Show TREATY NAVY FAVORED BY BYi i UM U. S. S ADMIRAL R Navigation Head Urges Urge Passage Passage Pas Pas- sage of Bill Insuring Greater Strength By Bi Press w WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Jan 15 A 15 A treat treaty navy was held today by Rear Admiral Frank B. B Upham chief of ot the navys navy's navigation bureau to be the means mean s of or safeguarding peace Neglect in in building up in all categories categories cate gories he told the house naval affairs e committee in urging p passage of the Vinson bill would imperil r rather than safeguard peace The Vinson bill would authorize a year ten construction program d ih g sh ships ps at a cost of C By building to those ratios allowed al allowed 1 lowed under tinder the London ondon treaty Admiral l Upham said we threaten no one and do but place ourselves In fn position to maintain our neutral rights when others are arc eng engaged ged in hostilities With the arm army he said another war will l find nd us confronted I with the necessity for recruiting it to towar towar towar war proportions and for training It This will require many long and am- am Sous fous ous months During that time and from from the opening of oC hostilities the navy natty must be ready prepared to gain command of or the sea and to control operations thereon to hold the line in n other words in the defense of our vast ast commercial interests in overseas trade Pointing out that no new construe construe- fon has been authorized since the London conference he added that were we to continue this neglect in building naval vessels we wc would soon be reduced to the rating of oC a second class power on the sea un unable ble to defend de fend lend our trade our interests or our country He also observed a construction program would strengthen the hands of Amer American can delegates delegate at fu itt ture lure disarmament conferences I |