, 1921-12-12
POLICY IGNORED
IN REPORT MADE
BY SECRETARY
Of NAVY DENLY
Budget for New Year Is
Less Than First EST
mate; Plans Rest With
World Conference
WASHINGTON. Dee. 1,

ON, Lee. IL.
Secretary DENLY, in his first
annual report, made public
today, announces that he has
mo recommendation to make
at this time relative to the
naval establishment" A proposed fu.
turo policy for the navy Is embodied
In the American proposal to the
arms conference. but Mr.. Denly omits
any reference to this. HIS only
statement a. regards the conference
IL q recognition OF ''the arduou, ana
sxcellent work" performed by the
navy general board and individual
naval officials in tho preparation of
information preliminary to It.
The naval budget for the next rs.
cal year already has been submitted
to congress. It Is based upon tho
old policy OF "a navy second to none
and contemplates continuation Of the
construction OF nine ba~tfIeships and
six battlecruisers. which would be
>scrapped under the American =
posal for the limitation Of world ma
val forces.
The total of the budget. s4si, 1884,
600. IS $264 1000. 900 less than the
original estimates. Mr.. Denby's re.
port discioses. the reductions having
been made as a result OF conferences
OF naval officials and budget officers.
In this connection. Mr.. DENLY says
department lis fully alive to the
demand OF tho country for economy.
N In order that all persons CON
nected with h naval establishment
should realize their responsibility In
hA
to insure their fullest co-cperation In
preventing uneconomical use of naval
supplies and funds, eliminating waste,
dollar Of the public money spent in
the operation and maiuffrance OF the
navy"
The naval ~secretary;s report as wen
As those Of the varous bureau chiefs
which accompany It Il devoted to .
review Of tho work OF tho navy dur.
ing the last year. Some a il
given to peace time activities. the sec.
retary declaring that naval patrol do
tachments IN Asiatic and near east.
ern waters Ear constantly involved
in preventing strife and protecting
persons and interests in ease strife
begins"
Reporting to the president on the
results OF his Witt to Haiti and Santo
Domingo. Mr.. DENLY says thai per.
sonaliy he has not the slightest doub,
that the occupation OF those countries
by h marines is being carried on as
well as possible and hat he els con.
..nced that It Is being conducted
Indy and firmly"
Il have no question: he adds,
that our government has brought
benedt and rendered great service to
the two republics aimee their occupa.
ton by our forces. Tho constant and
exaggerated criticism Of the. naval ad'
ministration renders tho execution OF
our mission more difficult. IND I hope
we shall be free from this particular
handicap in the near future"
Secretary DENLY writes that since
assuming ofrice he has given close
personal attention to the administers,
ton of Justice IN the navy with q
view to minimizing injustice and re
ducing punishment and that in the
near future recommendations and
notifications in tho regulations gov,
erning this matter will be submitted
ito carry out further the policy
have omitted above
Reporting on his visit to the Allan,
tic feet, the secretary says at was
gratifying to note the hne condition
OF material afioat and the high mo
rals Of the officers and men" He
concludes his report by expressing
my admiration for and my confd
ence in the commissioned n en-
listed ranks of the navy and marine
corps. whose answering fidelity to
duty merits the approval of their fel'
low countrymen. They think first OF
country. then OF the service. and last
Of self"