Evening Star Newspaper, May 23, 1924, Page 26

: HALE INSISTS NAVY * NEAR 5-5-3 RATIO Senator Declares U. §. Ships, While s Slower, Outrange Those of fi Britain and Japan. 7 “URGES FUND FOR CHANGES {’Elevution of Guns and Conversion 4 of Coal Burners Asked. %' The United States Navy today is “ nearer the 5-5-3 ratio set in the arms * treaty than at any time since promul- I gation of that agreement, Chairman * Hale of the Senate naval committeo * declared today in a prepared spgech iianalyzing from officlal records the relative standings of brincipal + mavies. ' Many of the apparent weaknesses indicated by the last fleet maneuvers ‘would be remedied by the Navy De- partment as a part of its routine maintenance work, Senator Hale said. }ie recommended, however, that Spe- cial appropriations be authorized to change the remaining first-line coal burners to oil burners and to elevate xuns to a minimum of 30 degrees “if Mot in violation of the treaty.” nia and Tennessee, the latter two ves- sals having fourteen-inch guns, with an elevation of thirty degrees, we manifestly are able to outrange the rest of her fleet with our five best ships. Compared with our remaining thirteen battleships she may or may not outrange us."” “Ship for ship, with the exception of our two oldest ships, our battle- ships are of greater tonnage, carry more or heavier guns and are more heavily armed than the present Brit- ish ships. Their speed, however, is somewhat less than that of the Brit- ish ships, and the same is true in lesser extent in comparison with the battleships of Japan. The battle cruisers of both England and Japan carry heavy guns and are much fast- er than our battleships, but, as they are not heavily armored, in actual battle with guns of zn equal range this class of ships could not stand up against a_ battleship. “In no class of combatant ships men- tioned in the above tables, with the exception of the coal-burning battle- ships, has our Navy fallen off since the date of the signing of the treaty. On the contrary, we have replaced two old 20,000 ton battleships with two madern 32,600 ton battleships of the latest design. Upon the completion of the repairs recommended for the coal- burning ships out battleships quota will be greatly stronger than it was at the time of the signing of the treaty. “In fast light cruisers, by the ad- dition of the ten 7,500-ton ships, all of which are now in commission or about to, be put in commission, we have increased greatly in strength. Cites Auxiliary Figures. “In destroyers no changes have been made. THE EVENING STAR, in commission, we have kept up to the strength that we then had, and in addition have added a number of submarines of the S type and will shortly add the V boats and eight more S boats now under construction to our submarine fore “In carriers we -have added the Langley and have the Lexington and Saratoga under construction. “In aviation we have more than double the number of planes attached to the fleet than we had at the time of the signing of the treaty. “Excepting as to bartleships and aircraft carriers, the 5-5-3 ratio W'th Great Britain and Japan was never in_existence. “In light cruisers we were far. be- hind this ratio at the time of the treaty and still are behind it, though to a much less extent. “In destroyers we were ahead of the ratio at the time of the treaty and still are ahead of it. “In carriers we shall be nearly up to the ratio when the Lexington and Saratoga go Into commission. “In general, with respect to the Navy, we are nearer the 56-5-3 ratio at the present time than we were at the time of the signing of the treaty. That we shall eventually reach that ratio throughout the Navy I belleve should be our future policy.” S, Couple Sues for $30,000. Ernest Scott Is named as defendant in two suits for damages aggTegat- ing $30,000, filed today in the Dis- trict Supreme Court by Mamie Hart and her husband, Amos Hart. Mr. Scott is sald to be the owner of an automobile which collided with Mrs. Hart January 2 last at 7th and B streets. The wife asks $25,000 for her injuries and the husband wants $5,000 for the loss of her services as a re- THREE MEETINGS TODAY TO AID HOSPICE CRUSADE ‘Wives of Congress Members to Speak in Interest of $10,000 Being Raised Here. The Mount Carmel Hospice Cru- sade, the aim of which is the erection of a $500,000 community center build- ing for American tourists at Haifa, gateway to the Holy Land, will re- celve additional impetus at three meetings scheduled for this after- noon. A number of prominent women— the wives of senators and representa- tives—will indorse the project at the closing luncheon of the season of the Women's Congressional Club, to_ be held at the clubhouse, 2001 New Hampshire avenue northwest. Mrs. Catherine Kennedy Antonius, founder of the movement, will give her Holy Land travelogue, illustrated with lan- tern slides, and’ tell of the need for accommodations for Americans tour- ing Palestine. Plans for the extension of the cru- sade and the raising of $10,000 here a8 the nucleus of a nation-wide fund will . be formulated at a meeting of the board of directors of the hospice assoclation at headquarters, 1487 Rhode Island avenue. Charles F. Roberts, grand master of the Masonic fraternity and president of the hos- pice project, will preside. Crusaders to Rally. Following this meeting there will be the initial rally of Crusaders, the workers who are seeking subscrip- tions, at which captains will be se- lected. Subscription blanks and good emblem of the ho-slce movement, taking a solemn pledge to toll un- geasingly untll Old Glory files from the community center bullding on Mount Carmel.. Mrs., Fairfax Harrison, wife of the president of the Southern Railroad, is the latest soclety leader to indorse /| the movement and pledge her aid. She has purchased one of the good will gift bonds and promised to enlist the support of other society women. BEACH TRAINS LISTED. Summer Schedule Announced by Railroad Company. Announcement of the inauguration to- morrow of the early summer schedule of trains to and from Chesapeake Beach was made today by the Chesapeake Beach Rallway Company. Trains leave the District line tomor- row at 9 and 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 and 6 p.m., returning from the beach at 6:35 am. and 12:30, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. On Sunday trains’ will leave the District line at 9:30 and 11 am. and 2:30 and 4:45 p.m., returning from\the beach at m. and 12:30, 3 and 7 Next Monday, Tuesday, Wednesda and Thursday trains will leave the trict line at 9 am. and 5:40 p.m turning from the beach at 6:35 a.m. and 2:30 pm. On Decoration day, which will mark the opening of the season at the resort, trains will leave the District 9,'10 and 11:30 am. and 2: p.m. 3:30, 5:40 and 8 p.m. returring from the beach at 6:35 a.m. and 12:30, 2:30, 6, 8, 9 and 10 p.m. On Saturday, May 31, when the open- ing gelebration will be continued, trains will leave the District line at 9 and 10:30 a.m. and 2:30, 5:40 and 6:30 p.m., returning from the beach at 6:35 a.m. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1924 Student Gets Hague Honor. Henry G. Gorman, & sophomore at Georgetown University school of for- eign service, has passed the examf- nation on international law, which permits him to attend the interna- tional The Hague un- der the ausp! of 6 university, He 1s & world war veteran having served n Company C of 186th Infantry, known as the old 69th of New York. While in active duty overseas he was wounded in the Argonne, Mr. Gorman is & member of the Knights of Co- lumbus. On_his way to Holland he nd end attend the exposition at Wem- After th e at the peace puluce he will visit the capitals of Belgium, Italy and France, and also view the but- tleflelds over which he marched and fought. Mado Artillery Captain. Robert M. Zacharias of 805 G street has been appointed a captain in the Coast Artillery Corps, and Roy W. Keesce of 432 4th street northeast a captain of engineers, both In the Re- serve Corps of the Army, M. Hicks, B. B 1208 ¥ Beront N W Wesiington will gift’ bonds will be distributed, Conversion of the six coal burners and each Crusader will be given the would cost $850,000 each, Senator Hale estimated, and the increased eleva- tion about $6,500,000, making a total of $11,600,000 required to give the United' States a rounded out fleet at its maximum efficiency. Long Range Vital. “The American plan of building I elower ships with heavier armament - and heavier armor,” he said, “is based on the theory that has always pre- ¥ vailed in the American Navy that bat- # tleships are to fight and not to run » away, and that powerful armament . and heavy armor should not be sac- L rificed to obtain greater speed. “But heavier guns and heavier + armor will not sufiice for a fighting chip if her guns have not the range of her opponent’s guns. “To compensate for her slowed speed “In submarines, beyond the ordl- nary wear and tear of the ships then sult of the njuries. Attorney David 1. 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