Show FAILURE OF CONFERENCE The Geneva Gene naval conference las failed There will be beno no deep ro- ro grets greta The The average American aft art after after er learning that the spirit of ot the Washington conference was not lived U up to did not expect exp ct much from tripartite conference in Gen Gen- Genea eva e At the Washington confer confer- conference conference ence It was agreed that the ratio rat rat of strength of the navies of ot ita Great Britain and Japan should be 5 Two years ears after the sign sign- signing signing ing of ot the terms of reduced arma arm armaments ments the discovery was made that the American navy stood third when range of ot gun gunc cruisers and submarines were ere included In fn deter deter- determining determining determining mining strength The Americans had been hoodwinked Now that the th conference has closed the United States should make plans for a navy nav equal to if U not stronger to the naval forces of Greet Great Britain If J for only a year America should ha have hae e the most pow pow- powerful po powerful erful naval force afloat The world respects power and courts the pow pow- powerfuL erful |