Show SPECIAL BOA BOARD O OI I TO IN INVESTIGATE I DEfENSE liNES I 1 Navy Secretary Deines I Speeches on Western I i Tour Were Discussed at al Coolidge Conference I I w WASHINGTON GT ASHI Sept t. t 20 Seere Secre Secre Secretary t tary ry Wilbur whose western speakIng speakIng speaking speak- speak Ing tour was cut Short when he was asked to return to Washington L by bv President Coolidge visited the White House today and at the ter- ter of his Interview with the I president announced that a II special board would be appointed to In Investigate Investigate investigate In- In the relative reathe Importance of ot air submarine and surface craft In the navy Appointment of the board was wasI suggested ug ested by the president Mr I Wilbur said adding that the chief executive Indicated he desired the matter to be taken up at once with Ith a view to o adjustment of ot the budget In accordance with whatever what what- ever er conclusion was as reached b bythe by bythe the board bO SPEECHES NOT DISCUSSED Secretary Wilbur declared emphatically em- em that the speeches he I made on hi his tour were ere not brought 1 up at the White hite House conference I Only the technical details of the budget In relation to a balanced I naY navy was considered he said I Referring particularly to an ad- ad address j dress made in Seattle Secretary I Wilbur said ald he had b been en Incorrectly incorrectly j quoted with reference to I American American- Japanese American Japanese relations He asserted the speech was j I rally conciliators torr I did not sa say there were two I antagonistic peoples on the Pacific but two opposing civilizations civilizations' he said and i J was not referring to the Japanese but to what ht I be termed the Occidental a as compared com com- cornI pared with the Oriental I made mad no I comparison between them I might add that a Japanese consul consul con con- sul Eul present came up and enthusiastically enthusiastically thanked me after the addess ad ad- ad- ad dress dess COAST PROTECTED In Ili further explanation ot of the Seattle address the secretary asserted aser as as- as- as sered er ed its purpose was was to show that thai th on o J iH h ni making impossible an an aggi- aggi jj war ar across the Pacific h had d di I guaranteed i the safety aCety of ot our w west st coast during a a. period In which L existing In problems em could be worked out I I Itt Iri other words he said I was wat as astr tr trying irig to say MY that t limitation of 01 arms furnished a pledge of frIendship friendship friend frIend- I ship In such positive terms that It could not be gainsaid Although of an open mind in the I forthcoming discussion of ot naval I weapons Secret Secretary r Wilbur pointed out that in his western speeches I Jie ie e had haa stated his opinion that the battleship still is the bac backbone of oC I I the fleet This phrase was subI sub- sub j I s the conclusion reached 1 I by a Joint board of ot army and navy y experts experts which studied the subject j two years ago TALKS POLITICS Mr Ir Wilbur said he he also discussed discussed discussed dis dis- dis- dis cussed the political situation in California with the president assuring as assuring as- as suring him that I if the campaign Is il ilI continued there as at present the Republican ticket will UJ carry the I state by a plurality of votes otes I do not believe in the political theor theory tle secretary said that I you ou should uld say your our candidate Is winning if he is i not Quite frankly frank frank- I ly iy I talked to some people who frank I declared de declared de- de dared that if the elections were held the next day Mr La Follette I would carry the state There are two dangers to Republican success success suc sue cess in California California first that the I people will not vote second that there is Is' i too much assurance Various Various Va Va- Various rious elements of the party party- are cooperating for the success of ot the I I I Republican national ticket |