The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-10
REPORT OF SECRETARY OF NAVY.


 With story of brilliant achievements of the Amer ican navy in the war; Secretary Daniels couples r his annual report urgent recommendation for tnued naval expansion meet the demands of peace fer national and international work the
 Through nearly all of IA printed pages the Sec retaly tells in brief phrases of the navy's part il 4e war, Of the doing of the seemingly impossible through teamwork He speaks of the mighty accom- Hiishment of transporting two million men to France without the loss of easbound troop ship through enemy action and he deyotes a graphic chapter te the Marine Brigade, which all the world knows blocked the last Prussan advance Paris and started the German retreat that ended with the
 Taking up his story Of thc navy and the war, the Secretary declares the service ready from stem to stern when the United States entered the con dict From the day when the first three-year pro siam adopted in 1916 he adds, Congress has given everything that could be desired insure tn, effectiveness of the naval arn.'
 Teamwork had been the narys slogan for five years and it continued to he tho war motto both at home and abroad. The striking success of the navy is ascrbed to this fact by MT Daniels who continues:
 Apparently there have been times when Secre- tary of the Navy seemed 10 find friction and lacl of cooperation among the officers around him. If that spirit ever existed in the United States Navy, I car state with confidence and pride that there is now nc Festlge of it, and firmly believe, from my experience not only during the last year but during the five years preceding, it will never return"
 Referring to his proposal that Congress follow the naval program authorized in 1915 with another three year program of equal proportions, Secretary Dan els says:
 'The day is far distant when world will witness an end of competitive building between nations ot mighty weapons Of In the peace treaty there will undoubtedly be incorporated President Wilson's proposal for q reduction of armament to the lowest point consistent with domestic safety
 Nayes will still be needed internatona police force to compel compliance with the decree ot international tribunal which will be set up to decide differences between nations. Naval vessels will have large peace tasks of survey discovery and protection in addition police duty an inter national as well as of national character
 "Masmuch the United States is the richest o the nations and has suffered less in war than any of the allied powers, it will deyoyo upon this country 10 make contribution 10 the navy to pre- serve the peace of the world commensurate with its wealth, its commerce, its growing and expanding mer chant marine, and it's leadership in the council o free people It is, therefore duty now not in deed, to enter upon any and ambitious maya program, but go forward steadily upon the lines of naval increase which the country committed itself by the adoption three years ago of the first far-reaching constructive naval program in the his tory of the Republic
 "I have recommended to this Congress the adop tion of anothc. threeyear program substantially k, the one authorized in 1915 But the victory of the Allies and the United States should and I will sin. cefely trust, within lew years make it no longer necessary for any nation unGer whip spur to bur cen it's taxpayers to undertake to build in com. petitive construction, bigger fighting ships and more of them than any other nation can construct"
 Mr Daniels shows that the $60O ,O0O Goo threeyear building program he has proposed will provide l56 additional naval ships, ten of them dreadnoughs and six battle cruisers and the others to be in such distribution of approved types as the department may deem best
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