Show MORE SCOUT CRUISERS NAVY NEED DECLARED ABOARD U. U S. S S S. S SEATTLE AT SEA OFF HAW HAWAIIAN AlIA ISLA ISLANDS DS May 26 AP AP The The United States I needs additional scout cruisers of ot not more than deadweight tonnage each The Washington agreement placed no limit regardIng regarding regarding regard regard- ing the number of ot this type of vessel yes ves essel ad sel the need for tor which was shown Inthe in tho the recent two-day two war between the White and Green detachments of ot the grand fleet in the opinion of at observers expressed in Informal discussion aboard the U. U S. S S. S Seattle Of at these speedy lightly armored surface eyes of ot the tho fleet America has ten Congress authorized eight more but appropriated for the layIng laying laying lay lay- ing down of ot but two keels The United States strength is overshadowed by that of both Japan Japan Japan Ja Ja- Ja- Ja pan and Great Britain Although America leads the tho world in the number or class destroyers de de- de- de it U is pointed out that this superiority would be nullified In a naval engagement by the greater cruiser strength of other powers power as enemy cruisers possibly possessing possessing possessing posses posses- sing supremacy over those of ot the United States could concentrate their fire on the tho American de destroyers destroyers destroyers de- de and pr prevent vent them from performing their primary function i of ot launching torpedoes against the enemy battle line and Admiral Coontz said today that seven light cruisers forming tonning divisions divisions divi divi- one and two which left lett for Hilo Friday had been ordered to pass close to the leper settlement on the Island of ot Molokai to enable the inmates to view the squadron at the request of ot Governor General Farrington Hawaiian islands |