Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-03
NAVY BOARD FAVORS
Continued from paEe I

The report. signed by Rear Admiral
Charles 7 badger. president and
former Commander in chief of the
Atlantic fleet. waa approved by ,gecre-
tar~ Daniels and wns transmitted hy
him 10 the senate Naval Committee.
Asserting that tho guiding policy
that had shaped the General Boards
construction recommendations sine
I9g3 WAS that 81 eventually Grating
navy equal 70 tho strongest IN the
world tho board urges that mo reaf
poriad ~ limitation of armament he
agreed 10 hy the United statea Tint
would modify tho great naval building
roeram of 1916 now under canstrlic-
tom IN numbers. general types or
datc. ~ completion
Decrease ~ naval building IN Great
Britain IS attributed ~ The hoard -
the great prcpondcrancc il h.r navy
81 al tyrcs - ships and 70 he
economic situation.
The ships authorized tn the 1915
program are thoroughly modern. the
report Says. adding that there is no
reason To believe that developments
in submarine or aerial warfare VIII
seriously detract from thcir value for
rlanv years Completine the program
should not however deter tho navy
from. Developing % tho utmost new or
partially developed weapons such as
submarines. aircraft and aircraft
carriers.
4 suspension or work on the naval
b3Hding program for six months 70
allow experts 10 determine in the light
III tho lessons Of the world var what
types o( ships are most useful as pro
vided in the pending Borah resolution.
is neither necessary nor advisable
the board asserted
Every now weapon Of onense that
has threatened tho supremacy Of the
capital shin has been met by sue
cessful mode Of defense the report
declares. citing the development of the
torpgdo as an illustration OF the con
tentiou. The report points To the de
reiopment If the submarine and air
craft. and added that Invention VIII
provide means for meeting the future
DEVELOPMENT OF these weapons. and
thev like their dangerous predecessors
viii continue 10 he only adjunets ot
the feet
1T would be the height Of unwisdon
for any nation possessing sea power to
pin its faith and change its practice
upon meIc theories as 10 the future
Developments of new and untried
weapons. the report says.
1T is easy To lay a bomb eH the
deck Of ship, explode it from safe
pIace and then exelaim over the damage
it has wrought. but it is a Eery aif1er-
ent matter 10 place that same homt
from the air when under saHflre and
attack 10y enemy planes.
Pointing 10 the great growth of the
American merchant marine. the report
emphasizes that no nation has ever
been able 10 establish and maintain q
large merchant fleet without develop
ing a navy TO assist and protect It,
Under the resolution the proposed
conference would be held in Washing
ton but the calling of it would be lef
Il the discretion Of the President
This is the first definite action taker
by a congressional committee LOOKING
to a conference for general disarma
ment.
Toxic. Feb . Proposals that Japar
| agree with other world powers to re
| strict arnamcnts, which were recently
| submitted TO the opposition party b,
! Yullio Ozaki. have been referred To
| spccial committee of eleven member,
| of the party II is declared by news
| papers here that the proposals. threateI
| TO split the party. many member:
Fagree with NJ Ozakfs theory, but as
! sert ii is impracticable for Japan Il