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'DENBY OUTLINES
| NAVAL POLICIES
Provides For SeataTing Force
Second to None.
SEEKS NO MORE FUNDS
Although Needs Are Great, Secretary
of Navy Will Economize in coun-
try's Financial Straits.


try's Financial Straits.
Washington, Dec. IA general na.
Wy policy providing for navy sec
ond to none and strong enough to
support American policies and COM
merce and guard American continental
, and overseas possessions was laid
! down by Secretary Denly in his an
| nual report to congress.
Such Il navy, the secretary said,
should and could be maintained within
the provisions of the naval limitation
treaty. He added that. although The
present naval establishment vas tsa!i-
, cient in certain types. such as fast
cruisers, aircraft cruisers. sea-G.ng
make no immediate recommendation
for additional appropriations because
of the present financial condition If
the country.
Among the accomplishments OF His
department during the pass .e:E !itc
naval secretary recounted '':i!c t'o;ev
Opment of aviation as an iHtCgr al n1.t
OF the fleet" diversion Of q g.Ga:e:
, percentage of repair work to govern
nicnt stations, increased stealn:G:5 .A1ii
cheney of battle craft, return of the
officer personnel to 4 permaEcn: :. is =!
after the temporary enlargement jul
ing the war, an extension of the navy
school facilities for enlisted men. al..i
inauguration of extensive and al
vance experiments in gHnnery. IL
p.'aiSed the record of the marine CORPS
during the year. saying that previous
liga standards of the corps had br-n
maintained fully.
The statement Of general policy c,,;l-
tanned in the report Was drawn un
by the naval general board, and Was
sad by the secretary tc be in hi:
opinion not only sound in the present
circumstances, but useful "for all times
and under all conditions Tie ma
jor premise of the policy was this:
1.-THE navy of the United States
should be maintained in sufficient
strength to support its policies and
its commerce and to guard its CONT
mental and overseas possessions
AS a corrolary to his basic principle,
and in view of the naval limitation
treaty terms, the general board fur
Their adopted this statement of pur-
pose:
"To create, maintain and operate d
navy second to none and in conform
ity with the ratios for capital ships
established by the treaty for limita-
tion of naval ornaments.
ITO make the capital ship ratics the
basis of building effort in all classes
of fighting ships.
$40 direct the principal air effort
on that part of the air service that
Is to operate from ships of the fleet
ITO assemble the active fleet al
least once a year for period of not
less than three months.
'To maintain an active personnel
affoat, in conformity with the ration
for capital ships established by the
treaty for the Limitation of naval ar
mament.
TO maintain the marine corps per-
sonnet at strength sufficient for cur.
rent requirements.
''To make every effort, both ashore
and afloat, at home and abroad, to as
siSt the development of American in
terests, and especially the American
merchant marine.
ITO create, organize and train ma
val reserve force sufficient to provide
the supplementary personnel neces
sary to mobilize the fleet and all its
auxiliaries,ss
ITO make the naval reserve secure
In its status and organization as a
part of the navy and to guard it's in,
terests.
ITO cultivate a close association of
officers of the active navy and of tht
naval reserve.
ITO give to the public all informa
ton not Incompatible with militar.
secrecy
ITO have always in mind that Al
system of outlying naval and CONNER.
cial bases suitable distributed, devel.
oped and defended is one of the mos
important elements of nationa
strength
Because of frequent changes an
unsettled conditions" DENLY said,
had been impossible 20 maintain per
manency in the officer personnel. Al
temporary commissions had been tel
minated, he said, by the end of ths
fiscal year, and the regular ros.er o.
authorized line officers stood at 443t.
as compared to an authorized total OF
5499 The number of enlisted MEL in
the service at the end Of the year or
June 80 last was S9,513, i, having been
impra cticable TO entirely meet by that
time the reduction to $4,000 ordered
by congress. The naval reserve num-
bered $40 officers and 1896 Men.
Because of the reduced activities o!
the navy, Mr. DENLY sail, the ciyiliar
force had been reduced from 81 ,5f.
on lime 30, 1921, to 54,0iS on June 80
1922, cutting the salary roll almost ir
hat
German Costs Double in Month.
Berlin, Dec. 1.-THE cost of Twin;
in Germany continues to mount. tn
index figure for the necessaries G
!ife rose 1922 per cent in Novembe
~ compared with October.