The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-09-13

when may be advisable IA patty poli-
teal matters. as II Is In public service
Nays Shore Program.
Calling FOR an expenditure OF $780,
$4,000. spread over period OF 20
years. concrete program for develop
ment OF the shore establishment OF the
United Slater navy. formulated by a
special board and approved by Acting
Secretary Roosevelt. is now ready for
submission 10 congress.
The immediate outlay. TO be includ-
ed In the budget this year. Is S7.676.-
800. 10 be followed by slightly larger
annual appropriations during the next
10 years. The estimate for this year
includes S776.30o for essential repair
work In the Philippines. Guam and
Samoa, where. under the treaty linn
itations. no new development can be
undertaken.
or the total OF more than seven mill
lion recommended for inclusion In the
budget this year. more than one-fourth
S2.O62,ooo, is for developing the base
In the Hawaiian Islands. the most
pressing and vital naval need. accord
Ing TO all naval strategists, that con-
fronts the United States.
The other principal items are San
Diego naval base, Si.295,0o0; Puget
sound, SS2S.000; New York-Narragan.
sett bay. s75s,20o; San Francisco bay.
$4,000; Quantico (Marlnes). $780,
900; Boston-P Portsmouth. S26l. 600:
Philadelphia. S2l5.5o0: Chesapeake
bay. S165.0o0: Canal Zone. $4,000:
Great Lakes training station. $4,000;
Key West Fla. 100000. and Charles
ton. $4,000.
For Naval Air Stations
Development OF naval air stations,
outlined In supplementary report
and approved by the department.
calls for total additional expenditure
of Sl6,45S.S35, TO be provided In equal
annual appropriations during the next
20 years. For the budget this year an
estimated appropriation OF $500 600
will be needed, TO be augmented by the
aAhtahto h'ttNcaAs W AOui
air stations-Sand Point. Wash.
n. j.; Chatham. Mass. and
the Marine flying field at Quantico.
provided legislative authority for their
acquisition is secured from congress.
Carrying out OF this program. naval
say. will give the United
States a system OF naval bases well
equipped for the peace-time opera
tons OF the navy and susceptible OF
rapid expansion into complete bases
for war. The total cost OF carrying II
out is estimated 10 be equivalent
TO the cost of seven battleshlps OF the
California type. While the United
States cannot, under the treaty, in
crease the number OF its battieshlps,
II can, the report says, greatly In
crease the mobility and effective fight
Ing value of the number II is limited
to by building up Its bases and sta
lions as recommended. Not until this
Is done Will II be possible to utilizs
the full potential strength OF the fleet.
Quicker Work Advisable.
Calling attention 10 the fact that all /
)f the items of the program would be |
necessary I'm the event OF |
var. the board declares that TO spread i
heir completion over 20 years is risk
md is a postponement Of that degree
If preparedness which constitutes
rood national insurance and which il
most effective in furthering our ma
ional policies during peace. The rec
is therefore made that II
he national finances at any time per-
nit. this program be pushed 10 a more
apld completion.
or the total OF $16.45s.S 35 recon-
nended by the boards supplementary
eport on development OF naval air
tations. $4,000 is recommended for
Inclusion In the estimates this fall,
$4,000 for the station at Coco Sofa,
anal Zone. and 100000 for the Pearl
arbor station.
The board found that the develop
nent of air stations IL entirely lacking
a the capacity TO carry out their mis-
Ion In the nayy's lolicy as outlined
D the RodmaD board report, which is:
j. Reconnaissance and patrol of
oastal sea areas
2. Convoy operations.
3. Attacks on enemy submarines
ircraft or surface war vessels.
4. Operations against enemy vessels
ngaged In attacks on our coast
Declaring that IL believes II i'm
erative for the national defense" that
be development program recommend
q be carried out as soon as practi-
able. the board specifies the order Of {
rocedure In order that -tbe most
rgent Items of development" be init