Show AMERICA MUST HAVE SHIPS Returning from Europe the dele delegates gates to the naval arms confer conference conference ence at Geneva declare they had their eyes opened to Americas America's re reo requirements re- re at sea both in the nav nav- naval naval naval al and merchant marine Rear Ad Admiral miral Hilary P. P Jones former com cam commander commander mander in chief of ot the United States fleet neet said After all is said and done It must be recognized that the United States is an island empire and Just as any other great nation it fl must depend for tor its prosperity ii on sea communication He lie said he looked for conservative o building up lip of ot the navy y and the building of ot an all adequate commercial fleet neet to support it fl The British undoubtedly had planned on cleverly outwitting the Americans at tho th Geneva confer coner- conference ence once and they the must have felt that by b Insisting they would get their way as the Americans would re rc regret re- re regret gret to have the conference fall fail having originated the same If that list was their thought for once British diplomacy matched against American minds was defeated Con Con- Congressman Congressman Congressman gressman Madden coming back on the same ship shiV with Rear Admiral Jones said he favored an Ameri Amen American can merchant fleet as large as that of ot any an other nation in order to American produce and to protect American shipping against exorbitant freight rates rales set by foreign steamship companies It Is quite evident America no longer can think in terms terras ot of isola isola- isolation isolation tion ion but must prepare to battle for tor forthe forthe the commerce of ot the the oceans oceans To Todo Todo Todo do that America must have ha ships and they must be ships ot of com corn commerce commerce merce and ancl ships of ot war to protect I them |