Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-12

DATAON THREE
NAVY POWERS
America Shown to Have
=, Greatest Fleet of Big
Ships in World.

Washington. Jan. 12.-Should the
United States call upon the nations of
the world for "a full, free and fair dis
cussion of reduction of armaments.
the favorable response would be
prompt, and inevitable" the house
naval committee was told today by
General Tasker Fl. Bliss, former
American representative on the, SUI
preme war council at Paris.
The nation that would come to
such a conference and refuse to agree
to any preparation looking 10 dis
armament or at least reduction of
its military establishment" said Gen
tho next Germany as the United States
could make its plans accordingly"
General Bliss preceded before the
Secretary Daniels who ap-
peared again to give the committee
detailed information regarding the
relative strength of the great powers.
The former chief of staff of the army
said his association with the high
military representatives of the other
lief that all of the great nations Of the
world were ready to talk disarma-
ment seriously.
Washington. JAM. lc.-Secretary
Daniels today laid before the house
naval affairs committee what he de-
scribed as approximately complete
data on the relative sea power of the
three principal navy powers requested
by the committee in connection with
the consideration of it's questioning
into disarmament.
This report shows that while the
present effective fighting strength of
the British navy includes 55S ships of
1884 tons, as compared with $50
ships of 779,1sS tons for the American
navy, completion of the authorized
building program Of this country in
1925 will give it a tonnage superiority
in the ratio of 1.35 to one. with ap-
proximately an equal number Of ships
! 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 for 1927, in addition to con-
struction already authorized, and this
! country terminate construction with
, its present program. its naval super
iorty over Japan in that year, it was
shown, would be reduced to a ratio OF
Ia to /.
Would Outclass England.
| In major ships and gun power the
American navy. at the completion OF
! its present program. will have an ac.
tual superiority over the British fleet
Secretary Daniels said, but it will b
! considerably weaker" he added. ir
point of light cruisers and other ship.
needed to protect the main fleet and
to carry out blOckading and, othel
strategical operations. ss.-,yS -. ~ 81
l. sThes data submitted by the secretari
showed that with the completion of al
present authorized building the effec
tive battleship strength Of the British
navy will be twenty-six ships aggre
eating 638.650 tons: American nav,
/ q ships aggregating S57.650 tons. ant
! Japanese navy nine ships, 290,37l
tons. The battle cruiser figures will
i he: Great Britain siS. aggregatin,
! 175,400 tons; United States six. 2e1,
0o0 tons. and Japan eight, 270,0Ol
tons. >,
II Japan's projected program fo
1927 is authorized. however, it will
raise her battleship strength in tina
year to 13 ships, aggregating 43e.
$40 tons, and increase her prosperity,
| superiority over the American nav,
in battle cruisers. giving her twelv
ships in that class. aggregating 43o.
900 tons. This program already ha
been approved by the Japanese gov
ernment, Secretary Daniels said.