The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-13

clpal powers participating IN the
Armament conference necessarily
ma broad one. but Il serves to brinR
wt the probtvms facing the CON
1 .feroes. First In Importance In the
mutations discussions viii stand
he question OF TulatiYo naval
r-eng'ns These are the figures
from which whatever the confer
rncp is aNlc to accomplish toward an
agreement To curtsil future build.
me of Vtrcraft or reduce existing
battle fleets must start.
How They Stack Ip,
Tho .uWpctative fighting strength
of navcs I'm terms OF existing COM
Bat craft of both the first and sec
1rd line new ships and old. battle
ships uatLecruisers, light cruisers,
'detruyeys. submarines OF all classes
and aircraft carriers Is as fOllowa
in fetal number Of ships aud total
Great Britain. 533 ships 1850, 4
$50 toms. United States b4 ships
l?s9,i63 tons, Japan, 90 ships.
s.g6Sg tons: France. 1873 ships,
"2356 tons. Italy. Sc ships. 275,-
G92 tons
The known building programs in
a The same terms are.
II Great Britain. - ships, $3.50
tons and four additional Ia tlo-
cruisers aggregatinR 10000, TONS
planned but possibly not yet laid
down. United states. SO ships.
I54g2s tons: Japan, So ships, s05,-
IS tons. France - Snips, 91230
tons. Italy u ships 1929 tons
In broadsidc strength h OF capital
ships uf the first line now afloat.
which means the number aof guns OF
lg-lnch bore and Up. the figures are:
Great Britain. 2SS guns; United
states 1876 guns; Japan, 90 guns.
The French and Italian fleets are
not regarded a. coming within the
same scope Of power as the other
three.
This existing gun power strength
is carrid In the following groups of
capital ships. Great Britain, 20 first
line battleships and six first line
battle cruisers; United states, lS
first line battleships. Japan, six first
line battleships and four l.rst line
battle cruisers. The tonnage figures
for these ships are: Great Britain,
nlO5o, United states. 5O0,650.
Japan, 2SS.32O.
The Big Three" Program
The building programs OF the
three principal naval powers include
the following capital ships: Great
Britain. four battle cruisers, 10000
TONS United States, nine battleships
ana siX battle cruisers: Japan. seven
battleships and eight battle cruisers.
Figures on submarines for the
three powers are: built, Great Brit
ain. 81 first line. SO second line, "A
first line fleet submarines, one
cruiser submarine. three monitor
submarines; United States, 81 first
u Inc ~ second line, three fleet sub
marines; Japan. 10 first line. three
second limo. The submarine build
ing programs include: Great Brit
ain, five qrst line; Unitod States. 81
first line, three fleet: Japan. in
doubt. but believed to he pither II
Or ? first liners OF about 1000 tons
each, Japan is reported to have
/ planned for 100 submarines by 1927.
IN EXISTING dcstroyers include: Great
y Britain, 23O first line. Is second.
United States, 293 first line. 2l sec
ond' Japan. 40 first line, II second.
Ihe building programs include as TO
SS,esroyers; Great Britain 3: United
states 4, Japan 80.
As 10 Armies.
FOR the armies of the powers,
Hnown figures and carefully calcu-
iSled estimates Gamble presented.
INC authorized regular army
follows:
British empire 562.SOO: Japan
oV@'ooO ESTIMATED as with the col
ors IN l92D. France 100000 regu-
hrs' $4,000 native troops In north
Africa and 10000 native troops in
ene colonies, Italp 100000. United
states lj7500 (authorized and in
e'ualng 1900 Philippine scouts).
the army reserve systems OF the
powers vary widely. In the British
| vnp're the volunteer system large
| prevails. although there is com
| pulsofy military training among
sotne OF the dominions. including
| Australia, New Zealand and South
Alrlca, and modified conscription in
EGYPT and Sudan The United
SSlales has only voluntary liability
ut military service. while Frante.
conscription.
| , framed reserves available under
| ulese systems are estimated as fol-
| tD"s' British empire 433,675, France
\ 1f|o'OOO (including territorials
| Saban l74S.006 (estimated), Italy
aa1-V'OOO, United States $4,000 Gin
eu'hs national guards and Off
WITS reserve corps).
M, AVIATION strength.
4, mere Is a rather striking dispar-
IN Hgures as 10 the permanent
Iation strength including both
,ny and navy air forces, main
aimed by the powers. The British
,VSal air force includes n personnel
sout soout $4,000, and there are some
1olonal units among the domin-
~ ana colonies; the air force OF
~ ohted States, actual strength, Is
,oSG authorized -23li9, with the
lumber OF navy officers for aviation
sOs OS as yet determined; Japan 3,65O,
snd nelng increased, France, 42,516
sha Italy 1865.
Mn the basis OF nonperishable
,bn NY supplies procured during
,o war aud still available for issue
wbiuapoohs' the probable strength
fisiS each power could put in the
ti,nah tiu N reasonable short time IL es.
f'eo as follows: British empire
rra oOOO 900 to S,OOO,000 men,
Lance 100000; Italy, 4.s77.O00;
D. 600 900 ''0'o' O''teu S'ates' -
Z var1 ratio to the populations of tile
s,snsus countries. the strength OF the
AZ ,anne armies they maintain runs
cert' u'iOws; Great Britain, .93 per
| 1Ss france, i,S5 per cent; Italy
and PEI cent; Japan. "a per cent
W United States, IA per cent.
"AehlNGToN, Nov. l2.--Ques-