Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-13
no DEPEND ON BATTLESHPS
Secretary Daniels Of Navy still Holds
to DreadnOughts in Report.
Unaer-the-water Graft P1ay Tm-
psrtant Part N Nevni waefare,
bat Must Ne suppIemented
~ surfnee Defense.


, have not swayed United States navy Of
ficiais from their belief that all big-gun
bastleships Of the dreadnaueht type form
the main Dependence Of any sea power.
Tho construction Of two such ships next
year wss recommended By Secretary
Daniels IN his annual report. submitted
today 70 President Wilson. The navy
general board urged the building o. four.
The completes building program for tho
coming year. recommended by Secretary
Daniels, cofnprises;
Two dreadnanehts, six destroyere. eight
or more submarines, one 70 be a large.
sea-going craft. and the others Of smaller
size for coast defense operations; one
gunboat and one fuel oilshfp.
n this program is followed out, Mr..
Daniels says. 'the Increase viii be note
worthy and win give us wen rounded
navy equal. " not superior. TO that OF
any navy IN the world. ship for ship and
man for man"
Secretary Daniels program. he states,
follows the policy OF the general board
Recommendations, but reduces the number
Of each class asked FOR. The board
recommended the construction OF the FOL.
llowing as the 1916 proeraini
-Four dreadnaueiits. sixteen dcstroyers.
.nree sea-soans supinarsnes' stztsen coast
eetenao suo.larineS' TOUT Scout cruisers
.our su. a.. we lusl ~ sn' ~ one az
1880 $3.50. one suDIl'aI.ns '1nasf' one
nAs $1,000. ~ ~ no ", snap. one
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Submarines Are Dtacussed.
Submarines come IN for extended dis
cunsiou BY the secretary ana the general
hoard. 'nscent Developments In naval
warfare" Mr.. Danieia says, have
strengthened fsisn IN the efficacy Of the
submarine. The department. urges,
therefore. the construction OF an Increased
number OF submarines ana the Iareer
utilization o. this weapon az varfare
which has demonstrated "a effeotivenera
There are many f,,erv MAN, ,,ore Era, :
i hss =
come when the advice Of Sir Percy scott
should be taken. Months ago that able
English officer declared that the sub
marine was the most effective ship Of
The navy OF the future and advised q ces-
sntIon in the rapid constructors OF dread
thoughts and the utilization Of the money
thus spent IN BUILDING large numbers Of
submarines. The lay mind has accepted
this view OF the policy. but the trained
offlners making up the general boatd 49,
convinced that. while the subrnarsnes
have a iar~. nara ~ n,nv q, ..v.t -
fara they ~ ~ ,.,s,. ~. !.
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Ask Tor More Beats.
The department feels that Il IL upon
safe ground In looking TO the board tc
prescribe the character o. the ships e
b constructed. The iarge increase IN
submarines n most desirable. but nothing
IN the present war has disproved theil
faith N the modern dreadnaught. The
tact that there has been no encounter
between these powerful ships does moi
Z Justify the conclusion that their further
construction should be discarded IN favoi
Of the smaller craft which has aston
lshed The world by its ability to sini
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