Show PLAYING AT rAKE MAKE BELIEVE In a report to Senator W W. IL H. King KiDS of Utah W. W P. P Shearer who was experimental expert for the American navy has bas ed r betwee the and American nay and has shown that Am America rica Is far be be- Great Britain In naval strength although the meet ment conference of three years ago agu is supposed to have bae placed America on terms of naval equal equal- equality ity with BritaIn The American na navy y today Is to stand in the ratio of strength of 5 to 3 when compared compare wIth rUh the Japanese but Shearer's If correct prove the Jap- Jap n Jese alese completely the Americans on the the water The greatest American naval liDs lUns are outranged nearly two relies b by the Japanese and the Japanese fleet has a speEd of Va ty two enty-two knots compared with I sixteen knots for the American navy in the Pacific I In aIr service America is at the tho I bottom of the list fIn In a naval conflict the sips ps could stand beyond the r range of the AmerIcan guns am EtrOY our na navy This policy is EO as to I causo one to wonder If H those reo re responsible for It are trying trins wIth fate Cate I If America alms aIms to make any pi tense at arming It should be ve-Il ve armed and well prepared EIther that or scuttle the whole navy and stack arms on land Better Belter to make no attempt at armIng than Ihan to deceive ourselves ourselves' into believing we are armed |