New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-24
Danger of En- e mie s
in Two Oceans
Guided Experts.
DEAL NEED MAY
NOW BE KNOWN
Critics Forcing Daniels to
Reveal Boards Views
$500. 100000 First Year.
Prom The Tribune Burssu. J

Warrington, Dec. 28.-The wide
.,rssd criticism evoked by Secretary
p.njelss suppression of that part of
he General Boards report dealing with
national policy and its own views Of a
bpilding programme may force the re-
mort from its hiding place in mis- breast
rocket. In response 20 attacks, the
Secretary to-day promised TO consider
giving the full text 70 the public. He
also expressed for the hrst time his
own views on the policy which should
govern the building programme.
While navy officials are unwilling to
discuss the boards statement of policy
in advance Of its publication, il is in
dested that the possibility that the
United States might be called TO meet
enemies in both the Atlantic and Pa
cihe oceans simultaneously was con-
udered in reaching a conclusion. The
first years building alone, under the
programme, it is reported, would equal
the entire fve-year administration pro-
gramme in cost, approaching $780,
100000
II thought that $1OO,OO0,0O0 a year
was about all that the people were will
ing to spend for warships," Secretary
Daniels said, when asked why he had
placed that limitation on adequate pre-
psrsdness. 81 also figured that the
General Boards plan was impracticable
because of the lack of building facili-
ties in this country.
a Good, Strong Navy" His Aim.
In formulating a naval programme"
the Secretary added, eve have TO con-
Nder all these questions. We have TO
calculate about how much money is
available. We have TO take note of how
many shipysrds there are which are
capable Of building capital ships. We
also have to consider the purpose to
which our navy is TO be put. All these
have been taken into account, and be
Ieye that if my programme IS carried
out We shall have at the end OF FIVE
years a good, strong navy"
The report which the Secretary has
Kept secret is referred to in the tve-
year programme report printed as an
appendix 70 the Seeretary's annual re-
port 70 Congress. Besides q statement
Of policy, il contains a building pro-
gramme for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1917, which the board believes is a
proper beginning toward building
navy equal 70 that Of "any other ma
ton" by 1925.
An additional reason why Secretary
Daniels may cause the report 10 be
published before Congress
sional committee hearings begin on the
sdministratioa's navy plans-is the
mention Of il in the letter containing
he resignation of Henry A. Wise Wood,
Of New York. from the civilian ad-
vlsory board
Nr. Wood said that he resigned 70 be
free 20 advocate substituting the Gen-
tral Boards policy for what ne de-
terl5ed as the wholly inadequate hNe-
year $500 900 900 new construction pro-
gnsmme recommended By the admins
;rstion. Secretary Daniels will sc-
knowledge Mr.. Woods resignation and
ass the American Society OF Aeronauti-
cal Engineers, which selected him Tor
Membership on the advisory board, 70
iame ms successor.
TWo-Power Standard in View.
The General Boards policy apparently
eoatempiates a two-power standard for
ne American navy. The British navy,
ROW FAR IN advance Of that Of any other
poaer In strength, is maintained on a
policy that 10 shall AZ ell times equal
ne navies Of sny two other powers, al
ho1gh, tscitly at least, ne American
hayy has been excluded from that cal
citation iu the past.
Secretary Daniels thinks the admin
lsi-ation's plan Of four capital ships
ne hrst year-twO Dreadnoughts and
10 battle cruisers would tax the
sgiiding capacity Of the nation 20 the
smh This vas one Of the important
l4etors considered. he said tonight, in
snItng a. the figures 20 be presented
congress. A. present only FIVE pri-
s- yards and one navy yard are
satpped for battleship construction,
80 - NA0NAAf1 " oAA aAOANfA
lS,.y yard 10 the list this fiscal year.
1ha probably three others In the near
i1ture.
me Secretary insists that there was
~ ..ttmpt % suppress the report of
,e 'enersl Board on the actual needs
" tat navy, but that he refrsined from
pmNhg II merely because II was hls
.-1iyn 70 publish annually only The
ssplsr annual report Of the board IL
Tact, however, that Mr. Daniels
1sfeed the real expert report Of the
alshsfai Board 20 carefully that until q
~ Eeeks ago high officials Of his de-
lsfHaent did rot even know Of rs ez-
d 'O''
Made Public His Own Ideas.
What the Secretary has made public,
sfrsiore, is merely the General
Dysfc.s recommendation A. 20 how 90
N sloth which Nr. Daniels himself
supplied
" Jaly The President wrote letters,