy lacking
In this important requisite.
Washington Cleans House.
In an endeavor to put Washington
ION dress parade" so that the
city will be spick and span when
the delegates to the world conference
on limitation OF ornaments arrive,
Col. Clarence 0. Sheriff. superinten-
dent of public buildings and grounds
has launched another cleanup cam
paign." With only a short time In
which TO finish the work, Colonel Sher-
under the banner, Make Washington
the Cleanest City in the World"
The Century club pledged its support
TO Colonel Sherrll's office and, In the
near future, mass meeting of all
civic organizations interested in this
activity viii be called. II is known
that President Harding Is vitality In.
terested IN the propo.'ec campaign
hat the President wishes to see
Washington cleaned up from one end
10 the other so that there viii be no
cause for complaint on the part Of
any American that the nations CAPT
tai failed to make a good impression
during the arms conference.
Letter Cites Cleanup Need.
Colonel Sheriff. is In receipt Of a
letter from Mrs II. Gibson. a guest N
The city, in which attention is called
TO uncleanlness In certain parts OF
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