The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-10
MAKE ATTACK ON
NAVAL REDUCTION
uouse Naval Committee
Is Fighting for Larg-
err Personnel
IS BACKWARD STEP
,..S VIII Sink to Third-Rate
povgr If Bill Passes,
Minority Declares

v,es>9TON, April .. -- Tho
.,,s,l a. tine house appropriations
~u.",. for a navy IN 1923 Of
,aao r l and G,35G officers was
',,s,d .-urously today in a mi
,ry report signed by five repub-
..,rs and one democrat and in
...,rsrt issued by Rreprcsenta-
..ss pH-..0 ot Illinois and Near
...s OREGON. republican members
,ba huu.a naval committee.
relu. .n of the naval forces
be United states TO the extent
'.cmmrr..I by the committee
,gB Isru. tho basic naval
.,Isy' s.. Town by the arms con.
.,-.e f.. minority report de-
sl a..fug that an enlisted
+s7rr.I .. 10000 with 5000 ap-
1 ..1f.es. would Doe necessary To-
a tsa o.. ui states abreast with
..s1i r.... and ahead Of Japan.
10 IuIrt Rate Power.
pspro..r .No Britton said N the
bG chad been framed by British
,-8 Iaplr..a delegates" with the
.,sri.on 0f wrocking the American
4 .svv "th.v could not have more
/. i.Hborat,N reduced the United
safes 10 % third rate power. while
pepreson'aU,o Macarthur said
canvass h. hHi made gave him
5oDcs of tho adoption OF an amend
rsnt Tor 10000 men.
For Tue first time In It's his
.sry. said the minority report filed
nv six members of the appropria-
tons committee, this country has
,dop,ed q naval policy. II means
e5g4lHy with the strongest II that
ra.ty Is now dlsrcgarded by adop-
lion OF the naval bill, we will sink
j 90 the rank OF a third rate naval
r.Uo- with little voice I'm any fu-
gro world councils.
$50 one doubts that the potential
superiority ot the American navy
was ihe controlling factor in the nc
eU4U0Hs of the recent conference.
Hld our delegates negotiated
4 treaty that placed this country be-
av Great Britain or Japan in naval
strength they would have been de-
4 r1IHCel as traIturs-not q single
vote ot tho senate would have been
. recorded iu u.s. favor-yet this bill
proposes 90 place this country in
/ slt very position
The report was signed by Repre-
untalyes T.ukham, Massachusetts,;
Ware. Pennsylvania. Wason New
Hampshire, Mlgee and Hustled, New
York republicans; and Gallivan,
Massachusetts, democrat.
The underlying principle ou
which In the future the strength OF
our navy must be determined In It's
Strength in relation to Great Britain
4 and Japan the report said. This
I = the policy Of the five-fiye-three
Il alto, that is equality with Great
Britain and fiyo-three of the
4 strength Of japan.
Bill Ignores Policy.
Il The bill ignores this basic policy
n and bears no reference TO tho other
81 powers whose strength must deter
nine our proportion In this ratio.
This bin Is an attempt to dlsrc-
cara the navics Of Great Britain and
Japan, 20 give MS tho smallest force
i oi lne three and 10 establish a prin-
op,e for whicht no responsible
statesman In the worlds history has
ever stood-thc principle OF limita-
\ tQn OF armament by example.
lhe provisions Of this bill are not
ony IN opposition to the basis naval
policy OF The country but arc In OPP
position 20 the views Of President
A Harding Secretary DENLY, Assistant
secretary Roosevelt, the chief Of.
naval operations, the commander
4 ,'-'olef ot the fleet, tho general
o'ald and 0f every officer that has
4 'etn called IN the hearings
4 Japan, the minority declared,
eyiempia'od an enlisted strength
4 ',fh-,! (which is over 1000 more
"al allowed orr navy"
i Under the fye-f.vc-thrcc ratio
j ADDED, Eve should have 10000.
4 compared with Great Britain ana
n ''SOo0 as compared with Japan.
Il respects OF an amendment being
4 ala'd 10 the 1928 naval bill provid-
n .s lot $4,000 enlisted men "rrc'
II ,ssg"enI' representative Macarthur
n oregon, also n republican Nom
4 IN OF the committee. said, rddmg
u .a, his prediction was made after
"nIass.ng the house membership.
the appropriations committee
ID o,unues this policy Of attempting
4 esislate 10y Withholding funds for
proper activities OF the govern
a s,s.l -s.l sHid the oregon member,
II 1.Fe VIII soon be revolt among
go go Semhors, and the present
n ta.sm OF o.ntrali2ing all approprl-
a y 'Ds pow'r In one committee viii
81 aband0ued."