The Cordova daily times., 1920-12-15
DANIELS ASKS NAVY CONTROL
 OF ALL CRAFTS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (by Associ- ated Press). - Approval of another three year naval building program, involving the construction of SS ves- sells, if the United States does not enter the League of Nations or a
 similar world organization, is given by Secretary Daniels in his annual report to President Wilson.
 eff the United States is not to enter into any agreement with the other powers of the earth, which are
 now bound together in the League of Nations,' says the naval secretary, q feel compelled to approve the recommendation 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
 The three year program recon mended by the general board to be under way by 1924 includes the con- struction of three battleships, one battle cruiser, 30 light cruisers, eight gunboats, IS destroyer leaders, 12 mine laying submarines, 6 cruiser submarines, airplane carriers, de- set)yer tenders and 3 submarine tenders.
 eff the United States takes it's stand with other countries in an or ganization to prevent war and pro- mote peace" MT. Daniels says, ''our present navy with the addition of some special types, will be adequate for our defense and the prevention of aggression"
 The most pressing problem con- fronting the nation with regard to the national defense, the naval sec retary continues, is the immediate necessity for increasing the naval shore establishment facilities on the
 racific coast. "The day will never come," Mir: Daniels says, when powerful fleet will not be based in the Pa cific and it is essential that ample provision be made not only for the Pacific fleet, but for the whole Ameri can fleet in it's stated periods of tao tical exercises on the west coast
 Among the new Pacific coast pro- jects now under consideration for which congress has been or will be asked to provide funds are a deep water docking and repair base, a sub- marine base and other develop ments at San Francisco; an aviation base at Port Angeles, Washington; a submarine base at Los Angeles. submarine and destroyer base at As toria, Oregon and a very extensive
 facilities at Hawaii In all, the re- port declared, projects that ulti- mately will reach cost of about $16O,OO0,OOO are urgently needed for the Pacific coast proper.
 Characterizing Hawaii as the crossroads and key to the Pacific" MT. Daniels recommends the creation there of a fleet-operating base cap
 able of accommodating the entire American navy with all auxiliaries. A strong plea that all marine ac tivities of the government be con- solidated in the navy in the interests of economy and efficiency is made by the naval secretary. He declares that America should have but enc navy and that at present there are various little navies' under various gcvernement departments whose ac- tivities could be fare mere advantage ouCly directed under a single control. The navy dearptment now operates a , total of 979 vessels, Mr. Daniels , points out. while the war department l maintains a fleet of 73o craft, ex-
 elusive of 1,245 other vessels of vapi-
 GUS types used in harbor work; the treasury 101 ships; the department of commerce 147; the shipping board l.. 510 and miscellaneous divisions more than others.
 Amclgamation with the navy of the coast guard and the lighthouse and life-saving services is particularly urged by Mir. Daniels and he also s9vs "it would be to the advantage of the
 army as we'll as the navy if all United
 States transports were manned by the
 navy in time of peace as we'll as war | "In other worlds" says MT Dan
 iels, there should be but one marine
 department of the government and it's
 craft afloat should be operated by
 the navy department. This cannot be