New Britain herald., 1915-12-13
DANIELS OUTLINES FIVE YEAR
 BUILDINGPROGRAMFORNAVY
Secretary in Annual Report Gives Details of Half Billion
 Dollar Project-Recommendatio Increase Expen- ditures Proposed By General Board.

Washington, Dec. 13.-Details of the half billion dollar navy building program under the five year contin- uing plan recommended to Congress are contained in the annual report of Secretary Daniels made public last night.
 The report shows that for the first time in the history of the department, the secretary's recommendation in crease the expenditures proposed by the General Board. In this COnneC- tion the secretary says:
 Same As General Board.
 My recommendation of a five-year program embraces the same number as proposed by the General Beard in the distribution it made in the five year program of dreadnaughts, battle cruisers, scouts. and destroyers. I recommend 5 fleet submarines where the General Board recommends 9, and I recommend S5 coast submarines as against 5S recommended by the Gen. eral Board. For additional reserve amm unitiOn, my recommendation IS $25, 0,000, whereas the General Board recommends S11, 100000. They recommend something more for other craft. My total for the five years is $502, 2,4S2.214. The General Boards total is 9,S76.OOO, a very slight diff ference for the five years, though the boards recommendation for the first year is much larger than the de- partments estimate"
 The five year program for new ships and completion of those already authorized reaches a grand total of $5O2, ,4S2,214, with large appropria- tions for reserve ammunition and aviation.
 Differs on One Particular.
 Secretary Daniels differed from the General Board in one important par ticular at least as the program although the total number of ships ] to be constructed and the types 1 recommended are those proposed by the board. The secretary says:
 "The General Board was called up | on for advice in this connection, and | the department has accepted it's rec | omm endations as regards numbers of | capital ships. As regards their dis tribution over a five-year period, it was concluded, in view of all the cir that it would be best to make this as nearly uniform as might be. This course has obvious prac-
 
 of the present congested condition of the shipbuilding industry in this Moreover, since the maxi hum rate of expenditure upon the capital ships, which, take some years to build in any case, will not be reached immediately, it enables us to more at first upon sub ; m narines and other quickly-b built craft. SO that we will get earlier returns for our expenditure in the shape of com oleted vessels.
 Vt is understood the board recom- mended a particularly large program for the first year.
 Precedent Last Year.
 The secretary calls attention to the fact that he established a precedent last year in making public the report of the General Board, which he will follow this year at later date. The result, he says, is certain to arouse as between the recommen-, dations of the board and of the secretary, but adds:
 But discussion makes for knowl- edge and wise decision. The General Board is influenced by it's profession al views, while the administration takes into consideration the whole national policy and does not overlook the question of national revenues
 Fleet in 1921.
 Following will be the composition uUx