The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-17
Big SUBMARINE PLAN
IGNORED BY DANIELS
Admiral Grant Tells House
Committee No Heed Was !
Paid to His Pleas.
LARGE CRAFT IN FAVOR

wASHiHoFoN, Feb. 1~s.-Another In
stance Of the Secretary Of the Navy
supposed tn stand In An official reia-
tion TO advise him ~ brought to light
In the House Naval Committee to-day,
when Rear Admiral Grant. commander
Of the submarine iotilla. was forced To
and recommended that Congress be
urged to Appropriate additional money
TO speed up submarine work.
, According to the Admiral. the Secre-
tary told him he did not believe Con-
gress would give the money and the
subject was dropped. This occurred
prior 20 the time the Ave year build
ing programme was considered.
what authority did ne have for the
statement that Congress would not give
the money? ?" asked Representative But
Ter Of Pennsylvania
He did not tell me-" Admiral Grant
answered.
Admiral Grant recommended to the
ceanmittss and said h had recommended
70 the Navy Department an entirely new
submarine policy. disseminating the pres
ent Else and type and substituting the
SEQ ton type. somewhat similar TO the
German u boats. In spite Of his recon-
m%endat,on to the Department. the COM
mittse brought out. Secretary Daniels's
recommended to the committee call
for twenty-five submarines OF the
smaller type which are not one.Quarter
a. effective.
Fsvovs Larger TyDe.
The majority Of the committee ID sat
t.a>a d, .e.tA ha cila En- continue tho
construction Of the present small type
and there is a strong sentiment TO utilize
the 3iI 100000 ppropriated last year
for sixteen o type boats and two fleet
keeping submarines and build fourteen
or fifteen vessels Of 500 tons.
Representative Galloway. n Of the
undergraduates element In Congress.
asked Admiral Grant to outline h he
considered should be done by the navy
to keep the country safe from attack.
Admiral Grant declared that all dread-
nought construction should cease until
two divisions OF four battle cruisers each
had been added to the fleet. twelve scout
G. users had been built and eleven sub
ma rines Of 500 tons to bring the sub
marine strength up to that recommended
by him. The five year building pro-
Grsmme Of the navy. however. calls for
only four battle cruisers to be laid down
within that time.
In a pinch Admiral Grant said all the
necessary submarines could be built In
q year II the Government used all Of the
facilities. Under present conditions. he
said. there Is no real reason why forty
eight submarines should not he built In
year.
No Longer Experiments.
We have reached the point Admiral
Grant said. where We are justified in
going ahead with submarine construc-
tion. They are no longer experiments.
The main trouble now is in working out
proper engines for surface propulsion. the
present types being extremely hard to
keep cool under ordinary circumstances"
with the submarines, battle n
scout cruisers and the necessary tenders
and auxiliaries that I have recommended
to the committee" Admiral Grant said.
the United States would enjoy a much
greater degree OF secuSic rihan IL does
now. and any country would hesitate
long before becoming embroiled with US.
II would put In the hand OF the Presi-
dent a big stick which would rave an
effect on those nations with which u
diplomatic relations might not he Of the
hoaf"