Show WARSHIPS TO BE READY BY 1923 France England and and Japan Japa n Divide Surrendered Hun HUll Submarines rines I Washington I Fob ob IS All S-All All of the sixteen sixteen six teen leen capital ships hll already authorized authorize d for or the nav navy will wilt DO De under construction construction c- c tion on tho the Wa ways s 's within a n. year ear Rear Rea r Admiral Taylor chief of ot construction n toda today Informed tho the Senate naval affairs af affairs at- at fairs committee during during- consideration n of or the naval appropriation bill These Theae ships will ho bo completed withIn with wit h In four years ears cars at a a. maximum from th the e limo tiro they are started A Admiral Tayl Taylor er r estimated In fn response to questions of or Senator Lo Lodger Lodge ge Ho said tho the ways i In n government and private yards ards had a ac c capacity of oC eighteen capital ships Discussion of r the additional buildIng build build- Ing program provided pro In the House bi bill billat billat ll at the reque request t of oC Pre President Wilson w was as deferred The committee however howe a ap ap- p- p I proved pro appropriations for or improvements Improvement po ps s to nav navy yards totaling o which Admiral Taylor said laid r was vas necessary neco s- s sary to provide pro for increased building sg g economically and expeditiously Replying to questions of or Senator lenrose Penrose Pen len i- i rose of at Pennsylvania about the pro b- b I ablo ahlo disposition of or the surrendered Ge Geman German Ger Oer- r- r man nav navy AdmIral Taylor sal said ho he w was ras as I informed some ome of oC tho the submarines a aready al already already al- al l- l ready had been divided d among France Franc England and Japan we ive get an any asked Senat Senator or I Lodge W We V s will m havo have to get a a. few as ampies am- am m- m pies replied the admiral Admiral Ta J said ald ho understood about two thirds of ot the German ba bat bat- were in possession of or the sill allies ea and America but hut that tho the Germ German an crews were still aboard Ours have havo not nol yet yet been able to g go through the snips ships ho he said I Ho He said tho the surrendered ships would ld prove rove of ot little value save as co coal al barges barges' and that as scrap the they would ld I bo be practically worthless They Thoy could not be used fighting g purposes by an any nation except Germany Germany Ger Ger- I many ho sal said because of their dif t ference In typo from allied warships warship s. s I Replying to Senator Penro Penrose's olf f InQuiries in inquiries In- In Admiral Taylor said eald he thong thought only a a. minority of ot na navy officers he held ld the ho view that the tho German ships shoo should be sunk although the plan had be been en sed I s advanced I IThe The Tho committee restored to the bill a n I provision continuing wartime o Increased ed eden t pay ay In tho tho navy which was strick stricken en out by the House on a a. point of or ord order cr I J |