ARMY & NAVY: Honesty

Secretary Denby announced that the Navy Department would not spend a $6,500,000 appropriation by the last Congress, because the money was obtained through unintentionally false statements. The appropriation was made to increase the firing angle of the main batteries of several of our battleships, in order to increase their range. It was reported that the British Navy had taken similar action. This information later proved to be incorrect.

According to the Washington Armament Treaty there was some ambiguity as to whether the angles of guns could legitimately be changed. When it...

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