Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-17
Appeals for Money to Develop
Pacific Coast Defenses Re-
fused by Committee on
Naval Appropriations.
NO NEW WARSHIPS
ARE PROVIDED FOR
Total Appropriation Carried
BY Measure Is $425, $780,
STA, as Against Department
Estimates of $558, ,906, ,269.

Chicsso Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, March l6.-Notwith-
standing appeals by Secretary OF the
Navy Daniels for development OF
Pacific coast defenses, the house
committee on naval affairs i'll COM
plcting the annual naval appropria
ton bill today acted adversely on
most of his suggestions. While dis
claiming any present dangers at the
hands of Japan, Secretary Daniels in
executive session last night told the
committee that the island of Guam
should be developed as means OF
preparedness against surprise at.
tacks in the Pacific and that naval
bases should be established at a
number Of points along the Pacific
coast.
The bill as completed and as it
will be reported to the house in
cludes Sl.l50.0OO for a naval fuel
depot at San Diego, Cal, $l,000,00O
toward the development of perma-
nent naval training station at San
Diego, $500,000 toward the further
development of marine corps base
at San Diego, $250.000 toward the
development Of submarine and de-
stroyer base on the Columbia river
and small amounts for the improve
ment of construction plants at Mare
island and Puget sound.
No Base at Guam.
The bill makes no provision for
establishment of a naval base at
Guam and also fails to include any
thing for a, base at San Francisco
bay, or for submarine and destroyer
bases at Los Angeles, Cal, and Port
Angeles, Wash, as recommended by
Secretary Daniels.
The total carried by the bill is
$425. 200. 574. The estimates of the
Navy department totaled $558,906,-
269, while appropriations for the cur
rent year amounted to $6l3.000, 600.
Ia. the fiscal gear l9l6s prior TO The
war, the naval appropriations totaled
only $l50.MO, 900.
The bill includes a total OF SIS
$4,000 for naval aviation as against
So, 900, 900 appropriated for the cur
rent year. This total embraces ST.
364,400 for, aircraft, 100000 for
equipment, $l,l50,00O for the con-
tinuanee of work OH dirigibles. ST.
Isl, 900 for construction work. $l0U,,
600 for new equipment for training,
Sc, 444, 900 for maintenance and ST.
935.000 for equipment of aviation
stations.
The amount carried for the Great
Lakes naval training station is $780,
600 as against $850,000 for. the cur
rent year.
Building Program Continued.
The bill continues the 1915 build
ing program which is to be COM
pleted by 1924. The committee re-
jected the recommendations of Sec
retary Daniels for additional con-
struction.
Representative Butler of Penn
sylvania, chairman of the commit
tee on naval affairs, said the United
States would not lag behind other
naval powers under the provisions
of the bill.
The naval pay increase bill viii
be brought up before the house rules
committee tomorrow, according to
the present program. A request will
be made for a special rule for the
consideration of the recommenda-
ton of the house naval affairs COM
mittee that conferees be appointed
to adjust the differences in the naval
pay bill passed by the house and the
army and navy bill passed by the
senate