Evening journal., 1922-03-20
BALL URGES
Efficient NAVY.
Senator for Limitation, But
Not at Cost of American
Safety
SEES PERIL
TO THE NATION

WASHINGTON. March 2O.-sen-
ator L. Heisler Ball. OF Delaware.
member OF the Senate Naval Affairs
Committee. in an address at the
banquet of Naval Engineers. at the
Willard Hotel here Saturday night,
on the subject OF the Treaty Limit
ing Naval Armament" told the Naval
Engineers that we must never lose
sight OF the fact that this is limita-
tion by agreement and we cannot
afford further TO disarm, even as an
example to the world.
Senator Ball told the Naval En-
gineers it was a great honor to be
the guest OF those who have made
the navy OF the United States sec
ond 10 none in tie world.
Your accomplishments in the
World War and in the Spanish
American War have caused all
countries to look up 10 our nation
with respect and honor. But the
troubles that have threatened civ
ilization. and the general unstable
condition OF the world today, have
made It necessary. II possible, TO
prevent a repetition Of the devas-
tating methods OF warfare as prac-
ticed in our war witk Germany.
Warfare as conducted in that conflict
is but little short OF murder. Brav-
cry. manhood. and patriotism were
given no chance.
ITO eliminate these cruel meth
DDS. and. IL possible. to prevent fur
ther conflicts. we have Just com
pleted a conference in our national
capital That conference has. we
believe. accomplished much for the
safety OF the future.
Tn the region Of the Pacific.
where MISUNDERSTANDING seemed
probable. agreements have been
ly lessen the possibility Of serious
trouble.
"All nations were becoming bank
rupt IL they were not already in that
condition, by the unreasonable ex-
penditure Of money for armament
and a definite agreement has been
reached limiting for the next ten
years. at least the building program
OF those nations. as well as the num-
Der and size OF the battleships and
cruisers to be retained in any oi
TIE navies.
"A definite agreement in other
words has been reached fixing the
relative size Of navies OF all the prin.
cipal maritime nations OF the world
1T has been fixed as the mini
mum size OF a navy properly TO po
lice the shores OF these nations ant
to protect their citizens and prop
erty and 20 properly guard oui
merchant marine. and this has beei
agreed as TIE minimum that coul,
be adopted in safety.
"A navy in its strength depend
not only upon the number of IL
battlesnips and cruisers but upoi
the efficiency OF that navy. That ef
ficiency depends upon the person
mel, the gunnery. the steaming abil
ity Of units. and its ability properl
4 TO coordinate. when in action. Un
less we have the navy OF the Unite
States. as granted by this agreement
. fully manned with properly traine
men, with properly equipped skips
4 and these ships having sufficien
4 practice to cooperate as one, W
have not an efficient navy.
This country has a right TO ex
q pect that whatever navy as granite
Il TO this nation. IL only a few sma
boats, that those boats shall be ei
. hcient.
Limitation Of armament wa
3 considered at the conference. Ths
= conference fixed definitely. tke rati
Of the navies Of the world. In m
Judgment, further disarmament
out OF place 10 be considered eithe
by the Navy Department or by Cor
gress. True. It is Congress wi
make the appropriations that wi