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"Taffrail's" Opinion.
the principal aims of the Disarma- ment Conference at Geneva, for sub- marines are a threat to neighbour- ing Powers and particularly suscep tible to illegitimate use in war. Failing this reduction, Britain, if she still wishes for REAL SECURITY, must invoke the "Safe- garding Clause" of the London Naval Treaty to bring about an in- crease in her destroyer tonnage. Since the war the British Navy Japan having her proportionate This is neither disarmament nor has been pared to the bone. De-, quota, and the British Empire and economy. liberately, and because of the belief the United States attaining parity The British Navy already boing that excessive armaments are not in all classes of vessels from capital attenuated to the point of what an insurance of world security but ships to submarines, subject to the many people consider is insecurity, ja menace to it, successive British United States being permitted to what further measures of disarma-
Governments have urged the na-build a few more 10,000-ton cruisers ment and economy can be brought| tions to a reduction in naval and than ourselves.
about at Geneva.7 other armaments by the most effec-
France's Claim.
The abolition of submarines will
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*BANGALORE
Destination,
agreement total
of
the
ample. Almost alone among the ference of 1930, however, neither but we might strive for a reduction Great Powers, Britain has not in- France ΠΟΥ Italy came
to in the individual size of any capital creased her naval expenditure in the any
in regard to ships, aircraft-carriers and cruisers tonnage last five years. Indeed, in the light the
of their built for replicement purposes in of our world-wide commitments and cruisers, destroyers, and submarines. the future. By the Washington obligations, we have taken grave France maintained her claim to a Treaty, capital ships may be risks in order that our contribution very large "global," or total ton-35,000 tons and armed with 16in. to the cause of world peace may be nage, coupled with a heavy building guns. This resulted
and jobvious in its sincerity, writes programme in all the classes of ves-Nelson
Rodney; costing Taffrail" (Captain Taprell Doring, sel named, failing further guaran-about 74 millions apiece. D.S.O.) in the Evening Standard. tees for her security by Britain and At the London Naval Con-
This is incontrovertible.
the United States. Italy demanded ference we pressed for a reduction In 1914 British naval expenditure parity with the strongest European in the size to 25,000 tons, and of !was approximately 51% millions, Power, that is, France. In short, guns to 12in. No new capital ships) equivalent to-day to about 76 mil- the naval aspirations of the oceanic may be laid down before the last lions. In 1924 it was $6 millions Powers were too widely divergent day of 1936; but the 15 such vessels odd, and in each of the years 1930 from those of France and Italy to we now possess will have to be re- und 1931 some 62 millions. This be fully reconciled. As a result, a placed some day unless they are to Butter figure represents a decrease of "Safeguarding Clause" was incor-fall to pleces.
Whatever certain
24 millions over that for 1914, and porated in the London Naval Treaty,
+
22 million
people, may 4 millions over that for 1924. which gave Britain, the United think, heavy ships of some sort or In 1914 the United States of States, and Japan the power to in- another are still essential. Taking America spent on its Navy the crease their tonnage in cruisers, the average price per ton of ship-
Great equivalent of 42 millions in present destroyers, and submarines if their building in
Britain and currency. In 1924 the expenditure "national security" were "materially America, the reduction in size sug- was about 70 millions, but by 1980 affected by new construction" on the gested would eventually save us 17,000 7th May Bombay, Marseilles & London had increased by another eight part France or Italy,
about 15 millions sterling, and the Noon
Space will not admit of a detailed United States some millions. The annual navel expendi 6,800 14th May Bombay; Marseilles, London, Havre,
H'burg, R'terdam, Antwerp & Hall. ture of France and Italy is now less examination of the post-war build- sterling.
than before the war, but increased ing programmes of the five great Huge aircraft-carriers of the type 15,000 21st May Hombay, Marseilles & London,
8,300 31st May Straits, Colombo & Bombay, by about 10 millions and seven mil-Naval Powers. Of flotilla-leaders, of the American Lexington and 17,000 4th June Bombay, Marseilles & London.
are de- lions respectively, between 1924 and however, really small cruisers of Caratogo of 33,000 tons 6,500 11th June Bombay, Marsellies, London, Havre
B'borg,
Rterdam, Antwerp
& Hull. 1930, In present currenty Japan over 2,000 tons over 35 knots finitely unsuitable, being too large, NALDERA
16,000 18th June Bombay, Marseilles
spent about 15 millions
armed on her speed, and London.
5.1 too unwieldly, and too costly KAISAR-I-HIND 12,000 2nd July Bombay, Marseilles & London.
feet in 1914. Ten years later this for 5.5 inch guns, France has also be said for t+ BHUTAN
6,000
9th July Bombay, Marselles, Londen, Havre, Agure had increased to just over 23 built, is building, or has projected to operate. The same may RAJPUTANA
Glorious and millions and in 1980 to about 261⁄2 since 1918 a total of 30 units. But ageous,
Furious 17,000 16th July Bomburg, 'dam, Awerp & 11,000 30th July
millions.
the figures of her submarine con- of 25,500 tons. Yet each nation is 6th Aug.
struction are the most significant. zillowed by Treaty to built two Her Naval Statute of 1924 made 33,000 ton ships of this type, and So while the Navy Estimates of
provision for 96,000 tons of large, others of 27,000 tons. A substan- the United Kingdom have decreased and 30,000 tons of small, submarines tial reduction in size for the future by four millions since 1924, those by the end of 1936. Built, building would bring about economy.
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17,000 18th Aug.
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BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
SIRDHANA TILAWA TALMA
1932.
8,000 17th May
10,000 28th May Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 10,000 13th June
B.J. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers.
The Contrast.
with
Our Cour-
of the other signatory Powers to jor projected since the war she has, The same may be said for the the Washington and London naval now 41 large, 31 small, and seven 10,000-ton 8-inch gun cruisers pro- treaties have increased by a total of minelaying submarines. They are duced as a result of the Washington about 28 millions.
required, the French experts state, Treaty. America favours these It is impossible to view these for coastal defence, for defending large and costly vessels, and is facts with equanimity, and the convoya, for scouting, and for opera- even said to be producing a new situation is further emphasised tions with surface vessels. Bearing super-cruiser which will render ob- when we consider the question of in mind the lessons of the last war, solete the earlier 10,000 tonners, of naval personnel. In 1914 the and remembering the facility with which we have our full quota. This] United Kingdom had 151,000 officers which submarines can be used offen-is rivalty pure and simple, particu-| and men: in 1924 99,453, and injaively against commerce, however, larly as we find these ships too big 1931 98,650, the lowest since 1897. France's hage submarine programme either for fleet or for convoy duties. An examination of the figures for cannot be regarded as palatable by None of these economies is pos- other countries shows that their the British Empire, whose very sible, however, unless 'all other personnel has increased in much the existence depends upon the integrity Naval Powers fall into line. It is same proportion as ours has de-of the sea communications. Inter to be hoped, therefore, that the creased..
national agreements for the human- Geneva Conference will produce a It is unnecessary here to go into isation of submarine warfare are all genuine desire on the part of all the details of the Washington and very well; but will they be observed other Powers to follow Britain's ex- London Naval Treaties which laid by a country fighting for its exlat-ample, and to disarm to the point down the maximum size and gunlence? One doubts it. power of all classes of vessels of Britain and U.S. Willing.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South), war, and allotted, or strove to allot, Britain and the United
TANDA NANKIN NELLORE
1932. 7,000 3rd June 7,000 2nd July 7,000 80th July
a total tonnage in each class to each have
genuinely considered needful for na tional security, not for, national States pride or aggrandisement. People the are weary of war and threats of submarines war, and none of the Conferences nations held or the Treaties signed up to substan-date have altogether removed those
been prepared in of the signatory Powers. On the past to abolish ratification of the London Naval altogether; but other Treaty, however, the British Em-jwill not
agree. A
are 80
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney & pire, the United States, and Japan tial reduction in France's submarine feelings of rivalry which
Melbourne.
were more or lesa in agreement, tonnage, however, should be one of inimical to the peace of the world.
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Mr. Teljiro Yamamoto, Minister should be subtracted from the depth. of Agriculture and Forestry, has met with Mr. Takayams, president| of the Tokyo, Takushoku Kalsha (Orient Colonisation Company, a semi-official firm), Mr. Kawakami, president of the Nichiro Fishing| Company, and Mr. Kabayama, pre sident of the fisherman' union in Russian waters; and proposed a combination of the fishing inter estaw
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