Show r t NIELS i ES j EXPANSION Of NAVY t If 1 ONLY GENERAL r OF i. i COUr COUNTRIES TR ES' ES ESO O ONI DISA DISARMAMENT MAIl NT CAN END BUILDING Mutt Must Be Be Pre cared to Contribute 0 Any Other Nation in f n fr Potce jj II l hl I II tn a or other tribunal thaT certain the lie limitation of S I e the United I States must build the greatest t uaIn ua In the tite Secretary Daniels S Sr r told told the house committee It Is my firm linn on declared I Ithe the secretary ta that 1 If the Ube conference i nt lit t Versailles s does not result In a n general gen sen- eral agreement to put pitt nn sin Md to naval nava I building on the part of ot nil the nations then the United States must l hend lier 1 will and bend her hel energies must give 1 Jur men alien and give her money to the i f A tul tusk task k of the creation of oC Incomparably i the o In r g.- g. navy the world J. J r J With the tile completion of the proposed I hew JeW year three building program program f r adding ten dreadnoughts six battle I ii 7 cruisers t ten n scout cruisers and I y smaller craft to the fleet America still I 4 wm rank second in naval strength th to tc r i Great Britain said the secretary who t C appeared before the committee to tomake t make his final recommendations for fox forthe 5 the 1920 OO naval l bill which the committee commit commit- f teo tee Js Ise i- i iThe The naval l secretary said that if a 4 league of nations Is established Am Amer Axner America rIca r- r ica lea must provide a large part of ot a n j world GrIll police pollee force necessary to enforce the leagues league's decrees lie r added how how- i W ever that flint with such a league formed f y f It t would not be necessary to calr carry out the fulL construction program and 11 S U asked fd the time committee to Include in them the I lull 1111 legislation empowering the tIle president S dent to to stop construction at his discretion dis ds' m S re jf an international u agreement 1 should OItI make ake limitation of armament S. S II a certainty 4 c |