Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1927, Page 48

AVAL RACE LAID TO BRITISH STAND U. S. Program Result of Failure of Armaments Parley. British statesmanship either has made a monumental blunder that will | 5 cost the empire dearly in increased ex- pense or the British cabinet has fore- seen clouds of trouble on the horizon | of peace. | For the recommendation of Presi- dent Coolidge that Congress authorized | A five-year expansion of the American | with an expenditure of at least | 000, is the direct result of | the failure of the conference on limita- | tion of armaments called by the United | States at Geneva last Spring. It was in no spirit of pique or even | challenging rivalry that the new pro- gram was decided upon. It took quite & wrench of fiscal conscience for an administration_committed to economy to turn toward what may prove the biggest schedule of naval construction the United States has ever had. Al- ready, it is the largest program since 1916, but it may grow even more ex- tensive as the United States strives to place its fleet on an equality with | Great Britain, and to keep it there. | Expires In 1931, But in 1931, the present treaty on limitation of battleships will expire. Japan is at present in no condition to keep up in the race, but the British | naval men have won the cabinet in| London to the view that British needs | especially on light cruisers cannot be diminished. Mr. Coolidge expressed his view of the Geneva conference in his annual message, but it is reliably reported that his irritation over the failure of the British to come to an agreement with the United States at Geneva has been unconcealed. Accepting, therefore, the British viewpoint as sincere, the President has felt he has no alternative but a large building program. He has ex- pressed the opinion that apparently there will be no limitation except at increased expense. The thought back of that remark is that the British view of the 5-5-3 ratio is such that the United States must first build her program upward to an equality before she will be in a position to get favor- able response to her idea of limitation. The fact that the British naval men did not want to scrap vessels already built, compelled the United States to construct a sufficient number of war- ships to obtain a basis of equality. Release Clause Asked. It will be noted that the administra- tion is asking for a provision in the law permitting it to suspend construc- tion whenever an agreement is reach- ed with other powers for the limita- tion of naval armaments. This is done to show that the United States will at any time scrap her naval program i’ the British will come to an agree- ment with Washington on light cruis- | it must be kept to a certain size. irre- NICARAGUAN PERIL SEEN. Bandits Well Armed, Say Business Men From Interior. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Decembzr 16 (). —Business men just returned from Nueva Segovia are quoted in interviews yesterday as saying the situation there is very grave. \They cite two disturbing elements— well armed bandits and the military forces of the rebellious Gen. Sandino. The troops hold Ciudad Antigua, as the center of the State of Segovia, which the business men assert is be- ing ruined for agricultural and indus- ses. There is fighting ul- ¢ ‘day, they say. ding’__ Liberal . Las Noticias, said vester- | t more Marines and constabu- | organ of ——ee e | | s, free to go ahead and keep her lead | on the United States, but the chances | are that she will not. | Necessary for Defense. The British contend that the naval | p 1 they have mapped out is necs es or defensive purposes and that spective of its effect on other coun- tries. Mr, Cooliage now has declared that the United States must go ahead irrespective of what any other nation does. It may not be called competition or rivalry from a nationalistic view- point, as relations between America and Britain never were more friendly, but it is a competition with elements in both the United States and Great Britain, who have insisted that world peace is not accomplished by bigger and better navies, D.L } (Copyright, 1 Gain Pounds of Weight and Strength in 3 Weeks With New and IRON —or Pay Nothing il C., A Glove Silk Set—$4.95 A vest and bloomers of beautiful Milanese Glove Silk. The vests are failored with picoted edged shoulder straps. Flesh color, peach, mazie, orchid, white and black— $1.95. The bloomers have extra long reinforcements and triple stay at crotch—and come in shades to match the vests—$3. FRIDAY, DParis Washington DECEMBER 1 3 A FASHION INSTITUTION NewYork 16, . 1927. A Silk Scarf— A clever sportsy hand-blocked crepe de chine triangle or a long blocked crepe de chine or a colorful rayon square in checks and plaids. 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But while waiting for the British viewpoint to change, the responsibil- ity of having a navy inferior in size to Great Britain was placed squarely on the Coolidge administration, and the President reluctantly agreed to the only course that seemed to him to be safe for national defense. It takes a long time to draw up plans and fications and to complete the con- struction of 25 light cruisers, 9 de- s 9 stroyers, 32 submarines and § aircraft Fi mger P ouch, ? ‘5 The smart new style de- carriers. The United States is in a better po- 2 sition fipancially to carry the burden 3 signgd by the famous Isakoff. of increased expense than is Great You'll find it in velvet in black muh lmnbt:nv-lmumm .tl:d.h:g: ang pntld-sh'ldn.nith stun- ave at they wan ing brilli rnaments ! United States to be on a.plane of A chliinnt ThxSeRe equality. 5 2 Thare is no limitation on light cruls- | geghe: ers and auxiliary craft. 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