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World Naval Race Looms At London Conference
In the London naval conference opening December 2, major powers seek to avoid a free for all arms race while debating limits on battleship tonnage and fleet parity. The United States aims to uphold capital ship legality and push a steady program of replacements under Admiral Standley’s plan to create a “business man’s navy.”
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William C. Utley
London
Great Britain
Britain
United States
America
West Virginia
Japan
France
Italy
1 Duce
Father Time
Germany
Uncle Sam
League
Standley
William H. Standley
Congress
Western Newspaper Union
Bolton Eyres-Mansell
British Admiralty
United States Naval Operations