Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-16
RIoAMoNp WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1e 1921

constructive statcsmanship. &t doos
ueai with tho three great fleets OF the
world, and In the broad spIrit In
which 1t IDEALS with those fleets in
inc preparation Of disarmament.
which IL lnys down for those fleets.
,"e eoVernnent OF the country which
! represent Is In the fullest nnd the
heartiest sympathy with tho policy
which tho United States hnvo brought
Det"ro us for our consideration. Tbev
nave. an wo think most rightly. taken
inc battle fleet ar the aggressive unit
which they have In tho main TO con :
siuer; and In tho battle noet you must
ihcinue those auxiliary ships without
WHEN modern bgttle fleet has
ns''nsr eyes nor ears. has little power
OF uefenso against certain forms OF
attack. and. little power OF obs.rv,-
tlon: little power or dealing with any
equal foo TO which It may be op-
posed
Taking those two as really he
longing TO one subject. namely the
oattie neet: taking those two. tho
pattieships themselves and the YES
sells auxiliary and necessary TO a
palt!e meet. we think that the pro-
portion between these various coun-
,i. ies ~ acceptable. We think the
limitation OF ornaments Is reasnn
aoie; we think II should be ac-
certed we firmly believe that IL vii,
be accepted.
In my view the message which,
mas been sent around the world on
saturday liz not u message which is
gong 10 be received by those most
concerned with cool Appreciation. /
believe 1t is going to he received by
them with warm. hearty approyuj
and with every effort at fun, loyal
nn" complete cooperation.
Deal with Details I'm COMMITTEES.
Il think 1t would be ill.nttinu O,
such an occasion as this IL were
To attempt TO go into any details.
There are questions--and | have no
DOUBT that the Secretary OF State. our
cha lrnan. would be the first to tell
us that there are details which can
only be adequately deal, with in
committee. At the first glance. FOR
example. and give IL merely as an
example. our experts are inclined TO
think that perhaps too large an
amount Of tonnage has been per-
mitted for submarines. Submarines
are class Of vessels most easily
abused in their use and which, in
fact, in the late war. were most
grossly abused. We quite admit that
probably the submarine is the defcn-
sivc weapon properly used OF the
sible, or. il possible. il might we'll
be thought undesirable, to abolish
them altogether.
Tut the amount of submarine ton
mage, permitted by the new scheme
is far in excess, | believe, of the
tonnage possessed by any nation ut
the present moment. and I only
throw IL out as q suggestion that IL
may be we'll worth considering
whether that tonnage should not be
further limited. and whether, in adj
dition to limiting the amount OF the
tonnage, it might not be practicable.
and IL practicable. desirable to for
bid altogether the construction OF
those vast submarines of great size
which arc not intended for defense,
which are not the weapon Of the
weaker party. whose whole purpose
is. ottack and whose whole purpose
is probably attack Ivy methods which
civilized nations would regard with
horror.
"Howcvcr, there may be other
questions OF detail, questions con-
nccted with replacement, questions
connected with cruisers which are not
connected with or required for fleet
action. But those are matters for
considcra ton by the technical experts