Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-04-09

coast guard is under the treasury
department. 1t does not, however
include personnel for aviation while
the bill reported makes provision
for 1900 men for aviation. 1t
ought also to be said that the Brit
ish figures do not include about
1000 officers. men and boys, main
tanned by the dominion govern
ments, principally by Australia.
Estimates for British Navy.
The whole number of officers
enlisted men, marines, students and
midshipmen provided Cor in this
bill numbers $4,000 So that the
British naval establishment ana
ours, so far as personnel Is con-
cerned will stand almost exactly at
the same point. The estimates for
the British navy, exclusively of
pensions. amounts to 54,0O0,0O0
pounds. Calculating the pound at
$3.50 its present exchange value.
the British appropriations for the
coming year for naval purposes
would amount to s234,000.000. This
bill carries $233,224,00 or almost
lQtNlltdIlN llle Sdilt ii'DhhN'
"As TO Japan, figures as to per-
sonnet or probable appropriations
are not available. However. Japan
is permitted to retain only ten bat
tleships under the treaty. She has,
all told, but g. destroyers and y
submarines, With such a small
fleet it is difficult to imagine how
she could use in excess of 10000
men in her navy.
Ratio Is Preserved.
at will be seen, therefore, that
whether measured by personnel
provided for or by the total
amount appropriated or by the
fighting strength and efficiency OF
the ships to be kept in fun COM
mission, the bill reported to con-
gress preserves the five-five-three
ratio agreed upon by the confer
ence and at the same time trans
lates into reality the hope and
expectancy created by the confer
ence that the enormous burdens
/ incident to preparations for war
would be materially reduced, I
! bespeak for the bill the whole
hearted support of the American
! people"
| Secretary Denby's original esti-
mate called for 10000 enlisted men
and 5000 apprentices. Because of
! the heavy enlisted cut the commit
tee left the officer personnel-line
and staff-about where it was.
With the elimination of $50 re-
serves now on active duty and
counting upon the officers from
| the naval academy the total will
be 1856.
The navy got nearly all II asked
in revised estimates for fuel, the
bill carrying S16,000,000.
The committee estimated il
would cost s150,O00,OOO to COM
plete the hattleships Washington
and West Virginia and two Of the
/ battle cruisers as airplane carriers.
Unexpcnded Funds.
The bin provides that any un-
expended appropriations in last
years bill shall he applied toward
the completion of vessels now un-
der construction, not affected by
the treaty.
Chairman Madden OF the appro-
priations committee declared in n
statement that the only request by
the navy department not complied
with had reference to 23 destroy
ers, which it was sought to have
kept in half commission.
"But provision has been made
he added, ''for all the patrol SER
vices requested by the navy ir
Mediterranean waters. in the Fa,
East and in South American wa,
ters. Every submarine requested
by the navy has been provided fol
on the basis Of being kept in full
commission"
The navy, under the bill. Mr.
Madden asserted, twill be strictl,
five-five-three navy"