Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-15
NAVAL PROGRAM
HIT BY ALLIANCE
Prof. Hull Tells Committee
Construction Plans Are of
Competitive Nature.


Opposition TO the administration
s74O. OO0. 900 warship construction pro-
gram vas voiced today before the HouSe
naval committee by a group Of wit
nesses representing the World Alliance
for International Friendship ard
Church Peace Union.
Heading the delegation. William l.
Hull. professor Of history and lnterna
t!onal relations at SwarthnOre College.
declared that the program proposing
construction Of IS cruisers, aircraft
carriers, destroyer leaders and g
submarines constituted an "extTaV-
agance" and menace"
First Opposition to Be Voiced.
Hull's appearance marked the frs
time since the program was submitted
b. Secretary Wilbur that opposition TO
i has been voiced before the committee
The program vas described by HUI
az a menace because It will tenc 20
,ni!itarlza or navalize OUT own people
The building program. which has been
Endorsed bv Secretary Wilbur as nor
competitive ard designed only 70 zee
American needs. vas declared by Hull
10 be competitive.
Warns of Competitive View.
Whatever denial NAV - made q IS
competitive character, re continued. i
IS obviously IN line with naval coClpel!-
ton With Great Britain and 1t IS ire'
itably so regarded by the British pee
pie. II il Is continued therefore. IL
must result as did The sirnila- coU.os-
ti.;on between Great Britain ard Ger
r,anv before the var. 81 the enormous N
crease OF naval armament II. both colr-
tries and very probably n the fear. sus-
r,;cior1 and hatred which resulted il. me
war
As in the Old World also. before
the war. 1t Is ali TOO probaO.e that II
will call for an alliance among re ma
val and military powers o. TIE O.c
World in response 20 our own naval
menace.
Views Held Ideal
When Hull concluded reading pre-
pared statement Representative Bit
ten. Republican. Illinois. said that us
views were distinctly ideai and would
be wonderful i. effected"
They are American ideals. replied
Hull
high opinion Of President Coolidge and
Hun said he eid IS far as economy
was concerned. but tlox the President
could indorse such a program passed
his comprehension
Don't you think we had better !oi-
low the President" asked B-ltser-
No 7 don't Huh answered.
Eritt.n then referred 10 the value
OF an insurance p0icy, and HUI sad
S,ich policy cid nos prevent death
To another remark by S-+tsen thar
raya, expenditures we're less tran the
money spent for chewing gy,r., Eae vit-
ness declared that chewing gun Cd
no: cause xar ard ira: those w.ls Spen.
the money for chewing 81 ieas- spent
their own money.
Veterans Eaek Program
Under questioning oy Representative
Andrew. Republican Massachusetts, he
witness declared that Re v1-S opDcSsG
10 all navieS. thai lis oyyaElsatsou Eas
International ard tbs, Il SaS s16saTcr-
ing 20 substitute judicial settlement fcr
war
Capt Edwin S Bethlehem. II char-
man cf the Veterans OF Foreign Wars
national legislative committee. tcCay
ADVISED Representative Bri.SeC O. L
l.-o.s that the veteran and pa.-Ict!.
organizations. their friends and rela.
lives throughout the United States
were strongly behind the naval Affairs
committee on the naval construction
program. and asked him 10 transmit,
their assurance OK support % commit
,eerea
M Bethlehem advised tie commit
sse that conference vas held Ss-S
hast night % the various NATIONAL repre-
sencat,yeS q me 2at-ic-tc ard veteran
organizations. reporting that hey TS-s
ali soiidly behind the prCS-a-s outlined
cy the uava, Affairs committee