Evening star., 1928-03-03
BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
BY PAUL J.. COLLINS.

capital ships. a new competition in
naval strengths would thereby be
initiated
Until such time as other powers b.
| inequitable conduct in international re-
! lations as 10 United States interests. or
By their departure from the idea OF
suspended competition IN naval arn7a-
mentS. indicate other procedure, the
Navy OF the United States may be gov
erned in naval strengths BY the spirit
Of the capital ship ratios: otherwise II
will be necessary appropriately 10 read
just our naval policy"
In the details OF this policy. Il Is fur
ther set forth as 10 the cruiser program
OF 1922 and the year following:
ITO complete 10 light cruisers OF the
Omaha class now building
TO replace all old cruisers bv build
ing is cruisers OF 10000 tons dIsp!ace-
ment carrying s-inch guns. and 70 lay
down and build cruiser tonnage a. q
rate that will maintain n cruise-
strength the capital ship ratios
Small Cruisers and Gunboats-To
bpild no small cruisers
To complete the gunboat now build
ing. To build in America specially fine.
! smart appearing gunooatS for the
. Chinese rivers and 10 build gunboa:s .or
no other purpose
II is explained in the Navy Depart
ment that those gunboats for Chinese
rivers are for the protection OF our
missionaries there: the gunboats mus:
De small 10 enable them 20 SO far up
stream
Emphasis is laid by the naval officers
that the policy as above Officially oa:-
tEsf rf&.
Keep up replaceuea,S. but the naval
affairs committee ct the House, as now
planning, will cut the replacerleuts IN
hal!. making the Navy cruiser strength
some IL or ~ vessels weaker than il
was A. the tirle @: the conference. N
the face ot the violation as above
cited, o! the spirit Q: disarmament SIP
ulations by the other two powers IL
yoived.
The ministers. in protesting against
preparedness. declared: We believe
ne national security IS 70 " assured
ny constructive measures for the pesce-
III! settlement O. disputes ard the re-
nGnc!atlon cs war as 4 na.ions! policy
-as the Department Of state has been
PROPOSING and nos bv heavy ns,a,
building program such as thar urSe6
by the Navy Department The r-o-
Gram o. the latter. IL tac;. .ecpSrG,ssS
tha; Q! the former"
"A house divided aSairS, it<el. shah
fall" II Is QnthiNkablc. The advocates
az preparedness declare. thar President
Coolidge IS divided or waver,rS 9: ~
HucncSd ~ >tvad6lc the issue ~ v'--
n.,'tInS his state Department. - WORK
along cne line ~ his rolicv and ,he
Navy along a ccct,;ctiNS l!Ue Sc:h
ccpa:;msH;S aye of the Cl>o,lGss sG-
riniS,ra:io0, working III entire CccS;ge
harmony
Every President. tycm Wa>h:uS,cn -
Coolidge, haas gone or rcc0cG IL "phc,5-
t3S raH2, defense strength We Rave
~ Instance y. naVa, aSxCe><,H:, tending
~ provoke War. Ne, We have always
been weak ii naval defense wNsa a.
tatNt0 AZ the N!.;S:vaS ~ eQr wars ::
We had been able ~ Getet>I cUr cc2S.
a0d The rotenlac E,ve.. tAe Ci.v cg
washington would NOT have SN'H Cts
sracff,s,N burned III ths iSIS WAY.
President James NNSy,>e. writing ~
iSs+, said
In the Late w8r c,;r wl,t,.c c>,a<, Was
t'tASr invaded ~ msnsss,d WIKI in
NAStH3, There was ScrScelv NA.sN,w
~ t'ty ou any ~ oar great Gals,S which
eHuid ~ considered secure, IL What
ever dl:TctloN 'Ne enemy chose ~ move,
"NA 'Asiv $aaaSvcnS ana tc land thetv
troHgS. orr tcs;tttcatio tio>< where a,,v eN~
i>ted. presented eut little obstacle ~
9hFm, Two great objects s.s
therefore e. N regarded .n tNe e>tan-
ll$Nwcot ~ an aSSN,.ass naval f,,y,>,
The ms. - prevent way 81, "a: a. ,,,av
NJ practicable, the SS<<,iI - diminish
us Ta!anlisieS whenever Il Hav ~ .n-
S'0ah'" NJ seNeyrmcus MIL X, dis
lN'>i'0 ~ Violate cuy rights II Il Knows
w Rave The means ~ Sr$cnd gNer,
president EtNN>eVr,( tss' 1SNtrr wAc<.,
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