East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-03

the tendency congress to demoraze both the army and
navy in effort to make showing in the direction of
economy Politicians who face reelection presume too much
on the limitation conference The navy being left
short Of coal that feared all big ships will have to be tied
Otner steps are being contemplated and the situation has
aroused the following by such conservative repub
can newspaper as the Chicago Tribune:
House leaders IN washington are preparing for bitter
struggle to slash the navy budget heavily reduce the
listed personnel from 900 10000 men, and reduce the
officer strength 25 to 80 cent Secretary of the Navy Denby
Dasg his conclusion the advice Of specially educated
and trained by the nation to defend rom harm insists 10000
enlisted men is the low limit Of safety.
Which side should receive the support of the American peo
pehat composed of politicians whose chief desire to show
reduced expenditures regardless of consequences that adj
ved by whom the taxpayers the country have educated
in youth and trained through life to keep the nation safe
Recently we have approved at Washington nterna
ona agreement for the limitation of naval ornaments has
been hailed the greatest step taken by the nations for
srance OF mutual safety at greatly reduced COSTS Yet many
Americans were greatly concerned during the progress of the
negotiations when reported that Japan would not be sat-
sed with naval ratio Of to against the United States
Many feared that the whole program would crash this rock
he United States allow Japan ratio of s. No American
wanted that We wanted Japan be safe pd insisted that
we should be safe and the advice of naval experts
held that only with the ratio of to could be safe that
was true month ago certainly is less true today
Yet we listen in comparative calm while little navy repre-
senaye the house insist that reduce limited
strength by half virtually putting the short end of IL
to ratio with JAPAN and 12 to ratio with Great Britain
That what the proposed reduction in the man power of
navy would do Ships useless without highly trained
and efficient If throw these out arbitrarily
the little navy advocates would do in effect scrap half the
millions of Americans who recently fearful that Japan
would gain material advantage in the conference be
equally fearful that Japan and England gain greater adj
vantage us in the house of representatives.
There much horse in the foregoing The
treaties drawn up by the conference have not yet been
ratified and they have been given trial. How effective they
will be in promoting remains to be But it certain
that in dealing with nation like Japan will have better
luck keep navy up par than would have
to pieces The conference has caused fdament
al change in the Japanese temperament in the pride which
Britain feels being mistress of the seas.
s EDITORIAL SIDELICHTS
One crying need is more spanking.
We talk about bad colds like there good ones.
A man is known by the head he keeps
Georgia has peach king We thought all Georgia peaches
were queens.
John D. says is impossible to get money monopoly John
however hasn't quit trying.
Blessed the poor in spirits fol they shall boole
raid