| Show OUAl UAL NAVIES AVES I I IDEA EA SCRAPPED I Command I Britain Britain Seeks Command of All Seas Despite Limitation Talk WASHINGTON ASHI May ray An 2 2 An Announcement An Announcement In parliament by the first lord of tho the British admiralty that command nd of all seas Is the aim to b be sought by the British gO co was accepted In n American naval circles circle here to- to today to today day as a return to the traditional to-I to basIc policy of o Great Britain as I asI contrasted with the theory thory sub sub- subscribed sub subscribed scribed to b by her spokesmen poke men at the I Washington arms conference I rh The Thu official minutes of oC that con con- conference conference con conference ference approved d by the British and other delegations before final publication quote Lord Balfour and his associates a tn as adhering unequivocally un- un un unequivocally equivocally to 10 th the principle of lim- lim Hatton to the th point at which the British and American navies be- be become become be become come elua equal I sn n AT SI SIG I G PORE Under the th spirit of tho the na nay nary na y treaty American main molln- maintain lain tain there could be no naval na al superiority su- su su vested nested In country which would give It command of aU all seas So far os as tho the discussion lon In par par- par concerns establishment of ofa ofa oa a British base bl at Singapore there I Is no disposition In official circles to to criticise the th British program Trat port lie lies lIs outside th the tho meridian which was as set b by the conference a ai as the limit of insular fortifications during the tho agreed l holl holiday la It was as recalled that the tho first PI for limitation of for for- In the embraced nn an area would ha hate hae ha e Included Included ed Id Singapore but wa was revised led on motion of oC the British delegation del allon to exclude that port the purpose of establishing i a prime ba base e there be- be beIng being be Ing thep then an announced I rIt 10 01 OP Of J U UN N R of the th purposes of the Singapore pore base na nasal n al experts e it will II hn e n an n Important effect on the thc th primary of the Pacific Hitherto considered d dby by International students lunts as the po- po potential theatre of conflict between the tho national policies of the UnIted alts Stiles States teo t and Japan completion of o th British program Is seen as a dra drawing Ing Great Grat Britain definite definite- definitely definitely ly Iy Into the far eastern astern picture as asan a an equal In possibilities partner the ties tIo of th the future Since there Is no conflict be- be between teen tween American n and British poll poll- polich ch q In the th Pacific strategists gl to here henar are aro Incline 1 to study ud the tho th British ac In relation to that of Ja- Ja Japan pan Ja-pan pan especially ae a It bears beare upon the defense of Australia and New Ne Zealand Zealan F rr E Ir n I C WORK WOllie Some surprise was r 00 expressed to- to today to today day as to the extent of the work the of pC heing tar far In excess or similar b by nay other country i Pins Pl for the 0 defenses of Honolulu the tha most comprehensive undertaken by tho the American gov gov- government BOV nt and embracing practically the defense e of oC all the ho PhilippIne archipelago as well as Hawaii Ua all are ar nr estimated to cost It of only has been ap- ap appropriated ap appropriated on |
