Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-12
PARTMENT KNE v
OF SINISTER MOVE.
SENATOR DECLARES
PoindeXter Admits Com
mittee Had Intimation
of Propaganda.
DEMANDS INFORMATION BE
TURNED OVER TO CONGRESS
Insists That Secretary Daniels
Should Not Withhold De-
tails From Public.
iDAHoAN ADVISES CAUTION
Relieves in Few Years Surface Ar.
mada Can Go Nowhere, Ex.
ccpt to Bottom OF Ocean.
ipAHoAN ADVISES CAUTION
believes i'll I'cw Years Surface Ar.
mazda Can Go Nowhere, Ex-
ccpt to Bottom OF Ocean.
iRy Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, Feb. ll.-Thc st,to
"'eh' 'hat he had received sugscs-
lons that Great Britain was "circu.
iating propaganda" in this country ia
deter American naval building wos
made in the Senate today by Senator
h"rah Republican. Idaho. during
general debate on disarmament. He
understood. he said that the facts
were in possession of the NAVY De-
partment
senator PondeNtcr, Republican
Washington. author OF tho senate
Naval Committcc's recent adverse rc-
port on Senator Bornh's suggestion
Tor six months naval holiday In
answer 10 question: whether tho
committees investigation had dis
closed any such situation, replied that
there had been Some testimony" on
the subject. but the committee ala
no: believe II should he made public.
III this Information is in the hands
OF the Navy Department. Senator
Borah said then Congress should
have it. We are Informed that in tho
archives OF the Navy Department.
there is proof OF the propaganda con
Quoted by Great Britain At the same
time we are told that the British am
hnSsador is on his way here to suE-
gc*t disarmament conferences"
Again Urges Agreement.
Senator Borah again urged that an
agreement be reached between the
naval powers for reduction OF build
ing programs, and also advocated a
careful investigation to determines
whether capital ships are tactlcaily
obsolete.
Unless there is an agreement
reached between the United States
and the powers competing in naval
building" he said. "it will lead to
war inevitably"
Opinions of American, British, Ger
man and other naval experts that
capital ships have become obsolete
were presented by Senator Rorah.
lie read from a letter by an Amcri-
can rear-admiraI. retired, who said:
II would stake my life that in a
few years n surface navy alone can
go nowhere but to the bottom"
The name of the officer who wrote
the letter. Senator .Borah said. would
be given to the Naval Committee if
ii was desired. This officer, he added,
also wrote that the United States
could never he attacked successfully
by power or combination of pow
ers from overseas.
Senator Poindexter, in defending
the Naval Committees report sup
porting the capital shipbuilding pro-
gram. declared that IL the United
States accepted the building post
poncmcnt plan it would become at
once defeated nation, would lose it's
insular possessions" and its citizens
would be able 10 travel tho seas only
upon terms laid down by rival ma
tions.
"Dont sit Down Disnr.ned.-
Before sitting down with those
nations at the conference table" he
said. "thc committee feels we should
take precautions not to sit down dis
If the six months suspension
were adopted we would lose. in ad-
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