Show PLANS TO DOUBLE WARSHIP BUILDING SECRETARY DANIELS DISCLOSES SECOND THREE YEAR PROGRAM OF SHIP construction would build ten additional super Dread six battle cruisers and smaller vessels at cost of washington congress lifts lias heen beell asked ly by tile the navy department to authorize a second three year naval building program to provide ten additional super lits six battle lii ittle cruisers and 3 10 smaller vessels at a cost of CU tills thiv was dis disposed dosed tuesday by iy ay secretary daniels after his appearance before tile lie house naval committee to explain the appropriation this authorization Is asked for the next fiscal near car and li is in addition to the naval vessels comprising the first three year building program authorized zed in 1916 anil and the great number of new destroyers and other special types contracted for since the united states entered the war work on oil the first three year program was delayed by the war but congress has required that a start must be made on nil lit the vessels before next july 1 including the for tile the three year program secretary daniels said the total estimates of the department for ship construction including armor and armament amount tit this year to only or of tile the will ili be made available next lext I 1 year for construction work on the three year program lit in addition 0 0 a asked for completing vessels already authorized |