Show I I t tf ti i Y f I IN INSIST I T UP UPON N 81 NA VJ s G General Board Declares Other Othe r Nations Can Cannot of t tOb v Object Ob W WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Dec 14 Proposing H.-Proposing Proposing a new year three year building program of ot eighty-eight eighty ships the general gen l boar oard ard d of ot the tho nay navy In Its Us annual report made mad e public last night reiterated its recommendation recommendation recommendation tl t the tho A American n nivy vY Ty b be beI be madd made the tho equal of that of any oth other othern er n na nation No other nation can in reason tak take e exception to such a position the board boar d said taid In assuming It the United States State s threatens no other nation by the merea mere mero sh e se a act t tot of ot placing itself on an equality wit with h the strongest strong It is an act of de self tense which all aU will acknowledge as n an Inherent right and can not justly ben be bo construed as a challenge On the co contrary contrary con con- n- n Crary the pursuance of ot such a policy pOlley ny y of ot equal naval armaments may we well ll tend to diminish their gr growth an and d would certainly work t to lessen the danger danger dan dan- da dager n- n ger of ot sudden war A nation with reaching far-reaching an and d sometimes conflicting international Interests interests In Interests in- in must always be prepared to d de defend de- de e- e fend tend its rights Navies are peculiar en i In n that if It neglected they lose efficiency y with startling rapidity It is fallacious us to argue that we can wait walt a few yea years year rs and then with our money ana and our constructive constructive constructive con con- genius raise ours quickly toa to toa a power commensurate with our na na- national national national I. I needs It can not be done N Navies Navies Na Na- NaI a I vies pre are not built in a day it is a I matter of ot years even of or generations While making no recommendations recommendation s tor for new construction this year Secre Secretary Secretary cre- cre tary Daniels in hIs Ma annual report made mad e public yesterday said he would approve e the general boards board's recommendations recommendation unless unless' the United States became a a. I member of ot the league of ot nations o or orsome r sor some e similar association of nations rn In view of ot the economic situation n the board said construction should b be e confined to types that would add only y ey to the combatant strength of the flee fleets neelS adding that auxiliaries might be ob obtained obtained ob- ob tamed through the conversion of ot merI merchant merchant mer mer- I chant vessels in ti time e o of emergency |