Evening journal., 1919-06-12
HEAVY CUTS In
DANIELS BILLS
House Naval Committee to
Report Measure Carrying
5000, 900. 900
$3.50 A MONTH
FOR EACH SOLDIER

WASHINGTON, June f2.-The House
Naval Committee completed yesterday
its draft Of the naval appropriation bill
and will report ii tomorrow 20 the
House CARRYING about 5000, 100000. or
about Si20000O0O less than the same
measure carried last year.
Secretary Daniels asked the commit
tee for about S300000O00 more than it
decided 10 appropriate, but the Repub-
Nfan axe was swung into this measure
as ii was into the army appropriation
bill and the bin providing funds for the
Railroad Administration. u is expect
ed 10 be laid before the House for CON
sidcraiion later in the week when the
army bill has been disposed of.
lhe authorized navy building pro-
gram IS proyided- for but there is no
authorization carried Tor any construc-
ton beyond that This decision was Ia
line with the desires Of The Secretary
and the department that The ihrce-year
pfogram for a great navy be held In
allowance until winter.
The navy personnel Is put al 2il 200
men until October !. $4,000 from Ocio-
bcr 40 January I and 10000 from that
q7ie until tho close OF the fiscal year.
Juno 20 1920
The secretary asked FOR a personnel
of 100000 men from January I 10 the
close Of the year and through The COM
mttees deduction many millions will
be saved Tho committee determined
That many thousands of men In the
navy now engaged in Transporting
troops can be released long before Jan
uarN / IN view of the way I'M which
soldiers arc pouring BACK into the
United States and the members made
mp iher minds that neither the trans
poriaiion service nor lhc shore ac- |
tlyiiies would be curlailed unncccssar-
iiy
For the marine corps The committee |
ilNcd lhc personnel for The fiscal year
al ~ 200 of which 10000 may Doe assign
cd 10 duty In France until ihe depart
meni decides TO bring them back.
A permanent increase was made in
The pay Of enlisted men TO make an
average Of $3.50 a month instead f0f
$3.50 month. This higher rate is
ihc wartime pay for cnlilscd men. Mr.. l.
Daniels recommended a pay increase
beyond This figure for later in the year.
and asked that The wartime pay he re-
aimed for the present For pay Of per-
'onncl The bin carries but si630000OO |
lf which about S2jO0OOO0 is 10 take J
'arc of The increase. a
The committee decided 90 recommend
'i500,0O0 for aviation. less than the
secretary desired but this was In view :
of the fact That The permanent naval /
station policy has not been settled. 4 q
provision has been inserted In tle bill {
for a thorough survey of aviation In
The Navy. War and postofflcc Depart
ncnis. with the purpose of having
permanent policy established for an.
The committee provided appropria-
ions for new construction at naval sta
ions on both the Atlantic and The Pa
,iilc Coasls thus indicating ITS desire
lhat there be two American fleets OF
about equal strength ON the two main
'oasis Of the country
Is For shin construction of authorized
vessels The bin carries about si33OOO.-
BOO These ships viii be- constructed for
the most part on the plans and specin-
cations formerly made, the suggestions
'or composite ships 10 combine some OF Z
ne qualities Of battle cruisers and bat
ieships having been abandoned on the
dvice OF the Navy General Board 5
There may be some chango made for 4
lightly heavier armament at small
acriilce Of speed =
No action was taken on the recon- n
lendaiion for Government control Of n
liroiess communication, but The com
lltiee IS understood TO approve 10, and
revision Is made for the continuation
the navy radio work