Show H HUGE NAVY U. U S S1 j NEED MEED DESPITE P T PEACE PARLEY r Laue League of Nations Nat Getting t to S le I Mayo's Mayos s Opinion 4 4 Washington I on Jan an 30 30 r Tit Tit- 11 urging g 11 m hi mediate dl diate te m mal al expansion before the thc II i na ki ml committee tee which votes voles tomorrow or orrow on the administrations administration's ne new f building program Admiral Mayo Com Commander omma om- om ma mander In chief o of the time Atlantic fleet said s 3 The league of C. C nations Is rapidly h. h settine set get getting ting tine down clown t to a circle oo no mc means ns of or enforcement e t and no no International police tore force oW Is the tin tino to o thA SQ limit In expanding our V a-V It J V VT T I ad a l A before th the commIttee o on o the ev e eve ot H s. s vote to- to or o- o r T r. r r U a Expansion pro ran rf are ared d' d I h Pall ett at o li au f II c f t capital p to character char char- leaving the decision a type hpe acter armor and speed spee to be worked out O b by tho the naval experts Titer Is III Bent lIet BentIn In urging naval expansion the admiral ad ad- mimI miral said that the present was the tile opportune opportune opportune op op- op- op time and that American expansion expansion ex ex- was c expected by the tho world Do 10 you rou think that lint this is the opportune opportune op- op ime to expand because other countries will stop building because o of war debts asked Representative Kelly of or Michigan Partly Parth but 1 ut not ilot primarily responded respond respond- ed Admiral Ma Mayo o Wo 0 can expand now no because e the world expects It It but butto butto butto to do It later ml might ht c cause Uso trouble an anIt and It certainly would cause inquiry I 1 think England will ill alwa always s try tn to he ho contin contin- keep head ahead of or the tile world uell V. V S. Cn S. S Lin ell li Race Then It is a race ace between n us and England said l H Mr Ir Kelly It may be answered the admiral Admiral Mayo when questioned re regarding regarding re- re garding naval personnel in indorsed the tho recommendations of ot tho tim bureau of or naI navigation naY nav I atlon for tor not less Jess than officers In iii the na navy b by 1920 1020 and that tho the complements com coin of ot the ships in both officers rs and men amen bo be l kept ept at war strength He lie said the tho present shortage of or naval of officers officers ot- ot ricers was serious No matter what the peace conference confer confer- ence once does docs he declared nothing this Con can do will be up to our naval nl requirements There was vas never ne a time timo when It was so necessary for tor the United States Slates to be bc thoroughly pre pro S pared Commander Pre who accompanied the admiral recommended construction construction tion of oC a super-destroyer super lar larger cr and anil more heavily hea armed armell than those now tJ building |