New-York tribune., 1921-12-12
Navy Striving
For Economy.
DENLY Reports
Orders Issued to Insure
Full Value for Every
Dollar Spent and Budget
Is Cut $264,O 900. 600
Praises Ships and Men
Secretary Finds Morale in
the Marine Corps High
and Applauds Hayti Rule

WASHINGTON, Dec. ii.-Secro,ayy
] nenby, in his first annual report. made
public to-day, announces that he has
aro recommendation to make Ut this
tine relative t. The naval establish
meat" 4 proposed future policy for
the navy IS embodied IN the American
proposal TO the arms conference, but
Nr DENLY omits any reference to this.
lis only statement as regards the cor
terence is recognition of "the arduous
snd excellent work performed bv the
Navy General Board and individual
naval of.ciala in the preparation Of
inIormation preliminary to it.
The nava, budSes For the next fiscal
yssT already has been submitted to Con
srsss. II is based upon the old policy
o. "a navy second TO none,' and CON
templates continuation of the construc
sion Of nine bstt.eships and six battle
cruisers, which would be scrapped
under the American proposal for the
Imitation OF world naval forces.
The total OF the budget, S43i.T5I.0GC
is S2s4,000,o0o less than ,hc original
cstina :es Mr. Denby's report diseioses,
the reductions having been made as a
result Of conferences Of naval officials
and budget officers.
Economy Orders Issued
In .hs connection Mr.. DENLY says
the department. "is fully alive to the
demand of the country for economy,
and in order that all persons connected
with the naval establishment should
realize taeir responsibility in the mat
ter orders have been issued to insure
their fullest cooperation in preventing
uneconomicsl use of naval supplies and
funds eliminating waste and securing
the full value OF each dollar of the pub
lie money spent in Inc operation and
maintenance Of the navy"
The naval Secretary's report, 81 we'll
as those OF the various bureau chiefs
view of the work Of the navy during
the last year. Some SPACE is given to
peace time activities, the Secretary de-
clsring that naval patrol detachments
in Asatc and Near Eastern waters
"are constantly involved in preventing
strife and protecting persons and in
terests in case strife begins"
Reporting to the President on the
results Of his visit to Hayti and Santo
Domingo, Mr.. DENLY says that person
ally he has not the slightest doubt that
the occupation of those countries by
the marines is being carried on as well
as possible, and that he is Convinced
that it is being conducted kindly and
firmly
II have no question:" he adds, "that
our government has brought benefit and
rendered great service to the two re-
publics since their occupation by our
forces. The constant and exaggerated
criticism of the naval administration
renders the execution of our mission
mere difficult, and I hope we shall be
free from this particular handicap in
the near future"
Minimizing Injustices
Secretary DENLY writes that since as
suning office he has given close per-
sonal attention to the administration
Of justice in the navy with view to
minimizing injustice and reducing pun
ishment, and that in the near future
recommendations and notifications in
the regulations governing this matter
will be submitted "to carry out further
the policy l have outlined above"
Reporting on his visit to the Atlantic
feet, the Secretary says "it was graft
flying to notA the fine condition of
material afloat and the high morale OF
the officers and men" He concludes
his report by expressing 'my adnira
ton for and my confidence in the COM
missioned and enlisted ranks of the
navy and Marine Corps, whose un-
swerving fidelity to duty merits the ap-
proval of their fellow countrymen
They think first of country, then of the