Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-10-20
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Naval Estimates In New Policy Of
Preparedness.
WARRINGTON, Oct. H. President Wilson
to-day approved Secretary Daniels recon-
mendation for . five-ysar construction
programme for the navy to cost 500, ooo, 900.
Tho exact amount to Be appropriated for
each OF the i've years has not been decided,
but the hrst years. programme calls for
two dreednsughts and two battle
cruisers.
The fve-year programme would call
for sixteen capital ships = ten dread
naughts and six battle cruisers. In order
to get the best advantage Of improvements
in construction and not to overtax the
capacity Of American navy yards. the first
years construction will include two
dreadnaughts and two battle cruisers, and
about twenty-five submarines, sixteen
destroyers and probably i've scout
cruisers.
The total amount to Be appropriated for
construction this year will be in the
neighborhood OF 80, 900 900, but since
about ", 10000 Of this sum 10 for the
three bAttleships authorized last year,
the total increase in the naval appropria-
ton bill 10 more likely to be about ga
00o,0 This, together with army
increase Of s72,0o0, 900, will make the
increase for national defence about $l45,-
100000, or . total appropriation for the
two branches Of the service about f402,-
COCO
The national defence plans OF the i'd
ministration, calling for an expenditure
in the next fiscal year Of moro than t400,-
10000 for army, navy and Notifications,
were completed to-day. Secretary Garri-
son has forwarded his estimates, already
approved by President Wilson, to the
secretary Of the treasury, and Score
tary Daniels submitted his estimates
this afternoon, after going over the final
details with President Wilson this morn
ing. Reports from Secretaries Garrison
and Daniels will be made public within
the next few days.
Secretary Daniels said he wanted to in
crease the capacity OF the various govern
ment navy yards and do much OF the new
wsrshsp construction in those yards.
Some contracts will continue, however, to
be given to private concerns. Secretary
Daniels said he expected there would be
sufficient work to keep busy both govern
ment and private ship yards. It 10
planned also to have same aeroplAnes for
the navy built by the government.
The secretary conferred in Orange, N.
j., last night with Thomas A. Edison,
chairman OF the naval consulting COM
mittee, regarding the committees recon-
for q large research labora-
tory. The navy estimates viii include .
recommendation for an appropriation for
research work, but Secretary Daniels has
not asked for q, 0O0, 900, the sum the COM
mittee thought should be spent for q
laboratory because such large sum for
q laboratory for this purpose is believed |
for the first year.
Secretary Lane saw the President re-
garding Interior Department estimates
which will total approximately $210, 0O0,-
900 or about q ,000, 900 less than the esti-
mates last year. His estimates include
% 00O. 900 for the Alaskan railroad, $3.50, 600
for the Flsthead Indian reservation rec
project, between 5000, 900 and
IS, 000, 600 on other irrigation work. 5000
600 less than last year for pensions, about
the same amount as last year for the land
office, slight increase for the Bureau OF
Mines and Education, and more money
than last year for Indian work and
national parks.
The increase for national parks has been
made necessary by the fact that this year
more than twice as many people visited
the parks Is did last year because the war
kept tourists at home.
Additional money to employ more
patent examiners also hiss bee asked by
Secretary Lane.
Secretary Lansing later discussed the es-
Inmates for the state department with
the President. He said ne would ask for
about q, 0O0, 900 more than the state de-
partment estimates Of last year. Added
expenditures growing out OF the European
war and the revolution in Mexico caused
the increase.