Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-24
NAVY OUTLAY FOR
BRITAIN IS VAST
Our Naval Correspondent
Outlines the Outlook for
theNew Estimates.
HOT DISPUTE CERTAIN
Some Idea Of How the Sums To Be
Voted Will Be Spent on
Ships and Men.
Especial Dispatch.)
LONDON. Saturday.

NE Of the first things to be dealt Will
Dby tho Cabinet when 1t meets after tn.
~ Christmas holidays will be the nav,
Estimates for the financial year lsl1-19l2.
Min nv the Cabinet when it meets aftel
Sthe Christmas holidays will be the navy
estimates for tho financial year 19ll-le.
II is not expected that the new nava
programme, when it has been approved by
the Cabinet and submitted to the House OF
Commons, will meet with very much op.
position, despite the fact that the sum oil
money asked for Is certain to exceed ever
the record sum of the present year. Fresh
from the electoral struggle, the Commons
will he more concerned with such issues
a. the House of Lords and home rule, and
Will assuredly be in no mood for a hot dis
pute over the navy.
1t is well to remember that there are
many other items OF expenditure in the
navy estimates than those devoted to ship
building and ornaments. and that most of
these items are automatic; that is to say,
they are always affected in an indirect
manner by increases or decreases in the
number of ships or men.
Therefore, the addition last year Of
three thousand men to the active list Of
the fleet will have its influence on the
votes for wages, vlctualiing and clothing.
medical services and education. 1t is prob
able, moreover, that the personnel will be
Increased in the new financial year by an
other three thousand men, as it is well
known that one of the strong points of Sir
Arthur Wilson is to have an adequate sup
ply of men, for all purposes.
SO WITH THE RESERVES.
As with the active personnel. 50 With
iae reserves The short service system has
been gradually building up the Royal Fleet
Reserve, the increased numbers of which
will require n larger appropriation The
Royal Naval Reserve can hardly require
less money than last year. while the Royal
Naval Volunteer Reserve has been adding
to its numbers continuously throughout
the year.
Then there are the non effective votes
for the Admiralty ONCE, half and retired
like, which have invariably shown in
creased estimates for the last five years.
A very fair estimate puts at half mill-i
ion the increased expenditure more than
last year upon these less costly items in
tile navy votes.
Another half million increase Will be re-
CURED for the ornaments vote. which pro-
tdes not only for new guns, torpedoes
and ammunition. but also for the mainte-
lance Of the ordnance stores. wages OF the
,rcws OF ordnance vessels and all charges
with the inspection and proof OF
Material.
But the main interest must az always
jr with the vote for shipbuilding. and IL
hould not be difficult to forecast the ap-
lroximate expenditure under this head IN
he new estimates. First OF all, sum OF
is.cS5 is shown in the financial statement
+ 1910 as still outstanding IN connection
With the completion of the Neptune and
no interchangeable. which will shortly 80
MO commission
Next there are the eight armored yes
els in the programme Of 1909. whose com ,
letion for sea will absorb something more ,
han four and Il half million pounds ster- =
ng, Another half million will be necessary I,
. proceed with the construction OF the
rejected cruisers in hand. and nbou, g. +
900 more must be delegated to torpedo
raft of past programmes. FLOATING docks
nd other sundries will take nearly half c
,,I
hich must be set apart for ships already :,
cl advanced cannot be less than IS i,
OUCO
The 1910 pr0gra mnie. which has recently i,
zen or is now about to be put in hand :
III make an exceptionally heavy demand
pom the vote. owing TO the very small J.,
ms allotted to each vessel last year. !,
he Portsmouth and Davenport armored
Ups, as yet unnamed, VIII require about
9coopO each. and the three contract ships
least c5oo,C90 each.
VAST OUTLAY. ),
Add TO this u million for protected
users, and the whole programme, with +.
: torpedo craft, viii call for little short !,
live millions =.
There remains to be considered the =,
'oS:amme Of next year. Tor which =,
c estimates now being framed will !.
'ntain the first inStnlment. IT Is A.
Hscstcd that the minimum OF our re-
li"emcntS IS five battle ships and bat ito
; cruisers, ana If two OF this number
3ro begun in July next. two more In vi
9 autumn and the last early In l0l22ia
c sum required for them would DO 10
100000 Tho sums set apart for =
users ana destroycrs during their ~
st year or building have varied some nc
lht. but not less thau u quarter OF V
llion ana Lnlf II milton respectively
II be set apart for nose to he begun I.
lAll while new submarines VIII
10 about 100000. Altogether the be-
aiming of new vessels will probably
sprh r.iG0.0OO in which case tho -
nj Of the shil,buildins vote would be pr
l.Gl 600. us compared with fla.TI l,000 til
It year. IN
Fr"m this calculation It seems likely
Il III" new estimates VIII rench u y
al OF CiaO00. goo. or two ana n half uy
lions over and above those FOR the J,
"rGht year. There Is tho posSlbi!ity.I
viewer, thatn Huprlemeniar;' estiinatr{''
y BE introduced IN January or Feb rr,
iry. us WIS done Il iAvclrcmontl ago. ~
'ugn this viii derend largely. IL not
-irtly. upon the progress made with ~
} ships already authorized. INT