Evening star., 1922-04-09
Navy Bill Sent to House,
Providing for Drastic Cuts
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the same THE makes ample provi-
sion for maintaining our relative
naval strength unimpaired.
1T will be interesting to the coun-
try to know that Great Britain has
provided in her estimates for the
coming year for but $500 officers.
enlisted men. marines and students
in training schools and naval acad
emies This number also includes about
5000 men in the coast guard service.
while our coast guard is under the
Treasury Department. 1t does not.
however. include personnel for avia-
provision for 200 men in aviation.
1t ought also to be said that the
British figures do not include about
1000 officers. men and boys, main
tanned by the Dominion governments,
principally by Australia.
stands With Great Britain.
The whole number of officers, en-
listed men. marines, students and
midshipmen provided for in this bill
numbers $1,000. So that the British
naval establishment and ours. so far
almost exactly at the same point.
The estimates for the British navy.
exclusive of pensions, amount to
| $4,000 900 pounds Calculating the
pound at $3.50. it's present exchange
value. the British proportion for the
would amount to s2s4 1000, 900. This
| bill carries s233.224.O0O. or about
identically the same amount.
AS to Japan. figures as to person.
| not available. However. Japan is per-
! mitted to retain only ten battleships
| under the treaty. She has, all told. but
sixty-two destroyers and twenty
\ seven submarines. With such small
| fleet, it is difficult to 1magine how she
navy.
Preserves 5-5-3 Ratio.
| 1T will be seen, therefore. that
| whether measured by personnel pro-
| vided for or by the total amount ap-
| propriated or by the fighting strength
and efficiency of the ships to be kept
in full commission. the bill report
ed to Congress. preserves the $50
| ratio agreed upon by the conference.
and at the same time translates into
| a realty the hope and expectancy
\ created by the conference that the
l
| alton for war, would be materially re-
duced. l bespeak for the bill the
whole-hearted support of the Ameri
| can people"
! Secretary Denby's original estimate
| called for 10000 enlisted men and
5000 apprentices. Because of the
heavy enlisted cut the committee left
| the officer personnel--line and staff
| about where it was. With the limina-
tion of 3ss reserves now on active
duty. and counting zoo new officers
from the Naval Academy, the total
| will be 6.336.
| The Navy got nearly all it asked in
revised estimates for fuel. the bill
| carrying $16.o00.o00.
! S15O8O8.OOO for New Ships.
The committee estimated it would
cost $l50,000,000 to complete the bat
tleships Washington and West Vir-
| ginia, and two of the battle cruisers
and airplane carriers.
! The bill provides that any unex-
| pended appropriations in last years
| bill shall be applied toward the COM
pletion of vessels now under construc-
ton not affected by the treaty.
| Chairman Madden of the appropria-
| tions committee declared in state
ment that the only request by the
Navy Department not complied with
| had reference to twenty-three de-
| stroyers which it was sought to have
kept in half commission.
| But provision has been made" he
added, "for all the patrol services re-
! uuested by the Navy in Mediterranean
| waters, in the far east and in South
American waters. Every submarine
| requested by the Navy has been pro-
vided for on the basis of being kept
| in full commission"
| The Navy, under the bill. Mr.. Mad
! den asserted, will be strictly 5-5-3
| Navy
Last-Mt6nte Attempt Fails.
A last minute attempt to increase
| the enlisted force to 10000 plus 5000
apprentices was made. yesterday,
when the bill as drafted by Chairman n
Kelley'S subcommittee was presented
to the general appropriations commit
tee for approval. The fight. led by
Representative Ware. republican.
Pennsylvania, failed, only three MEM
bers voting with him.
1t was announced that minority
report signed by six members would
| be presented to the House tomorrow.
! Those signing were Representatives
| Tinkham, Massachusetts; Ware, Penn
sylvania; Wason. New Hampshire: Ma
! gee and Hustled. New York. all repub-
! licans, and Gallivan, Massachusetts,
| democrat.
! The Kelley subcommittee consists
! Davis, Minnesota, republicans. and
Alabama, democrats.