The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-19
DANIELS PLAN UPSET
IN BIGGER NAVY BILL
One Year Scheme Adopted,
With Cost Exceeding That
in 1915 by S19O,OOO,OOO.
FIVE BATTLE CRUISERS
No Drcadnoughts to Be Built
Disarmament Rider in
House Bill.

WAsniNGroN. May 1s.--The House
to-day the flve year building programme
OF Secretary Daniels. recommended the
Of battle cruisers in lieu OF
dreednoughts. and adopted naval in
crease programme to cost approximately
slso.ooo. 900.
The programme calls for ths following
new vessels:
Five battle cruisers, each with a
speed of 35 knots
Twenty submarines. OF which three
will be Of the feet type and seventeen
for coast defence.
Four scout cruisers
Ten destroyers
one hospital ship
One fuel ship.
One ammunition ship.
When IL Is reported to the House the
naval appropriation bill will carry ap:
proximately $4,000 900. This Is more
thar $3.50, 100000 greater than the total
OF las, years bill
The abandonment OF the dreadnoueht
as the vessel OF the frst line OF the de-
fence was the surprise OF the commit
tees session. The building programme
as authorized was that OF Chairman
padgctt Of the Naval Committee and
had the support OF the Democrats on the
committee.
Republican members Of tho committee
made no attempt to get a larger number
OF each class Of vessels. When the bal
loting in committee reached point
where the Democrats were willing to
authorize a specified number OF vessels
the Republicans voted against all Demo-
cratic motions and the bill as agreed TO
will be reported by party vote.
five Year Plan Not Discussed.
The 1--WE year building programme OF
Secretary Daniels was nQA discussed In
the committee. No effort was made to
get a vote on the construction plans OF
the Navy Department ana the commit
tee voted on construction for the next
f,scal year just a. though no compre-
h.nslye scheme had been presented by
Secretary Daniels.
There was q conference OF Democratic
members prior to the committee meet
ing. A working agreement was reached
among the ''smAll navy" and ''biG navy
Democrats. and this agreement called
for the defeat OF all motions made FOR
the building Of battleships. Such small
navy" members Of the committee az
Representatives Galloway and Hensley.
who have derided the battieship type OF
naval vessels, are understood nnally 20
have agreed TO vote for five battle
cruisers and a limited number OF sub
marines and auxiliary vessels.
Representative stephens OF California.
a Republican member OF the committee.
! offered an initial motion 10 spend sur
! Hcient money at one swoop TO put the
/ American navy in second place. The
motion received practically no support.
Cost Of Battle Cruis~rs.
The iive battle cruisers authorized by
the House COMMITTEES arr to cost 800
433,53i each Each vessel will carry
ten IA inch guns.
/ Seventeen coas, defence sub
marines will cost slc3c5. 600 and three
fleet submarines $500 900 IN addition.
II IL estimated that tho four scout
cruisers will cost s5,57.,ooo each in
| round figures.
The ten destroyers will cost sl.3e0. 900
each. the hospital ship se.5oo.o0o. the
fuel ship 81 364. 900 and the ammunition
ship sa.7l5.o0o.
chairman Padge,t said that the total
, construction would amount 20 about
$3.50. 400. .00o. wth an additional IO,-
Ooo. Oo0 FOR ammun!' lon for the ships au-
Il.
inclusive OF arWor and armament. The
. construction authorized In the naval ap-
preparation hill OF last year announced "a
only $50. 900 900
Repres.utatlv Kitchin. tho Democratic
Noor leader. announced this afternoon
that he WAS satisfied with the action o!
the Sava, Committee ana would not op-
pose the naval budget
The failure OF the Ave wear buiIdlns
l.. nd ba Of I,a
m!,,ce 10 authorize any battleships." said
Mr. Eitch!u, "is satisfactory to me and
constitutes "A victory against useless ex'
penditures.
The DtsRrma ment rider"
Mr.. Kitchin has been an opponent o
battleshp construction and an advocat I,
of auxiliary vessels. lie said he woult
support the proposal for five haiti,
cruisers. The resolution adopted by th'
Naval Committee and included in ~,
bill which calls for an International con
ference to discuss disarmament after th'
European war was described by Mr.
Kitchin AS Il great stroke. This rider
resolution was offered IN the rom,ni,,e,
by Representative Hens,cy. u "smal
; navy" Democrat and was unanimous!
adopted
This was Representative uensley
uaya. appropriation budget
; Upon conclusion Of the war in
, T.urope. or az soon Thereafter as Il
, may he done the President IL author
lied to invite all great Governments
Of the world TO send representatives
to "A conference which shall he charged
| with the duty of suggesting an organ
ization court OF arbitration or other
body. to which disputed questions he
: tween nations shall he referred for
Adjudication and peaceful settlement
and to consider the question of dis
armament and submit their recon f.
: mendations to their respective Gov
ernments for approval; that the Presi-
= dent Is hereby authorized 70 appoint
" nine citizens of the United States, who
y shall he qualified for the mission by
= cmiucnce in the law and by devotion
, TO the cause of peace. TO be represen-
! tatives of the United States in such
conference that the President shall
+ fix the compensation of the said repre-
Il sentatives and such other employees
ms may he needed is hereby authorized
and 5000, 900. or 20 much thereof as
may he needed is hereby appropriated
for that purpose and placed at his dis
3 posal.
Chairman Padgett said the Democrat
of the committee reached the conclusio
that the American navy now has a SUI
|. fcient number of dreadnough,s an