The sun., 1900-11-04
INCREASE OF THE NAVY,
TWO PROGRANMES NBNTTTED TO
SECRETiRT LONG.

The Gen~rsi Board Proposes IS New Vessels.
Including Two Bot,irships and Two
Armored Cruissr.-rhe Consructiou Hoard
Proposes 40 Vessels, Including Three
BattIeships aud Three ATmored Cruisers.
WASH 1NoroS, Novs.-wh.n Secretary Long
returns TO Washington next week he will de-
ssrmine the programme for the increase Of the
navy TO bs recommended to Con sress IN his
annual report Two reports submitting pro-
grainlnes, one from the Board on Construction
and the other from the General Board, are
awaiting Mr.. Longs consideration and a third
report sgned only by Chief Naval Constructor
Hichborn. Will be ready by the time he returns
The two boards mentioned have recommended
extensive construction programmes. Admiral
Hichborns views have not besn fully disclosed
but from the fact that he disagreed WITH tue
concl dsions of tho Constructi'n Roard Il IL
supposed III at he will not favor the building
Of any consldsts abe number Of shiIs
TIKI Sun reporter has Information from
Q high authority which Is pracucall" con-
v!n',ng that the Secretary viii not adort the
sIsGe-tlons Of the Board on Construction or
the General Board. Thee two advisory bod -
hsTe recommended tho building Of battle
enils and srInored cruisers. Il n understood
that Alr. Long Is oppossd % the construction
Of any srrnorolads and In this 40 is supported by
The Secretary believes that with sixty naval
vessels authorized and under co1at0lcton
IL would be foolish policy - obtain
authority 70 construct big ships. or which
work could not be sta rted OF q very long tuue.
and that with a Congressional embargo Ola
the construction o! erinored vessels until ths
armor controversy has hA,n settled n the salts
faction Of the Government an indefinite tim"
must elapAa before contracts FOR GIe cnrs'nIC-
tion of arnorcsds authorized at tie last s">AiDn
of Congress can he made. Tho policy "f tie
Departrnent proper Is 20 arrange ut the next
session OF Congress FOR H." construction only
~ some light dIaught gunbo9t- Tor use In tie
Philippines and few necessary supply ships,
and perhaps a training ship or two. Tho re-
ports OF the General Board and the Board on
Construotiou are therefore iRoly TO be dis
approved ana ;hc Ss"rct1rv's recomnordlti"n
b Congress vii ircIIde only sinbo1ts and SUI
ply ~hi1s
The General board Of tho Navy. Of whion
Admiral Dewey Ia President, Is com1oscd ~
tirey OF line officers. It's duties ere To prepare
plans for defending The ooarr God for the oD-
erntions OF reets in time % war. he sraat"':
care wa tagen by the Department ... orEaii.-
ing the uosri 70 have ts m1mbsrs understand
that 1t must not infringe on the duties Of the
1, ,astructon Board. The General Board, how
eyer, submitted a building programme which
Secretary Long referred to the Coustru tion
Board for Its cuu-idarati1u. THIS building pro-
granme provides Tor TWO rG,ne. hips two
srmored cruisers, SIX gurboGts, two TORPEDO
boat dp~uoyers. three tor edo boats. one troop
transport and two training ships. The size Of
these vessels was not prescribed by the General
Board
z After much consideration OF TIL subject of
the Increase OF the avy, tho Board On Con-
etriction recommended a cCnprehensvs pro-
gramns, inciuding thirty-s'S vssscs. o. cost
Si2 OB.ViO This calls tor tie coustrlc lion of
three battleshiIs OF shunt 1880 tons ea"h.
three armoreG crHls'~s 1l about la.'J tpna
each. six glnboats. "a composite ot -" York.
town and Marietta tyrcS. OF tbout .."0 t.us
each, siA guubpl's OF gbplt 50 tons c.Ch. fep d
Of about 800, tp'ls each, ono machinery 70 .
pairing ship of about 900 tons and on" troop +,
transport Of about 7oD tons, -Four mem bHrs .
OF tho Construction Board sigred r.twp- /
although l. was apparent that some Of tIe /
II en- bsrs we're onrosed to the construction Of |
any war vessels except guuboats. The nfth /
member Chief Constructor HiohbOrr. de-
olinrd u sign. and is preparing a sepsrete
mem orandum.
Tie, boards recommenda,ion, are the ls-
cult II n compromise Two e the fnur mem
hers who signed tie mslort" le'oIt main
pace with the mecca" = io.c.cu n4vies, AID
POINTED out G"ruany's eNCrgivr huildng
rogramne a, an eIanple r." t''o TO her
Euro. can countries had mUCh more to fear
than did the tn.sl states and that the bald
,ng programme e the Amer can Navy should /
be determined SOLELY w!th reference - Ameri-
can needs and not dictated by tie activity .
Of fore gn nay nj e.rah!'sG lcn's SlWe nom
bers Of tho b,s ard wee in favor q building
ana armorei crulserS, while others
held that, with ~ many arGoTolad- undrr !
@ Instruction, 10 was ne0- 0-rSsary to yrD.iio only
.ome additional gnnhoats 4 lght draugnt
for use IN tho Philippine, -Four of the hunrl'4 !
II ember~ finally coYlI roT's sod tho su-to.t.i.. :
Of each - thcm being egibOd cd in Z - urrl,. T
nrdndum 10 the Sec II ~ of the Navy.
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