Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-12-13
HISTORY Of i. S.
NAVY IN THE WAR
Secretary Daniels Story of Our
Sea Triumphs.
STILL HAS BIG TASK AHEAD
Declares the Men Did the Seemingly
impossible-Did Not Lose Single
East Bound Troopship-Arn1a-
ment Worlds Most
Powerful.

Washington, Dec. 9.-With q story
of brilliant achievements of the Amer
lean navy in the war, Secretary Dan
iels couples, in 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 speaks of the mighty accom-
plishment of transporting 2,OOO'O0O
men to France without the loss of an
east-bound troopship through enemy
action, and he devotes a graphic chap
fer to the marine brigade. whict as
all the world knows, blocked the last
Prussian advance on Paris and start
ed the German retreat that ended with
the war.
This reference to the future con-
cludes the report:
1.-The day is not far distant when
the world will witness an end OF
competitive building between ma
tion of mighty weapons of war.
I'm the peace treaty there undoubted'
Nv will be Incorporated President Will
sons proposal for reduction OF
armament to the lowest point con-
sistent with. domestic safety
U. S. to Police Seas.
"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. and protection in adj
dition to. police. duty of an interna-
tional as well as of national char
acter.
"Inasmuch as 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-
xolve upon this country TO make a
contribution to the navy to pre-
serve the peace of the world COM
mensurate with its wealth, it's com
merce, its growing and expanding mer
chant marine and it's leadership IN
the council of free people.
at is therefore, our duty now not
indeed to enter upon any new and
ambitious navy program, but to &C
forward steadily upon the lines OF
naval increase to which the country
committed itself by the adoption three
years ago sof the first far-reachng ma
val program in the history of the re-
public.
At have recommended to this con-
gress the adoption of another three
wear 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 q few years, make it nc
longer necessary for any nation under
whip and spur to burden its taxpay
ers to undertake to build. in competi
tive construction, bigger fighting ships
and more of them than any other ma
ton can construct"
Plans 1856 New Navy Ships.
Mr.. Daniels shows that the new
$500. 10000 three-year building pro
gram he has proposed will provide
$50 additional naval ships, ten OF
them dreadnaughts and six battle
cruisers and the others to be in such
distribution of approved types as the
department may deem best.
Taking up his story of the nav!
and the war, the secretary declares
the service was ready from stem tt
stern" when the United States en-
tered the conflict.
Teamwork has been the navy's slo
gan for five years, and II continued
10 be the war motto both at home ant
abroad
The striking success of the navy Il
ascribed TO this fact by Mr.. Daniels
who continues:
apparently there have been times
when a secretary of the navy seemed
10 find friction and lack of co-opera
ton among the officers around him
IL that spirit ever existed in the Unit
ed States navy, l can state with con
fidence and pride that there is now NJ
vestige of it, and firmly believe, from
my experience. not only during the las
wear, but during the last five years
preceding, it never will return"
Marines Heroic Record.
Writing with pride of the record o.
the marine brigade in France. the sec
rotary shows that with only 5000 meI
of the corps engaged, the casualtie.
numbered 60 officers and 1881 mer
dead. rs officers and 2,534 seriousl!
wounded, while but 81 marines are re
ported officially as captured by the en-
envy, illustrating the desperate char
acter of the fighting in which the bri
gade participated, and the fact tina
# was always advancing.