The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-14
DEMAND Great
FLEET Able TO
DEFY ALL WORLD
Plans Embrace All
Types of Craft

IF the seven seas by the armed for
ces of the United States. The open
declaration is made that the pro-
gram is designed to Support its
policies and its commerce and to
guard its continental and overseas
possessions.
That the proposed program is in
preparation for the next war is
proved by the declaration that the
policy is "to make strength of the
navy for battle of primary impor-
lance" The secretary of the navy
further delights the hearts of the
imperialist war-mongers by assert
ing that second in Importance is
making the navy powerful enough
'for exercising ocean-wide control
of the seas" The program is an
open challenge to Britain, France,
Japan and all other powers that en-
gagged in the discussion of light and
heavy cruisers inasmuch as it speci-
fically calls for the unlimited con-
struction of 10000 ton cruisers.
Following is the full text of the
construction policy:
United States Naval Policy.
Naval policy is the system of
principles, and the general Terms
Of their application, governing the
development, organization, main
tenance, training and operation of
navy. 1t is based on and is de-
signed to support national policies
and national interests. 1t compre-
hends the questions of number,
size, type and distribution of naval
vessels and stations, the charac-
ter and number of the personnel,
and the character of peace and war
operations
Fundamental Naval Policy of the
United States.
The navy of the United States
should be maintained in sufficient
strength to support it's policies
and its commerce and to guard its
continental and overseas possess
sions.
The Washington Treaty Limiting
Naval Armament.
The Washington Treaty Limit
ing Naval Armament is the SUI
preme law of the powers party to
the treaty, governing their naval
ornaments as to capital ships,
aircraft carriers and the size and
armament of cruisers.
The spirit of the treaty indi-
Gates two elements of interna-
tional import: A general desire
to avoid competition in naval
armament and partial recogni-
ton of ratio in naval strengths
as a means of avoiding competi-
tion.
Should any power undertake a
program of expansion in unre-
stricted classes Of naval vessels,
or in personnel, not consistent
with the treaty ratios of cap
ital ships, new competition in
naval strengths would thereby be
initiated.
Until such time as other powers
by inequitable conduct in interna-
tional relations as to United States
interests, or, by their departure
from the idea of a suspended COM
petition in naval ornaments, indi-
cate other procedure, the navy of
the United States may be governed
in naval strengths by the spirit of
the capital ship ratios; otherwise
1t win be necessary appropriately
to readjust our naval policy.
General Naval POlicy!s
To create, maintain and operate
a navy second to none; and in con-
formity with the ratios for capital
ships established by the Washing
ton Treaty Limiting Naval Arma-
ment.
To make war efficiency the OBJ
ject of all training and to main
tain that efficiency during the
entire period of peace.
To develop and to organize the
navy for operation in any part of
either ocean.
To make strength of the navy
for battle of primary Importance.
To make strength of the navy
for exercising ocean-wide control
of the sea, with particular refer
ence to the protection of Ameri-
can interests and overseas and
coastwise commerce next in inn
portance.
To encourage and endeavor to
lead in the development of the art
and material of naval warfare.
To give every possible encour-
agement 20 civil aviation with a
view to advancing the art, and to
providing aviators and, aircraft
production facilities available for
war
To cultivate friendly and sympa-
thetic relations with the world by
foreign cruises.
To support in every possible
way American interests, especially
in the expansion and development
Of American foreign commerce
and American merchant marine.
To maintain a marine corps of
such strength that it will be able
adequately to support the navy by
furnishing detachments to vessels
of the fleet in full commission,