The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12
DANIELS STORY
or WORK ON SEA
Declares u. S. Navy Has Big
Task Ahead in Policing
the Seas.
DOES SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE
Did Not Lose Single East-8ound
Troopship During War-Arma-
ment Worlds Most Powerful,
Secretary's Report Shows.

Washington, Dec 10.--With a story
OF brilliant achievements of the Amer
lean navy in the war, Secretary Dan
| ies couples. I'm his annual report, an
| urgent recommendation for continued
naval expansion to meet the demands
of peace for national and internation-
al work on the sea.
Through nearly all of the IA print
ed pages the secretary tells in brief
phrases of the navy's part in the war,
of the doings Of the seemingly impos-
sible through team work.
He spoke of the mighty accom-
pliShment Of transporting 2,OOOOO
men to France without the loss of an
east-bound troOpship through enemy
action.
This reference to the future con
cludes the report:
The day is not far distant when
the world Will witness an end of
competitive building between ma
lions of mighty weapons of war.
In the peace treaty there undoubted-
~ will be Incorporated President viii
sons proposal for reduction OF
armament TO the lowest point con
slstent with domestic safety.
"Navies will still be needed as an
international police force to com
pei compliance with the decree of
an international tribunal which will
be set up to decide differences be
| tween nations. Naval vessels will
have large peace tasks of survey
and discovery ana protection in adj
dtion to police duty of an interna-
tional as well as of national char
acter.
"Inasmuch MS the United States
is the richest Of the great nations
| and has suffered less In war than
| any of the allied powers, it. will de-
volve upon this country to make II
contribution to the navy to pre-
serve the peace of the wOrl d com
mensurate with It's wealth, its com
merce. its growing and expanding mer-
chant marine and its leadership in
| the tOuitll VI Tree ptOplcs
ut Is, therefore, our duty now not
indeed to enter upon any new and
ambitious navy program, but to 20
| forward steadily upon the lines of
naval increase to which the country
committed itself by the adoption three
years ago of the first far-reaching ma
| val program in the history Of the re-
public.
IL have recommended to this con
gress the adoption of another three
year program substantially like the
one authorized in 1915. But the vic
tory of the allies and the United
| States should, and will, | sincerely
trust, within few years, make 1t no
longer necessary for any nation under
whip and spur to burden its taXpay.
ers to undertake to build. In compet-
tive construction, bigger fighting ships
and more of them than any other ma
ton can construct"
Mr.. Daniels shows that the new
100000, 900 three-year building pro.
gram he has proposed Will provide
1876 additional naval ships ten Of
item dreadnaughtS and six battle
cruisers. and the others to he in such
distribution Of approved types as the
department may deem best.
Taking up his story of the navy
ana the war, the secretary declares
The service was "reudy from stem to
stern" when the United States en-.
tered the conflict.
Teamwork has been the nnvyS SlO.
gan for five years.
The striking success of the navy is
ascribed to this fact by Mr. Daniels
who continues
apparently there have been times
when secretary of the navy seemed
10 find friction and lack 6f co-opera-
ton among the officers around him
If that spirit ever existed I'm the Unit
ed States navy, ! can state with con
fidencr and pride that there is now no
my experience, not only during the last
year, but during the last five years
preceding. It never will return"
Writing with pride of the record Of
the marine brigade In France, the sec
retary shows that with only 5000 men
OF the corps engaged. the casualties
numbered 90 officers and 1891 men
dead. - officers and 2,53i seriously
wounded. while but 81 marines are re-
ported officially ms captured by the en-.
envy illustrating the desperate char
actcr Of the fighting In which the brl-
gade participated, and the fact that
4 was always advancing.
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