The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-05
GRIM REALITY
SPURS NAVAL
BUILDING PLAN
Arms Farley Failure Makes
National Defense of Vital
Interest.
u. S. FLEET UNDER RATIO
Japanese Budget Provides
for Record Military
Expenditures.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
Scripps- Howard Foreign Editor


WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Behind
Secretary SWanson's demand for a
navy second to none, observers here
today discerned a new American
policy based on grim realities and
of vast import to the world at large.
Briefly stated, this policy is for
the United States to stick to its own
front yard as nearly as possible,
reduce its political obligations
across the seas to the minimum,
cooperate wherever it can to pro-
mote world peace, but to keep its
powder dry.
The breakdown of the world dis
armament conference at Geneva,
the collapse of the world peace ma
chinery, and the naval programs of
Japan and Great Britain designed
TO give these powers full treaty
strength by 1886, are given as the
chief reasons for the change of
policy.
The Philippine Islands may be
granted independence in the near
future as part of the new deal.
Again, at MonteVdeo, secretary of
state Hull is expected to restate
the Monroe doctrine definitely to
remove the implication that the
United States intends to play lone
policeman to protect the entire
hemisphere down to Cape Horn.
4 .,rI.
Manuel Quezon, president of the
Philippine senate, will arrive in
Washington this week at the head
of a new independence delegation.
Mr.. Quezon objects to the present
Halves Cutting act granting indie
pendence in ten years. The bill be-
comes void unless accepted by Jan.
II and there is little hope of that.
Not only are many leaders in Con-
greSs in favor of turning the islands
loose almost Immediately, but the
President is believed to share the
view that they constitute a weak
link in the chain of our national
defense and should be given a new
status at an early date.
Senator Borah stated today that
he would favor almost any bill in
order to get ride of the islands.
His general view is that we should
retain no territories outside CONT
mental United States except where
they are important to the national
defense.
Part Of New Scheme
The Presidents recent order
bringing the Pacific feet back into
the Atlantic next spring is seen as
part of the new scheme.
Secretary Wansons demand for a
treaty navy in his annual report to
the President was considered inc
vitable. AS he himself pointed out,
the American feet is far behind the
5-5-3 ratio assigned to Britain,
America and Japan, and there are
only two ways by which the diSpar-
ity could be remedied.
One is for Britain and Japan to
disarm down to the American
status: the other is for America to
build up to Japan and Britain. AS
AIlG 4Oi llcA SNAlCAilC AldS dAlCdOJ
proved a failure, the latter has be-
come necessary
Japan Passes Budget
Japan has passed its 1933-34
budget providing for the biggest
peace-time military appropriations
in her history. It calls for the ex-
penditure of 935,OOO,OOO yen, or
$467, 900 900 at par of exchange Of
this the navy gets $244,OOO,OOO more
than half.
This is all the more significant
when it is recalled that the national
wealth of Japan is only $4,000 0OO,-
600, a per capita wealth of only
1865 as compared with the per
capita wealth of $2.7O0 in this
country. In 1928 the per capita in
come Of the United States was $687.
or about $4,000 per family. In 1928
more than 90 per cent of Japanese
families had an income of less than
5000 a year.
Japan, therefore, is obviously
Straining herself to the breaking
point in an effort to build up her
army and navy. while her war
party, now in the saddle, has pub
licly served notice that she will not
abide by the existing naval ratio