Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-05-03 | Page 4 | Great Britain Breaks Away

GREAT BRITAIN BREAKS AWAY Ha Has Amedeo been beon tricked by the foreign delegates delegat's at the Washing Washington ton Ion arms conference who ho came caine to help the world orld and agreed to a treat of naval restrictions Announcement is mad in the parliament by the first bid d doC oC the the admiralty that command of all seas Is the aim aim of ot the British 10 There lq 1 one ay ay to accomplish that thai purpose and that is to have hue more v and na naval 01 bases than an any other mei-ica mei has been notified that Great Britain is 15 to establish a naval base at Singapore at a cost of f 55 55 55 I This Is Great first important move since the arms conference and 11 it Ills is most sig Whether on land band or sea the expenditure o of for forwar forwar forwar war purposes points to one thought and that the resolve of to tobe tobe tobe be prepared for tor any emergency In the meantime the tion at Washington Is 15 1 along In a most trustful way ex expecting America somehow to es Cs escape cape disaster If war tomes As a matter matler of fact tact the arms con con- conference conference ference gave Great Britain a spell at a time when the were sorely distressed and almost Incapable of keeping up v Ith the naval program of the Unit Unit- United United ed States As the years go bJ by wo may expect Great Britain to reas- reas reassert reas reassert sert Its Us control of the seas with ever increasing emphasis unless a great change comes cornea over oer the tho spIrit of the men v who bo direct the destiny of the island empire Great must maintain supremacy su supremacy on th the seas or look for for- forward ward ard ard to the day when hen England will cease to play a leading beading part in world affairs