Show 00 00 A S 'S LOST 1051 sEi 51 POWER One of or our naval experts who has Investigated In the tho naval strength of o the United States Great Grent Britain and Japan says the United States has haa dropped to third i 1 co and today Is ii much weaker than It should be The naval r-aval limitation treaty truly or of February 1922 gave gava the ratio of strength of or the three countries entering the tha agreement as Great lh 5 S the United States 5 6 and Japan S 8 Commenting on what ha has haa oc- oc occurred oc occurred since then the lbs paval ex- ex experts ex experts pOrts says Representative Thomas A Butler of Pennsylvania chair chair- chairman chairman chairman man ot of th the the house naval affairs committee called on Coolidge and Informed him lu In luthe Inthe uthe the name of or lit his committee col- col colleagues leagues col-leagues leagues that the United State was and been for some year In 10 a II stupor so eo far as the he proper maintenance of o th the navy we wai wal j In and that In Inthe the opinion of those concerned with the welfare of the tho sea sa service lee the timo j o reo re- re resume sume eume building was at hand hand So So far as ns dreadnoughts go the ratio of or 3 5 has been beep ry near near- nearly Iy ly maintained although It so hap hap- happens happen happens pen pens In a few rew mo months there will go Into und r the BrItish the two mightiest t ye- ye ves vessels sd sels aels of or th the big gun line first fIrEl fighting lILaI Class tue the he and nd lInt Eul dread dread alono alone cannot wn win wars nc to naval nl strategists The Tho these exports point out are aro Just as ne to the tho fleet neet that tights fights the tho tl main bette AS I Is fuel ruet i to I the the motor And so ao the tho cold ot acis of of the cu caso show that In the the matter of or the modern light cruiser obsolete and amid semi semi- semi obsolete obsolete vC not Included the actual naval a al i ratio nt at this this moment I us Is 5 B 23 r tho the 5 represent present representing ing Gr t lI Japan J and the States 15 Th Thero rc Is la is the the problem ot or fleet neot and hero tIme the ratio Is S 5 S This time lima Japan Is In first Great Britain 1 Is and America 11 In Jn third place This au however however Is probably not a s 5 Sri Join as aa It looks for In lino line first submarines not of or the fleet type PS the United Stats Is first t Japan Second and Great Britain third the tho story as told In ratIos ratos being G 7 7 5 |