Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-07-20 | Page 1 | Commons Frank in Discussing Possibility of War with Japan

Commons Frank In Discussing 4 Possibility I of War With Japan I L I ONDON July By 20 By the lie he As Associated Renewed Pless Pi ess frank discussion o of ot the possibility of of a war with Japan in inthe inthe inthe the f future came to an end inthe in the h house libuse use of commons last night with by 8 a a of the naval estimates providing pro- pro viding for strength ning the base at Most of the opposition r came caine from Liberal and Labor members who argued that the project vM IlI not In spirit with Ith th the Wa Wa conference and that In il Impel resumption of at com corn competition competition petition In na al armament dl d ald sow the seeds feeds of ot war ar Some SOrno opp opponents n- n eats con conceded eded ne nevertheless l- l Vat lat l atthe at atthe the spread of Japanese lion might be a of bet e n Cr Great at Britain end u Jap na It a generation hence These assertions were cr lIt pd by Lieutenant Colonel L S Amery the tho first lord of ot the admiralty ho contended that all the delegates at Washington understood t that at Great Creat Britain reser reserved od ht to Singapore base the Meridian 11 0 was specified In inthe Inthe I Ithe the treaty limiting the tho arra of ot Its i l to exclude cc for the tho terms of or the tho Ifor The rhe first lord Invited the mem mem- mein- mein member bore bera ber to look at ata atS a large ni If It they realized that the distance from Singapore tn 0 1 oko okO- okO oko hams hama was wu about same tiamo c ae tro 1 Gibraltar to Boston oston and od If anybody would Britain was putting a s s floating dock at Gibraltar that She ho ha was the United States Stages He Be maintained that Singapore aporo wa an Ideal position tor defense not tor for offense ottense ILlI and I there thero was no Intention that it should bo be devel d developed vel-I vel for tor offense All we mean to ha have hae e oIn n the Eastern waters he said Li ij II a fleet of the kind and size eize W wr eon In con contemplated In 1911 Under our re reduced reo power one standard Illat dard wo no 0 must be able to apply that on one Pu po er standard wherever our t tare are c menaced menaced- That means that our fleet must be mobile and ond Is Impossible without naval nava naval bases 00 00