Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
NAVAL FARLEY SURE
TO FURTHER PEACE
Pessimism in u. S. Vain in
View of CertaintieS to
Be Achieved.
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from their feet, and the japanese win
cut down theirs by SIS 900 odd tons.
These facts and figures, which were
supnlied in the highest American dele
cation quarter, are significant. 1ar
beyond mere surface indications, Messrs
Stimson and his co-workers claim. Iney
mean that navies are getting smaller.
because Great Britain and the unlteq
States have attained parity on lever
verv much lower than was discussed at
Geneva in 1927, while Japan quits new
building altogether and lets her meet
shrink by not replacing all old tonnage.
To Have Better Navy.
In our own case, when it Is all over,
the United States will have q pesOeI
NAVY though a smaller one, and
considerablv less costly one. 1t viii,
moreover. be a feet equal in every Iornn
of combat strength with that OF Great
Britain and on q proper level OF rela-
tionshin to the navy of Japan. AS
things stood before the impending
three-poWer treaty, the British ana
Japanese could builds they WeLe
building-without RESTRICTION IN 9le
cruiser and other unlimited caVegorleas.
! THE tripartite agreement viii put Uncle
tain as more equitable status at sea, as
compared to the British ana Japanese
feets The treaty will lay down pro-
gram. It will then become the prefog.
alive of Congress to say whether OF not
| the program shall be carried out. Inc
| "bie Navy" group at washington, the
Stinsonians argue, will eventually nave
| to place the blame on Congress, not
on the American delegation at London,
II the United States meet again IaLls
behind. as it fell behind In cruisers
| after the washington conference.
Much has been heard OF the p1-
lion dollars" which America VIII nave
| to spend during the next f1ve or So
wears years to achieve parity with BTU
| ain and Safety with Japan, as a re-
slllt of A three-poWer pact. That any
where from half billion to $7o0 100000
or $500, 100000 will be necessary C
build up our cruiser strength ana moo-
ernize our destroyer and submarine
squadron. is certain. But against tla ,l
| inevitable expenditure we shall De aplt
| to balance $4OO 000, 900 or $500 10000 Ot
| saved between now and 1925 on post
uonement of battleship requirements
| which would otherwise be undertaken
| In contemplating naval expenditure II
/ the immediate future, the country mus
| not leave out of its calculations tn'
millions, or billions, it would undouot'
edly have to disgorge If naval com
petition were to proceed hencefortn Ut
| terly unrestricted and unlimited.
In Unison With Advisers.
| With the solitary exception o
/ Admiral Jones' preference for q a
cruiser program instead OF the 10
| cruiser program agreed upon with tn'
| British Gas against their Is shipS), TIT
| American delegation at London ha'
proceeded in full unison with its nava
advisers. Our sea experts did not al
| ways enforce their points of view Il
detail. They wanted more here ant
more there, on various occasions. bu
| In the broad, significant and DECISIVE
| fields Of naval strength, their final con
illusions as to what the United State
could accept were In line with VIVA
the delegation demanded and received
The American delegation has func
| toned at London, without any maJo
exceptions, as a harmonious whole
1.-THE jury has always agreed" as on
Of StimSon's colleagues put it, "whel
IL became. necessary to register q de
cision on Q momentous matter" GU
Spokesman have been restless In driytn
for action. They were ttreless in ex
erting good offices when other delega
lions fell out--which was nearly all tn
time. on black Wednesday" Marcl
IL, when the French we're ready t
throw up the sponge, it was Messr'
Stimson and Morrow whose pleading
with M. BRAND saved the conferenc
from premature wreck.
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