Word: bridgeman
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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England, long pictured as the naval ogre of the world, a monster uncontent with parity in armament with the United States, may be given her answer. For, speaking in the House of Commons two weeks ago William Clive Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, announced that two of the big British cruisers that had been building under the terms of the disarmament treaty had been abandoned. At the same time he declared that Britain intended to restrict it cruiser tonnage next year to a mar', below that of the treaty agreement...
William Clive Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, announced to the assembled commoners that the Government has decided to "about ship" as regards its naval construction program. He said that two of the three cruisers ordered to be laid down this year would not be proceeded with, owing to "the situation disclosed at the Geneva Naval Conference." The announcement was received by prolonged cheering in all parts of the House...
...Most To Blame? Chief U. S. Delegate Hugh Simons Gibson and Chief British Delegate the Rt. Hon. William Clive Bridgeman each maintained to the bitter end last week,-that the plan of his own delegations...
Immediately Chief British Delegate William Clive Bridgeman rapped: "Of course we would build up to your 10,000 tonners, ship for ship...
...pressure, maintaining that the Parley had been called to extend the 5-5-3 ratio to smaller ships, and not to modify it in any way. Suddenly the Japanese, previously supposed to favor the U. S. position, switched over to support British Chief Delegate the Rt. Hon. William Clive Bridgeman...