The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-08
AMERICAN NAVY SECOND ONLY
To THAT Of UNITED KINGDOM


| WASHINGTON. Dec. : Inc"mpar-
ably slr"no'r and more rniyiVnt t,. ,''i
eyer before. the American navy emerged
| from the world war "SCC0nd only L"
! that OF Great Britain and Tar III advance
! Of any other foreign navy IA Sh'iS. IN
mon. and every element OF StrenE'h;
! Sc+ Rotary Daniels hCIar'u ''"I"H III H'H
, annual report.
! With eighteen capital ships twtlN'
, eupCrdrCadnHuEhts and s'N Ilant ba'tI'
! CruiScrs-undCr con: TRACTION. All r'IIt
! ScntinG the las, word III haNhl '"hhslu
! ton. and Sev"ra! superior TO any heht-
/ INK vessels now in COMMISSION. inc navy
/ is pressing forward I" greater things
! Mr.. Daniels said.
; Rrcomn cndaii"ns by the secretary
; for the bcltcrmcnt of the service III
| CludCd:
Extension of the course at the Naval
, ,cu,irmy to i've years 50 the midShip-
! men may spend one year atoat as Tn
!, Immediate enlargement Of the naval
establishment on the l'acllc 'oiSl ~
/ take care of the new l'acinc fleet. 49,
| Temporary increases in pay OF OHIO
. crs and enlisted nun and Increases III
amounts allowed for communication OF
. quarters and other allowances ..,
: Gn>crnnlrnt control of wireless COM
TXramsinn of the naval air service
and continuation If the present poli'E
Of q separate air $vrEl," for IN" navy:
CONSTRUCTION of new buildings. m
Guiding a new Memorial chapel ut Tie
Naval Academy. ,,
Change of the names OF the huFcauS
of Navigation and Steam EnGln""rlhE
to personnel and Engineering bureau
respectively. ,..;,
Mir Daniels made no recommendation
rs TO an annual building program. en-
planning that the recommendations OF
the Navy General Board wtr" uhd,r
consideration and that estimates would
be- prepared soon for presentation 10
Congress. ,h,
nation during the war VAS placed by
the secretary at $@.9H2.uuU.uuO: During
the next fiscal year. n" SAID lhc mtN /"
needs will be approximately $D,"' 80
25i. or approximately $lo,oo",uVV IcSs
Than the sun, asked for during tht pres
cnt fiscal year. ,;.,,, .o,-
ords during tho war. the secretary sII9
that during the twelve months endca
last October l, 159 vessels OF AL classes
were completed for the navy. These III,
Guided lU3 dcStroycrS, ! battlcshlp, g.
submarines and 90 Eagle boats a
world record for destroyer S S"TS'fu IN ihc
building Of the Reid at Squantuih'
Mass, in 45 working days.
Discussing the proposed radical &c
parturc in the framing OK oL'' 'Ma, 100
officer can command SO well as the man
Of ability and knowledge VINO KNOW
every character or service, from pollsh
ing brass to the highest strategy ana
tactics" He added that years tram
ing as an enlisted man would prove IN
valuable to every officer and that mere
toforc commissioned officers had no acr,
tual sea-gong training IN me n3',T So, o.
enlisted men except an Incidental know
ledge acquired during short summer
cruises.
port TO review or the wGrh F %i S"r
waters since the signing or the arms
tice. lie declared that the rcmarkAble
performance OF the navy III tranSportihS
troops particularly IN n .ias Wss tine tine
outstanding wartime achievement OF
Regarding the enlargement Of the
Pacific coast bases. Mr.. Daniels SAID ne
could not too strongly urge that CON
gress made betginninS IN the develop
stations Ion the Pacific" Proper care
OF the vessels Of the Pacific fleet nc
added makes such action vital.
|, Tho report paid high tribute TO the
services OF naval reserve officers and
men during and after the war without
whom" 1t said, we could not nave man.
ned the ships and carried on the war
|, Secretary Daniels characterized the
., naval force as an invaluable asset TO
the navy and urged that congress make
ample provision for retaining anu
Advocating temporarily increases IN
pay of officers and enlisted men ana
Increase in amounts allowed Tor com
mutation Of quarters and @thrr aiLG ;,tL
wages offered by the merchant marine
and shore concerns was causing many
OFFICERS and men in the navy to become
dissatisfied and was resulting IN an ap-
normal number OF rnSlRnatlOnS.
Tho navy has been demob!ltzed from
! n wartime strength Of more than 500
900 officers and men to $4,000 OF WHOM,
5, 900 are reserves, the report said. and
enlisted men are badly needed 10 man
the greatly increased sea-going cstab'
lishmene
High tribute was paid welfare organ
lzations for close cooperation with INC
navy and labor was culogtccd tor It's pa,
triotic response to the cry for Increased
and sustained production Of war mater
ials Prominent naval officers, notably
Admlrals Sims. Benson. Mayo Rodmar
| and Wilson. Rear Admiral Knapp, who
succeeded Admiral Sims in command
abroad, and the officers who partici'
| pated in the transatlantic flight. re-
ceived praise for exceptionally ,merr!torl,
Gus service. The value OF the NaHa
War College. at Newport, T.. l.. was
graphically demonstrated during the
war, the report declared, adding thai
| the day will come WHOM one ut IN" re-
quisites to command of fleet. squad
ron, division or battlcshtp VIII be u di
L ploma from this institution
Salvage and sales Of materials found
| to be surplus after the war has amount
ed to $4,000. 900. Mr.. Daniels said. while
the sale of small auxiliary craft ha:
| Melted $500, 90. He added that all except
| 800 naval contracts made during the wal
/ had been settled.
The records of the Marine Corps anC
the Coast Guard during the war Were
| reviewed and highly praised and the
proposed transfer Of the latter service
| from the Treasury DepRr tmcnt to th'
l Navy Department was advocated.
| Splendid results have been accom-
| plished by naval administrations in III,
/ Virgin Islands, Haiti. san Domingo
Samoa and Guam, Secretary Daniels dc
i clared, particularly along sauitss.
Il IJnas mud i'm tho Uucllirr of hand ~,