Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-04
NEW TYPE Of SHIP
FOR THE U. S. NAVY
President and Advisers Agree
to Ask for Fast Battle
Cruisers.
NO Definite AGREEMENT
YET AS TO SUBMARINES
Secretary Daniels and Chairman
Padgett Attend White House
Defense Conference.

President Wilson, Secretary
Daniels and Chairman Padgett OF
the House naval committee de-
cided today at a conference at
the White House that the naval
program for the coming session OF
Congress shall include the addi-
ton of fast battle cruisers to the
American fleet. The navy now
has none.
The conference discussed the naval
estimates more than an hour. After
ward. Secretary Daniels said the pro-
gram had not been completed and he
was not ready to make any announce
ment as to what increases he would
recommend to Congress.
Fast Battleships Essential.
Mr.. Daniels said. however. that the
report made to him by Naval Con-
structor Mcbride, who returned from
England last week after investigating
naval lessons of the war. had convinced
him that fast warships Of powerful
types were absolutely essential to a
wen balanced navy. toward which his
fused to say how many submarines
Congress will be asked TO provioe' out
lnolcateo ms opihion o liz. hv i'm :
nort.rt additions
Naval Constructor Mcbride has COM
municated to Secretary Daniels the re-
SUITS OF ms own lnVestisations III Ens
lano ana Francs, DIS wei as laS.s ne ~
talhen from otner naVaI oHiceIe WIN
the aiuss. No ol.ee. Iepolee nav
received IRON GerHahy anu AustIia,
GERMAN navy IS III the hahos VI 'he
navy department.
eaoy oy oceooer To-
Secretary DANIELS exnects IN have his
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90, ~ o ~ aau 'ney
VIII De based on latest Information and
further conferences with the President
The need Of increasing the number of
midshipmen at the Naval Academy was
it was agreed that the corps should
the academy.
day wi,h w. iis sd,; wi cI hnera sSss
by Thomas A. Edison. Mr.. Edison now
is in Washington discussing plans with
secretary Dahies.
Four on Long Vovare
"nie ms iouf nass sooiils@i 'eo
no" on tnelr way from san fFancisco
to Honolulu under their own power are
making a routine trip to relieve the F.
c,,s. ho,ts navy oN3c;.,s ber. ara .r,tch-
.e ' o. --e
ing the long voyage Will great INTEREST
1t is the first time American submarines
have been sent upon so long a journey
2.1o0 miles-under instructions to use
their own power and without refuehng en-
route When the F boats were sent to
way. and submarines now in Philippine
waters were sent to their station on the
decks Of steamers.
more than 1000 miles. They have
ice and aithoupb some en1ins tronhIss
have developed with this type Of craft,
both on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts,
no serious pseakoown Is reared. Unless
storm, thsv 81 a1ns.teS ~ 49, iv ,hs
Journey without dificulty.
Eacn has Crew OF twenty.
Each boat has a full crew Of about
twenty men Soma NJ th.s. how.v.r
are 10 man me torpeoo tuoes' ana may
be quartered aboard the cruiser Mary
land during the trip. The engine
crews also NAV tr,ve, on ~. cr,,,...
80.
Wei III 1891, as they WIN DC Iar
iiole eoiniofeaoie imam on the suoina-
f'n LES
Athough the "Trip is expected to re-
CURE zen GAYS, no time or arriva! has
oeeH h1eo. Inc poats Will travel be-
Nv, Tween eisht ana ten Knots an hour.
tne usuai cruising speed OF submarines
OF TINS class.
american submarines OF later con-
structlon nave much increased cruis-
ing radius over these K boats. The
NJ, now under trial. will be able to
go e.ooo miles without refueiing. and
some OF the G type boats will have an
equal 1uei capacity.