Evening star., 1921-12-12
tAUDS NAVY'S AID
AT ARMS PARLEY
Secretary DENLY, in Report,
Says Experts Did Splendid
Preliminary Work.

Secretary DENLY, In his first annual
report. made public today. calls at
tention to the arduous and excellent
work performed by naval officials and
officers. in cooperation with the State
Department, in the preparation of in
formation preliminary to the arms
conference, and adds that he has no
recomme ndation to make at this time
relative to the naval establishment"
At the same time he takes occasion to
express his Admiration and conf
dence In the commissioned and en-
listed ranks of the Navy and Marine
Corps. whose unswerving ddeiity to
duty merits the approval of their fel-
low countrymen. They think first OF
country, then Of the service and last
Of SELF"
The naval budget for the next fiscal
year already has been submitted TO
Congress. 1t is based upon the old
policy of "a Navy second to none
and contemplates continuation -ot the
construction Of nine battleships ana
six battle cruisers, which would be
scrapped under the American proposal
for the Limitation of world naval
The total of the budget. s431,754. 600.
ia $264, 100000 less than the orlgins-
estimates, Mr.. Denbys report ais,
closes. the reductions having oeen
made as a result of conferences OF
naval oficials and budget ofacers.
Paid Visit to Haiti.
Renortine on his visit to Haiti and
santo Domingo, Mr.. DENLY says that
personally he has not the siientest
aonbt that the occupation OF those
countries by the marines is being car
ried on as well as possible and that
he "is convinced that 1t Is being con-
ducted kindly and firmly"
"I have no question" he adds; tnat
our government has brought :penehI
and rendered great service 10 tne W.
renubiics since their occupation ny
~ forces. The constant and exas-
Grated criticism of the naval admin
istration renders the execution OF our
roiss;on more difficult, and l nope we
shai, be free from this particular
handicap in the near future; .o
Secretary DENLY writes ina. sinse sinse
nsrsonai attention to the adminlstra-
tinn of Justice in the Navy with a
u,sw ,doM 70 minimizing injustice and re-
S,,,;re punishment, and that In the
near future recommendatiohs anu
notifications in the regulations gov,
erninr this matter Will De submitted
ITO carry out further the policy lhave
outlined above" %
Would Preserve. Old Frigate.
When the necessary funds can be
obtained by a special appropriation
ar otherwise" Secretary DENLY says
that the old frigate Hartford. flagship
of Admiral E'arragut at Mobile bay,
Ala. will be transferred from her
nresent mooring at Charleston. s. C..
to Washington, d. c.. the vessel re-
stored to her original condition and
nraservsd "as a national naval his
torical relic.
+,on of 5000 English pounds, con-
trihuted by the Dover patrol memorial
fund committee for the erection In the
United States OF replica OF monu-
ment on, the Dover cliffs In England
and one at Calais. France, is insufh-
Gent for the erection of suitable
monument. and that action IS oe-
ferred pending the collection of ad-
ditional funds in this country. The
British donation was made "as a
tribute to the comradeship and service
of the American naval forces In
Europe during the war" A site on
Riverside drive, New York. has been
selected for the American monu-
ment, and a committee Of citizens has
been appointed to solicit additional
contributions. s...,-
"The conduct of the midshipmen
body at Annapolis" says Rear Ad-
miral Thomas Washington, chief Of
the bureau Of navigation. In an &C.
companying report. "is, In general, un-
usually good. considering that 1t con-
sists Of nearly $500 American youths
gathered from the various walks Of
life and from every section Of the
domain of the United States. The
number Of offenses Is SO comparative
ly small that attention is Immediate
" attracted to the unusually good
spirit and obedience that prevails.
There are, of course, occasional fia-
grant offenses, but they are infre-
quent. considering the large number
Of midshipmen."
Praises. Gun Factory.
! Rear Admiral G. B. Mcvay,. chief
of naval ordnance, says the general