The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-13
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DISARMAMENT. |.
GENERAL BLISS SAYS - -
EUROPE IS WILLING
Call From America for Inter
national Conference Would
Meet Acceptance

Washington Jan. IAN American
call for a world disarmament conferences
would be welcomed by the great poways
of Europe and would disclose the next
Germany" should any nation refuse 70
agree to disarm General Tasker II. Biivy
declared to-day before the house naval
committee.
The general gave to the committa4
the impressions he had gained thfou0os
discussions Of the subject with Euros
pean statesmen and soldiers while Or
member Of the supreme war council aA0s
later Of the American Peace CommHe
sion. He said there was an fmmSdi4te
and sincere desire overseas for diseftn-
ament but added that until definit!
agreement had been reached hs wo1N
not "dlsarm one American soldier 9
lay up one American ship"
o. $. Naval Strength. ~
General Bliss said also that the URtt1A
States should complete her present naSAi
program. In this connection the CONS
mittee received from Secretary Daniels
full statement as to the relsttSO nava1
strength Of the world powers showing
that of the United States to be now miA.
way between that Of Great Britain an
,, Japan. His figures indicated. hoWevfts
that with the completion OF tho present
authorized construction Of the three nar
tions. the American capital snip poHM
would be as great as that Of Great Brit.
ain. but with the ratio over Japa1
slightly reduced.
The house committee concluded ten.
porarily its disarmament hearing, pend.
ing discussion by the membsss OF it1
: future program, but may examine othN
witnesses later. Chairman Butler, W.
recently returned from conference
with President-elect Harding, said tha9
within a very few months definite Ao-
ton will be taken along tho lines We ASo
discussing here"
Borsh'S Proposal
The senate foreign relations eommt8.
tee also concluded to-day Its heayt90
on pending disarmament resol1tiony
Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, q
member Of the committee, predicted
that his proposal for negotiations LOOK
ing to an agreement between tho UnttAA
States, Great Britain and Japan for q
reduction of future naval construction
would be favorably reported in amend%
ed form. Both the period OF the aSrae-
ment and the extent Of the reduction.
he believed, would be left to negotiauon-
Senator Walsh. Democrat. Montana
completed his arguments to the com.
mittee In favor Of his resolution pr
posing that the president be authoftS4A
TO designate an American representaN
tive on the league Of Nations disarpa'
ment commission.
Secretary Dazislr BtAAsms1A
Washington, Jan. II. 9eefotUE
! Daniels today laid before the hovo
I naval affairs committee what he Do.
! scribed as approximately complete g
the relative sea power OF the tnleS
| principal naval powers, requesteo y
the committee in CONNECTION with u
consideration of the question OF inter-
national disarmament. In appearing ~
fore the committee yesterday, the navA
secretary expressed the opinion that mo
time would be moro propituous tha1
the present for a movement toWaTO
limitation of naval armament.
Tables submitted by the, secretary
show that while the present enectiVe
fighting strength OF the British navy
: includes 53S ships, Of 1,5SS,442 tons y
compared with $50 ships OF 17s,lss tone
for the American navy, completion OF
the authorized building program OF this
country In 1925 will give 1t tonnaSs
superiority in the ratio OF 1.Se 70 onss
with approximately an couai huHper "a
shiS.
While the present strength OF tne
American navy was shown to % moFs
than double Of Japan, should tho lattar
country complete It's projected pfogran
for 1927, in addition to construction y.
ready authorized and this country terlnl.
nate construction with It's present Pr.
gram, its naval superiority over Japa1
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