HUGE HUCE US U.S. U. U S. S NAVY URGED DESPITE WORLD WORM PEACE Americas America's ica's War Fleet Planned to Be Second to None Says Admiral Washington Dec 12 12 Neither the tho I end of ot hOlt hostilities nor nor proposals for tor aI a n I I league ea ue of ot nations has altered the policy pol pot icy Ic- Icor of or the general board of or the tile nai na navy i In regard to making the tho navy y second to none In tho the W world world- Rear A Admiral Charles J. J Badger t chairman of ot the tho executive c committee of or the tho board today to to today I day told the al naval affairs committee com corn that t tho the navy navy should be equal to that of or any any- other by 1925 and urged that s sufficient appropriations l to m make mako ko p j lt lo bo be made b by by- Congress The Tho general board believes that Under under under un un- der der- the present world conditions and the conditions likely to obtain In the tu future ture Admiral Badger said the United States nav navy should steadily continue to Increase Ultimately It should be bo equal t to the most powerful maintained b by all any other nation of or the world Year b by year development should be bo made as consistent with the facilities of or the country but the limit above e defined should hould be bo attained not later than 19 1925 1923 5 n ies seeded Needed l hr byL I ISue Sue Navies les must be bo tho tIle principal support support support sup sup- port of or a 1 league of oC nations and the th States from Its wealth Influence once dice and power will be called upon to contribute a 11 large share of or the In International International international In- In pol police co force orce to render such sucha a league effective The dut duty of ot the tho navy Y tho the admiral said sald will be not only nl to to g gu guard a ird d the country countr against Invasion but ut to protest protest protest pro pro- test as us well wail tho the great merchant marine now b being built Completion of or tho the year three buildIng building build build- Ing ng program authorized in 1916 and which was as halted haIled to build antisubmarine rine craft cratt was recommended by Admiral Ad- Ad miral Badger or Work 1 has not yet et been started on six battleships six battle cruisers two tiso scout cruisers nine submarines two tO destroyer tenders and antI andone andone one fleet submarine tender he lie said I Lack aek of or ships of or this type he declared would have been fatal to the United States State if It It had been fighting the war al alone o a c. c nut licit Planned d Admiral Dad Badger Badget el said that tI type e for tor type American battleships com compared favorably In roWer power with t lOSO or 01 an any 1 other nation n pointing out that tho six battleships soon to be laid down ar atc are designed for tor a displacement of or tons ona of or three knots' knots speed a main battery of ot twelve Inch IG guns gun and aro heavily hea armored Thc They wilbe wll wil bo be jo the most powerful e vessels els In th the world worl he ho said Tho The admiral stated that provisions provision for d destroyers Is made In tho the year three pro program ram There are aro now either oither built or being built ho lie said suld and In 1925 1923 there thero will therefore bo be boR bea R fI total of ot compared with Eng Bag lands land's at present The submarine program calls for tor Continued on Page 3 3 BIG U. 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S NAVY MAVY URGED ED DESPITE PEACE PACT Continued from l age PARC 1 l. l 21 f fleet et submarines Typo S-Typo 24 4 submarines anti cs and 42 Z mine layers ho said Thore aro are no now built burtt build build- ling lug or authorized a a. total ot of coast cout submarines and l 1 fleet submarines Tho The general board estimates e that a to total total to tal of ot 29 Type S-Type boats are required and recommends that 75 be authorized authorized now no The British navy has now built or building 28 submarines of or which about 75 aro are of or larger luer fleet type Future Vile Use of Planes Plane Admiral Badger emphasized th the need for additional minesweepers and patrol patrol patrol pa pa- vessels and spoke of ot the development development develop develop- m ment nt during the war of or tho the airplane carrier Fleet en engagements encasements will Ill be preceded In the he futuro future T U V operations In Inthe Inthe inthe the air ho he slated stated and the tho general s board recommends recommend that the fleet pt bo be provided with facilities to carry carryon on I such operations Disposition of or tho the ships surrendered I b Germany German rests with the by peace conference conference con con- ference Admiral Badger stated in re re- spouse le to questions at tho the close of or th the meeting as to whether or not he thought th these theao o vessels should be bo dc- dc troed returned or distributed among tho the allies An AH a account count of ot the development and scope of activities of or Gorman submarines rines rinee was was given Ien b by Admiral Badger Ten ren years rears ago the submarine t was as not lar larger er than 10 tons could cruise Teas lees than miles mlle and was very able rod Today a thc they are thirty times r I larger larg larg- er and can make trips of ot mlle miles and more They rhey ha e destroyed hundreds hun hun- dr of ot vessels and have laid mines in sea sen lanes lane and In harbors snaking making constant sweeping operations necks nece- sar sary No o o ono one knows tho ho admiral said how much further the development will 1111 eo so f I