Evening star., 1922-10-28
FULL navy QUOTA
URGED BY DENLY
Large Merchant Marine Also
Favored in Address at
League Banquet.

Inc maintenance OF an American
Navy up to the full quota allowed un-
der the naval pact signed at the con-
ference here last year. and the estab-
lishment of a large merchant marine
to carry the American flag and mer-
chandise into all foreign ports was
the appeal made to the country at
large and members of the Navy
League of the United States by Secre-
tary of the Navy DENLY at the nine
teenth annual banquet of the league
at the Willard Hotel last night.
1.-The broad jaws Of the league of
nations trap was set for the feet Of the
United States. but the trap was not
sprung. The United States has re-
mained free from entangling alliances
of any kind. and will continue to shun
then." said Mr.. DENLY, pointing out
that the voice of the American people
on the subject of alliances was heard
in the 1920 elections and had been
needed.
The Secretary of the Navy pointed
out that the conference held here last
year resulted in the most extraordi-
nary agreement in the way of limita-
into by nations. He expressed the
hope that the two nations that had
not as yet ratified the naval pact
would soon do SO and proceed with
the scrapping.
America Bears Loss.
For" he said. "the Navy of the
United States accepted in letter and
spirit the provisions of the treaty and
started out to stop building at once.
dred and thirty-six millions of dollars
to scrap building that was already on
the ways.
The Secretary stressed the impor-
tance of making the nation realize
that adequate protection through
means Of an efficient Navy was neces,
sary to the welfare of the country and
was by no means a sign Of aggres-
sion.
Lord Louis Mountbatten of the Brit
| ish navy, in speaking for the junior
officers of the British navy, declared
that the attitude of the men and work
done by the American Navy, in CO.
made a lasting impression on tie
| whole generation Of British naval
officers
1--WE have learned to respect and
care for each other" declared Mount
batten. in speaking of the comrade-
ship of the two navies. Let our
navies help to keep us friends"
with fifty-fifty basis comes a
| ffty-fifty responsibility" declared
| Sam Harris. Dominion president OF
the Navy League Of Canada. in bring
| ing the good will of the Dominion to
the American people and the greet
ings of the Navy League of Canada.
He hoped for a bond of good will be-
tween the British empire and America
that would be indestructible.
Admiral r. E. Coontz chief of naval
operations. urged the establishment
of large American merchant ma
rine. Now that we have started the
American merchant marine flag fly
ing on every sea. the Navy League
should be one to see that there is
no backward step" he said.
Boosts Merchant Marine.
Admiral Coontz said that he had
looked back forty years and found at
that time those in Congress were cutting
since that time the naval line has never
been caught up and filled and that at
times cadets at Annapolis had been
graduated before time and that it had
been necessary to enlist men with the
offer Of a bonus at terms ranging from
one to three years instead Of four. He
pointed out that the naval center was
shifting to the Pacific.
Capt Osami Nagano of the Japanese
imperial navy brought the greetings Of
Japan to the banquet.
Other speakers included Col. Robert
Thompson. honorary president of the
Navy League Of the United States Capt
S. R. Bailey. and Capt. F. l.. Tottenham
Of the British navy. Henry Brecken-
William De Vries pronounced the in
vocation, and Robert w. Kelly. presi-
dent Of the Navy League of the United
States, presided.