Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-01-21
SAYS BIC NATIONS.
READY TO DIsARM
General Bliss Urges Call for Free
and Fair Discussion.
QUESTION UP TO THE PEOPLE
Former War Chief for Delay Pending
Agreement by Great Powers
Daniels Gives Data to House
Naval Comuittee.

Washington, Jan. 13.-Shouid the
United States call upon the nations OF
the world for "a full, free and fair
discussion of reduction of ornaments.
the favorable response would De
prompt and inevitable" the house ma
val committee was told by Gen. Ias-
ker III. Bliss, former American repre-
sentative on the supreme war c0uncii
at Paris.
Warns U. S. to Be Prepared.
eff it were left to me, / would not
disarm an American soldier nor lay
up an American ship until all the
great powers, had reached an agree
ment," Gen. Tasker III. Bliss. eormer
American representative on the SUI
preme war council at Paris. testifying
before the house naval committee,
said.
"If such a conference were to be
held and if the secretary were to make
public every day an abstract of the
propositions put forward and the ar
guments for and against, with the
names of the national representatives
who made them, the common people
of the world would not allow the con-
ference to dissolve until at least the
first step forward had been taken.
II do not care what the cabinets OF
the world think, the masses OF the
people, who pay the taxes, have the
vital interest in this subject"
U. S. Behind Britain.
Secretary Daniels laid before the
house naval affairs committee what
he described as approximately COM
plete data on the relative sea power
of the three principal powers, request
ed by the committee in connection
with the consideration of its ques-
ton Of international disarmament. In
appearing before the committee on
Tuesday, the naval secretary ex-
pressed the opinion that no time
would be more prOpitious than the
present for movement toward limi-
tation of naval ornaments.
Tables submitted by the secretary
show that while the present effective
fighting strength of the British navy
includes 538 ships, of 1885, 42 tons.
as compared with $50 ships of 779, 193
tons for the American navy, compile
ton Of the authorized building pro-
gram Of this country in 1925 will give
it a tonnage superiority in the ratio OF
1.35 to 1, with approximately an equal
number Of ships.
Our Strength Doubles Japan's.
While the present strength Of the
American navy was shown to be more
than double that of Japan, should the
latter country complete its projected
program of 1927. in addition to con-
struction already authorized, and this
country terminate construction with
its present program, its naval supe-
riority over Japan in that year, it was
shown, would be reduced to ratio of
IA to 1.
In major ships and gun power the
American navy at the completion Of
it's present program will have an ac-
tual superiority over the British fleet,
Secretary Daniels said In discussing
the figures. but 1t will be consider
ably weaker" he added, in point of
light cruisers and other ships needed
to protect the main fleet and to carry
out biockading and other strategical
operations.
The data submitted by the secretary
showed that with the completion Of
all present authorized building the eff
fective battleship strength of the Brit
ish navy will be 26 ships aggregating
635. $50 tons; American navy, q ships
aggregating S57. $50 tons. and Japan
csc navy. nine ships, 290.370 tons. The
battle cruiser figures will be: Great
Britain. six, aggregating 175.400 tons |;
United States six. 261.000 tons. and
Japan, eight. 270 600 tons.
Japs to Increase Strength.
If Japan's projected program for
1927 Is authorized. however. 1t ~
raise her battleship strength in that
wear. according to the figures. TO L.
sbips. aggregating 1920 tons. and
increase her prospective superiority
over the American navy in battle
cruisers, giving her II ships of that
class. aggregating 100000 tons This
program already has been approved
by the japanese government. Secre.
tnry Daniels told the committee. but
there has yet been no appropriations