Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1935, Page 23

SWANSON URGES STRONGER NAVY Advocates Building Up to! Strength of Washington and London Pacts. By the Associated Press. Emphasizing the uncertainty of the | outcome of the London Naval Con- ference, Secretary Swanson in his an- nual report yesterday reiterated a strong recommendation that the | Amercian Navy be built up to the full | strength authorized in the Washing- ton and London pacts. “The situation in regard to treaties | for limitation of naval armaments still remains uncertain and it is imposs- | sible to predict the nature of future | treaties, if any,” he said in his annual | report. Anniversary LOCAL COUPLE OBSERVING GOLDEN WEDDING. MR. AND MRS. W. L. BAKER Of 4203 Fourth street, who are celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary today. They are hold- ing a reception this afternoon for their relatives and friends at 2400 Sixteenth street. | the Navy, with 86 ships, totaling 283,- “For the present,” he said, “Ameri- | 150 tons, now building and sppropri- can naval policy was unchanged and | he recommended that plans for build- | ing new warships to the total 1,125,500 tonnage permitted under the treaties | be continued without change.” | President Roosevelt has already in- dorsed that viewpoint by reaffirming | the intention of the United States to | oppose any bigger navies at the Lon- | don parley, and to continue this Na- tion’s naval construction program. Reports Increases. Swanson reported “substantial prog- Tess” was being made in increasing Lansburghs DIAMOND JUBILEE YEAR Pre-Holiday 3 Styles Glasses Your Choice o Folding Oxfords e Octagon Rimless e Modern Round A timely offer which should solve many gift problems—and don’t forget yourself. Three of our most popular white gold filled. 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The United States has treaty au- thorization to comnvert 70,925 more tons into approximately 54 ships, Swanson said, and “further appropri- ations each year for replacement con- struction, as it becomes due, will be essential to the maintenance of a | fleeto(nmuutymnxfl:mdper-‘ mit such strength to be maintained th, 8 & E Optical Offer COMPLETE Lenses and Frame styles, all guaranteed THE SUNDAY BSTAR, WASHINGTON, with the greatest degree of efficiency and economy.” A President Roosevelt has under con- sideration the possibility of building a new battleship to replace the old Ar- kansas, and Swanson revealed that other over-age battleships might be scrapped and replaced by new fighting craft. > “Upon the expiration of the pres- : | ent treaties certain battleships will be k | over age and, subject to further agree- ments, the matter of replacements must be considered,” he said. ‘The battleships Nevads, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Arizona reach the treaty replacement age of 20 years dur- ing 1936, and the Mississippi becomes over age in 1937. “A further great need, not yet pro- SPECIAL PURCHASE New Pure-Dye Prints for the Social Season ahead! 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Tth 8th&E blue, orchid Regularly with lapin ' collars, days! vided for, is a force of auxiliary ves- sels of improved characteristics and in sufficient numbers for adequate op- erating maintenance of the combatant forces,” the Secretary said. “The present fleet auxiliaries are generally old vessels and all have in- sufficient speed. New auxiliaries should be provided by a progressive program such as is now under way for combatant ships * * * as soon as practicable.” More Men Needed. Naval experts estimate that war- ships should carry a war complement of at least 85 per cent, Swanson re- ported, and during this year that percentage has been maintained. More men are needed, however, he added, D. C, DECEMBER 1, for the new ships nearing comple- tion. President Roosevelt already has announced that he would approve budgetary increases for more men. Other aspects of the Navy's opera- tion emphasized by Swanson were: Naval aviation has made further satisfactory progress and the scope of its activities with the fleet has been enlarged. The Navy on July 1 had 974 planes on hand and 472 on order. A tentative program of construction has been recommended which will provide 1,910 airplanes by 1940-42. Lighter-than-air operations have been halted since the loss of -the Macon. A special board is analyzing the situation and will recommend fu- ture policy and procedure. 1935—PART ONBE. ‘The Navy is in a very high state of efficiency and morale and “the country may rest assured that it has an efficient fleet.” During the last year, 306 ships were maintained in commission and oper- ated at sea, including 15 battleships, 15 heavy cruisers, 10 light cruisers, 105 destroyers, 54 submarines, 4 air- eraft carriers, 1 mine layer, 4 light mine layers, 13 patrol vessels, 83 auxil- faries and 1 lighter-than-air ship. New ships placed in commission in- cluded one hravy cruiser, seven destroyers and a mobile floating dry- dock. Ships taken out of commission included four destroyers, four sub- marines and four patrol vessels. He said that altogether 44 vessels of various types were stricken from the Navy register. The need for more officers to man new ships is expected to make it neces- sary to request five appointments to the Naval Academy by each Senator and Representative for several years. * Idea of Telegraph. It is difficult for us today to realize the effect upon certain minds of the pioneer telegraph or the weird notions about the early locomotive. For 'n- stance, some actually believed the tele- graph wires were hollow, and that the pleces of paper on which messages were written were blown through them, like peas through a pea-shooter. CASH YOUR CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CHECKS AT LANSBURGH’S DIAMOND JUBILEE YEAR nsburgh Spectacular Purchase! 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