Show THIS COUNTRY HAS BEEN STUPID No Ko more stupid agreement was entered into by a nation than was accepted by the United United States at t the arms conference ln In Wash Wash Wash- ash the S 6 ratio was I wasI adopted on naval reductions The United States State S ates ostensibly as strong strongs lIS as s Great Britain became weaker as a a naval power than Japan One of oC o the blunders was allow allow- allowing lug ing jn American warships warship to be out out- outclassed out outclassed classed In the range ranso of o its guns gunsby I ly by failing Cailing to provide for the InI increasing in- in increasing I creasing of ot the angle anile ot oC o fire ot of the large guns cuns on the battleships This error now is to be corl if congress proceeds to do that which it gives cives evidence of ot doing The house has passed a bill to authorize an to in- in increase In Increase crease the firIng range of ot guns gunson gunson eunson on two of the battleships Why I should accept an inferior a position Is difficult to no- no un understand In face of o the disclosures that hat both Great Britain and Japan lIa hale Ie violated the spirit ot of the arms conference by increasing their heir naval strength in ships not covered by the conference The guns suns of o the battleships ot of reat Creat Britain and Japan outrange the American guns by from Crom one oneto oneto oneto to three miles What sense tense Is there to the United States playing Sr at the g game me ot of war In a manner which bieh would invite ID defeat It If war ar came 1 This country is Ii 1 the envy envy of ot the nations has a bigger world worM con contact tact than ever before will be be certain tan tain tab to encounter friction and be beI I challenged The Th country would do well to prepare for Cor the th day when the rights of ot America America will 1 willbe willbe be flouted Clouted 00 00 |