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BIG NAVY FOR THE UNITED STATES

Mr. Vinson Urges Build-would be needed the first year,

Vinson pointed out. ing Up to Full Treaty Strength

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With this programme," he said "we'll have something to talk with to foreign powers on reduction, instead of showing them a "lew blueprints.

"It's time we assert. qurselves and let the world know we will nos take a secondary place as a sea power.

Washington, Apni 1-Propo. Recently Swanson declared detor nents of a bigger navy launched amination of building the navy up drive to-day for inclusion of a to treaty strength, but, admitted $200,000,000 shipbuilding pro- that during the current emergency in the administration's the matter of finances would have gramme employment plan and although to be considered. there was no official confirmation

Naval big navy men were hopeful the idea had President Roosevelt's appro-

val.

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officials say that the United States, in her ardor för arms reduction, has let the navy construction lag until the effective Secretary Clude Swanson declin-ness of the American naval force ed to affirm or deny reports he was has fallen below that of Japan. sponsoring the plan and that the President was sympathetic.

Profers Planes to Battleships.

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The drive for naval increases has gained momentum in recent months, especially since the start of the present administration.

"Three days after he took office,

Secretary Swanson said he would make every effort to have the navy recover the margin lost in the last three years while Great Britain and Japan were taking advantage of the treaty provisions while this country lagged.

"My opinion is that the fleet should be built up to the treaty limits as quickly as possible," Swanson said, adding an early start would help relieve idleness," Up to Tracty.

The Navy Department calculated recently that the United States at the present rate of construction | would be 135 ahips or 316,530 tons under treaty strength by the time the pect expires in 1038, while Groat Britain and Japan would have built all the craft authoriz ed.

But Rep. Carl Vinson, of Geor- Washington, March 31-Cessa The only recent construction pro gia, chairman of the House navaltion of battleship building until gramme authorized by Congress committee, announced the proposa. "we can overhaul our system of was provided for in the 1933-34 had the approval of Becretary national defense" was recommend supply bill approved in February. | Swanson, Speaker Henry Ted to-day to the House military this appropriating funds for start- Rainey and Rep. Joseph W. Byrne, affairs committee by Maj. Gen. ing or continuing work on nine the Democratic majority leader, Benjamin Foulois, chief of the cruisers, three submarines, an air- and said he would seked Prask army air corps."

craft carrier and four destroyer deat Roosevelt on Tuesday whether

leaders.. he wished to include naval build take immediate steps to overhaul Gen. Foulois said that "wo mum

ing in the,

administration's our entire system of national de $1,000,000,000 employment .pro-fense. gramme which now is beginning to take shape.

For Ballet,

"The President's new bill is purely for unemployment relief,' Vinson said. "It won't be long until naval and private shipyards will have no further ships to build "Unless nów onas are commenced thousands of shipyards workers will be thrown out of employment.

"By the inclusion of a few words in the billion-dollar bill we could help the navy tremendously and assure the men

of some employ, ment."

Secretary Swanson is on record ar favouring building the fleet up to the London naval treaty limits, ne the United States has been lag ging in construction while Great Britain and Japan have approach ed the limits agreed upon.

Plans Ready.

Beveral plans which if carried out would provide for a fleet of this fall strength have been under Only $46,000,000 of this amount

the

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No more battleships should be built unless the future policy of the United States, is to invade for eign countries.

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that needed are three aircraft car

The Navy Department riers totalling $5,200 tons, nine destroyers with total tonnages oi. pruisors of 87,100 tons total, 89 133,500 and 34 submarines totalling 20 730.

A new aircraft carrier, the Ran- "All future sea engagements, inger, was launched last month at my opinion, normally, will be with Newport News, Va. in cruising range of airships bas ed on the land. That statem nt. is based upon a study of all naval engagements of the last 300 years.

Just as it has been necessary in the past to protect our shores. From the sen it becomes necessary to protect our homeland from attacks by air. The present strength of the army air corps is about half! what it should be for proper pro tection of the United Stater,"

Col. William Mitchell, former chief of the army air corps, spoke in favour of the proposal yester day. Referring to the Japanese, Mitchell said that "of course we are going to have a conflict with them sooner or later whether we want it or not" and said "I know they are out on a Changis Khan expedition if there ever was one." preparation by the Navy Depart ment for the last two years. Bills providing for construction up to the treaty limite are now pending in both branches of Congress.

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Washington, April 1.-Congress- man Carl Vinson of Georgia, chair- man of the house naval affairs committee, revealed to-day that he was hopeful of obtaining Presi dent Franklin D. Roosevelt's ap programme calling for the build- naval construction proval for &

ing of 30 new warships in the next three yours.

The administration, both through Roosevelt's own utterances on naval defense and the declarations of Becretary of War. Claude Bwan- son, is on record in favour of building the navy up to treaty. strength.

Vinson's programme would con- stitute a step in this direction.

The chairman proposed the building of 20 destroyers, five light, cruisers, four submarines and on aircraft carrier, at a total cost of $230,000,000,

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