The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-14
DANIELS URGES
 NEW THREE-YEAR
 NAVAL PROGRAM
Declares Increased Arma- ment Advisable if Nation
 Does Not Enter League. PACIFIC BASE NEEDED
Naval Secretary Says Better Facilities on Coast Must
 Be Had Immediately.

WASHINGTON, Dec c14-Approval of another three year naval building program involving construction of SS vessels, if the United States does not enter the League of Nations or a similar world organization is given by Secretary of Navy Josepheus Dan iels in his annual report to the Pres. ident.
 "If the United States is not 10 eni- CT into any agreement with the other powers of the earth, which are now bound together in the League of Ma tions" says the naval secretary. 'T feel compelled to approve the recon mendation of the general board that Congress authorize another three year program to be begun as soon as the capital ships now under con struction are launched"
 Three Year Program
 The three year program recom- mended by the General Board to be under way by 1924 includes the con struction of three battleships. one battle cruiser, 30 light cruisers, s gunboats, Is destroyer leaders, 12 mine laying submarines, cruiser submarines, 4 airplane carriers, 3 destroyer tenders and 3 submarine tenders
 'If the United States takes it's stand with other countries in an or Sanization to prevent war and pro- note peace,' MT. Daniels says, "our iome special types, will be adequate for our defense and the prevention If aggression"
 No specific recommendation TOT appropriations for new construction turing the next fiscal year are in 'luded in the ecretary's report. but his estimate of the cost of maintain ing the naval establishment for the coming year is $679,515.731 exclusive of any sums Congress may add for new building. TE.s is $2l0.00D ,0GQ more than was appropriated for the present fiscal year, but Mir Daniels says the sum "is not really an in crease, but is necessary to carry on the construction of ships already begun by direction of Congress"
 The most pressing problem con fronting the nation with regard to the national defense. the naval ser retary continues. is the immediate necessity for increasing the naval gh tah tel, fo oil Pacific coast
 "The day will never come" Mr. Daniels says, when a powerful fleet will not be based in the Pacific and it is essential that ample provision be made not only for the Pacific fleet. but for the whole American fleet in it's stated periods of tactical exercises on the west coast" Among the new Pacific coast pro jects now under consideration for which Congress has been asked to provide funds are a deepwater dock ing and repair base, sT5maEne base and other developments at San an aviation base at Sand
 
 submarine, destroyer and aviation base at Port Angeles. Washington; a submarine base at Los Angeles: a submarine and destroyer base at Astoria, Oregon, and a very extensive American navy with all auxiliarles. Facilities for a fleet of thousand vessels could be developed at Hawaii, the report asserts, adding that "the of harbor and repair facilities at Hawaii In all, the re port declared. projects that ultimate ly will reach the cost of about Sl60. 100000 are urgently needed for the Pacific coast proper
 Characterizing Hawaii as the crossroads and key to the Pacific" Mir. Daniels recommends the Creat. ion there of a fleet-operating base capable of accommodation the en.i.a strategic location of Hawaii is re