Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-13
DANIELS SENDS A
REPORT FOR NAVY
WITH INCREASES.


tails Of the half billion dollar navy
building program under the five-year
continuing plan recommended t,
congress are contained In the ANIMAL
report of Secretary Daniels made pub-
last night.
The report shows that for the first
time in the history of the department
the secretary's recommendations in
crease the expenditures proposed hv
the general board. In this connection
the secretary says:
MY recommendation of five-year
program embraces the same number
as proposed by the general board in
the distribution of dreadnaughts bat-
tie cruisers, scouts and destroyers
recommend Is fleet submarines. whera
the general board recommends 9. AMI
recommend S5 coast submarines as
against IS recommended by the gen.
eral board. For additional reserve
ammunition my recommendation il
$50, 100000, whereas the general boar,
recommends $11,0O0,0O0. They recon-
mend something more for other craft.
My total for the five years is $500
4S2,214. The general boards total 4,
$4Ss,S76,O0O a very slight difference
for the five years, though the boar,I,s
recommendation for the first year Is
much larger than the departments es-
innate
The five-year program for new ships
ar "a completion of those already au-
tAorfzed, reaches grand total of
$bO2, ,4S2,2l4, with large appropriations
for reserve ammunition and aviation.
Following will be the compositioa
ct the feet in 1921, built, or building.
II the program is carried cut. accord
n-g to the general boards calculations
the secretary says:
Battleahips, first line, 81; battle
6; tattleships, second line.
%; armored cruisers, 10: scout cruis-
ers, 13; cruisers, first class, S; cruis-
ers, second class, 8 cruisers, third
class, 10; destroyers, 10S; feet subma-
rines, is; coast submarines, 157; mon
ltors, &; gunboats, 20; supply ships
4; fuel ships, Is; transports, 4 tend
ers to torpedo vessels, 3; special types.
8; ammunition ships, Q.
In addition, the report includes the
* flowing recommendations
l. An increase of II 500 men in the
enlisted personnel of the navy and
marine corps; an adequate increase of
officers to be provided by enlarging
the force of midshipment at the Naval
Academy to the full capacity of the
institution, by admitting to juniah
grades and for engineering duty only
graduates of technical schools. and
oy opening to civilian aviators the
navy aviation corps.
2. Extension of the navy reserve act
'or the purpose of forming reserves
of power boats, aviators and radio
)Terators and to increase the desira-
9ility Of the reserve service to honor
'bly discharged enlisted men Of ne
'egular navy. A detailed plan in this
will be presented ia cor-
sress at later date. The personnel
# the present naval auxiliary service
hould be placed in the naval reserve,
he report says, and the lighthouse
md coast service men and equipment
llso should be placed under navy jur-
sdiction and training for use in eveut
# war.
3. Increased naval militia appro-
lriations to include the construction
Il suitable vessels for the Illinois and
Minnesota detachments and supplying
aeroplanes for naval militia use in
raining.
4 Construction Of an adequate re-
search laboratory for the use of ne
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