The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-01-13
Table Shows Great -Britain's Sea
Power Is Twice That of
This Country.
IS OVERCOMING LEAD
That of Japan-Lack Of Cruisers,
Submarines and Destroyer
Leaders Noted.

Washington-What officials believe
to be complete information as to tn
relative naval strength of the prin
cfpal world powers is now in posses
! sion of the American government
Whether it will be presented to the
Senate foreign relations committee il
connection with that committees con
sideration Of proposals loking to world
disarmament has not been disclosed
U. S. Overcoming Lead.
The information has been compiled
in the form of tables which show that
Great Britain's sea power is double
that of the United States, and that
although the British preponderance
in capital ships virtually will have
been overcome by the United States
with the completion in 1923 of the
American building program, the
American navy still will be greatly
inferior in types of vessels which ma
val officers regard as extremely i'm
portant, notably destroyer leaders,
submarines and airplane ships
The American navy, according to
this information, has more than double
the strength of the Japenese navy, and
this ratio will be maintained even with
completion Of the building programs
of the two countries. The United
States will be far superior, not only in
capital ships, but also in destroyers
and submarines. Japan, however, will
have doubled the number of battle
cruisers now possessing four such YES
sells with eight others projected, while
the United States has none completed
and only six building.
British Lead in Second Line.
without reference to second line
ships, of which Great Britain has
in all classes over the
United States and Japan, the British
navy contains twenty-six battleships
at least ten guns each of
12-inch caliber or larger, and displac-
ing 10000 tons or more. The United
States has sixteen such vessels, ia
pan six, France seven and Italy four. I
Great Britain has no first line battle
ships under construction, while the
United States has eleven, Japan sew
IN, France four and Italy four.
The British navy, pioneer in the
development of the battle cruiser type,
It'll retains an easy advantage in this
regarded indispensable class
If modern ship-of-war with six first
inc battle cruisers and four others
;lassed as second line" The United
states has none completed and six I'M:
Ter construction, Japan four in SER
ice and eight projected. France and
tally have no battle cruisers built or
building.
Cruiser Requirements High.
In compiling the figures as to
fuiser strength, rigid qualifications
we're laid down for this type of YES
ell. The requirements for first line
ruisers were declared to be large,
asst cruisers launched since January
, 1901, capable of keeping station
nth the battle fleet. Neither the
United States, Japan, France nor Italy
as been able to meet the require
lent. Great Britain is credited with
wo such vessels in service, none un,
er construction and twenty in the sec
nd line" while the United States has
one under construction and ten in
ne second line. Neither Japan,
rance nor Italy has any such cruis-
RS built or building, although each
alton has a few obsolete cruisers
|assif1ed "a "second 1ine''