AMERICAN NAVY.
DANIELS GETS HIS HEAD LOOSI
[Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.] (Received Monday, 7.25 p.m.)
WASHINGTON
March 6
Mr Daniels, Secretary to the Navy, has put forward three naval proposals, which are dependent on the Senate's action. Regarding the Treaty Mr Daniels said: "If the Senate rejects the Treaty, the United States must have incomparably the greatest navy in the world, including an additional ten dreadnoughts and battle cruisers. If the Senate accepts the Treaty, only minor naval additions •will be necessary. If the Senate does not accept the Treaty, the United States must build 69 vessels, costing 195,000,000 dollars." Whether the League of Nations existed or not, the "United States must have a navy equal to, if" not bigger, than that of any. country in the world. He pointed out that Britain was encouraging her colonies to build naval vessels..
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 1510, 9 March 1920, Page 5
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