Arizona republican., 1920-12-13

set forth by naval experts and it's de- velopment on broad scale as a fleet operating base cannot be too strongly recommended"
 Capital Ships Necessary
 Despite sporadic criticism" in this country and abroad of the completion of capital ships authorized before the war, the battleship remains the ''back- bone" of the fleet, Secretary Daniels | declares. The war proved that the time has not come for the abandon ment of capital ships. he says, and in support of his declaration he points out that recent British building pro- grsms have included funds for dread naughts and battle cruisers and that Japan has layed down five capital ships since the armistice and it is un- derstood that eight others are pro l Jected for the near future"
 A strong plea that all marine activi- ties of the government be consolidated in the navy in the interests of econ omy and efficiency is made by the naval secretary. He declares that l America should have but one navy and that at present there are various little naviesy under various govern rnent departm whose activities could be far more advantageously di- rected under a single control The navy department now operates a tota' of 979 vessels, Mir. Daniels points out while the war department maintains q fleet of 730 craft, exclusive of 1,245 other vessels of various types used 1T harbor work; the treasury, 101 ships; the department of commerce, 147; the shipping board, 1,510, and miscellane- ous divisions more than 200 others.
 One Marine Department
 An4a1pra nation with navy If e coast guard and the lighthouse and life- saving services is particularly
 urged by Mir. Daniels and he also says
 "it would be to the advantage of tht ] army as well as the navy if all United
 States transports were manned by the
 navy in time of peace as we'll as war.
 Tn other worlds says Mfr. Daniels
 sthere should be but one marine de
 partnent of the government and it , craft alone should be operated by thu navy department. This connot be con
 sidered a radical departure or expert
 rnent, as it's worth and practicabilit,
 were thoroughly demonstrated unde
 the severe test of war;
 In reviewing the operations of tn D fleets during the year, Mir. Daniels as s serts that mo policy adopted in recen p years has a sounder military basis o has been more completely justifie ~ than that or maintaining two grea IS fleets, one in each of the great ocean U we are called upon to defend, wit l. provision for their operation as on U single fleet" Gratifying progress wa 'e made in target practice. in the train
 ing of new recruits and maneuverin ,e during the year. the report adds. lc The safeguarding of the navy's 0 'h reserves is vigorously urged by M B. Daniels, who declares the assurance y an adequate oil supply for the navy , ,,n vital to the service.
 " Mir. Daniels devotes a considerab ol portion of his report to the marine ot III cupation of Haiti and to the invest l- gation now being conducted there ! CT special naval board of inquiry. F LII gives in full the various reports of fl
 vestigations by Major General r Ne jcune, Brigadier General Barnett ar 'il others, which previously have bee ls published, and declared that "the du of maintaining order and suppressil lu revolutionary movements has be- performed in a spirit which has r "A ceived the highest commendation fro Do all who have familiarized themselv on with the true history of the servi
 of the marines in Haiti"
 Underlying 99 per cent of the a
 tempts to bring about changes in t present organization of the navy d |, partment," says MT. Daniels, "is { desire to make of the civilian secreta
 a rubber stamp"
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