The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-04-26
Writes Letter 70 President
Garfield Of Williams
College.
225 VESSELS ARE
IN COMMISSION
A Big Fleet is in Reserve and
Large Number Being
Concentrated.

AAenthNtnEs April Eos~~e ecrStarN
Daniels tonight made public q letter
be has written - President Garfield
- Williams college. detailing the work
"a the navy during the iant two years
Ar panisls wrote in repiy 20 Mr Gar
helda request for material 20 meet
statements that the Unstea states is
unprepared for military emergencies
The letter follows
Ny Dear President Garaeld
4 am IN receipt a. yonr recent "a
Nor asking Tor an authoritative state
fnent cencefnlnN TIE present status %
me navy equipment - the United
States. and take pleasure in comply
ius with your request - far a. is
cumpatlble
There are npw ln active service.
faiiy commissioned gas vessels 81 an
Characters. which a SO more than were
tHliY commissioned when / became
secretary. There are also i4f vessels
of various types. ~ reserve and IN or
d8narN ana mn-cotnmisaioned. capable
q renaerinE service I'M war We have
under construction ana authorized ~
vessels 81 drea inauEhts, 2s destroyers.
e submarines and auxliiaries) as
compared with ga vessels Is dread :
naughts ~ destroyers. 81 submarines.
Tunboata and auRiisariea) which
"ere under construction on March 4.
1919.
as tie vessels enumerated those
lm active service and those rs reserve.
are supplied with munitions ~ war.
$50 naFs makes public the quantity ~
ammunition and tnrpenoes. mines and
other implements % naval warfare
which i keeps ready IL may be said
however that within the last two
Years the quantity ~ al has been
steadily snd greatly increased. For
Ahmnih. We have incf eased the mum.
ser NN ulinaA ssr kse-sa -ss-sses
u rtanufarture bv 3ss per cent. VIII
difference - torpedoea. the increase y
1 tao years has been 50 per cent -
I the enlargement ~ she naval poWae
Factory. We shall soon BE- able q Ell
81, = douhle is former capacity. AZ
fiks endorsement ~ the torpedo work
ana th. equipment - a plant 60 con
etracf mines win stifl further increase
- decreased cost. ne uaaufity az sac
STICK and the possession - Ties
uisnta ~ tines ~ emergency win en-
snie the department 20 be IN q bette
.tatr ~ preparedness as regards tf
enpulv 81 ammunition. than ever .
PERSONNEL or NAVY.
ssrhe personnel 81 ths navy BE-
present composed az Ass line. "a
ana warrant ofHcera. and A8lfi enila
ed men. Increases ~ the number
.escere 4 dependent aimnst entlFs
npan the output ~ the Naval hea
euv admission e. which a restrict
Nv statute The numhcr 81 enlist
men also Is restricted. and the navy
today recruited q ere mBximi
wtrenrfh allowed. There are nos "
tha coiarw ASIA more mensn
crease of "a per cent~-thRn there ~
on March /. 1919
My professional training as
journalist has always Inclined me
tfa conviction that any ofncer, wiz
xhe prescribed limits recognized in
Tavy. should feel free 70 express
opinion IN regard g. matters IN
service: and there a not an OF
Who eammaage = ship TODAY who e
a. uuuia 49, that he amp, viii
Aor within. vac uot - good &c u
two years ago. or that TIRE officers
command II and the crews who
IL are net "a thoroughly diseipli
sober hoyaI and efaclent a. thy !
tao years a@o. NJ 80 vney ever
been.
The Atlantis Paest has 5sass
eurnea froFn esuauGananno where Il
for nany years held its aunual ~
uracticaa Thia year mere BATTLES
ana dsskroycra have participate
fba uansuvers. ard Tor q e
~.rsNA thar egNr k~ferN
Under the direction ~ Adj
p1ascnsr. upor plans evolved a
Naval war College and approve
snm amrnrtmauL tne feet h&H
busted m tactics 70 try out its
cheney and readiness. All report
az ne enthusiasm % oftleara and
in thlm pracasca and ne splendid
ora made By the ships The n
now IA TanRser sound ard q
southern Dr4n Grounds. wnsre
ba busy IA target practice anti
uhon IL Moves % View York
weekn vel earned leave. The
ronna shs review II Hampton
pr4ow "a sailing throurh the n
Canal e tha PAcinc en- roufe
exDos3fion az San Francisco.
PRACTICE INVALUABLE
FOR many wears. og1orxs have
zen and taIked about the tor
81 advance base material an
praeslea OF axercisinx landing
~ mammen and marines g TIE
this important adjunct = nava
fare Congress appropriated
sar this important pian ot car
but never Until January 81 ~
was the navy thus exercised.
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