The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-23
CONGRESS ASKED TO
 INCREACE THE NAVY
SECRETARY DANIELS LAYS PLANS BEFORE THE HOUSE NAVAL
 COMMISSION.

Washington. Oct 22.-Congrcss has been asked by the navy department to .auihorIze second three year naval 5uidne program to provide len 1d- .ditional er-Jrcadnaughts. six bat .tle cruisers and 1l0 smaller vessels at Ia cost of $Gol.00o0o0 This was dis closed tonight hy Secretary Daniels af- ter his appearance before the house naval commission to explain the ap. propriatioE
 This authorization IS asked for tho 'neXt fiscal year and is in auddition t0 the los, naval vessels comprising the first three year building program au- thorized m l9lG and tho great mum Der ot new destroyers and other spec ial types contracted for since the Unit. ed States entered the war Work on the first three year program was de- layed by the war, bnt congress has required that a start must be made on all the vessels before next Juy l. Including the SG0000O000 for tEe three years program, Secretary Daniels said the total estimates of in department for ship construction including armor and armament amount this year to $972 .090,O ,O00. Only $2O0 000, 0o0 of tho $500, ,000,00O will be made available next year for construction wodk on the three year proeram, in addition tc i $272 .090O00 asked for completing yes
 seIs already authorized
 The new program of 5G vessels. said
 Secretary Daniels, prescribes specific numbers Of lattleships and battle
 cruisers only there being ten battle
 ships asked for and six battle cruis ! CTS
 As regards smallers vessels, ht~ | though the total number is to be 1ia 1 it is simply asked that they be of types already approved and in existence, or
 Of new types which may develop dur I ing the life of the program. the da- | tails being left to the discretion of 1 the navy repartment
 The new three year program is ' continuation of the policy adopted in l19lG of increasing the navy and con- | templates its steadyp upbuildin@ and
 improvement It is in line with the
 policy adopted by this government and which has met with the entire approv- al of the American people of building Iup a navy strong enough to meet all requirements
 This program, if authorized by con I gress as 1 am confident it will b, I will give us sixteen capital ships thai will be the equal of any aflodt at tnC
 time they are built The battle sDip, ana battle cruisers authorized in tht
 first three year program will be un- leXcelled by those of any other navy
 and the country may rest assured that ., in the new construction authorized Oul
 contractors will produce the mos powerful and effective of flghlins craft
 The three year program adopted 1T 1 1916 provided for ten battleships and
 six battle cruisers Now We ask fol
 as many more to be built as those formerly authorized are completed ana facilities become available.
 The total expenditure on this pro cram Is SG0.000,000, the provision foi
 the first year being third of this S200, ,000 0GO This Is exclusive of es- f timates for emergency applications for new vessels to be built under war
 urgency, which total $1l0,000000 and also Of estimates for continuing and pushing the old program. the emer- gency construction of destroyers un-
 der way, etc,
 Including the $500 000,o00 frow which authorization is requested in the new three year program the total estimates of the department for ship construct ! ion. including armor and armament,
 amount this year to $972.090,00n The total amount recommended roy Appropriation next year for ship con- struction that is for completins yes-
 sels already authorized and for new vessels is $j75,09O. .000
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