Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-10

which, popularity interpreted, means
| equality in Ilavies. This would mean, il
equality was established and main.
| tanned, that the United States would
possess the power and ability to de.
mand and enforce equal sea rights.
British Gain" is Cited.
1.-THE prolonging of the life of vessel:
| now in commission again would be ar
additional gain to maintain British
naval supremacy, as the newest United
States capital ships are years oldel
than the British and Japanese capita
ships.
THE abolishing of submarines woulo
destroy the greatest enemy of capita
ships and merchant ships, of which
Great Britain has an overwhelming
strength in both classes. The restric-
ton of limitation of 10,000-ton cruisers
would secure for Great Britain an in
creased advantage owing to her over
whelming cruiser strength supported
by chain of naval bases throughout
the world. The plan proposed is essen
TALLY British plan and has been the
basis of British proposals and strategy
at every naval conference.
Macdonald Policy Is Hit.
"The Macdonald government going
into power does not change the British
policy on the question of the freedom
of the seas, anC if there was an attempt
to change their policy the Macdonald
government would be shortlived.
IF the United States proposes to de-
mand equality, the United States must
build ships. The delay is unwarranted.
unsafe, and unconstitutional, in view OF
the fact that since 1922, the year OF the
.;o.n;,1o NJ nfnY1 frnafU the
four other signatory powers have built
1,250,000 tons of new warships, and
there is no evidence that they will scrap
one ton or one gun Of what they now
possess.
"The British government has set up
the most powerful propaganda machine
in the world in the United States. The
press, the pulpit and the politician have
ST. the praises Of the League OF
Nations and the World Court. The
international bankers and industrial
kings have so created fear In the minds
of the people that the whole Nation
stands lawyer-bound and slave-think-
ing. Other than the impression Of the
national commander of the American
Legion, there has been no protest
against the delay in building the
cruisers as authorized by Congress"
British Show Their Dealings"
1.-THE British, by their own statements
and reports to their home governments,
showed to what extent they have gone
and are prepared to go. They name
Senators, college professors, lawyers,
bankers, publishing houses and the
press as their power to control public
opinion in the United States. Heads of
their secret service have been placed in
key positions, and one has been made a
partner in a great international bank
in New York. They claim influence
over the Chamber of Commerce in our
large cities and reassure the home gov
eminent how they have put British
born writer's on the newspapers. They
refer to statesmen as being under their
dictation.
"They assert how willingly the at
torney Of great American oil corpo-
ration falls in with their program. They
boast of how they have defeated the
American merchant marine by having
loans made to foreign government by
their fiscal agents In the United States.
They have created such situation In
Washington that you face isolation as
well as social ostracism II you should
criticize their action. until the whole
Nation is inundated.
while all this goes on the World
Court advocates dangle before your eyes
the British written reservation for the
United States TO join the World Court.
The intent is to have this precede naval
construction as the Kellogg pact pre-
ceded the cruiser bill--a fixed fight In
the name Of intolerance"