Show SEA ST IS BELOW SELO RIVALS SECRETARY OF NAVY REPORT EXPECTED TO GIVE IMPETUS TO BIG DRIVE Declares Great Britain France and Japan Far Ahead of United States Statu In New Naval P Program I Washington Secretary of the Navy Javy report declaring that the he United States navy has fallen a a. full oil point below the Washington treaty reaty ratio was laid before the house louse Friday It is expected that the report will give rive impel is to the drive being maae macro macroy by y the houe naval affairs commIttee commit- commit tee ee for passage of the bill appropriating appropriating appropriating for a year five-year program to restore the navys navy's full fuU The report informed the house of or orthe the he deficiency of the navy as follows 1 Thirteen of our first frat line eighteen ships are neither modern nor of or the highest st efficiency They require gun elevation and armor protection and six should be converted for oil burning 2 In cruisers the United States rates third after Great Britain and J Japan pan with witha a ratio of 5 3 3 Thirty five of our submarines are out of commission 4 We have no submarines capa- capa ble le of maneuvering with the fleet 5 The United States is far ahead In n destroyers though we lack flotilla leader 6 Great Britain i is building two battleships we are building no non nore e. e 7 Great Britain is building nine light ight cruisers Japan 12 France 5 United States 2 2 |