No Attempt to Outbuild Britain or Japan Washington, June 4.
Despite additional orders for 100 planes and 24 new warships, including two 45,000-ton super-dreadnoughts, the United States is not attempting to outbuild Britain and Japan in the international naval armament race, Mr. Charles Edison, Under-Secretary of Navy, said last night.
Mr. Edison said that even with the huge American naval construction programme now under way, the United States has not yet reached the: 5-5-3 parity agreed upon in the London Naval Conference. Mr. Edison said the naval construction programme was progressing satisfactorily—United Press.
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