Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-15
WOULD FREE NAVY
FROM EXTORTION
Secretary Daniels Urges
S12,00O,0OO for Equip
ment of Yards
se.Ooo,OOO TO PHILADELPHIA
Nn a star correspondsnt

WASHINGTON. Jan, l5.-AppearnE be-
fore the House Naval Affairs Committee to-
day in suppor, OF his recommendation that
$4,000 900 be appropriated this year to
equip navy yards for hrst-class battleship
construction. Secretary Of the Navy Dan
lels said the United states Government
should be equipped to build all it's naval
vessels and make all it's munitions OF war
n the appropriation is given it is generally
believed by members Of the committee that
n large part Of it viii go into the Phila-
delphra Navy Yard Under present authori-
zetion. $4,000 GOO in additional equipment
is TO be installed there within. the next few
months.
NV experience, said Secretary Daniels
IN opening hs statement to the committee,
has convinced me that the only wise policy
for the Government to pursue. relative to
building ships and making munitions. is TO
At out Government plants, so that on an
eiEht-hour shift we will be able TO manu-
facture everything We need. including tor
pedoes, large munitions. battleships, battle
cruisers and other types Of ships that are
costly
WOULD PREVENT EXTORTIoN
81 do not believe the Government ought
to utilize it's facilities so as to construct all
ships and make all munitions. ! believe we
ought Ia run the Government plants ON
eight'hour shiits, making one-ihlrd OF all
we need.
III II Is proved conctusveIN that private
,PhceiiS are SHphli't ing "a pids. we should
give thcm two-thirds % the work.
~ their prices are higher than the Gov
frnment can manufacture for. We ought 10
run our yards at two-thi,ds capacity.
tne private manufacturers prices are
tNIrpilailt' we ought u run three shifts
anu make all
ne Government IN these matters ought
10 pe an powerful not dependent on muni-
'l"h makers or bnlderS OF ships. either
united openly or by Psychology SO long
as a, me ,ns Government Is unable TO make what
+, uSeu" u. haNat defense. SO long VIII II be
III the control of the private manufacturers
IN me past the price" made to the Gov
er!..nth, .lt. nave not heen based on cost and a
- ."' y, ,""'' pu, o" "ha' theF think the Gov
.n,', cush, 90 pay.
+, '"le mas come When there should
YEAR r' '''s''''' ''' P'o"' IN preparation for
or,
Is dangerous condition when any
tpn'eIH should conduct propaganda for
''''' W ''a' p'eP"'"''oh'
BUILDERS INCREASE BIDS
Rear Admiral ,ravIor Chisr NJ u,a p,,
real, of C,onstrurtto,, ,,i ton,i,o % IL .'s , pu
the department and ranragcntstI,,a. Is
private shiubuilders bad In nfor,,,,i,,' -, @
to construct h,Itta n,.,i.,, ,,,'o' may aEreed
yards ON a basis OF cost nlus thi.,,, go
cent for profit ard overhead Nrter 'at
he said the renressntatiyss ~ tho ,,.,
yate wards boosted tbe nercc"toca - e"s ILL, pii
Ave This Increase os n"a 40, 10 "attS .S.
Admiral Taylor said, was resnoneih,e fo,
the derlsion or tho ,.,,o,,,t,. s.0,,a'oie lo'
mend eouipping the unvv vnr,ls ,o b,,iiI .i'.
battle cruisers ''e
Assistant Secretary poosa,sI, ,os,ts,.,
the Newpor; News SbinhnjiTin,. .,,I,.'e. sestineu
had agreed to build a battle cruiser ~,