The New York herald., 1922-04-09
NAVY'S man POWER
/ CUT BELOW JAPANS
in House MEASURE
Appropriation Bill Reduces
Personnel to $1,000, Two
thirds Of British.
DENNY FILES PROTEST
Declares Reduction Would
Make Ratio 3-5-3 and
Injure Prestige.
MOCKERY OF THE FARLEY
Madden and Kelley Contend
Service Can Be Maintained 7
in Line With Compact.
MOCKERY OF THE FARLEY
Special Dispatch to THE NEW York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., April 3.

Special Dtspatch to THE NEW York HEzALp
Now York Herald Bureau.
Washington, d. G.. April 3.
The naval appropriation bill. re-
ported to the House to-day, cuts the
man power of the United States navy
to two-thirds of that of Great Britain
and slightly less than that OF Japan.
The 5-5-3 ratio agreed to among the
nations at the Washington armament
conference is abandoned. The bill, #
it goes through, means that the United
States navy's efficiency will be OH a
par with that of Japan. 1t makes the
new ratio virtually 3-5-3.
The Appropriations Committee re-
ported the bill despite the most urgent
protests of President Harding. Secre-
tary DENLY and naval experts, who
believe the United States is pledged to
maintain a navy of size agreed to in
the naval treaty recently ratified by
the Senate.
The reporting of the bill is the OPEN
ing signal for fight in Congress be-
tween the little navy" and the big
navy" forces which will attract inter-
national attention.
Below Japan's Man Power.
The bill, appropriating 1924, 900,
or $193,000 900 below the estimates,
cuts the personnel of the navy to 67,-
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for $4,000 officers and enlisted men.
The $4,000 personnel requested Is vir-
tually the same number that will be
retained by Great Britain when the
naval limitation becomes effective.
The $1,000 men provided by the bill
would give the American naval forces
1852 fewer men than Japan, which in
tends to maintain a navy Of $685.
men.
The reduction Is not In number Of
ships. but In man power, which Is the
key to the ships efficiency.
Secretary DENLY Issued statement
tonight declared that IL the bill should
become a law 1t would be blow to
the prestige OF the United States. He
assumed the leadership of the fght to
maintain the navy on satisfactory
basis. President Harding is ready TO
extent Of vetoing the bill If II should
come to him for his signature.
Should the bill just reported become
a law, It would be blow to the navy
and to the prestige Of ths United
states" Secretary Denby declared.
whatever appropriations of men and
money are allowed the navy will be
administered by the department in an
earnest and cheerful endeavor to keep
IL as effective as possible. feel that l
should be recreant to a plain duty, how
ever. II I did not solemnly warn the
American people that the proposed re-
duction negatives the results of the re-
cent conference. Is dangerous to the
country's security. and. in my opinion,
to the welfare of the world.
what the Bill Means.
err this bill becomes law. It will
mean that Ave battleships of the eigh-
teen provided for In the treaty must be
put in ordinary with carctakers. II
will mean that, having gathered the ma
tions together. and having conducted to
a successful conclusion negotiations in
tended to establish the relative defensive
sea armaments OF the different Powers
we. from the earnestly insisted upon po-
sition OF equality with any nation in
the world, drop to second or third place
] do not believe In making mockery OF
the conference. I do not believe In
throwing away our sea power.
I'VE called the conference. We made
the proposals. We should abide by the
conclusions. Eighteen battieships, with
their necessary auxiliaries and shore
bases were adopted for our defense
with the passage OF this bill our in
ternational plan goes by the board. 1t
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