Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-08

Washington, n. c., Jan. 1.-(By the
Associated Press)-What officials be-
lieve TO be complete information AS to
the relative naval strength of the prin-
cipal powers is now in possession of
the American government. Whether it
will be presented to the senate foreign
relations committee in connection with
that committees consideration of pro-
posals looking to world disarmament
has not been disclosed
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 al
tho the British preponderance in
capital ships viii practically have been
overcome by the United States with
the completion in 1928 of the American
building program the American navy
officers regard as extremely important,
notably destroyer, leaders, cruisers
and light cruisers, cruising submarines
an airplanc ships.
The American navy today, according
10 this Information. has more than
double the strength of the Japanese
navy and this ratio will be maintained
even with the completion of the build
ing programs of the two countries.
The United States Will he as far super
ior, not only in capital ships but also
in dcstroyers and submarines. Japan,
IloN'Ntr. VIII nave uouDle the nuInD'I
of battle cruisers, now possessing four
such vessel with eight others projected
while the United States has none COM
pleted and only six building.
Without reference 10 second line
ships OF which Great Britain has n pre-
Iponderance in all classes over United
States and Jaran, the British navy
contains 70 battlcships carrying AZ
least ten guns each of 12-inch calibrc,
or larger. and displacing cc,h00 tons or
more. The United States has ls such
vessels, Japan six, France seven, and
Italy four.
Great Britain has no first line battle
ships under construction while the
United States has eleven, Japan seven.
France four and italy four.
The British navy, pioneer in the de-
velopment of the battle cruiser type,
still retains an easy advautse in this
generally regarded Indispensable class
OF modern ship of war with six first
limo battle cruisers and four others
cIasscd as second line" The United
States has none completed and six un-
der construction, Japan four in service
and eight projected; France aud Italy
have no battle cruisers built or build
ing.
In compiling tho figures as to cruiser
strength. rigid qualifications were laid
down for this type OF vessel. Tho re-
quircmcuts for first line cruisers were
ueclSr,1 TO DC liTeC last 'Tuls'AN.
launched since January /, 1901, cap
able OF keeping station with the battle
fleet Neither the United States, Jap
an. France nor Italy have been able %
meet the requirements Great Britain
is credited with two such vessels in
service. none under construction. AID
twenty in the second line while the
United States has none under con-
struction and ten in the second line.
Neither Japan. France nor Italy mas
any such cruisers built or building.
altho each NATION, has "A few obsolete
cruisers classified as second line
In light cruiser strength Great
Britain leads all other nations by
largo margin with Japan second and
the United States u poor third. The
British navy has ~ light cruisers in
tho first line a in the second line and
five under construction. Japan has
such vessels i'm service and nine under
construction while tho United states
has three ships built as scout cruisers
designated as light cruisers OF the
second line and ten light cruisers Of
tho Omaha class for construction.
France has four first line light cruis-
crs in service and six building and
Italy fvc in service and none building.
Several of the French and Italian ships
were obtained from the former Ger
man navy. Great Britain is shown to
he tho only nation with any destroyer
leaders. having q such vessels with a
speed Of 30 knots and up and mini
mum displacement of i,jO0 tons. and
building. Neither japan nor
the United states has any destroyer
leaders under construction. while
Frahcc has twelve BUILDING and Italy
five.
Despite the United states great war
time DESTROYER building program
Great Britain still maintains a prcpon-
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