New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-04
Will Call Board of Experts
TO Determine Type of
American Navy.
TURN OF SEA FIGHT
DUE TO ZEPPELlNS
Tillman Will Urge Inclusion Of
Two Dreadnoughts in
Naval Bill.
From Tn. Tribune Bureau I


Washington, June 3.-Naval officers
were unanimous to-day that the North
Sea battle had demonstrated clearly the
immediate need Of Zeppelins for the
United States Navy. Their insistence
on this lesson induced Secretary Dan
iels TO order the collection OF all data
available and caused Senator Tillman
TO announce that the Senate Committee
on Naval Affairs probably would order
hearings on the question.
Secretary Daniels even minated that
he might send an emergency recon-
mendation to Congress asking that a
substantial appropriation for diriglbles
of the Zeppelin type be added to the
naval bill. which has passed the House
and which is now before the Senate.
at looks as If the eyes Of the navy
would henceforth be in the air. Secre-
tarv Daniels said. whether we need
Zeppelins or some other type of air
craft is a question for experts. We
are getting all the data we can, and we
expect the reports Of our attaches
abroad will help US enormously in de-
Gliding"
Tillman to Urge New Ships.
Chairman Tillman of the Senate Ma
val Committee announced to-day that
he would lead a fight in the Senate to
change the naval appropriation bill so
as TO provide for six battle-cruisers and
two dreadnoughts, instead of five bat
tle-cruisers and no battle,hips, as in
the bill passed by the House yester-
day.
Senator Tillman explained that his
action was not based on the naval en-
gagement in the Nort' Sea, because he
had not received sufficient data to PICK
out lessons it would teach.
But my mind is made up this far
said he: 81 believe the House bill
should be materially enlarged, and
believe the Senate is Of the same opin-
ion. am in favor OF six battle-cruis-
ers and two dreadnoughts."
Dreadnought Still Dominant.
Naval officers said there were two
lossons TO be drawn from the great
battle. The first is that a fleet IS nel9'
less against even an inferior force 'na'
il better equipped for reconnaissance
Tho second is that the dreadnought 10
IN mistress Of the seas. These Of
6cers are agreed that the details mus
far received OF the battle point 10
the superior scouting ability OF TINS
German feet through its Zeppelins as
factor which helped to inhict hea'y
losses upon the British.
The Secretary planned to call con-
fsrence Of aviation officials Of the de-
nartment Immediately to consider ways
and means of speeding Up aircraft de-
velopment generally. 1t has not oeeh
lack of funds, the Secretary SAID ou'
failure to find suitable motors LOT
aerial work and flying boats OF salts
factory range and power whlcn mas
held back developments of the navy
air feet. Mr.. Daniels approved the pro-
vision of the House naval Dill giving
blanket appropriation Of more than 3d.
ooo 600 for aviation without endeaVor.
ing to specify the NUMBERS or types VI
aircraft to be acquired.
monster aeropiane. designed oy ma
r.l constructors, Is now being built a.
tba nav ward here, and Secretary pan,
;nIs indicated he believed IT would D'
r rec to 90 more heavily INTO eH y,
nerimental construction OF alrcral. -
piI tvnes if adequate development Is e
follow.
Zeppelin Problem Diihcur'
The Zeppelin problem will be a T nap,
mt 70 crack. navy officers say. Inc,
have information that the btl'.Sn n~ ro
been bending every effort TO the pro
Juction of an air feet TO meet ire ger
man hattie craft of the air on eq9a
terms, but thus far have not sueseeae,