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Army And Navy
Appropriations

Army and Navy Appropriations.
Great Britain ......$351,O44,OO (
japan $500. 800 Io,VVt
| United States ... 244,177 00(
| Great Britain 1,121,31S 600
| Japan " 282,357, O0C
| United States 1890. 1.422,752, OOJ
| Washington, Nov. 1.-America is
setting the pace for the world in ar
| mament-both financially and in ma
| val construction.
! These facts are brought out by
| statistics compiled from the latest
| and most authoritive sources by Dr..
| Sidney L. Gulick, secretary OF the
Commission on International justice
and Goodwill of the Federal Council
of the Churches of Christ in America.
Owing to the approach of the Confer
ence on Limitation of Armament
they are of special interest at this
time.
Army and navy appropriations OF
the United States for 1921 aggregate
slap 1852, 900. This is 1901, 434,-
600 more than Great Britain's,
which is spending 1,121,31S,00O.
1t is five times the amount being
spent by Japan, which is 1882, 357,-
900. The United States is spending
slightly less than six times as much
as it spent in 1912, when the total
appropriation was 244,177,000.
OF the total amount appropriated
for armament expenditures in 1921,
$771 $4,000 goes TO the army and
$651,222, 900 to the navy.
In the navy the pace is even more
marked This country is buildinS
ten great battleships mounting guns
of ii inches and up. Great Britain
has no ships in this class under con
struction but has authorized TIL"
building of four new battleships bis
ger and heavier than any yet exist
ing, because of Americas undil.sn-
ished speed in her naval program.
Japan has four ships Of this class in
building. In 1924 under the present
building programs the UnitCt States
will have a total of p bottleshjp;
against l t by Great 81 tain--1S if
the authorized ships arc Duiit-and
eight by Japan.
In battle cruisers Great Britain
has 4 already built with none under
construction. Jaran has four in ser
vice with two being built, making Il
total of six This country, which has
no ships of this class. g building six
Tie three nations are not building
any of the so-called smaller battle
ships, of which Great Britain has l l.,
America s, and Japan 3.
Japan. which has ten of the small
Ter type of cruisers, is building three,
which will give her total of ID.
Great Britain has four of these crui-
sers and the United States none.
On the other Land Japan has no
light cruisers. The United states
has three, with ten under 7onstruc-
ton; while Great Britain aas 81,
with seven under constructor
In destroyers the United States
has within two OF as many as Great
Britain and Japan combined. the to-
tai for this country being 3S1.
Thirty more are under construction.
Neither japan nor Great Britain is
building dGStroy3rS.
With two more submarines than
Great L 4 IA has now ahd VIII bt
n buildi. ;--yrlIl" + 'gIan |: buIll-
whelming majority, being a total Of
166 against Ill of Great Britain aud
Japan combined.
As things now stand, the United
States leads in the number of naval
vessels, having 400 against Great
Britains 396 and Japan's 1913. In
this connection, however, it must be
stated that America has 81 more de-
stroyers than Great Britain and 1873
more than Japan.
When the present building pro
grams are completed in 1924, the
United States will have SCI vessels,
including 81 battleships with guns
of IA inches and upward, battle
cruisers, 8 smaller battleships. IS
light cruisers, 317 destroyers and
166 submarines. Great Britain will
have a total of 403 vessels, an in
number. Her navy will include then
IA battleships with guns of IA inches
and upwards, IA battle cruisers, IA
smaller battleships, small cruisers,
SO light cruisers, 100 destroyers and
90 submarines.
Of course if Great Britain builds
the four great battleships author
lied, her navy will be immeasurably
strengthened. If Japan carries out
her program she will have 142 ships
as follows: battleships with guns
of IA inches and upward, 6 battle
cruisers, smaller battleships, 13
smaller cruisers, SO destroyers and
10 submarines.
TIIDLTL DIE NAUILS