THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
By the Way
Mrs. George W. Kaufmann of Lea
venworth spent Saturday and
Sunday with her daughter, Gladys,
at the Achoth house.
Silas Brown of Wichita visited his niece, Evelyn, on Saturday at the Achoh House.
Fern Eytchison, c'25, spent the week end at her home in Onaga, Kan.
Maro Stacey, c23, spent the wee. end at his home in Leavenworth.
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. LaSure of Russell, Kana, returned by motor Monday morning to their home after spending Saturday and Sunday with their daughter, Mildred, at the Achoh House.
Mrs. F. Borgolez of Kansas City, Mo., spent the week end with her daughter, Irma, at the Achoth House.
William Lambert, c23, spent Saturday and Sunday at his home in Leavenworth.
Normile O'Brien, e23, spent the week end at his home in Leavenworth.
Enola Long, c'23, spent the week end at Bouner Springs, Kan.
Agnes Jeffries c'22 and Charlotte Carheart c'22 spent the week end in Kansas City.
Tommy Groggier, c'25, and Jack Irris, c'25, are the guests of their incurses in Kansas City over the week md.
Mr. O. L. Buckles of St. Joseph,
Mo, spent Sunday with his son Mar-
ion Buckles e25 at the Acomas
house.
Georgiana Daniels, c23, was the guest of friends in Paola over the week end.
Mrs. Charles Eoff, Alpha Delta Pi house mother, motored to Kansas City. Mo., Sunday to be present at the celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of the Presbyterian Church of Kansas City.
Margaret Newton, c25, and Louse Flyn, c22, spent the week end in Kansas City as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Newton.
Mr. and Mrs. J., F. Southard of Kansas City spent Sunday with their daughter, Margaret, c25, at the Alpha Delta Pi House.
U. S. Prepared To Increase Her Navy Unless the Powers Agree to Strict Limitation
Cecil Haas, c22, spent the week end in Manhattan.
The Japanese navy has in commission the largest and probably the most powerful battlefield in the world at present, and is building more of them, and making them more powerful.
Judge Ruppenthal, formerly a professor in the School of Law, is visiting his son at the Acacia House.
Clyde Lucas, c'24, visited his parents in Kansas City Sunday.
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
Washington, Oct. 25—The United States government holds a powerful trump card which may be used in the fight to limit usual amendments in the forcible Washington Conference.
Lucille Ermintinger, c24, spent Sunday with her father in Kansas City, Mo.
If any nation breaks an agreement for limitation of naval armaments, America's trump card will be placed on the table as follows:
America will play this card if it is necessary, in an effort to force the great powers of the world to put the frantic truce of the frantic race for naval supremacy.
"If you are determined to continue the ambitious building of colossal cavies, the United States will do likewise, and beat you at your own game. For every keel of battleship you will lay two keels, until the United States navy is the most powerful in the world."
The American government is ready and the American navy is ready to give this country the most powerful naval machine in the world, if a continued race for naval sea-power is forced on the world by some power or powers, in the Washington Conference.
There has been a feeling in certain authoritative quarters here that foreign capitals may have the impression that the United States is forced to link its naval construction, alliance, military and other powers take because of pressure from a tax-burdened populace.
Both the British and Japanese navies are today superior to the American navy from several important standpoints.
The United States today stands second in naval strength, with Great Britain first, and Japan third.
Great Britain today has the largest navy in the world, and is about to start on the construction of four new capital ships which in many respects are to be more powerful than the shins of any power.
Gt. Britain U. S. Japan
Battleships 26* 18 6
Battle Cruisers 6 0 4
Total 32 18 10
Vessels now under construction or authorized, and which are in projected building programs, the projected shins being in namenthes:
Gt. Britain U. S. Japan
Battleships 0 9 3
Vessels in the three navies after the completion of present authorized construction and the projected build- ing structures, shins again being in parentheses:
(4)
Battle Cruisers 4 6 (4)
Total 4 15 7
G. L. Britain U. S. Japan
Battleships 26 27 19 (4)
making a total of 13 for Japan
Battle Cruisers 10 6 8 (4)
making a total of 12 for Japan
Total 36 33 17 (25)
It would be the end of 1927, and more probably a year later, before all this building could be completed, if Japan's projected ships are constructed. The United States hopes to complete its present building program for battleships and battle cruisers, which is the 1916 program, and is now all under construction, in 1925, but this may be delayed until 1926. Great Britain probably will complete her 4 new battle cruisers, authorized, but are not yet actually under construction, some time in 1925. The three battleships and four battle cruisers now under construction or authorized in Japan will be completed in 1925 or 1926.
Japan's is the most ambitious building program of the three great naval powers. It is called the "eight-eight" program. This means that Japan's policy is to have eight first-line battleships and eight first-line carriers, within eight years of age, on the theory that this period is as long as a capital ship is truly one of the first class. If this is to be a permanent naval policy of Japan, and that is the understanding here, it will keep the Mikado's empire building up its armada at almost a break-neck, and will force the United States and Great Britain to do likewise.
There is some uncertainty here as to whether Japan's projected projects referred to in these tables have yet been actually authorized.
the six battle cruisers which the American navy is now building under the 1916 program, in tonnage, and armament, and possibly in number of guns.
SOVIET REGIME NOW HAS ABSOLUTE SWAY
A recent development in naval expansion which has caused some concern to the American Navy Department is Great Britain's decision, nade subsequently to the calling of he Washington, Ockergarten, to investigate what the he improved Hood type. According to the information which has reached ere, these vessels will be superior to american navy is now
These improved Hoods are to have a displacement of more than 45,000 tons, and maybe 47,000 or 48,000 tons. They will be 900 feet long. The guns of these vessels will be the same as on the American ships but they will be longer. The British cruisers probably will have ten or twelve of these powerful guns while our ships have only eight 16-inch, 50 caliber guns.
Controls All Communication and Is Backed by Strong Army. Resistance Weak
Moscow - (By Mail)—The Soviet government is today probably the most absolute in the world.
The American cruisers will be superior in speed. They are to make 33 1-2 knots, while, according to the advises reaching here, the British ships are to have a speed of 31 or 32 knots. The American cruisers have a displacement of 43,500 tons, and are to be 874 feet long.
With complete control of a re-organized administrative apparing it is supported by over six hundred thousands of people in all of whom are Communistic party, all of whom are
holding posts within the state machinery. It controls the entire transportation system—however poor it may be. It controls the wireless telegraph and post apparatus. It is
Japan now boasts the largest battleship in the world. She is the Negato. The Negato has a tomenta of 33,800, a length of 600 feet, carries 8 16-inch guns, and has a speed of 23 1-2 knots. The nearest approach to the Negato in the American northwest is currently commissioned. The Maryland is the first ship in the United States navy to carry 16-inch guns. She has a displacement of 32,600 tons, length of 600 feet, and a speed of 21 knots.
broker by a strong, well-trained absolutely loyal and fatalistic army. It has no organized opposition. It controls the entire press.
There is no factor offering the slightest possibility of overtaking the Soviet regime from within Russia. There has been and still is a certain amount of opposition from the workmen headed by the trade union, and the economic Policy, but the government is confident to be able to beat that opposition through measures, now under way, which will enable the working classes to buy the minimum existence articles at the free trade markets. The government expects that the government considers an unavoidable measure and offers no resistance to the new course.
Hopes that a possibility to overthrow the Bolshieva might come through hunger revolts would prove useful. But it is hard to say about the Soviet System itself. Pro
holding the hungry peasants would have enough punch left to rise and march towards the more prosperous regions, the Soviet authorities are deceived by the enemy in the west, with the help of the army. The army need not fire a single shot if the government simply puts up food stations toward Poland. But it is a fact that the Russian peasant, who has no weapons, is not capable of real riot.
The question therefore arises: will the world continue to wait for the unexpected or enter Russia with capital and reconstruct Russia? Everyone knows Russia is unable to reconstruct herself without outside help. On her other hand, Russia knows the world needs Russia as a means of at least Asia is unable to buy materials she wants to import in cash. She needs credit.
Assuming what has been said above about the existence of the Soviet government—whether its existence is based on democratic right or not, does not alter the fact—the city question which interests American capital realizes, what guarantees, and protects have concessions in Russia today?
With a few exceptions, Russia is prepared to grant any concession in any unexploited and even always accepted district. While it refuses to acknowledge the right of private contractors to return factory forms, mill works, etc., to former owners, including Americans, it is willing to give the works in a way of concession. The concessions are permitted to export their outputs, outside a certain quantity which the government needs for either a loan or credit; and either accept as payment for the concession or pay at the world market prices. With regard to the concessions of gold, platinum and
silver mines, Russia will reserve herself the right of priority to purchase the gold and silver as a matter of precaution to prevent that Russia some day might be excluded from the gold market entirely.
Lennin says: "Let the world make money in Russia, as much as it wants. We won't hinder it. All we want is to secure for our population the rights to prosper and prove grudually through the electrification and other measures which will be carried out as quick as possible. In the end, the Russian population will benefit of the exploitation of Russo-foreign capital, anyhow."
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The question asked repeatedly:
What guarantees have concessions? that the Soviet government some day won't confiscate our capital? is answered by Soviet officials with the rank of commissioner, who have lived up to their promises.
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Also; once foreign capital enters Russia and starts to reconstruct Russian transportation system, its factorial strength is reduced. So 'to cut the ties without seriously injuring herself. Besides, confession would mean war. It is more than a blunder in itself. It could foolish enough to wager a war against the rest of the world.
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